Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-02-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 24
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
▼ 857 vs last sale 1,650▼ 1,190 vs year ago 1,983 · −60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 78▼ 30 vs year ago 62 · −48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.93/cwt on 407 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −116.75 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$154.93
407 head · 774 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$630
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2780155.081,210401
Medium and Large 2-3399145.065796thin
One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $630 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 sale407 hd
154.93
—
KY average25 barns · 6,249 hd
163.57
−8.64
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−116.75
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—High1,834110.712,0304thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61077.781,2524thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36371.269718thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06461.966597thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy185210.00/cwt210.00–210.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340192.50/cwt192.50–192.506552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3357143.46/cwt140.00–150.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382180.48/cwt170.00–186.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428202.00/cwt202.00–202.008656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476194.02/cwt186.00–199.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513181.56/cwt175.00–185.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514194.59/cwt189.00–196.001,00022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586162.54/cwt155.00–165.0095223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602160.00/cwt160.00–160.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,04914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.48/cwt135.00–138.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717144.12/cwt139.00–145.001,0338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744158.20/cwt158.20–158.201,17749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842147.75/cwt147.75–147.751,24416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873144.13/cwt144.10–145.001,25855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876148.28/cwt147.70–150.251,299183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230165.11/cwt160.00–167.503803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318143.35/cwt137.00–150.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380145.44/cwt137.00–154.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424141.92/cwt134.00–153.006029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430133.00/cwt133.00–133.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468143.18/cwt140.00–154.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480123.54/cwt110.00–130.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520138.57/cwt135.00–143.0072112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565163.95/cwt163.95–163.9592695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567138.85/cwt131.00–151.0078712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588116.56/cwt112.00–121.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621132.72/cwt120.00–137.0082413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722123.34/cwt122.00–124.008913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376887.00/cwt87.00–87.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,14172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850117.00/cwt117.00–117.009951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433161.94/cwt160.00–164.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455201.33/cwt200.00–202.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470185.30/cwt174.00–197.008715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508184.00/cwt184.00–184.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531154.89/cwt149.00–166.008224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578151.95/cwt148.00–156.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602153.00/cwt153.00–153.009215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645133.00/cwt133.00–133.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660143.10/cwt142.00–148.009449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723136.25/cwt131.00–140.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835123.99/cwt122.00–126.001,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Dairy Steers—Large 3745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,834110.71/cwt103.00–116.002,0304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01865.95/cwt65.00–67.006713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07041.86/cwt36.00–48.004482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12876.09/cwt74.00–78.008582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31268.96/cwt65.00–71.009053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35055.00/cwt55.00–55.007431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40577.05/cwt74.00–81.001,0834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61077.78/cwt75.00–80.001,2524
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,4861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,136.86/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0014,9842

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.