Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 6
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,210 head
▲ 703 vs last sale 1,507▲ 1,280 vs year ago 930 · +137.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 94▲ 22 vs year ago 89 · +24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for calves and Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $172.58/cwt on 1,239 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −99.10 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$172.58
1,239 head · 745 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,286
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$555
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2749173.351,2981,214
Medium and Large 2-3550135.1374325
One grade step is worth $38.22/cwt here — about $555 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 sale1,239 hd
172.58
—
KY average24 barns · 6,016 hd
167.87
+4.71
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−99.10
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—Low1,730107.831,8658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60578.561,26112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31174.1297129
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09267.9374216
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,127122.001,3752thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,1251thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215192.50/cwt192.50–192.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318147.71/cwt142.50–153.004702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332174.36/cwt161.00–185.005795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380136.82/cwt130.00–144.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384175.09/cwt162.00–182.006728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417165.68/cwt163.00–170.006918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420130.32/cwt121.00–151.005474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481188.00/cwt188.00–188.009045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481167.01/cwt161.00–182.0080336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485151.68/cwt151.00–153.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505189.00/cwt189.00–189.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531172.87/cwt155.00–181.0091845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533123.15/cwt116.00–131.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563147.07/cwt144.00–152.008285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576159.89/cwt155.00–178.0092129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,174212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631163.29/cwt147.00–169.001,03030
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673154.17/cwt144.00–162.001,03840
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708183.63/cwt180.00–187.001,300269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710147.57/cwt140.00–159.001,0486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778155.47/cwt145.00–162.001,2108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805168.52/cwt165.00–173.001,357152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808152.84/cwt145.00–158.001,23520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879170.72/cwt166.00–171.751,501123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913167.40/cwt167.40–167.401,52856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3930120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967165.90/cwt165.90–165.901,60458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,056158.20/cwt158.20–158.201,67199
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277141.73/cwt137.00–147.503933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365119.82/cwt104.00–132.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384149.11/cwt140.00–159.0057317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428114.91/cwt100.00–130.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433148.76/cwt137.00–156.0064454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455117.39/cwt110.00–124.0053413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475144.04/cwt132.00–153.0068442
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515113.53/cwt101.00–123.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528139.59/cwt131.00–149.0073745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574135.14/cwt130.00–148.0077628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585122.02/cwt120.00–124.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,045119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617138.58/cwt125.00–143.0085523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618120.33/cwt120.00–121.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667100.29/cwt98.00–102.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670124.67/cwt120.00–131.0083512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684170.95/cwt170.95–170.951,16980
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727134.22/cwt122.00–135.0097616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792123.73/cwt123.00–134.0098019
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2263152.25/cwt152.00–152.504002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3308135.46/cwt131.00–140.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320171.35/cwt162.50–187.505483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345192.50/cwt192.50–192.506641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362165.81/cwt160.00–185.0060011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386140.91/cwt128.00–146.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416157.72/cwt155.00–163.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422138.55/cwt130.00–144.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465165.76/cwt156.00–175.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473126.83/cwt110.00–150.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524139.26/cwt131.00–148.007304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528162.98/cwt150.00–174.0086117
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2532102.20/cwt86.00–111.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577127.65/cwt109.00–133.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583144.39/cwt139.00–157.0084211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618128.92/cwt121.00–132.007976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623143.37/cwt134.00–156.0089323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663117.04/cwt115.00–119.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664135.43/cwt123.00–144.0089912
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-270070.00/cwt70.00–70.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710127.43/cwt120.00–135.009056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760127.62/cwt124.00–135.009703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810123.49/cwt122.00–125.001,0002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880125.40/cwt120.00–128.001,1046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2917119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0914
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,127122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50594.41/cwt93.00–96.001,4212
Bulls——1,672109.67/cwt108.00–111.001,8343
Bulls——1,937114.93/cwt114.00–116.002,2263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02356.00/cwt54.00–58.005732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09872.70/cwt70.00–76.007989
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10964.13/cwt62.00–66.007115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25466.14/cwt64.00–69.008297
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31375.87/cwt71.00–80.0099619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42781.68/cwt81.00–83.001,1663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59476.26/cwt73.00–79.001,2169
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63785.45/cwt82.00–89.001,3993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180799.89/head775.00–825.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.