Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 29
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 39▼ 1 vs year ago 152 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.19/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$216.19
50 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504221.101,11545
Medium and Large 2210200.004201thin
Medium and Large 2-3447164.967374thin
One grade step is worth $56.14/cwt here — about $378 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 sale50 hd
216.19
—
KY average26 barns · 8,531 hd
212.38
+3.81
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—Average1,511116.871,7667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,665100.971,6813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24098.401,2202thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13681.709288thin
SteersSelectLow1,53093.001,4231thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,695$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)705$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,728$1,8112thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,615$1,5501thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363263.41/cwt257.50–265.009565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411293.77/cwt290.00–295.001,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433227.57/cwt225.00–230.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585247.67/cwt247.00–249.001,4493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270170.42/cwt160.00–182.504602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368213.57/cwt210.00–217.507862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423225.40/cwt213.00–230.009537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469217.06/cwt210.00–224.001,0185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,13314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583209.04/cwt200.00–210.001,21910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623159.51/cwt159.00–160.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355260.00/cwt252.50–267.509232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370232.50/cwt225.00–240.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453262.50/cwt255.00–270.001,1893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523241.29/cwt240.00–242.501,2622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565237.50/cwt237.00–239.001,3424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,085100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 335580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,53093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,178125.50/cwt125.00–127.001,4782
Bulls——1,500109.27/cwt103.00–114.001,6394
Bulls——2,220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,8861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04273.88/cwt63.00–79.007703
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16183.48/cwt80.00–85.009694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24098.40/cwt96.00–101.001,2202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665100.97/cwt100.00–103.001,6813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2705500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7281,810.67/head1,675.00–1,925.001,8112

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.