Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-08-18

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 18
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,791 head
▲ 806 vs last sale 985▲ 110 vs year ago 1,681 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 54▲ 84 vs year ago 80 · +105.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $175.16/cwt on 949 head.
Average price
$175.16
949 head · 637 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2640176.801,131910
Medium and Large 2-3576137.0978939
One grade step is worth $39.70/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 sale949 hd
175.16
—
KY average24 barns · 4,944 hd
165.11
+10.05
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—High1,354108.481,46910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62594.441,5358thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27389.981,14566
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02979.5881932

Every lot

89 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 1-2Fancy315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375216.04/cwt201.00–235.008106
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423204.77/cwt200.00–217.5086618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440190.43/cwt183.00–194.0083810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477211.16/cwt200.00–220.001,0076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483192.70/cwt184.00–196.009317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513205.31/cwt201.00–210.001,05316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518190.36/cwt186.00–195.009869
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538158.35/cwt157.00–161.008523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564201.48/cwt198.00–205.001,1369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565167.00/cwt167.00–167.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570191.16/cwt181.00–194.001,09012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614188.76/cwt188.00–191.001,15913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614172.21/cwt160.00–179.001,0575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672171.13/cwt160.00–174.001,1505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721167.71/cwt164.00–170.001,20911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736195.49/cwt179.00–196.751,43967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,33268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765168.34/cwt167.00–169.001,2883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,41760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,48653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935163.48/cwt162.00–165.001,5292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315173.29/cwt170.00–179.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315147.50/cwt147.50–147.504651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367177.68/cwt165.00–183.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373142.25/cwt135.00–150.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425168.73/cwt157.00–175.0071724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428145.64/cwt131.00–152.006236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433183.28/cwt177.00–186.0079411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466181.77/cwt177.00–187.0084721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476164.55/cwt154.00–176.0078313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478151.38/cwt145.00–153.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520164.63/cwt151.00–172.0085616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531179.67/cwt179.00–180.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552178.00/cwt178.00–178.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570161.91/cwt152.00–171.0092331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573135.52/cwt115.00–146.007778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy592192.60/cwt192.60–192.601,14080
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622129.77/cwt115.00–140.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628158.26/cwt150.00–167.0099435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,128256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675157.38/cwt145.00–163.001,06223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682180.73/cwt174.90–186.251,233222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683130.00/cwt130.00–130.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721179.98/cwt178.75–181.251,298143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725132.00/cwt132.00–132.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779154.30/cwt154.00–156.001,20213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3798124.00/cwt124.00–124.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2846
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy232220.00/cwt220.00–220.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284211.13/cwt205.00–213.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374221.66/cwt200.00–228.008298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428204.74/cwt200.00–211.0087618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439184.55/cwt169.00–187.008109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477181.41/cwt170.00–195.0086529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482164.00/cwt164.00–164.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516155.93/cwt151.00–160.008055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529177.23/cwt166.00–191.0093831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570158.36/cwt157.00–161.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578179.60/cwt167.00–196.001,03833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627169.79/cwt156.00–175.001,0656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630146.00/cwt146.00–146.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy637187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3652142.00/cwt142.00–142.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662162.49/cwt150.00–175.001,07615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722153.73/cwt141.00–165.001,11014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy800156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818134.01/cwt130.00–138.001,0962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2887134.05/cwt124.00–141.001,1894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905126.50/cwt126.00–127.001,1452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19396.74/cwt94.00–101.001,1544
Bulls——1,400112.52/cwt110.00–115.001,5754
Bulls——1,583123.88/cwt121.00–127.001,9612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95672.12/cwt69.00–76.0068910
Cows—Lean 85-90%98257.42/cwt55.00–60.005643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06690.85/cwt90.00–94.009686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08085.23/cwt77.00–89.0092013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23774.94/cwt67.00–78.009279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26385.48/cwt80.00–89.001,08018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28695.52/cwt90.00–111.001,22839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62594.44/cwt92.00–98.001,5358

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.