Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-05-26

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 26
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,522 head
▼ 328 vs last sale 1,850▲ 566 vs year ago 956 · +59.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 109▲ 88 vs year ago 36 · +244.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady except 500 to 600 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Yearling steers and heifers Fully steady. Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.19/cwt on 663 head.
Average price
$151.19
663 head · 673 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$42.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2676152.181,029640
Medium and Large 2-3583124.2072322
Small and Medium 1-2625110.006881thin
One grade step is worth $42.18/cwt here — about $342 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 sale663 hd
151.19
—
KY average26 barns · 5,904 hd
150.75
+0.44
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—Average1,728124.402,14916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60492.901,49016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30489.161,16246
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05080.8784920
SteersChoiceAverage1,170110.761,2964thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405105.271,4793thin
SteersSelectAverage1,400102.001,4281thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345177.50/cwt177.50–177.506121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387193.90/cwt181.00–199.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415177.90/cwt170.00–181.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475167.00/cwt167.00–167.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493194.24/cwt180.00–202.0095812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515142.00/cwt131.00–153.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519194.13/cwt190.00–200.001,00814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524177.66/cwt161.00–179.0093118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567151.80/cwt147.00–156.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576174.39/cwt159.00–181.001,0047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618169.75/cwt165.00–179.001,04937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623151.43/cwt140.00–158.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660131.50/cwt130.00–132.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678145.56/cwt139.00–155.009879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694161.68/cwt160.00–166.001,1227
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714158.85/cwt158.00–160.001,134129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756145.50/cwt140.00–150.001,10012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,32912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870134.53/cwt133.00–136.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916146.95/cwt146.95–146.951,34660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920122.97/cwt120.00–135.001,1315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added978141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,38650
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,038120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334163.16/cwt160.00–166.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360146.08/cwt140.00–152.505262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410145.07/cwt139.00–148.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431164.65/cwt154.00–171.0071013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457136.01/cwt135.00–138.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476155.21/cwt150.00–164.0073919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523149.30/cwt138.00–158.0078122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540111.00/cwt111.00–111.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555119.69/cwt102.00–126.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564147.70/cwt134.00–155.0083341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618142.51/cwt130.00–149.0088122
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628158.86/cwt153.00–163.0099818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632124.33/cwt120.00–128.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.97/cwt132.00–149.0096511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690153.77/cwt151.00–155.001,061244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713115.91/cwt101.00–119.008266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721135.53/cwt129.00–140.0097717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734154.83/cwt145.00–156.001,136138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755153.90/cwt153.90–153.901,16272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761128.00/cwt128.00–128.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810118.25/cwt117.00–122.009584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2852123.63/cwt114.00–125.001,0538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270202.50/cwt202.50–202.505471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333184.24/cwt181.00–186.006147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3342161.00/cwt161.00–161.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355138.00/cwt138.00–138.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387175.55/cwt166.00–181.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425161.00/cwt161.00–161.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431185.76/cwt176.00–189.008019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468184.16/cwt168.00–188.008625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470166.00/cwt166.00–166.007801
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2517131.00/cwt131.00–131.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535151.52/cwt150.00–153.008116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536161.00/cwt161.00–161.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538182.51/cwt180.00–185.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550178.00/cwt178.00–178.009792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564155.64/cwt150.00–165.008788
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589142.88/cwt122.50–147.008427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620144.73/cwt138.00–152.008976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676137.72/cwt134.00–146.009317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706129.80/cwt128.00–131.009165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757128.00/cwt128.00–128.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845109.00/cwt109.00–109.009211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3883122.36/cwt119.75–124.901,080120
Dairy Steers—Large 31,118116.40/cwt116.40–116.401,30153
Dairy Steers—Large 31,171115.85/cwt115.85–115.851,35748
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,170110.76/cwt110.00–111.001,2964
Steers—Select1,400102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4281
Steers—Select and Choice1,405105.27/cwt104.00–106.001,4793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453111.24/cwt110.00–115.001,6163
Bulls——1,791127.44/cwt122.00–136.002,28213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97371.50/cwt70.00–74.006964
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04580.86/cwt76.00–85.0084510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09392.17/cwt87.00–102.001,0075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18862.00/cwt62.00–62.007371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29182.37/cwt75.00–88.001,06323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31695.94/cwt89.00–106.001,26323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57383.98/cwt83.00–85.001,3213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61194.96/cwt88.00–105.001,53013

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.