Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-02-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 9
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,308 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 1,069▼ 773 vs year ago 2,081 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 38▼ 18 vs year ago 151 · −11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 3 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Very good demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows Fully steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, 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 $179.60/cwt on 523 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.08 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$179.60
523 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,311
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$34.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2731179.771,314520
Medium and Large 2-3550153.008422thin
Small and Medium 1-2700145.001,0151thin
One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $299 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 sale523 hd
179.60
—
KY average24 barns · 7,196 hd
184.80
−5.20
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−92.08
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—High1,586103.671,64410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32586.981,15330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59785.311,36313
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03366.5968819
SteersChoiceAverage1,265119.001,5051thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,1182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$1,0694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$9751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)975$1,0401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)913$9862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,0272thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324212.91/cwt200.00–220.006906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386219.65/cwt219.00–221.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419216.91/cwt203.00–240.0090917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473226.11/cwt211.00–230.001,07018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473191.24/cwt181.00–199.0090511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495166.00/cwt166.00–166.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518203.84/cwt196.00–213.001,05614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535178.00/cwt178.00–178.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576199.04/cwt190.00–204.001,14625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583180.97/cwt174.00–184.001,05512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610194.98/cwt194.00–195.501,18931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621182.31/cwt170.00–189.001,13228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662176.05/cwt170.00–183.001,16538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0761
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy704183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712170.32/cwt167.00–178.001,21338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727156.61/cwt155.00–160.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764172.03/cwt169.00–173.501,31441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836157.37/cwt149.00–160.001,3164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868159.97/cwt158.50–164.001,38915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877173.00/cwt170.90–174.901,517185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,049138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,45318
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy286200.00/cwt200.00–200.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300132.50/cwt132.50–132.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330206.45/cwt180.00–225.0068113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333164.30/cwt152.50–173.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373170.52/cwt170.00–171.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375132.00/cwt132.00–132.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377195.96/cwt179.00–211.0073915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431192.86/cwt175.00–200.0083118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478184.43/cwt170.00–195.0088230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481165.18/cwt150.00–169.007957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518176.67/cwt169.00–184.0091535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520160.79/cwt150.00–167.0083613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528140.32/cwt140.00–141.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570159.11/cwt152.00–165.0090713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574171.81/cwt168.00–177.0098625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595147.00/cwt147.00–147.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628161.03/cwt155.00–170.001,01163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662157.14/cwt154.00–158.001,04027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664140.86/cwt136.00–152.009358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668122.85/cwt115.00–131.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722140.57/cwt129.00–149.001,0156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,25868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,15912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835121.01/cwt120.00–122.001,0102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,33945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870126.02/cwt125.00–128.001,0966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2963125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,104110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,21413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278187.03/cwt180.00–195.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305165.08/cwt160.00–170.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316190.77/cwt180.00–197.506035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325228.35/cwt210.00–235.007427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367177.58/cwt172.50–180.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384219.77/cwt200.00–232.5084412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420215.06/cwt200.00–232.5090312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425192.97/cwt182.00–198.008205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473191.50/cwt180.00–199.0090612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484212.16/cwt201.00–226.001,02722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523196.10/cwt187.00–204.001,02612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525181.63/cwt171.00–186.009545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569178.02/cwt171.00–183.001,0137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580193.13/cwt189.00–199.001,1206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616185.16/cwt178.00–188.001,1414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635151.00/cwt151.00–151.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665137.50/cwt137.50–137.509141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688157.02/cwt153.00–159.001,0803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy718157.63/cwt153.00–159.001,1328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2812132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 397893.00/cwt93.00–93.009103
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,265119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1221
Bulls——1,532100.80/cwt98.00–103.001,5447
Bulls——1,928121.56/cwt120.00–123.002,3442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98963.24/cwt60.00–67.006257
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03848.02/cwt41.00–56.004984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05876.27/cwt73.00–80.008076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10386.45/cwt84.00–89.009542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23065.00/cwt65.00–65.008001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29376.98/cwt73.00–80.009956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33890.54/cwt81.00–109.001,21123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54574.73/cwt72.00–77.001,1552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60787.23/cwt82.00–98.001,40211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,026.82/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285096.49/cwt86.00–110.008203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913986.16/head950.00–1,025.009862
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2935650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,118.12/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4071,208.47/head975.00–1,425.001,2083

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.