Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-01-12

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 12
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,606 head
▲ 709 vs last sale 1,897▲ 654 vs year ago 1,952 · +33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 150▲ 0 vs year ago 104 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Yearling steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good 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 $176.12/cwt on 1,289 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −95.56 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$176.12
1,289 head · 757 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,333
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$502
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2758176.251,3371,281
Medium and Large 2-3535155.908358thin
One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $502 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 sale1,289 hd
176.12
—
KY average24 barns · 8,660 hd
176.57
−0.45
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−95.56
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—Low1,729101.971,7638thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60178.141,2517thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31374.1697325
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02158.1759418
HeifersSelectAverage1,09593.001,0181thin

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)1,233$1,0592thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,3501thin

Every lot

106 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 1-2230159.00/cwt159.00–159.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335188.83/cwt185.00–192.506334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368190.68/cwt177.50–199.0070214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396216.78/cwt200.00–225.008589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428217.15/cwt209.00–219.0092927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431187.31/cwt174.00–196.0080726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467182.93/cwt170.00–188.008547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483203.72/cwt200.00–215.0098423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488166.36/cwt158.00–168.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524190.22/cwt184.00–213.0099759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529176.96/cwt158.00–180.0093613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574173.97/cwt161.00–180.0099946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577188.19/cwt181.00–190.001,08616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625175.74/cwt165.00–180.001,09859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed631193.20/cwt193.20–193.201,21984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644144.02/cwt141.00–145.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671155.63/cwt147.00–162.001,0447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680171.25/cwt165.00–179.001,16599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725153.87/cwt146.00–163.001,1163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728173.64/cwt164.00–178.001,264168
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762157.71/cwt155.00–161.001,20210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783165.53/cwt164.00–175.001,29622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813167.92/cwt162.00–169.001,36515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824176.62/cwt171.00–181.001,455190
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868173.36/cwt172.00–174.751,505118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904174.52/cwt174.00–175.001,578124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087159.75/cwt159.75–159.751,73654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,209153.75/cwt153.75–153.751,85977
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200155.00/cwt155.00–155.003102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267155.03/cwt152.50–162.504144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285132.50/cwt132.50–132.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330133.07/cwt122.50–141.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334155.50/cwt145.00–166.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346173.00/cwt173.00–173.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366173.23/cwt168.00–180.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381128.83/cwt120.00–135.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386155.90/cwt149.00–160.006028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423167.93/cwt162.00–170.007108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433149.69/cwt140.00–158.0064820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465164.19/cwt162.00–171.0076317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476156.26/cwt142.00–161.0074455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521162.05/cwt160.00–165.0084420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528151.88/cwt137.00–159.0080251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528121.48/cwt115.00–134.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563162.24/cwt160.00–164.0091322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577149.33/cwt140.00–158.0086239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582121.54/cwt110.00–134.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614151.09/cwt150.00–154.0092847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed634175.09/cwt172.00–178.001,110158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641138.47/cwt124.00–143.0088851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy659175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,15373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667142.42/cwt124.00–147.0095057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3669113.55/cwt103.00–124.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670158.74/cwt154.50–162.001,064128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed671173.95/cwt173.95–173.951,16774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715111.26/cwt103.00–119.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720132.51/cwt132.00–133.009542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,04015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763134.73/cwt121.00–138.001,02812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3801103.00/cwt103.00–103.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819118.63/cwt118.00–120.009728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2922124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2201157.50/cwt157.50–157.503173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2269169.32/cwt167.50–170.004554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285157.50/cwt157.50–157.504491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331183.72/cwt180.00–185.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350203.00/cwt203.00–203.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377184.78/cwt170.00–195.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429185.81/cwt170.00–195.0079718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432210.00/cwt210.00–210.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475163.53/cwt162.00–165.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479190.00/cwt171.00–196.0091010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505137.07/cwt130.00–144.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523189.38/cwt184.00–192.009906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523173.63/cwt161.00–180.009088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583170.24/cwt163.00–177.0099228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3607127.00/cwt127.00–127.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610170.69/cwt164.00–189.001,0414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635151.89/cwt140.00–159.009656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660169.47/cwt165.00–174.001,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660153.36/cwt140.00–158.001,0124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771131.84/cwt130.00–133.001,0166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2902114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0282
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,09593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68098.19/cwt97.00–100.001,6503
Bulls——1,729107.30/cwt102.00–111.001,8554
Bulls——1,87592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,7251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93342.76/cwt35.00–51.003992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02756.06/cwt52.00–60.005769
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03865.29/cwt62.00–68.006787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28267.01/cwt63.00–72.008598
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32256.67/cwt55.00–59.007493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32882.00/cwt75.00–86.001,08914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56871.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61481.00/cwt75.00–87.001,3075
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,058.72/head950.00–1,150.001,0592
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.