Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 28
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 216▼ 50 vs year ago 270 · −18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 37 vs year ago 35 · +105.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale next week due to observance of Labor Day.

The feeder calf market was up from last week in both price and quality compared to last week. There was good demand and interest because of cooler temperatures and rain predicted. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.67/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$214.67
108 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517221.891,14782
Medium and Large 2-3538191.921,03226
One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale108 hd
214.67
—
KY average25 barns · 2,814 hd
224.68
−10.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,321120.631,59313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,546109.531,6947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231104.901,29129
CowsLean 85-90%High89493.9183920
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308126.641,6562thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$1,6334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,0751thin

Every lot

65 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440229.44/cwt220.00–234.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582243.33/cwt239.00–250.001,4168
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628240.59/cwt235.00–246.001,5113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675226.00/cwt224.00–228.001,5262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265204.72/cwt200.00–210.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358192.92/cwt189.00–207.506915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374231.48/cwt217.50–240.008665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420212.50/cwt212.50–212.508931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436228.59/cwt225.00–231.009975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477203.30/cwt201.00–208.009703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479224.09/cwt220.00–227.001,07326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520196.67/cwt180.00–210.001,0233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535224.62/cwt220.00–228.001,20216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566222.39/cwt215.00–228.001,25915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581197.22/cwt189.00–201.001,1463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615212.07/cwt209.00–215.001,3042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638186.68/cwt170.00–200.001,1915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664208.00/cwt202.00–209.001,3817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680191.97/cwt188.00–196.001,3052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710176.40/cwt163.00–190.001,2522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378256.46/cwt247.50–260.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415227.50/cwt227.50–227.509441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423200.40/cwt170.00–213.008487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458198.81/cwt187.50–210.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472241.33/cwt234.00–247.501,1393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533240.36/cwt231.00–250.001,2813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582228.82/cwt220.00–232.001,3327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686207.95/cwt206.00–214.001,4274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3837159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3965115.85/cwt102.00–130.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,075107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,308126.64/cwt125.00–129.001,6562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——91093.46/cwt93.00–94.008502
Bulls——1,364122.36/cwt117.00–127.001,6699
Bulls——1,538139.99/cwt136.00–147.002,1532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%703114.16/cwt110.00–119.008032
Cows—Lean 85-90%90091.83/cwt87.00–94.008267
Cows—Lean 85-90%90377.45/cwt75.00–80.006994
Cows—Lean 85-90%93699.61/cwt95.00–107.509327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15292.24/cwt87.00–95.001,0633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236102.09/cwt97.00–109.001,26217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248114.42/cwt110.00–118.001,4289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517112.57/cwt110.00–116.001,7085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620101.94/cwt98.00–105.001,6512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4931,632.87/head1,450.00–1,825.001,6334

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.