Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 281▲ 14 vs year ago 277 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 57▼ 31 vs year ago 116 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.36/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$188.36
103 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536195.771,05078
Medium and Large 2-3551165.2491125
One grade step is worth $30.53/cwt here — about $139 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 sale103 hd
188.36
—
KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd
207.23
−18.87
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—Average1,739118.382,0598thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60387.581,4045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28184.981,08925
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02072.1073629
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240113.001,4011thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$9251thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385217.44/cwt212.50–222.508372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418193.71/cwt187.50–200.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427231.29/cwt225.00–237.509887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529242.94/cwt235.00–245.001,2855
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3548200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585183.13/cwt160.00–204.001,0715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617231.82/cwt224.00–239.001,43010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667219.14/cwt210.00–227.001,4623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3686174.52/cwt170.00–184.001,1973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716216.32/cwt200.00–222.001,5494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320189.84/cwt180.00–200.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322152.50/cwt152.50–152.504912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374211.38/cwt190.00–222.507915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440209.94/cwt200.00–227.5092411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472198.86/cwt195.00–215.0093914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473178.82/cwt170.00–189.008469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526191.43/cwt190.00–201.001,00716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570151.04/cwt135.00–166.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571192.62/cwt180.00–200.001,1005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623188.46/cwt187.00–190.001,1742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640171.53/cwt168.00–175.001,0982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657192.38/cwt180.00–199.001,2648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725190.02/cwt177.00–195.001,37811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800166.50/cwt157.00–176.001,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3823139.97/cwt130.00–150.001,1522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200207.50/cwt207.50–207.504151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281226.94/cwt220.00–240.006386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373232.57/cwt225.00–237.508675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430232.46/cwt215.00–240.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435202.39/cwt192.50–212.508802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476230.57/cwt210.00–245.001,0986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508208.90/cwt202.00–220.001,0615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522179.55/cwt160.00–190.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563208.36/cwt200.00–225.001,1733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614225.95/cwt210.00–235.001,3874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620159.39/cwt140.00–171.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655201.99/cwt190.00–218.001,3235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736173.56/cwt162.00–187.001,2777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772175.94/cwt172.00–181.001,3583
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,240113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498114.79/cwt114.00–115.001,7204
Bulls——1,938117.46/cwt116.00–119.002,2762
Bulls——2,023126.48/cwt125.00–128.002,5592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00861.96/cwt49.00–69.0062511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01484.37/cwt83.00–86.008565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02274.62/cwt69.00–79.0076312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19062.48/cwt60.00–65.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25194.73/cwt92.00–99.001,1855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28886.83/cwt83.00–91.001,11813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32979.42/cwt74.00–82.001,0555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59287.63/cwt85.00–90.001,3953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118104.01/cwt99.00–109.001,1632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3920925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.