Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 13
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 306▼ 21 vs year ago 220 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 78▲ 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.06/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$186.06
84 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483191.8492765
Medium and Large 2-3464166.2877119thin
One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $156 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 sale84 hd
186.06
—
KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd
198.48
−12.42
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—High1,611111.671,7997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68495.571,6094thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,31585.331,12219
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08475.5882019
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,12592.001,0351thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465182.50/cwt182.50–182.508491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484227.75/cwt225.00–230.001,1024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555230.98/cwt229.00–235.001,2823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619186.99/cwt185.00–190.001,1575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622218.08/cwt212.00–221.001,3563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,5542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280165.00/cwt160.00–170.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418165.49/cwt150.00–182.006928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444189.49/cwt185.00–190.0084117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475158.17/cwt150.00–166.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484193.24/cwt185.00–206.0093532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518193.67/cwt191.00–201.001,00311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545184.50/cwt184.00–185.001,0062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331209.14/cwt200.00–215.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375213.68/cwt212.50–215.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375158.77/cwt157.50–160.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413227.84/cwt220.00–230.009415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430245.17/cwt240.00–250.001,0545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443172.25/cwt172.00–172.507632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468215.28/cwt209.00–230.001,0087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511238.21/cwt237.00–240.001,21710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535217.70/cwt212.50–223.001,1652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573180.53/cwt168.00–191.001,0343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574208.95/cwt201.00–211.001,1997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616184.93/cwt178.00–192.001,1394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680166.87/cwt153.00–186.001,1353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,407104.25/cwt103.00–106.001,4673
Bulls——1,685126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1231
Bulls——1,790114.31/cwt113.00–116.002,0463
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04270.90/cwt67.00–73.007395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07353.83/cwt49.00–59.005782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10481.16/cwt75.00–86.0089612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30987.76/cwt85.00–93.001,14913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31082.07/cwt79.00–84.001,0755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41570.00/cwt70.00–70.009911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64593.09/cwt91.00–95.001,5313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8541
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,12592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0351

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.