Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-07-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 20
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,789 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 1,639▲ 313 vs year ago 1,476 · +21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 69▲ 13 vs year ago 78 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $238.24/cwt on 1,006 head.
Average price
$238.24
1,006 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2657238.601,5691,001
Medium and Large 2-3798166.381,3285thin
One grade step is worth $72.22/cwt here — about $240 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 sale1,006 hd
238.24
—
KY average26 barns · 5,700 hd
225.46
+12.78
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—High1,741126.112,19512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,577111.171,7533thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,275105.411,34423
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09190.919928thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,135130.901,4863thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,537160.002,4592thin

Every lot

90 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 1-2Fancy235252.50/cwt252.50–252.505931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310249.31/cwt247.50–251.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325233.40/cwt219.00–241.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413231.05/cwt220.00–237.0095410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428264.81/cwt251.00–305.001,13314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474248.35/cwt239.00–258.001,17716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490233.71/cwt229.00–236.001,14510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526223.70/cwt211.00–229.001,1774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529250.74/cwt230.00–263.501,32629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576253.91/cwt237.00–265.001,46342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628271.64/cwt242.00–274.501,70660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675264.00/cwt236.00–267.001,78273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719217.67/cwt217.00–219.001,5656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762222.11/cwt215.00–226.001,6927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,97164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3832185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838219.75/cwt219.50–220.001,84210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881245.42/cwt236.50–249.802,162180
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3910165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added977228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,22852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238204.34/cwt200.00–217.504865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266220.00/cwt220.00–220.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295231.00/cwt231.00–231.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320215.00/cwt205.00–225.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333237.11/cwt233.00–239.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397225.00/cwt225.00–225.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424237.22/cwt229.00–251.001,00629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425216.86/cwt212.50–219.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473235.61/cwt230.00–249.001,11441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487224.42/cwt211.00–228.001,09314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529233.86/cwt228.00–240.001,23730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532223.10/cwt213.00–225.001,18714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561222.39/cwt206.00–227.001,24822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580243.32/cwt228.00–246.001,411129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631213.69/cwt209.00–216.001,34813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632225.54/cwt221.00–226.001,42511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670248.45/cwt221.00–252.001,665251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712214.67/cwt210.00–216.001,5286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724234.45/cwt233.00–236.001,697147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752238.31/cwt234.85–240.001,792196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761214.13/cwt200.00–219.001,6304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,91070
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3868157.49/cwt153.00–162.001,3672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3913163.47/cwt161.00–166.001,4922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278266.00/cwt266.00–266.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338217.80/cwt215.00–230.007366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345256.00/cwt256.00–256.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365255.33/cwt245.00–259.009327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383232.07/cwt220.00–241.008894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425207.00/cwt207.00–207.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426226.26/cwt220.00–235.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427252.65/cwt240.00–257.001,0799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469230.75/cwt220.00–236.001,08215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480201.00/cwt201.00–201.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508189.34/cwt189.00–190.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523241.48/cwt233.00–251.001,2634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523220.00/cwt219.00–221.001,1513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561222.71/cwt215.00–230.001,2494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575246.15/cwt237.00–253.001,41522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3977142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3872
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3590151.00/cwt151.00–151.008912
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,537160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4592
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,135130.90/cwt127.00–135.001,4863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505113.34/cwt111.00–116.001,7063
Bulls——1,769126.16/cwt122.00–128.002,2324
Bulls——1,860133.72/cwt130.00–140.002,4875
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07285.44/cwt83.00–87.009163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078102.97/cwt102.00–104.001,1102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09075.00/cwt75.00–75.008181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13395.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18077.00/cwt77.00–77.009091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23897.52/cwt97.00–98.001,2072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257110.34/cwt103.00–121.001,38718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52383.18/cwt82.00–84.001,2672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577111.17/cwt107.00–113.001,7533

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.