Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 15
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,041 head
▼ 667 vs last sale 1,708▲ 42 vs year ago 999 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 92▲ 45 vs year ago 48 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $154.74/cwt on 403 head.
Average price
$154.74
403 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617156.36965384
Medium and Large 2-3522122.0763719thin
One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $328 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 sale403 hd
154.74
—
KY average25 barns · 5,893 hd
156.00
−1.26
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—Low1,713115.281,97514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62182.561,33810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32276.041,00528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04469.107218thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$7912thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,2001thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260182.50/cwt182.50–182.504751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373196.00/cwt196.00–196.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380207.50/cwt207.50–207.507891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433170.72/cwt169.00–180.0073912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460159.00/cwt159.00–159.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473185.03/cwt180.00–190.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508168.42/cwt166.00–184.0085610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513155.00/cwt155.00–155.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527198.14/cwt193.00–205.001,04416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570176.51/cwt159.00–186.001,00610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577155.66/cwt153.00–159.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613175.52/cwt171.00–177.001,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628158.96/cwt156.00–162.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638136.96/cwt134.00–140.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655155.75/cwt150.00–167.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662133.62/cwt129.00–140.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712187.00/cwt171.00–191.001,33195
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743159.01/cwt156.00–162.001,1812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790159.94/cwt154.00–169.001,2645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820154.54/cwt140.00–162.001,2676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2892160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,4325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906165.25/cwt165.25–165.251,49740
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915107.00/cwt107.00–107.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967162.37/cwt161.75–162.951,570118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978132.80/cwt126.00–135.001,2994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297147.00/cwt147.00–147.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330141.72/cwt140.00–143.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368126.44/cwt124.00–131.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369140.26/cwt137.00–142.005186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429148.56/cwt131.00–155.0063734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471144.52/cwt134.00–150.0068112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480123.02/cwt121.00–124.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511152.10/cwt138.00–155.0077749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533124.61/cwt122.00–126.006648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576141.41/cwt135.00–151.0081524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580123.50/cwt123.00–124.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618167.59/cwt159.50–169.001,03696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628141.62/cwt138.00–145.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665147.94/cwt143.00–150.009846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681164.20/cwt164.20–164.201,11874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710149.50/cwt148.00–151.001,0612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722156.91/cwt155.00–158.001,13319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,22143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389092.00/cwt92.00–92.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250181.00/cwt181.00–181.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265201.27/cwt200.00–202.505332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330193.95/cwt193.00–195.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364195.49/cwt195.00–197.507125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370154.32/cwt148.00–161.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405207.96/cwt202.50–213.008426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428183.12/cwt173.00–192.007845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3464144.00/cwt144.00–144.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474177.20/cwt160.00–192.0084023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522145.33/cwt140.00–152.007598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530175.44/cwt160.00–184.0093039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568168.38/cwt161.00–180.0095613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587135.82/cwt119.00–151.007975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614147.19/cwt130.00–160.009049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683150.32/cwt150.00–151.001,0273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720140.70/cwt135.00–144.001,0133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400101.69/cwt95.00–108.001,4242
Bulls——1,654125.25/cwt121.00–131.002,0724
Bulls——1,821113.69/cwt110.00–118.002,0708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98058.00/cwt58.00–58.005681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01565.95/cwt65.00–67.006693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08174.24/cwt74.00–75.008034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29368.77/cwt62.00–73.008897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32077.83/cwt74.00–82.001,02719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44084.48/cwt84.00–85.001,2172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50779.98/cwt78.00–83.001,2053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62569.95/cwt69.00–71.001,1372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68789.15/cwt84.00–95.001,5045
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093791.08/head725.00–850.007912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.