Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-11-27

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 160▼ 89 vs year ago 243 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 69▼ 16 vs year ago 65 · −24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 $180.59/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$180.59
80 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,194
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$60.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650185.961,20971
Medium and Large 2-3769139.901,0758thin
Small 1-2605125.007561thin
One grade step is worth $60.96/cwt here — about $453 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 sale80 hd
180.59
—
KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd
187.07
−6.48
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—High1,910121.482,3204thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56798.971,5515thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30586.341,12718
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05079.8483815
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,045137.001,4321thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,0001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,47718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,62811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265182.50/cwt182.50–182.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425195.33/cwt182.50–207.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490189.00/cwt189.00–189.009261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538192.76/cwt189.00–213.001,0376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574191.74/cwt180.00–204.001,1016
Heifers—Small 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,28324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3692146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728175.96/cwt170.00–178.001,28112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812174.42/cwt168.00–177.001,4167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923135.18/cwt132.50–138.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3973109.58/cwt106.00–113.001,0662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3217195.00/cwt195.00–195.004232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265206.42/cwt200.00–210.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315218.65/cwt212.50–225.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432230.00/cwt230.00–230.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470195.55/cwt191.00–200.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475230.82/cwt230.00–232.501,0963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2546229.41/cwt220.00–236.001,2535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568199.89/cwt187.00–212.001,1352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583175.40/cwt171.00–180.001,0232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658174.63/cwt170.00–181.001,1493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728182.32/cwt175.00–190.001,3272
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,045137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,872119.30/cwt116.00–123.002,2333
Bulls——2,025128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,5921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99775.65/cwt73.00–79.007548
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10082.91/cwt80.00–86.009126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26893.89/cwt90.00–103.001,1916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31785.57/cwt80.00–89.001,12710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32560.00/cwt60.00–60.007951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569102.71/cwt92.00–108.001,6124
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3171
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.