Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-02-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,069 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 945▲ 989 vs year ago 80 · +1,236.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 18▲ 19 vs year ago 19 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes, Moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00-10.00 higher, Very 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 $174.35/cwt on 614 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −97.33 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$174.35
614 head · 773 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$448
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2773174.471,348612
Medium and Large 2-3653138.009002thin
One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $448 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 sale614 hd
174.35
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KY average21 barns · 3,462 hd
177.30
−2.95
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−97.33
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—High1,528100.941,5427thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,611101.441,6347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32288.221,16615
CowsLean 85-90%Low98374.527324thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200202.50/cwt202.50–202.504051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265182.50/cwt182.50–182.504841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335222.00/cwt222.00–222.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373228.39/cwt225.00–232.508523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425220.91/cwt202.00–235.009398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473191.75/cwt180.00–197.009079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528196.18/cwt193.00–203.001,03610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570147.00/cwt147.00–147.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574192.05/cwt189.00–195.001,10219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624186.39/cwt185.00–190.001,16312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664179.79/cwt178.50–181.001,19429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677171.19/cwt164.00–174.001,15915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709185.90/cwt185.90–185.901,31875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734160.17/cwt149.00–163.001,17617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735129.00/cwt129.00–129.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769163.06/cwt155.00–165.001,2548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775171.80/cwt167.00–175.801,331172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,34528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818158.43/cwt154.00–165.001,2965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added878171.34/cwt168.50–174.501,504120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,36014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2959145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added964163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,57656
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270154.95/cwt152.50–157.504182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328177.72/cwt172.50–185.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375182.82/cwt175.00–193.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421189.14/cwt185.00–197.007968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423165.58/cwt152.00–170.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474180.45/cwt174.00–189.0085524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474164.17/cwt156.00–172.007788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500171.00/cwt171.00–171.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531162.38/cwt153.00–166.0086215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571161.37/cwt143.00–164.0092126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578168.00/cwt168.00–168.009715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620175.15/cwt172.75–177.501,086162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627157.87/cwt154.00–158.509907
Heifers—Small 1-2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663149.30/cwt144.00–156.0099016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,07218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700111.00/cwt110.00–112.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,15365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741140.92/cwt138.00–149.001,04423
Heifers—Small 1-275094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752126.00/cwt126.00–126.009485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815101.00/cwt101.00–101.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2967124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865118.49/cwt118.00–119.001,0252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30880.75/cwt77.00–85.001,0562
Bulls——1,39398.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3652
Bulls——1,765116.35/cwt115.00–117.002,0543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94576.53/cwt76.00–77.007232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01086.00/cwt86.00–86.008691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03059.00/cwt59.00–59.006081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25062.49/cwt61.00–64.007812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29677.83/cwt75.00–83.001,0094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34998.55/cwt85.00–107.001,3299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611101.44/cwt91.00–107.001,6347

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.