Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-02-03

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 3
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 1,846 vs last sale 1,926▼ 1,129 vs year ago 1,209 · −93.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 82▼ 53 vs year ago 72 · −73.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply. Because of inclement weather.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.80/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$120.80
30 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515130.0767020
Medium and Large 2-3570102.2658310thin
One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $86 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 sale30 hd
120.80
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KY average22 barns · 4,732 hd
142.19
−21.39
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—High1,19099.501,1842thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59580.391,2823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35773.0799210
CowsLean 85-90%Average93059.535542thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,255100.001,2551thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375181.00/cwt181.00–181.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473160.08/cwt155.00–165.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566154.76/cwt152.00–160.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635146.49/cwt145.00–148.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684141.75/cwt140.00–145.009704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713137.71/cwt133.00–140.009823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350104.00/cwt104.00–104.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412132.59/cwt130.00–134.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483112.31/cwt100.00–125.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.48/cwt125.00–130.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580127.35/cwt124.00–129.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615124.18/cwt121.00–128.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364390.00/cwt90.00–90.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655105.50/cwt100.00–111.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374081.00/cwt81.00–81.005991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438160.00/cwt160.00–160.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467163.05/cwt160.00–166.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490104.00/cwt104.00–104.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530146.00/cwt141.00–151.007742
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3325102.00/cwt102.00–102.003321
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,255100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06588.00/cwt88.00–88.009371
Bulls——1,315111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93059.53/cwt59.00–60.005542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30367.51/cwt67.00–68.008804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39376.78/cwt74.00–80.001,0706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59580.39/cwt77.00–83.001,2823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9501

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.