Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 220▲ 240 vs year ago 198 · +121.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 72▲ 38 vs year ago 35 · +108.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week because market was closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.23/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +1.76 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.
Average price
$221.23
175 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516232.591,200138
Medium and Large 2-3570178.871,01937
One grade step is worth $53.72/cwt here — about $182 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 sale175 hd
221.23
—
KY average25 barns · 3,128 hd
221.66
−0.43
This barn, trailing median2 sales
219.47
+1.76
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—High1,631125.302,04310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,663113.171,88213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287106.511,37033
CowsLean 85-90%Low97586.8884713
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,543140.242,1642thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225242.50/cwt242.50–242.505461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415216.00/cwt216.00–216.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466248.15/cwt241.00–250.001,1565
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514240.89/cwt230.00–246.001,2389
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520193.17/cwt170.00–210.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570245.03/cwt232.50–250.001,3979
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572209.30/cwt201.00–217.501,1973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631266.42/cwt257.00–269.001,6819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733235.98/cwt235.00–240.001,7305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238217.66/cwt212.50–222.505182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240152.50/cwt152.50–152.503661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280217.50/cwt217.50–217.506091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3306180.00/cwt180.00–180.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3356197.44/cwt190.00–200.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372218.74/cwt210.00–220.008148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419227.43/cwt214.00–233.0095328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439181.17/cwt170.00–210.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460194.66/cwt187.00–202.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482223.41/cwt214.00–228.501,07727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515221.68/cwt214.00–228.001,14235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516205.96/cwt200.00–212.001,0639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569220.99/cwt219.00–226.001,25721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582195.89/cwt180.00–212.001,1403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625203.05/cwt200.00–206.001,2699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638188.09/cwt180.00–196.001,2002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720174.99/cwt173.00–177.001,2602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230210.00/cwt210.00–210.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298252.50/cwt252.50–252.507523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373246.88/cwt230.00–250.0092112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415236.26/cwt222.50–245.0098010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415159.88/cwt150.00–170.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420259.28/cwt250.00–267.501,08917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469242.06/cwt230.00–250.001,13515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475182.32/cwt160.00–200.008665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485271.68/cwt270.00–273.001,3189
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521195.54/cwt161.00–211.001,01913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525225.39/cwt210.00–234.001,18321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566226.87/cwt212.00–231.001,28419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570135.13/cwt130.00–140.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612222.83/cwt215.00–237.001,3647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615189.43/cwt175.00–204.001,1653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662208.03/cwt200.00–227.501,37713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680160.42/cwt138.00–172.001,0913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3707160.27/cwt154.00–166.001,1333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720171.58/cwt170.00–178.001,2355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772174.90/cwt170.00–180.001,3504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3883168.11/cwt160.00–176.001,4842
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,543140.24/cwt136.00–144.002,1642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230112.83/cwt107.00–119.001,3882
Bulls——1,575125.45/cwt120.00–129.001,9765
Bulls——1,990133.37/cwt132.00–136.002,6543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89583.13/cwt80.00–86.007445
Cows—Lean 85-90%985103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01793.66/cwt90.00–97.009535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06571.25/cwt68.00–74.007592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19996.64/cwt94.00–100.001,1597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286107.90/cwt102.00–113.001,38823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495118.84/cwt115.00–121.001,7773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,652118.65/cwt117.00–122.001,9603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655103.53/cwt102.00–105.001,7132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,669113.52/cwt111.00–115.001,8958

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.