Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-10-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 20
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,418 head
▼ 437 vs last sale 1,855▲ 191 vs year ago 1,227 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 111▼ 24 vs year ago 108 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Good demand on all feeder classes. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.95/cwt on 647 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −104.73 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$166.95
647 head · 744 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$558
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$26.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2752167.811,263621
Medium and Large 2-3554146.6481225
Medium 1-2500141.007051thin
One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $558 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 sale647 hd
166.95
—
KY average22 barns · 5,391 hd
164.05
+2.90
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−104.73
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—Low1,61491.381,47410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52869.881,06820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21763.7777628
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05156.5259421
SteersChoiceAverage1,180121.001,4281thin

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)1,348$9253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$8574thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,443$1,1332thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$6001thin

Every lot

111 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 1-2275168.75/cwt162.50–175.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338181.00/cwt181.00–181.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380180.88/cwt175.00–187.5068710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411176.37/cwt169.00–183.0072513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428153.00/cwt153.00–153.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481175.75/cwt170.00–179.0084525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487159.00/cwt159.00–159.007742
Steers—Medium 1-2500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511186.00/cwt186.00–186.0095020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520162.00/cwt162.00–162.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522177.45/cwt170.00–185.0092613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556174.91/cwt166.00–178.0097217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582149.24/cwt147.00–156.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632154.76/cwt149.00–165.0097812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640137.31/cwt134.00–140.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655129.02/cwt126.00–132.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683147.02/cwt142.00–150.001,0045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723165.70/cwt162.00–166.501,19817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732152.31/cwt143.00–158.001,11510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770169.72/cwt164.75–177.501,307204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773151.60/cwt149.00–157.001,1723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805153.55/cwt151.70–165.001,23681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874169.62/cwt168.80–170.101,482178
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973151.51/cwt149.00–154.001,4742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065137.43/cwt123.00–152.001,4642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346143.20/cwt142.00–148.0049510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353129.00/cwt129.00–129.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385143.84/cwt140.00–154.0055415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405157.00/cwt157.00–157.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423117.43/cwt115.00–120.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430147.14/cwt139.00–155.0063326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471143.50/cwt140.00–151.0067632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482130.08/cwt121.00–135.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520125.78/cwt120.00–130.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.79/cwt134.00–149.0074333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537154.01/cwt152.00–155.008279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570142.32/cwt133.00–149.0081125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585117.50/cwt117.50–117.506871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622115.00/cwt110.00–120.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.68/cwt130.00–144.0086426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655170.25/cwt169.75–170.751,115162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666141.03/cwt131.00–146.0093913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679123.51/cwt123.00–127.008398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723138.62/cwt127.00–142.501,0028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729154.90/cwt154.90–154.901,12975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3733120.51/cwt120.00–121.008834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775128.59/cwt124.00–133.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3801100.00/cwt100.00–100.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875111.00/cwt111.00–111.009711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,030106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328146.39/cwt142.50–150.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375148.52/cwt147.50–150.005575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376167.72/cwt160.00–171.006316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385187.50/cwt187.50–187.507221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415179.80/cwt178.00–183.007464
Bulls—Medium 2-3425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433162.81/cwt155.00–170.0070514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437149.02/cwt147.00–150.006513
Bulls—Medium 1-2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471161.94/cwt150.00–167.0076312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475173.00/cwt173.00–173.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476136.19/cwt130.00–137.006489
Bulls—Medium 1-2515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526164.38/cwt157.00–172.0086520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529140.99/cwt131.00–146.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564167.01/cwt164.00–170.009426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567139.54/cwt132.00–143.007918
Bulls—Medium 1-2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611130.27/cwt123.00–139.0079613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662134.27/cwt129.00–143.008893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663117.07/cwt111.00–123.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3717114.74/cwt109.00–118.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728127.47/cwt122.00–139.009287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770125.19/cwt115.00–130.009645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2821121.66/cwt114.00–126.009995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3240102.50/cwt102.50–102.502461
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,180121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35077.66/cwt76.00–81.001,0483
Bulls——1,66092.64/cwt90.00–96.001,5384
Bulls——1,815103.42/cwt102.00–104.001,8773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96543.54/cwt36.00–49.004203
Cows—Lean 85-90%97552.70/cwt50.00–55.005147
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02368.88/cwt66.00–72.007052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14661.06/cwt56.00–65.007009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17672.12/cwt68.00–79.008486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22163.93/cwt62.00–66.0078114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24057.24/cwt55.00–61.007108
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45065.82/cwt65.00–67.009546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56171.62/cwt68.00–75.001,11814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2971856.79/head850.00–875.008574
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,348924.94/head810.00–1,000.009253

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.