Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 218▼ 239 vs year ago 545 · −43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 42▲ 1 vs year ago 77 · +1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mixed as both gains and losses were seen with the average quality offering. Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower as buyers were selective and were discounting smaller framed, heavy conditioned or bawling calves. Feeder heifers however, were higher in nearly all of the weight classes with good demand. 500-650 lbs heifers were sharply higher as buyers were willing to pay premiums for good quality heifers with favorable body condition. The slaughter cow market was steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with limited comparisons.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.34/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$199.34
125 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$81.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519207.291,07688
Medium and Large 2-3469187.0487733
Medium 2-3575125.887244thin
One grade step is worth $81.41/cwt here — about $352 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 sale125 hd
199.34
—
KY average25 barns · 5,574 hd
206.96
−7.62
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—Low1,733119.002,0633thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53194.371,44511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23887.061,07840
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08865.1070819
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,271110.761,4084thin

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)1,278$1,3044thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,390$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,1932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$1,5752thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485237.72/cwt235.00–245.001,1539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528226.08/cwt221.00–235.001,1947
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574233.41/cwt225.00–237.001,3407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623235.62/cwt220.00–240.001,4689
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3311
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3655141.00/cwt141.00–141.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669226.96/cwt220.00–241.001,5186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763205.05/cwt200.00–210.001,5652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330186.16/cwt170.00–192.506144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368185.63/cwt170.00–192.506834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395225.00/cwt225.00–225.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416178.25/cwt160.00–190.007429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422205.55/cwt200.00–215.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475208.87/cwt201.00–221.0099236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519211.23/cwt201.00–223.001,09622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527177.00/cwt177.00–177.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563194.77/cwt192.00–195.001,09714
Heifers—Medium 2-3565134.51/cwt133.00–137.507603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566211.67/cwt200.00–221.001,19816
Heifers—Medium 2-3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628208.04/cwt197.00–219.001,3062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685173.98/cwt170.00–180.001,1923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210220.69/cwt220.00–222.504634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342251.72/cwt242.50–262.508613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383195.98/cwt182.50–210.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392237.50/cwt237.50–237.509312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418274.17/cwt272.50–275.001,1463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425246.67/cwt245.00–250.001,0483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474210.62/cwt200.00–223.009985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482176.00/cwt176.00–176.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516229.71/cwt220.00–234.001,1856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3553170.63/cwt152.00–180.009443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568216.58/cwt210.00–221.001,2306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3061
Bulls—Medium 2-3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685188.45/cwt181.00–196.001,2914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3941
Bulls—Medium 2-3895116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0381
Bulls—Medium 2-398587.00/cwt87.00–87.008571
Bulls—Medium 2-31,03590.00/cwt90.00–90.009321
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,271110.76/cwt103.00–120.001,4084
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,640106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7381
Bulls——1,715121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0751
Bulls——1,845130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00838.88/cwt31.00–53.003923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05464.66/cwt59.00–69.006829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16676.90/cwt73.00–81.008977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19881.72/cwt75.00–84.0097914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26089.94/cwt85.00–97.001,13326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52792.22/cwt85.00–99.001,4089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548104.06/cwt103.00–105.001,6112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2765850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,193.01/head1,100.00–1,275.001,1932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,304.33/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.