Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-11-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 10
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,749 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 1,991▼ 443 vs year ago 2,192 · −20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 104▼ 28 vs year ago 141 · −19.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for a mostly average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $168.35/cwt on 1,075 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −103.33 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$168.35
1,075 head · 757 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$744
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$67.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2765169.561,2981,025
Medium and Large 2-3577144.3983349
Small and Medium 1-2540102.505541thin
One grade step is worth $67.06/cwt here — about $744 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 sale1,075 hd
168.35
—
KY average24 barns · 7,327 hd
166.93
+1.42
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−103.33
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—Average1,71195.961,6417thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63766.961,09617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31964.3584945
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08954.4059212
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130110.001,2431thin

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)1,540$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$8322thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$7772thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,1001thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316207.31/cwt205.00–210.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325145.15/cwt140.00–150.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326182.85/cwt180.00–190.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361186.64/cwt182.50–190.006749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370209.34/cwt203.00–212.5077516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415201.17/cwt200.00–209.0083510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433149.90/cwt143.00–162.506495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439177.45/cwt170.00–195.007799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469183.99/cwt170.00–190.0086311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476152.74/cwt140.00–164.007277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525167.56/cwt156.00–174.0088019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525147.81/cwt143.00–151.007766
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2540102.50/cwt102.50–102.505541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571166.26/cwt157.00–176.0094929
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582148.49/cwt141.00–152.0086415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628159.06/cwt150.00–163.0099929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631166.48/cwt165.00–170.001,050106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665174.45/cwt173.00–174.751,16092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675157.39/cwt150.00–163.001,06213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722174.64/cwt172.75–177.751,261113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727146.63/cwt141.00–160.001,06612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3743132.02/cwt128.00–134.009818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750131.00/cwt131.00–131.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765151.31/cwt140.00–159.001,15815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784167.88/cwt163.00–172.751,316120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817148.41/cwt137.00–161.001,2138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848173.85/cwt173.85–173.851,47461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,46258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922168.28/cwt167.75–168.601,552174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added961169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,62458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968142.57/cwt134.00–151.001,3802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,060162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,71748
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233154.35/cwt142.50–165.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284168.96/cwt167.50–170.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307165.00/cwt165.00–165.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318128.43/cwt122.50–132.504083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319151.32/cwt140.00–157.504839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388149.64/cwt136.00–157.0058122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388116.71/cwt107.50–135.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434128.00/cwt124.00–131.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445145.92/cwt135.00–152.006499
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463127.49/cwt125.00–130.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475149.09/cwt135.00–160.0070851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519145.02/cwt130.00–152.0075347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521124.07/cwt120.00–130.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561123.49/cwt119.00–130.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569140.07/cwt130.00–151.0079755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608134.55/cwt125.00–144.0081822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624147.15/cwt145.00–149.0091814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3664107.24/cwt105.00–110.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672124.06/cwt120.00–140.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675144.23/cwt144.00–147.0097413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3712102.71/cwt93.00–111.007318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715119.76/cwt114.00–125.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762129.71/cwt115.00–137.0098816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783112.97/cwt111.00–115.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,27764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809125.74/cwt116.00–129.001,0174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381198.98/cwt95.00–101.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392090.00/cwt90.00–90.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3950104.00/cwt104.00–104.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323188.51/cwt185.00–195.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350142.50/cwt142.50–142.504991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380207.50/cwt207.50–207.507891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386188.20/cwt182.50–190.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412187.50/cwt187.50–187.507732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433142.47/cwt134.00–149.006175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455192.50/cwt192.50–192.508761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471148.70/cwt145.00–152.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482159.96/cwt156.00–175.0077112
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-251595.00/cwt95.00–95.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527149.34/cwt140.00–161.0078714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567144.22/cwt140.00–156.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578131.11/cwt121.00–139.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626143.75/cwt133.00–150.0090016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663134.13/cwt129.00–144.008893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673124.00/cwt123.00–125.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726128.06/cwt124.00–130.009303
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-274565.00/cwt65.00–65.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760133.34/cwt130.00–140.001,0136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775117.50/cwt117.50–117.509111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2821127.47/cwt123.00–129.001,0474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845114.00/cwt114.00–114.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2999119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1896
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,130110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43583.67/cwt79.00–89.001,2013
Bulls——1,883103.23/cwt100.00–105.001,9443
Bulls——2,020111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,2421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07147.49/cwt43.00–51.005094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07455.75/cwt53.00–57.005995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13761.35/cwt61.00–62.006983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24657.20/cwt54.00–60.007139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32363.85/cwt61.00–68.0084526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37572.08/cwt69.00–80.0099110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56272.19/cwt70.00–74.001,1286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66765.12/cwt64.00–66.001,08610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79554.00/cwt54.00–54.009691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980831.51/head750.00–900.008322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008776.67/head700.00–850.007772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.