Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-01-05

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 5
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,897 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 1,591▲ 493 vs year ago 1,404 · +35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 94▲ 63 vs year ago 87 · +72.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.58/cwt on 883 head.
Average price
$167.58
883 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$531
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$60.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2624168.631,052863
Medium and Large 2-3549123.9068018thin
Small 1-2483108.005212thin
One grade step is worth $60.63/cwt here — about $531 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 sale883 hd
167.58
—
KY average17 barns · 4,791 hd
157.54
+10.05
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—Low1,34987.311,17813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56683.341,3056thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32473.8097734
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08761.0466422
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33399.141,3222thin

Every lot

100 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—Small 1-2265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395202.50/cwt202.50–202.508001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418216.75/cwt207.00–220.0090610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418197.50/cwt197.50–197.508263
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440172.50/cwt172.50–172.507591
Steers—Small 1-2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461196.50/cwt188.00–199.009068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466204.05/cwt202.00–212.509515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508187.86/cwt187.00–189.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522171.14/cwt159.00–179.0089315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574145.17/cwt131.00–151.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575169.94/cwt160.00–174.0097718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617176.03/cwt173.00–178.001,08636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629153.72/cwt146.00–159.009679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666168.20/cwt167.00–169.001,12029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673157.60/cwt155.00–163.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713173.49/cwt169.00–174.251,23735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771179.69/cwt174.75–180.501,385155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776159.36/cwt157.00–162.501,2374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810179.48/cwt170.00–180.501,45461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810159.76/cwt155.00–169.001,2944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,42365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added894174.03/cwt174.00–175.001,556120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923172.33/cwt171.00–173.001,5913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958159.21/cwt158.00–165.001,5256
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222161.26/cwt157.00–167.503585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266165.00/cwt165.00–165.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318147.64/cwt145.00–152.0046911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356152.87/cwt141.00–161.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416182.88/cwt180.00–189.007619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416150.38/cwt142.00–164.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422130.36/cwt119.00–140.005503
Heifers—Small 1-2430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470148.60/cwt140.00–161.0069811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477131.19/cwt127.00–136.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492162.00/cwt162.00–162.0079764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515126.00/cwt126.00–126.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526163.03/cwt162.00–166.0085814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530149.19/cwt139.00–157.0079110
Heifers—Small 1-2535106.00/cwt106.00–106.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567166.53/cwt162.00–169.0094425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581151.22/cwt136.00–157.0087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624168.61/cwt158.00–169.901,052100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640176.90/cwt176.90–176.901,13283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy654177.95/cwt177.95–177.951,164207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657145.31/cwt136.00–152.0095511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660169.84/cwt159.00–173.751,121107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715165.06/cwt159.75–170.001,180153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739156.79/cwt155.00–157.001,1599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773149.37/cwt136.00–154.001,1554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391089.00/cwt89.00–89.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260147.00/cwt147.00–147.003821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2303173.00/cwt173.00–173.005243
Bulls—Small 1-2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377178.83/cwt170.00–182.506747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413207.62/cwt200.00–225.0085710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438170.97/cwt167.50–180.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460161.00/cwt159.00–163.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477182.87/cwt177.00–195.008727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525179.00/cwt179.00–179.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527168.75/cwt162.00–175.008899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564171.33/cwt165.00–173.009668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578138.42/cwt136.00–141.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682147.59/cwt145.00–149.001,00714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788127.95/cwt127.00–134.001,0087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2997109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0872
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,33399.14/cwt96.00–102.001,3222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32184.19/cwt80.00–86.001,11211
Bulls——1,505104.45/cwt104.00–105.001,5722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00546.70/cwt41.00–51.004695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06755.95/cwt52.00–61.005975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11380.06/cwt79.00–81.008912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13366.96/cwt62.00–72.0075910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28667.11/cwt63.00–71.008639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29050.00/cwt50.00–50.006451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32378.96/cwt73.00–88.001,04522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53059.00/cwt59.00–59.009032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56683.34/cwt81.00–87.001,3056

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.