Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-01-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 19
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,110 head
▼ 1,496 vs last sale 2,606▲ 851 vs year ago 259 · +328.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 104▲ 111 vs year ago 15 · +740.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.76/cwt on 442 head.
Average price
$157.76
442 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2636158.931,010429
Medium and Large 2-3573119.1868313thin
One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $327 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 sale442 hd
157.76
—
KY average23 barns · 5,934 hd
155.32
+2.43
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—Average1,65198.021,61812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62479.111,28511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32075.3299434
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01654.8255726
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350123.001,6611thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9001thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315188.45/cwt182.50–195.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379210.04/cwt203.00–216.0079620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383178.55/cwt177.00–180.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405217.00/cwt217.00–217.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405167.50/cwt167.50–167.506781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433187.63/cwt180.00–195.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473205.46/cwt199.00–215.0097214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476193.70/cwt185.00–197.509228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516178.50/cwt173.00–181.009216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520188.06/cwt184.00–198.0097823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569174.35/cwt166.00–181.009925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574186.95/cwt184.00–190.001,07351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624175.40/cwt167.00–182.001,09433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664175.74/cwt165.00–180.001,16724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667158.00/cwt156.00–159.001,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713162.92/cwt157.00–164.501,16265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738154.00/cwt153.00–155.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762148.03/cwt139.00–150.001,1286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764160.29/cwt156.00–162.001,22552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823149.90/cwt137.00–154.001,2347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850148.67/cwt142.00–152.001,2643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925148.78/cwt145.00–152.001,3764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,084158.21/cwt156.00–158.251,71550
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275151.42/cwt140.00–162.004168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312147.46/cwt140.00–155.004606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343175.00/cwt175.00–175.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365179.06/cwt171.00–189.0065416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370154.27/cwt142.50–165.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422182.95/cwt171.00–191.0077228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428153.51/cwt150.00–157.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467149.92/cwt140.00–161.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469175.97/cwt164.00–190.0082539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479125.65/cwt119.00–132.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527158.62/cwt151.00–162.0083614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533124.66/cwt124.00–125.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536167.33/cwt163.00–177.0089717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550177.00/cwt177.00–177.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568154.87/cwt144.00–160.0088016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617140.86/cwt133.00–145.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628153.23/cwt150.00–158.0096247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669142.00/cwt135.00–147.0095028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,06411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370095.00/cwt95.00–95.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718159.95/cwt159.95–159.951,14875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765149.82/cwt146.00–153.001,14620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773102.03/cwt94.00–110.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823127.34/cwt120.00–135.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860108.00/cwt108.00–108.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891155.20/cwt155.20–155.201,38367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917126.35/cwt117.00–136.001,1595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,021129.77/cwt117.00–134.001,3254
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416189.17/cwt183.00–196.0078712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487188.32/cwt182.50–192.009175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527187.02/cwt184.00–193.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527171.95/cwt166.00–179.009066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540148.00/cwt148.00–148.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574172.99/cwt161.00–178.0099313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620152.96/cwt145.00–165.009487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688151.43/cwt141.00–154.001,04213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707140.18/cwt135.00–148.009915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768135.33/cwt132.00–138.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840136.50/cwt134.00–139.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3510119.00/cwt119.00–119.006072
Dairy Steers—Large 31,042133.25/cwt133.25–133.251,38850
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,350123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51584.05/cwt76.00–89.001,2733
Bulls——1,67697.55/cwt93.00–100.001,6354
Bulls——1,712106.78/cwt103.00–110.001,8285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97145.91/cwt36.00–52.0044612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03656.41/cwt53.00–60.005845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06665.82/cwt62.00–72.007029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25045.00/cwt45.00–45.005631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32179.88/cwt74.00–88.001,05524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32566.52/cwt63.00–73.008819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61879.72/cwt74.00–85.001,29010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2851

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.