Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-01-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 1,693 vs last sale 1,952▼ 762 vs year ago 1,021 · −74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 104▼ 29 vs year ago 44 · −65.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.37/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −131.31 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$140.37
134 head · 1,038 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,457
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$455
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-21,041140.651,464132
Medium and Large 2-3828122.001,0102thin
One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about $455 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 sale134 hd
140.37
—
KY average19 barns · 4,058 hd
156.76
−16.39
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−131.31
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—Average1,50588.161,3274thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59071.181,1322thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35465.718894thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03860.196255thin

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 1-2282169.00/cwt169.00–169.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325178.00/cwt178.00–178.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428164.54/cwt158.00–179.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483159.59/cwt153.00–161.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532146.00/cwt146.00–146.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581159.00/cwt159.00–159.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623151.97/cwt146.00–154.009478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686144.54/cwt142.00–147.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,219135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,64697
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314154.58/cwt150.00–156.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368117.41/cwt113.00–122.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380146.72/cwt143.00–151.0055815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431137.93/cwt131.00–141.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.08/cwt130.00–141.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.50/cwt131.00–148.0074110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542121.00/cwt121.00–121.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622144.40/cwt139.00–147.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719120.73/cwt115.00–122.008687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786133.29/cwt122.00–134.501,04810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387588.00/cwt88.00–88.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275154.00/cwt154.00–154.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300149.00/cwt149.00–149.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390173.00/cwt173.00–173.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410167.00/cwt167.00–167.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457165.40/cwt165.00–166.007565
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524152.43/cwt151.00–154.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576145.33/cwt138.00–150.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613139.49/cwt139.00–140.008552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44886.22/cwt85.00–88.001,2483
Bulls——1,67594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00563.05/cwt62.00–64.006342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06058.29/cwt57.00–60.006183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19056.00/cwt56.00–56.006661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40868.95/cwt67.00–70.009713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59071.18/cwt67.00–75.001,1322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,053.06/cwt975.00–1,125.0014,1953

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.