Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-03-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 24
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,162 head
▼ 409 vs last sale 1,571▼ 717 vs year ago 1,879 · −38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 158▲ 101 vs year ago 64 · +157.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 2▲ 18 vs year ago 1 · +1,800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher over 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $160.49/cwt on 551 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −111.19 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$160.49
551 head · 720 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2724160.671,163541
Medium and Large 2-3489151.0073910thin
One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $424 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 sale551 hd
160.49
—
KY average25 barns · 6,016 hd
162.29
−1.80
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−111.19
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—Low1,742112.021,9518thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56589.051,39422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27183.251,05852
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02872.7374837

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250202.50/cwt202.50–202.505061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330206.00/cwt202.00–210.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345198.00/cwt198.00–198.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362216.00/cwt215.00–219.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368156.38/cwt150.00–162.505752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383179.28/cwt176.00–190.0068711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403147.96/cwt141.00–155.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409204.25/cwt200.00–210.0083510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420184.36/cwt170.00–190.0077417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465158.76/cwt143.00–171.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476204.30/cwt200.00–211.009725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478187.34/cwt177.00–198.0089527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526199.86/cwt195.00–214.001,05113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536176.94/cwt163.00–186.0094818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563179.24/cwt170.00–186.001,00914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587150.00/cwt150.00–150.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615155.76/cwt155.00–156.0095826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624141.30/cwt135.00–144.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672143.68/cwt141.00–149.0096610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676164.14/cwt160.00–165.001,110100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724141.20/cwt135.00–149.001,0229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,13016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,23161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,2207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886148.29/cwt147.60–148.951,314118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,073131.25/cwt131.25–131.251,40850
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy180203.00/cwt203.00–203.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262200.00/cwt200.00–200.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276161.27/cwt157.50–167.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332170.25/cwt162.00–177.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336193.62/cwt182.50–200.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343145.34/cwt145.00–146.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384184.03/cwt182.50–186.0070716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384166.18/cwt150.00–174.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419162.06/cwt150.00–170.0067925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433144.99/cwt144.00–146.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473160.39/cwt146.00–169.0075953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488139.98/cwt137.00–143.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511113.26/cwt110.00–120.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521164.00/cwt164.00–164.008544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527151.59/cwt143.00–156.0079921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573128.69/cwt125.00–130.007377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575146.52/cwt135.00–155.0084220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.48/cwt125.00–126.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627137.60/cwt129.00–141.0086327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636143.00/cwt143.00–143.0090916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665143.00/cwt143.00–143.009516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667134.49/cwt130.00–136.008978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3691124.00/cwt124.00–124.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3702112.81/cwt104.00–115.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706134.00/cwt134.00–134.009466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,04264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763131.79/cwt131.00–132.001,0065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770110.78/cwt103.00–114.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807117.89/cwt117.00–118.009519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2892119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900101.00/cwt101.00–101.009091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230185.00/cwt185.00–185.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325181.41/cwt171.00–188.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370161.40/cwt157.50–165.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373181.43/cwt175.00–197.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416152.27/cwt143.00–165.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443189.23/cwt186.00–190.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473161.51/cwt141.00–170.0076415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475182.79/cwt175.00–197.0086810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522166.52/cwt160.00–181.0086914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562168.69/cwt159.00–179.0094811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565135.23/cwt120.00–151.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619153.64/cwt145.00–159.0095116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628132.49/cwt131.00–134.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662150.32/cwt148.00–152.009953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710141.16/cwt133.00–144.001,0026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835111.00/cwt111.00–111.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840104.00/cwt104.00–104.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855101.00/cwt101.00–101.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2872110.20/cwt110.00–111.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399082.00/cwt82.00–82.008121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2761
Bulls——1,49590.46/cwt90.00–91.001,3522
Bulls——1,946122.05/cwt110.00–129.002,3755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90758.51/cwt55.00–60.005313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00166.23/cwt62.00–69.0066312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05978.22/cwt70.00–90.0082822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19563.04/cwt62.00–64.007532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27385.69/cwt75.00–98.001,09145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28069.39/cwt65.00–72.008885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56589.05/cwt78.00–107.001,39422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,7061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,216.55/cwt975.00–1,400.0015,5722
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03990.84/cwt84.00–98.009446
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28871,264.19/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0011,2133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,6881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,9881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,142.23/cwt810.00–1,300.0014,8833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5531,262.80/cwt1,200.00–1,325.0019,6112

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.