Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-07-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 6
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 1,007▼ 916 vs year ago 1,776 · −51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 95▲ 0 vs year ago 120 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 1▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower, over 800 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeders and very good demand for yearlings, Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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 $226.85/cwt on 407 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.83 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$226.85
407 head · 842 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$561
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2842227.181,914404
Medium and Large 2-3742182.321,3523thin
One grade step is worth $44.86/cwt here — about $561 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 sale407 hd
226.85
—
KY average2 barns · 716 hd
224.44
+2.41
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−44.83
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—High1,582121.431,92010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30898.731,29129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63496.881,5836thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03086.7889318
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335129.001,7221thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125165.001,8561thin

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)1,355$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,394$1,8884thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255267.50/cwt267.50–267.506821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305203.00/cwt203.00–203.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405206.33/cwt200.00–212.508362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417241.28/cwt231.00–246.001,0069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465193.00/cwt193.00–193.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494212.15/cwt202.50–220.001,0484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514213.99/cwt200.00–220.001,1005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585229.75/cwt229.00–230.001,3444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585213.28/cwt210.00–223.001,2484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618223.58/cwt221.00–224.001,3827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663209.49/cwt209.00–210.001,3892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670220.28/cwt217.00–223.001,4763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765236.75/cwt236.75–236.751,81149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781210.82/cwt206.00–215.001,6475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871228.91/cwt219.75–235.901,994184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880176.98/cwt173.00–181.001,5572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added949223.80/cwt223.80–223.802,12458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added982222.10/cwt222.10–222.102,18155
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250219.00/cwt219.00–219.005486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345224.00/cwt224.00–224.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353218.06/cwt210.00–226.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418215.03/cwt210.00–220.008992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446232.80/cwt224.00–235.001,0385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468225.35/cwt222.00–226.001,0556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482186.84/cwt180.00–199.009013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487213.66/cwt202.00–220.001,04112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528213.50/cwt207.00–217.001,1273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579206.95/cwt196.00–214.001,19814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,36637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610203.34/cwt197.00–207.001,2403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617188.35/cwt188.00–189.001,1629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635217.39/cwt212.00–221.001,38023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668198.52/cwt190.00–209.001,3263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,3572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724224.69/cwt210.00–229.801,627165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3729176.93/cwt170.00–178.001,29015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2874175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,009194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,96355
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235232.00/cwt232.00–232.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473205.92/cwt201.00–211.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535221.95/cwt217.00–227.001,1872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,2222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658203.39/cwt199.00–210.001,3383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy662215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3360151.00/cwt151.00–151.005442
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,125165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8561
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,335129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,7221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03596.00/cwt96.00–96.009941
Bulls——1,620126.49/cwt122.00–132.002,0497
Bulls——1,720116.42/cwt110.00–120.002,0022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00073.31/cwt65.00–78.007335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01084.11/cwt80.00–89.008505
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058104.72/cwt101.00–108.001,1082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06194.25/cwt91.00–97.001,0006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28595.17/cwt90.00–99.001,22313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31373.55/cwt70.00–77.009662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325109.28/cwt101.00–117.001,44812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34583.81/cwt81.00–87.001,1272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596105.57/cwt103.00–107.001,6854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68062.00/cwt62.00–62.001,0421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6881
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2879100.79/cwt89.00–117.0088611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,883.49/head1,875.00–1,900.001,8833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.