Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-08-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 24
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 1,828 vs last sale 1,964▼ 1,054 vs year ago 1,190 · −88.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 111▼ 50 vs year ago 86 · −58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week because of a light offering due to higher than normal temperatures.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.34/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$208.34
53 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2424219.2192934
Medium and Large 2-3521188.8998519thin
One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale53 hd
208.34
—
KY average25 barns · 2,426 hd
221.10
−12.76
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—Average1,742126.202,1994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477113.431,6753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31399.811,31118
CowsLean 85-90%Average93679.127408thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,0501thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290249.00/cwt249.00–249.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545261.89/cwt261.00–266.001,42711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673231.53/cwt229.00–234.001,5582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235220.00/cwt220.00–220.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265216.18/cwt212.50–220.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333212.78/cwt205.00–220.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377223.25/cwt207.50–229.0084211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390162.50/cwt162.50–162.506341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412192.59/cwt173.00–200.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434216.83/cwt210.00–221.009416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484219.24/cwt210.00–228.001,0617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513216.56/cwt210.00–220.001,1113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515186.76/cwt170.00–200.009623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573197.09/cwt190.00–204.001,1292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627189.80/cwt167.50–200.001,1905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223244.94/cwt240.00–250.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335231.16/cwt220.00–243.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382238.37/cwt226.00–247.509115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422237.32/cwt234.00–239.001,0013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473180.83/cwt170.00–192.508552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486230.58/cwt230.00–232.501,1214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,2114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575181.18/cwt163.00–200.001,0422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618217.96/cwt214.00–220.001,3473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,2601
Bulls——1,748124.60/cwt124.00–126.002,1783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86085.47/cwt85.00–86.007352
Cows—Lean 85-90%865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Cows—Lean 85-90%920101.00/cwt101.00–101.009291
Cows—Lean 85-90%99562.75/cwt57.00–68.006244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193114.09/cwt112.00–116.001,3613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29585.61/cwt80.00–92.001,1095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358102.63/cwt95.00–108.001,39410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443118.65/cwt116.00–122.001,7122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.