Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-09-14

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 14
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,266 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 2,025▲ 1,225 vs year ago 1,041 · +117.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 125▲ 100 vs year ago 93 · +107.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, 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 $245.54/cwt on 973 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −26.14 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$245.54
973 head · 805 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$869
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$66.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2807246.071,985962
Medium and Large 2-3656201.171,31910thin
Small 1-2620180.001,1161thin
One grade step is worth $66.07/cwt here — about $869 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 sale973 hd
245.54
—
KY average26 barns · 8,591 hd
246.25
−0.71
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−26.14
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—Average1,714129.702,22311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,610113.491,8275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,318104.511,37742
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04593.0097223
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,068150.701,6094thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,2751thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy292283.00/cwt283.00–283.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325246.64/cwt245.00–247.508023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331269.73/cwt260.00–271.008938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355270.00/cwt270.00–270.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413259.84/cwt255.00–262.501,0733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427249.43/cwt240.00–252.501,06510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435212.50/cwt212.50–212.509241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468266.26/cwt255.00–275.001,24612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470182.50/cwt182.50–182.508581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476241.78/cwt232.50–252.501,1514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526239.24/cwt225.00–245.001,2589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529255.26/cwt249.00–267.501,35027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576239.13/cwt230.00–247.501,37712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578260.96/cwt250.00–265.001,50821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578214.89/cwt210.00–220.001,2422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620247.28/cwt242.00–260.001,53315
Steers—Small 1-2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629238.13/cwt220.00–241.001,49812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy634272.29/cwt270.00–277.501,7269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667248.00/cwt244.00–250.001,6549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672232.86/cwt215.00–237.501,56517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715203.31/cwt200.00–210.001,4543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720232.02/cwt230.00–235.001,6713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729261.05/cwt244.00–262.251,903146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy731272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782232.32/cwt225.00–237.501,8178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785256.25/cwt256.25–256.252,01257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823248.76/cwt243.50–251.802,04799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895247.60/cwt247.60–247.602,216119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918236.51/cwt232.10–245.252,171236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959231.50/cwt231.50–231.502,22060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3970171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,028228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,34452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203214.97/cwt212.50–217.504362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215202.67/cwt200.00–205.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280252.50/cwt252.50–252.507072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329229.41/cwt221.00–237.507557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340210.04/cwt207.50–212.507142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366200.17/cwt180.00–210.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378231.02/cwt225.00–235.0087313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381240.87/cwt240.00–244.0091811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405243.62/cwt242.00–247.5098711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426203.58/cwt195.00–210.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429233.49/cwt220.00–237.501,00227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472228.83/cwt218.00–236.001,08052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473201.85/cwt180.00–216.009556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522235.90/cwt232.00–241.001,23133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524196.88/cwt169.00–213.001,03212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529225.20/cwt217.00–230.001,19140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy544259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,40951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575225.64/cwt212.50–230.001,29729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580235.33/cwt232.00–238.001,36528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580193.66/cwt167.50–210.001,1236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616230.56/cwt228.00–237.001,42026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620217.47/cwt209.00–225.001,34810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627191.18/cwt180.00–205.001,1999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660195.50/cwt190.00–201.001,2902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678241.32/cwt228.00–245.751,636160
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682218.71/cwt210.00–225.001,4929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717208.06/cwt196.00–211.001,49210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718172.58/cwt153.00–184.001,2395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731229.11/cwt220.00–229.501,67587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768227.78/cwt222.00–229.001,74973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3777156.76/cwt140.00–163.001,2186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3905140.44/cwt130.00–151.001,2712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919218.25/cwt218.25–218.252,00660
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220275.00/cwt275.00–275.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250260.00/cwt260.00–260.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270267.50/cwt267.50–267.507221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325257.50/cwt257.50–257.508372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325228.85/cwt222.50–235.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368257.32/cwt257.00–257.509473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388244.97/cwt235.00–250.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425238.07/cwt230.00–249.001,01212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459241.41/cwt231.00–251.001,10810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484214.04/cwt197.50–220.001,03618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy514245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,25911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517231.14/cwt220.00–240.001,19525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527193.58/cwt172.50–210.001,0207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574227.43/cwt220.00–234.001,30510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581207.23/cwt180.00–217.501,20414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy598257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617176.83/cwt161.00–190.001,0916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621217.23/cwt207.50–227.001,34922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy627247.22/cwt231.00–260.001,55012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660199.85/cwt190.00–210.001,31912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3677167.70/cwt160.00–183.001,1357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725188.00/cwt185.00–191.001,3632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772178.64/cwt177.00–180.001,3793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3885151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3970122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added874185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,61782
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,068150.70/cwt146.00–160.001,6094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3091
Bulls——1,716126.74/cwt125.00–128.002,1755
Bulls——1,808137.40/cwt133.00–145.002,4845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92376.07/cwt73.00–79.007022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04387.52/cwt83.00–90.009138
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05796.27/cwt92.00–102.001,01810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093107.98/cwt106.00–109.001,1803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27399.42/cwt92.00–103.001,26615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31789.91/cwt88.00–91.001,1843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346109.52/cwt105.00–116.001,47424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610113.49/cwt108.00–116.001,8275
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2838124.28/cwt112.50–140.001,0416
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105126.14/cwt109.00–133.001,3946
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27901,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.