Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-03-31

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 31
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,811 head
▲ 649 vs last sale 1,162▲ 370 vs year ago 1,441 · +25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 165▲ 32 vs year ago 70 · +45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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 $161.99/cwt on 897 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −109.69 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$161.99
897 head · 709 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$430
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2712162.311,156882
Medium and Large 2-3507143.2172615thin
One grade step is worth $19.10/cwt here — about $430 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 sale897 hd
161.99
—
KY average22 barns · 5,849 hd
164.22
−2.23
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−109.69
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—Low1,661117.881,95819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58691.541,45218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30989.001,16529
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01779.9681335
HeifersChoiceAverage1,415100.001,4151thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334207.71/cwt200.00–210.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345180.00/cwt170.00–190.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388188.34/cwt180.00–195.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391208.88/cwt205.00–210.0081712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412189.67/cwt185.00–192.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417203.09/cwt200.00–205.0084711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424149.28/cwt141.00–160.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453150.00/cwt150.00–150.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479200.29/cwt200.00–203.0095913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485192.23/cwt184.00–197.0093234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510182.45/cwt179.50–197.0093032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525171.42/cwt159.00–179.0090018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568167.67/cwt157.00–175.0095239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3593148.50/cwt148.00–149.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611174.74/cwt156.00–178.001,06858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615143.00/cwt143.00–143.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662171.99/cwt161.00–176.901,139187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675150.30/cwt148.00–152.001,0156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705164.46/cwt155.00–165.001,15975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720146.61/cwt132.00–149.001,05614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3726119.00/cwt119.00–119.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782149.49/cwt146.00–151.101,169103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787143.24/cwt134.00–145.001,1276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835145.69/cwt145.00–146.001,21722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added894149.70/cwt149.70–149.701,33860
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2898138.51/cwt138.50–139.001,24459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2903130.52/cwt130.50–131.001,17928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,34557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2967127.97/cwt125.00–129.001,2374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,35014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,133110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275156.34/cwt155.00–160.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325128.91/cwt120.00–137.504193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333159.45/cwt153.00–170.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382158.41/cwt146.00–167.0060530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418163.04/cwt153.00–170.0068245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422137.28/cwt127.50–148.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474162.10/cwt147.00–169.0076869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477132.64/cwt122.00–146.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510129.67/cwt127.00–134.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515157.57/cwt157.00–159.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526152.82/cwt145.00–156.0080423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566157.84/cwt157.00–159.00893149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575151.32/cwt140.00–156.0087038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579128.21/cwt119.00–136.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy587124.00/cwt124.00–124.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620136.19/cwt130.00–142.008449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3653115.00/cwt115.00–115.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656136.69/cwt124.00–139.0089729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726132.12/cwt125.00–134.5095934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,03146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758121.41/cwt120.00–130.009207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798144.95/cwt144.95–144.951,15769
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805111.00/cwt111.00–111.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866126.70/cwt126.00–129.001,09717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273186.35/cwt182.50–190.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305201.00/cwt201.00–201.006132
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310147.50/cwt147.50–147.504571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330177.04/cwt165.00–185.005848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2380137.50/cwt137.50–137.505231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385205.00/cwt205.00–205.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388184.82/cwt168.00–190.007178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421200.68/cwt200.00–201.008456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439189.49/cwt189.00–190.008324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440143.39/cwt140.00–145.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470144.74/cwt139.00–151.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475167.38/cwt161.00–170.0079510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526165.32/cwt153.00–172.0087021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572159.04/cwt151.00–167.0091013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616143.53/cwt136.00–151.008845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671149.99/cwt140.00–153.001,00612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0758
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,415100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293104.48/cwt101.00–107.001,3514
Bulls——1,32594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2461
Bulls——1,790123.42/cwt113.00–132.002,20914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98774.33/cwt68.00–79.0073410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00552.00/cwt52.00–52.005231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02985.38/cwt80.00–97.0087922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04062.48/cwt60.00–65.006502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30889.54/cwt82.00–105.001,17128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33074.00/cwt74.00–74.009841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58691.54/cwt81.00–97.001,45218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030978.88/cwt925.00–1,025.0010,0822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,0631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,065.93/cwt800.00–1,260.0011,6193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,6051
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661

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.