Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-07-27

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 27
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
987 head
▼ 802 vs last sale 1,789▼ 422 vs year ago 1,409 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 91▲ 28 vs year ago 58 · +48.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Very Good demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 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 $232.31/cwt on 470 head.
Average price
$232.31
470 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$752
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$98.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2697234.611,636452
Medium and Large 2-3488176.8586217thin
Small 1-2650136.008841thin
One grade step is worth $98.61/cwt here — about $752 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 sale470 hd
232.31
—
KY average25 barns · 5,026 hd
225.56
+6.75
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—High1,516127.881,93811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,624113.241,8396thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,293108.171,39815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03193.6796516
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210150.001,8151thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340268.00/cwt268.00–268.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370235.00/cwt235.00–235.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373247.49/cwt242.50–250.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433223.00/cwt223.00–223.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493267.03/cwt261.00–269.001,31612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510224.27/cwt210.00–238.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533267.73/cwt257.00–275.001,42715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562269.26/cwt257.50–271.001,51352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628224.29/cwt222.00–229.001,4094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635260.12/cwt240.00–270.001,65253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725224.97/cwt224.00–226.001,6312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,93270
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888239.50/cwt239.50–239.502,12758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975224.16/cwt221.50–227.002,186114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333190.23/cwt180.00–200.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395233.00/cwt233.00–233.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423225.69/cwt225.00–228.009556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424196.97/cwt190.00–200.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427233.54/cwt230.00–238.0099710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461236.80/cwt231.00–242.001,0926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471156.94/cwt152.50–175.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490221.99/cwt221.00–223.001,0886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509241.02/cwt231.00–250.001,22711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515223.32/cwt222.00–224.001,1503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558223.99/cwt215.00–228.001,2505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609242.89/cwt239.50–247.001,4799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611212.70/cwt196.00–216.001,3006
Heifers—Small 1-2650136.00/cwt136.00–136.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692239.83/cwt235.00–244.751,660168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729221.96/cwt221.50–224.501,61874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730155.81/cwt149.00–170.001,1373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773237.47/cwt235.00–240.001,836143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265257.50/cwt257.50–257.506821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310257.00/cwt257.00–257.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375224.88/cwt219.00–235.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409217.59/cwt210.00–232.508908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423245.72/cwt240.00–257.501,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440204.00/cwt204.00–204.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472224.67/cwt220.00–231.001,0605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476196.02/cwt184.00–202.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477247.26/cwt240.00–262.001,1795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508220.02/cwt210.00–229.001,1188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555214.05/cwt209.00–219.001,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4632
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Dairy Steers—Large 3915121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1071
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,210150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400117.97/cwt111.00–124.001,6524
Bulls——1,582133.55/cwt127.00–142.002,1137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95577.17/cwt73.00–79.007373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03084.63/cwt84.00–86.008723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03393.12/cwt90.00–98.009625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074109.56/cwt108.00–112.001,1775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264106.60/cwt100.00–110.001,3477
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311116.32/cwt113.00–120.001,5256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33889.23/cwt86.00–93.001,1942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560106.94/cwt104.00–110.001,6683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,688119.53/cwt117.00–123.002,0183

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.