Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-04-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 6
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,564 head
▼ 828 vs last sale 2,392▲ 134 vs year ago 1,430 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 132▲ 2 vs year ago 127 · +1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $204.04/cwt on 722 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.64 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$204.04
722 head · 720 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,469
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$588
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2723205.411,486703
Medium and Large 2-3586153.2689819thin
One grade step is worth $52.15/cwt here — about $588 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 sale722 hd
204.04
—
KY average23 barns · 5,758 hd
209.72
−5.68
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−67.64
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—Average1,532118.741,81910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,509102.721,5504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26699.061,25435
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01587.0988435
HeifersChoiceAverage1,180109.001,2861thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,073164.151,7612thin
SteersSelectAverage1,185126.001,4931thin

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)1,280$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,2251thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283250.13/cwt230.00–259.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286198.12/cwt197.50–200.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310205.65/cwt200.00–215.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315187.50/cwt187.50–187.505911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322248.64/cwt237.00–257.508013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383210.98/cwt200.00–221.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387258.40/cwt227.50–263.001,0008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415251.14/cwt227.50–287.501,04226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422175.02/cwt170.00–180.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443210.32/cwt198.00–222.509322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455177.50/cwt177.50–177.508081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472243.84/cwt230.00–255.001,15143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493211.51/cwt209.00–214.001,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521214.00/cwt210.00–216.001,1156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523243.51/cwt221.00–254.001,27437
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540177.00/cwt177.00–177.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570142.00/cwt142.00–142.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584205.78/cwt196.00–215.001,20211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586227.76/cwt223.00–239.001,33575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616220.21/cwt213.00–226.001,35613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616155.35/cwt144.00–161.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677136.38/cwt130.00–140.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679215.15/cwt203.00–221.001,46126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685192.53/cwt174.00–197.001,3195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711199.66/cwt190.00–202.001,42037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770182.01/cwt181.00–183.001,4012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787192.30/cwt192.30–192.301,51363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819190.66/cwt185.00–195.001,562113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828138.95/cwt123.00–155.001,1512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890187.19/cwt187.00–193.001,66673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893180.54/cwt180.50–181.001,61268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911189.99/cwt187.00–190.251,73169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915173.11/cwt166.00–180.001,5842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980187.99/cwt187.00–189.001,8422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215210.00/cwt210.00–210.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235192.50/cwt192.50–192.504521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3253161.19/cwt155.00–167.504082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263180.00/cwt180.00–180.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287220.00/cwt220.00–220.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318166.95/cwt162.50–175.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329198.03/cwt190.00–205.006525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331223.20/cwt209.00–231.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added349264.00/cwt264.00–264.0092155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359228.54/cwt209.00–253.0082021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375173.25/cwt170.00–175.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377190.11/cwt181.00–197.507176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421230.55/cwt201.00–257.0097126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429185.69/cwt180.00–200.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435159.80/cwt150.00–174.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471158.53/cwt140.00–175.007477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473193.12/cwt180.00–200.0091317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477213.79/cwt201.00–239.001,02092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520194.33/cwt181.00–199.001,01111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522208.16/cwt200.00–214.001,08721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557213.75/cwt200.00–215.501,191112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582194.92/cwt180.00–199.001,13470
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582150.07/cwt127.00–162.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610152.00/cwt152.00–152.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616198.68/cwt180.00–200.101,22490
Heifers—Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629171.19/cwt161.00–179.001,07712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675145.42/cwt140.00–151.009822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677170.83/cwt160.00–176.001,15736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725159.39/cwt151.00–161.001,15616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771160.22/cwt151.00–169.001,2356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3777137.46/cwt121.00–147.001,0683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813159.61/cwt145.00–164.001,29811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3818121.70/cwt120.00–125.009963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870117.26/cwt115.00–118.001,0204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3955126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285201.00/cwt201.00–201.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310203.89/cwt195.00–212.506322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351259.51/cwt252.50–263.009113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413197.56/cwt187.50–207.508162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432237.49/cwt220.00–270.001,02616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462231.86/cwt224.00–250.001,0715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470199.03/cwt190.00–214.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513234.90/cwt223.00–241.001,2054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525206.50/cwt205.00–208.001,0842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554225.10/cwt215.00–234.001,2478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583200.51/cwt192.00–210.001,1693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620214.39/cwt211.00–218.001,3292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623163.14/cwt156.00–170.001,0162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665198.00/cwt195.00–201.001,3172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715173.28/cwt164.00–181.001,2394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835153.07/cwt145.00–162.001,2783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy855172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3865140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875148.00/cwt145.00–152.001,2953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,073164.15/cwt155.00–173.001,7612
Steers—Select1,185126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4931
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,180109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,481112.72/cwt100.00–118.001,6696
Bulls——1,609127.76/cwt122.00–132.002,0564
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89862.31/cwt58.00–67.005602
Cows—Lean 85-90%99995.47/cwt90.00–101.0095414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03375.00/cwt75.00–75.007753
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04085.13/cwt80.00–89.0088516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256100.30/cwt90.00–110.001,26032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37785.78/cwt81.00–88.001,1813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509102.72/cwt100.00–105.001,5504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960111.02/cwt110.00–112.001,0662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.