Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 5
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 151▼ 11 vs year ago 395 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 22▲ 36 vs year ago 81 · +44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 6▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 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 $219.65/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$219.65
127 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498229.821,145108
Medium and Large 2-3679161.831,09919thin
One grade step is worth $68.00/cwt here — about $47 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 sale127 hd
219.65
—
KY average24 barns · 8,084 hd
223.98
−4.32
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—Average1,650113.541,8737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,591113.221,8019thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313100.781,32334
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04995.771,00515

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)1,307$1,68010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$1,6132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,468$1,6032thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,560$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,0632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)995$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)857$1,0833thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,775$2,3001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250257.50/cwt257.50–257.506441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278272.66/cwt270.00–275.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333280.90/cwt270.00–282.509358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338252.44/cwt245.00–260.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360276.25/cwt272.50–280.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387264.20/cwt262.50–265.001,0223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426279.13/cwt270.00–300.001,1898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540264.44/cwt258.00–271.001,4282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576258.30/cwt250.00–268.001,4885
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605239.50/cwt239.00–240.001,4492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672204.63/cwt200.00–213.001,3753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691226.83/cwt223.00–230.001,5676
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816205.20/cwt194.00–211.001,6743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240277.50/cwt277.50–277.506661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284239.46/cwt225.00–247.506804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335248.56/cwt242.50–255.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380195.00/cwt180.00–210.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384245.51/cwt240.00–252.509434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411225.54/cwt220.00–235.009275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434247.07/cwt240.00–252.501,07218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470226.14/cwt218.00–235.001,0636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490248.05/cwt245.00–252.501,21515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530232.59/cwt230.00–241.001,23317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563231.48/cwt230.00–233.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572195.92/cwt170.00–210.001,1213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577222.32/cwt219.00–225.001,2833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616208.71/cwt204.00–213.001,2867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617167.97/cwt165.00–174.001,0363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666195.16/cwt190.00–200.001,30011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715180.63/cwt171.00–190.001,2922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3828132.61/cwt120.00–150.001,0984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3868132.30/cwt117.00–147.001,1482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3975104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270285.00/cwt285.00–285.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318252.40/cwt250.00–255.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330271.51/cwt260.00–277.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358268.81/cwt260.00–277.509622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375247.50/cwt247.50–247.509281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421266.23/cwt260.00–272.501,1219
Bulls—Small 1-2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463267.76/cwt265.00–278.001,24011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464246.75/cwt230.00–250.001,14516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484209.15/cwt200.00–222.001,0124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526233.59/cwt226.00–244.001,22913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559239.90/cwt231.00–247.501,34112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566211.18/cwt201.00–222.001,1954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625174.50/cwt165.00–184.001,0912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635218.95/cwt216.00–225.001,3903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659210.14/cwt206.00–211.001,3856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729187.60/cwt176.00–201.001,3687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3768167.65/cwt167.00–169.001,2883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590107.46/cwt101.00–113.001,7094
Bulls——1,730121.64/cwt119.00–125.002,1043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98576.00/cwt76.00–76.007491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04395.14/cwt90.00–98.009926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059107.00/cwt100.00–112.001,1335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06784.88/cwt81.00–88.009063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24282.83/cwt80.00–88.001,0295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29693.13/cwt90.00–98.001,2075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331106.12/cwt100.00–116.001,41224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591113.22/cwt104.00–122.001,8019
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,062.50/head950.00–1,150.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,612.68/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,679.74/head1,200.00–1,925.001,68010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4681,603.45/head1,525.00–1,675.001,6032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038105.43/cwt105.00–106.001,0942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28571,082.68/head950.00–1,225.001,0833
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.