Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-02-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 10
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,081 head
▲ 2,001 vs last sale 80▲ 2,081 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 19▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Limited comparison due to short supply last week however all classes of feeder and yearling cattle sold with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.98/cwt on 879 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −112.70 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$158.98
879 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,217
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2767159.101,220874
Medium and Large 2-3572137.207855thin
One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $435 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 sale879 hd
158.98
—
KY average23 barns · 4,765 hd
163.15
−4.17
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−112.70
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—High1,689111.091,87715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60182.091,31419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35477.931,05543
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06670.4375130
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280122.001,5623thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318185.66/cwt185.00–186.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338206.66/cwt205.00–207.506993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370202.67/cwt200.00–207.5075011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383190.24/cwt188.00–192.507292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407209.55/cwt208.00–212.508533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423179.61/cwt172.00–185.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483187.75/cwt178.00–196.0090736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534164.45/cwt156.00–175.008785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535184.79/cwt180.00–195.0098931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566161.84/cwt150.00–171.0091628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586176.93/cwt175.00–186.001,03727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612173.21/cwt162.00–179.001,06033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630147.45/cwt140.00–156.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667148.09/cwt141.00–155.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680171.30/cwt158.00–178.001,16555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710123.00/cwt123.00–123.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720162.71/cwt150.00–170.001,17294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735144.64/cwt144.00–146.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777160.70/cwt151.00–166.001,24984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778145.46/cwt144.00–147.001,1326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808159.91/cwt159.00–160.001,29275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809146.49/cwt146.00–146.501,18549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859156.80/cwt151.50–157.251,34764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2897147.07/cwt134.00–149.001,31968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902138.16/cwt132.00–139.001,24660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916149.32/cwt141.00–149.751,36861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045135.63/cwt128.00–136.251,41757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,083126.67/cwt125.00–130.001,3723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215152.50/cwt152.50–152.503281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265147.50/cwt147.50–147.503912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325155.95/cwt142.50–161.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346168.73/cwt167.00–169.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363169.20/cwt167.00–172.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385159.92/cwt149.00–165.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426153.25/cwt145.00–162.0065323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427163.48/cwt163.00–165.0069818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472149.78/cwt141.00–159.0070725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515129.00/cwt129.00–129.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516158.15/cwt152.00–162.0081643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532137.33/cwt130.00–145.007318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573159.41/cwt152.00–162.0091327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582140.27/cwt130.00–149.0081628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612158.57/cwt151.00–161.0097054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625139.49/cwt130.00–148.0087220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659152.06/cwt151.00–153.001,002175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675140.81/cwt136.00–144.0095026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716137.54/cwt136.00–142.009858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760134.31/cwt127.00–140.001,02113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829133.31/cwt120.00–135.001,10514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842144.06/cwt141.00–144.751,21353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321208.14/cwt200.00–212.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325191.72/cwt190.00–195.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375184.50/cwt180.00–189.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391203.00/cwt203.00–203.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400207.50/cwt207.50–207.508301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410164.55/cwt160.00–169.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430182.27/cwt178.00–193.0078411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455198.00/cwt198.00–198.009013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485137.88/cwt132.00–144.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487175.89/cwt166.00–183.0085718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527166.02/cwt153.00–171.0087523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530173.32/cwt172.00–174.009193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562159.59/cwt151.00–164.0089712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615142.78/cwt140.00–146.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640154.68/cwt151.00–165.0099032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679135.16/cwt130.00–148.009188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716128.99/cwt127.00–130.009243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835124.27/cwt119.00–135.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2872121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3925105.00/cwt105.00–105.009711
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3305121.00/cwt121.00–121.003692
Dairy Steers—Large 3905113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,02363
Dairy Steers—Large 3976117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,14252
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,280122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635100.42/cwt98.00–102.001,6423
Bulls——1,703113.76/cwt106.00–122.001,93712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94860.22/cwt55.00–63.005713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03252.65/cwt52.00–53.005433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08469.08/cwt66.00–72.007499
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08676.84/cwt73.00–85.0083415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33167.63/cwt64.00–72.009007
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35680.56/cwt73.00–89.001,09235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45558.00/cwt58.00–58.008441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60182.09/cwt73.00–86.001,31419
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631

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.