Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-09-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 29
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,507 head
▲ 331 vs last sale 1,176▲ 15 vs year ago 1,492 · +1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 76▲ 38 vs year ago 56 · +67.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, Moderate demand for calves and Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate 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 $168.21/cwt on 631 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −103.47 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$168.21
631 head · 796 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$795
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$32.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2809169.331,369603
Medium and Large 2-3537145.0678025
Small and Medium 1-2420136.675743thin
One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about $795 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 sale631 hd
168.21
—
KY average24 barns · 6,103 hd
170.20
−1.99
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−103.47
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—Low1,790104.921,87812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56580.401,2589thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29976.1098920
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04663.7366621

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$9622thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332140.00/cwt140.00–140.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380191.52/cwt190.00–193.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3387149.53/cwt140.00–154.005793
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421171.70/cwt164.00–191.0072319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431155.27/cwt147.00–160.006696
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482175.68/cwt162.00–182.008479
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485161.00/cwt161.00–161.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528172.52/cwt163.00–180.0091115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563175.96/cwt163.00–189.0099117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571155.00/cwt155.00–155.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619155.67/cwt150.00–164.0096415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628130.61/cwt121.00–140.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677156.17/cwt151.00–162.001,05713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714153.10/cwt140.00–159.001,0935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770175.33/cwt170.00–178.801,350110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3771123.00/cwt123.00–123.009484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785148.42/cwt139.00–153.001,1653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838161.49/cwt161.25–164.001,35344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866148.05/cwt143.00–151.001,2825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886173.55/cwt172.50–173.901,538231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added942158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,49540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,52451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288136.74/cwt127.00–147.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323125.00/cwt125.00–125.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329143.30/cwt137.50–150.0047111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367144.20/cwt133.00–155.0052917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390132.50/cwt132.50–132.505171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423118.80/cwt112.50–130.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428150.00/cwt140.00–157.0064222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477145.83/cwt140.00–149.0069612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512120.64/cwt114.00–135.0061813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523151.76/cwt140.00–160.0079427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560171.00/cwt171.00–171.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561116.49/cwt108.00–122.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570150.76/cwt139.00–164.0085928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622155.24/cwt133.00–159.0096633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,08578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,07786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678150.26/cwt140.00–155.001,0197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,13581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728140.40/cwt128.00–151.001,0228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777147.14/cwt141.00–149.001,14314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843142.00/cwt138.00–142.501,1979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2921127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290185.00/cwt180.00–190.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325166.35/cwt160.00–172.505412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372176.79/cwt162.00–185.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417139.53/cwt122.50–157.005828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427179.33/cwt173.00–192.5076612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483141.07/cwt121.00–150.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484167.30/cwt160.00–180.0081017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527166.32/cwt153.00–181.0087733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554151.75/cwt148.00–165.0084111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565136.64/cwt126.00–141.0077212
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614144.11/cwt135.00–162.0088516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626119.96/cwt119.00–122.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663134.36/cwt130.00–141.0089113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667120.81/cwt116.00–126.0080611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708131.52/cwt130.00–133.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773118.33/cwt117.00–121.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853121.00/cwt120.00–122.001,0322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910118.51/cwt117.00–120.001,0782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3531135.00/cwt135.00–135.007173
Dairy Steers—Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Dairy Steers—Large 31,080131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,41550
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66199.60/cwt87.00–105.001,6547
Bulls——1,935117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,2641
Bulls——1,980111.22/cwt106.00–114.002,2024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01355.33/cwt50.00–58.005607
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05666.84/cwt62.00–72.0070612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09874.50/cwt73.00–76.008182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29269.70/cwt69.00–70.009013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29376.75/cwt72.00–82.0099216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52977.30/cwt72.00–82.001,1825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60984.27/cwt84.00–85.001,3564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,338961.68/head875.00–1,050.009622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03588.13/cwt85.00–90.009123

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.