Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-10-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 19
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,527 head
▼ 345 vs last sale 1,872▲ 109 vs year ago 1,418 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 126▲ 93 vs year ago 84 · +110.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 12 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned pre-conditioned feeder and yearling classes with favorable body condition. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was 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 $243.61/cwt on 1,052 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.07 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$243.61
1,052 head · 787 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$637
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2794244.501,9401,015
Medium and Large 2-3595219.111,30337
One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $637 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 sale1,052 hd
243.61
—
KY average25 barns · 6,146 hd
239.22
+4.38
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−28.07
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—High1,823122.992,24312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56692.911,45512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29091.011,17455
CowsLean 85-90%High99376.8876432
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,353131.771,7832thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,495159.002,3771thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$6751thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2213231.76/cwt222.50–240.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315253.00/cwt253.00–253.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325280.00/cwt280.00–280.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385257.50/cwt257.50–257.509911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405257.44/cwt252.50–262.501,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408287.55/cwt285.00–290.001,1732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426239.14/cwt237.50–241.001,0194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473265.38/cwt265.00–266.001,2555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475251.67/cwt240.00–258.001,1955
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482235.43/cwt230.00–239.001,1353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511269.77/cwt265.00–271.001,37910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525258.95/cwt252.50–262.501,35912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525234.14/cwt230.00–235.001,2296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576235.03/cwt229.00–244.001,35411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582219.74/cwt219.00–225.001,27913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589274.72/cwt268.00–275.501,61837
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610213.56/cwt210.00–217.001,3032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624247.13/cwt244.00–251.001,54213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629235.69/cwt229.00–245.001,48217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671241.52/cwt240.00–243.001,6216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680216.04/cwt213.00–219.001,4692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684233.51/cwt225.00–239.001,59710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700269.85/cwt269.85–269.851,88974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,83676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750262.70/cwt262.70–262.701,97066
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762239.49/cwt223.00–241.001,82512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784249.96/cwt247.00–252.501,960132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833229.12/cwt213.00–231.001,90947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836247.90/cwt247.90–247.902,07263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877232.67/cwt230.00–234.102,041211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3925166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added929229.52/cwt225.60–232.002,132176
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,010182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,016202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,190165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9644
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281180.00/cwt180.00–180.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334205.35/cwt200.00–210.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337195.00/cwt195.00–195.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350205.00/cwt205.00–205.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383223.13/cwt210.00–229.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387239.00/cwt239.00–239.009252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410237.51/cwt235.00–240.009744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419228.20/cwt217.50–232.5095621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469217.82/cwt217.00–220.001,0227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481205.45/cwt200.00–212.009885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490193.00/cwt193.00–193.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519204.41/cwt195.00–208.001,06116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526182.98/cwt180.00–186.009629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561181.67/cwt181.00–182.001,0196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575198.16/cwt195.00–200.001,13913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612192.44/cwt180.00–198.001,17814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680201.15/cwt192.00–206.001,36822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690178.49/cwt178.00–180.001,2324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705191.72/cwt189.00–201.001,3526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723168.01/cwt167.00–170.001,2153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,49013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825162.32/cwt155.00–170.001,3392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3937140.40/cwt140.00–141.001,3165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3955117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,038148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,236159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9658
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250212.50/cwt212.50–212.505312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295252.50/cwt252.50–252.507451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330205.00/cwt205.00–205.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345282.50/cwt282.50–282.509752
Bulls—Small 1-2345177.50/cwt177.50–177.506121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385233.28/cwt225.00–237.508983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400222.50/cwt222.50–222.508901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440236.21/cwt232.50–240.001,0392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469227.93/cwt220.00–235.001,0695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485198.00/cwt198.00–198.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512230.25/cwt220.00–237.501,17912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513196.34/cwt192.50–200.001,0072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570232.46/cwt225.00–237.501,3257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3593204.74/cwt202.00–207.501,2142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608210.99/cwt210.00–212.001,2832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635181.48/cwt180.00–183.001,1522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy643228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656203.47/cwt196.00–206.001,3354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3666187.56/cwt184.00–193.001,2494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761179.02/cwt177.00–183.001,3623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865182.05/cwt178.00–186.001,5752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5631
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,495159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3771
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,353131.77/cwt131.00–132.501,7832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440112.97/cwt111.00–115.001,6272
Bulls——1,885122.20/cwt117.00–125.002,3037
Bulls——1,935131.52/cwt128.00–133.002,5453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98063.55/cwt61.00–68.006235
Cows—Lean 85-90%98874.39/cwt70.00–79.0073517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00396.61/cwt95.00–98.009693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01283.98/cwt80.00–89.008507
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25492.33/cwt88.00–96.001,15825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30484.05/cwt81.00–87.001,09619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347100.02/cwt97.00–105.001,34711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52897.50/cwt97.00–98.001,4902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58793.21/cwt90.00–96.001,4799
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010675.00/head675.00–675.006751

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.