Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-06-30

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 30
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,038 head
▲ 963 vs last sale 1,075▲ 887 vs year ago 1,151 · +77.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 20 vs year ago 52 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $160.01/cwt on 933 head.
Average price
$160.01
933 head · 704 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2704160.131,128930
Medium and Large 2-3612121.677453thin
One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $383 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 sale933 hd
160.01
—
KY average24 barns · 5,260 hd
152.90
+7.11
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—Average1,647118.841,9585thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64089.051,4603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30887.511,14428
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03775.747857thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268171.00/cwt171.00–171.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317167.00/cwt167.00–167.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427189.00/cwt189.00–189.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435173.70/cwt160.00–183.007567
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455149.00/cwt149.00–149.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467164.00/cwt164.00–164.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524171.75/cwt165.00–179.0090013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3548141.00/cwt141.00–141.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568180.10/cwt180.00–181.001,02331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582161.95/cwt155.00–166.009436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611166.89/cwt163.00–172.001,02011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655153.10/cwt142.00–159.001,00310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664167.44/cwt167.00–168.501,11217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy704181.80/cwt181.80–181.801,28072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712159.95/cwt143.00–163.001,13913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,24571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770157.05/cwt150.00–159.001,20911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784171.27/cwt168.00–172.201,34389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823163.58/cwt160.75–165.501,346103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2841157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,28012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880162.49/cwt158.75–166.001,430118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2909140.24/cwt135.00–143.501,27513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,41360
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added953151.30/cwt151.00–151.301,44262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy974143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,39355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368157.95/cwt151.00–164.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427151.64/cwt140.00–161.0064813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461156.78/cwt141.00–160.0072339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520167.00/cwt167.00–167.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528151.51/cwt141.00–160.0080014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565161.00/cwt161.00–161.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571154.26/cwt142.00–158.0088144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588132.51/cwt130.00–135.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609152.02/cwt143.00–155.0092618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618161.22/cwt158.50–162.0099632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy656174.90/cwt174.90–174.901,14781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661151.34/cwt143.00–155.001,00018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722146.12/cwt135.00–148.001,0557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730157.14/cwt152.75–159.901,147235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768161.97/cwt158.80–163.901,244411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2847136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,032111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1464
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333178.43/cwt170.00–187.005948
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360152.50/cwt152.50–152.505491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369185.79/cwt183.00–190.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429175.12/cwt161.00–180.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463169.28/cwt163.00–171.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467143.07/cwt135.00–152.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519168.57/cwt160.00–174.0087511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540144.50/cwt144.00–145.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565152.32/cwt150.00–158.008617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626144.69/cwt139.00–150.009065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665136.09/cwt130.00–148.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669127.25/cwt110.00–133.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710128.00/cwt125.00–131.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538111.81/cwt110.00–114.001,7202
Bulls——1,720123.53/cwt121.00–127.002,1253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97553.00/cwt53.00–53.005171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03066.00/cwt66.00–66.006801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05182.23/cwt77.00–87.008645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28883.23/cwt78.00–87.001,07213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32591.21/cwt88.00–97.001,20915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59086.08/cwt85.00–87.001,3692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6531

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.