Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-11-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 20
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 199▲ 60 vs year ago 100 · +60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 48▲ 47 vs year ago 22 · +213.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $181.57/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$181.57
63 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473198.1993739
Medium and Large 2-3572154.5888524
One grade step is worth $43.61/cwt here — about $52 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 sale63 hd
181.57
—
KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd
197.10
−15.53
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—Average1,558122.391,9072thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58597.731,54914
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,32392.301,22124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01082.2483017

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)1,163$1,2134thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,6001thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300237.50/cwt237.50–237.507131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535206.59/cwt200.00–213.001,1054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572205.65/cwt201.00–208.001,1763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628203.43/cwt201.00–206.001,2784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315152.50/cwt152.50–152.504801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321235.00/cwt235.00–235.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330217.73/cwt210.00–225.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362208.91/cwt200.00–217.507563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388174.91/cwt165.00–180.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409217.50/cwt217.50–217.508907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427155.74/cwt142.50–165.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471184.75/cwt184.00–185.008704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479160.83/cwt152.50–171.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514183.79/cwt181.00–186.0094511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540166.00/cwt166.00–166.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578169.65/cwt160.00–173.009814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653177.22/cwt169.00–180.001,1574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718131.26/cwt130.00–132.509422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3910118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3985125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2302211.66/cwt207.50–217.506393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378178.58/cwt170.00–187.506752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405168.29/cwt165.00–170.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427219.25/cwt215.00–232.509364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463172.03/cwt170.00–174.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488225.78/cwt217.00–236.001,10216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518216.91/cwt205.00–226.001,1243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720147.02/cwt144.00–150.001,0592
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3360102.50/cwt102.50–102.503691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,558122.39/cwt120.00–124.001,9072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98559.00/cwt59.00–59.005811
Cows—Lean 85-90%98986.36/cwt83.00–90.008546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00493.16/cwt90.00–96.009354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03874.72/cwt73.00–78.007766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23575.00/cwt75.00–75.009261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29886.20/cwt81.00–89.001,1195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33197.19/cwt91.00–116.001,29417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40057.00/cwt57.00–57.007981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58099.37/cwt94.00–110.001,57012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61587.89/cwt87.00–89.001,4192
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282888.87/cwt82.00–95.007362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,213.12/head950.00–1,400.001,2134

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.