Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-08-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 10
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,882 head
▲ 445 vs last sale 1,437▲ 897 vs year ago 985 · +91.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 67▲ 71 vs year ago 54 · +131.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, 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 $234.00/cwt on 826 head.
Average price
$234.00
826 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$444
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693234.821,627813
Medium and Large 2-3646183.261,18313thin
One grade step is worth $51.56/cwt here — about $444 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 sale826 hd
234.00
—
KY average27 barns · 6,166 hd
230.59
+3.41
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—High1,784128.932,30012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,269109.271,38743
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,535107.201,6464thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04395.2299424

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)1,080$1,0583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,4333thin

Every lot

99 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 1-2308230.00/cwt230.00–230.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380253.65/cwt250.00–257.509642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408237.48/cwt235.00–240.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423271.05/cwt267.50–275.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474264.18/cwt260.00–275.001,25211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506229.37/cwt214.00–240.001,1616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513267.31/cwt248.00–277.501,37117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569275.34/cwt257.00–292.501,56744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625229.13/cwt218.00–235.001,4329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626260.76/cwt245.00–280.001,63220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683274.07/cwt273.00–275.001,87213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685220.86/cwt211.00–224.001,5135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726253.23/cwt231.00–269.001,8387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782252.19/cwt237.00–254.751,972214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869249.60/cwt249.60–249.602,16961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910224.49/cwt224.00–225.002,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3930199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added936234.34/cwt232.25–235.752,193180
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978200.93/cwt197.00–205.001,9652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added994226.61/cwt226.00–227.252,253121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320196.35/cwt190.00–202.506282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332226.33/cwt222.50–231.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363233.16/cwt230.00–235.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373247.58/cwt245.00–250.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434243.93/cwt237.00–254.001,05916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461248.30/cwt238.00–253.001,14518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468230.09/cwt220.00–236.001,07713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527222.36/cwt210.00–228.001,1728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528245.46/cwt234.00–254.001,29633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564247.01/cwt230.00–255.001,39331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582223.50/cwt222.00–225.001,3014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617229.30/cwt225.00–233.001,41530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620221.02/cwt220.00–223.001,3706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666207.42/cwt200.00–212.001,3814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674235.47/cwt228.00–239.501,58745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy712250.75/cwt250.75–250.751,785140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722235.79/cwt225.00–243.751,702138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727207.88/cwt201.00–219.001,51116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3737181.27/cwt154.00–195.001,3366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768229.84/cwt226.25–232.751,765266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783206.55/cwt203.50–216.001,61723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3791174.02/cwt152.00–185.001,3763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2859186.18/cwt175.00–190.001,5994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970165.68/cwt161.00–180.001,6074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225290.00/cwt290.00–290.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320256.48/cwt252.50–267.508214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335202.50/cwt202.50–202.506781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370203.65/cwt200.00–207.507542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385263.70/cwt260.00–267.501,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390242.50/cwt242.50–242.509461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2401232.50/cwt232.50–232.509323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415270.12/cwt260.00–277.501,1217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478262.05/cwt255.00–272.501,25310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510260.48/cwt249.00–270.001,3283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523227.00/cwt210.00–237.501,18727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568253.17/cwt250.00–260.001,4384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571225.93/cwt222.50–231.001,29010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619217.19/cwt201.00–225.001,34413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy663228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675209.41/cwt199.00–219.001,4148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720196.12/cwt190.00–200.001,4126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3950132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Dairy Steers—Large 3355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Dairy Steers—Large 3403150.00/cwt150.00–150.006052
Dairy Steers—Large 3455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Dairy Steers—Large 3525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8761
Bulls——1,557113.91/cwt110.00–117.001,7743
Bulls——1,901135.30/cwt131.00–140.002,5728
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010112.51/cwt112.00–113.001,1362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01581.00/cwt81.00–81.008221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03698.59/cwt91.00–103.001,02114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07285.58/cwt82.00–88.009177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230100.02/cwt93.00–104.001,23012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281113.64/cwt105.00–127.001,45630
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545117.40/cwt115.00–120.001,8142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,433.30/head1,225.00–1,725.001,4333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,058.02/head825.00–1,300.001,0583

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.