Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-02-08

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 8
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,350 head
▲ 1,751 vs last sale 1,599▲ 2,042 vs year ago 1,308 · +156.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 78▲ 79 vs year ago 133 · +59.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 2 vs year ago 15 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $236.37/cwt on 1,529 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −35.31 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$236.37
1,529 head · 741 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2745238.701,7791,417
Medium and Large 2-3689206.861,424112
One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $354 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 sale1,529 hd
236.37
—
KY average26 barns · 10,681 hd
245.36
−8.99
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−35.31
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—Average1,706122.432,08918
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,627109.871,78720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28799.421,28045
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08485.9393157
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215143.431,7432thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,235168.002,0751thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,3372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$1,2703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,2502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,465$1,6882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,3251thin

Every lot

135 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 1-2205245.00/cwt245.00–245.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy238291.32/cwt275.00–305.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270299.00/cwt299.00–299.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283242.29/cwt240.00–247.506863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319300.25/cwt295.00–305.009586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335263.28/cwt260.00–265.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387284.90/cwt271.00–294.001,10315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388250.31/cwt242.50–257.509719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422228.75/cwt225.00–231.009653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423248.46/cwt242.50–257.501,0519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427271.74/cwt260.00–307.501,16025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464251.23/cwt240.00–258.001,16616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474229.44/cwt222.50–232.501,0889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477279.63/cwt260.00–290.001,33426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526212.54/cwt200.00–222.001,11813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529272.76/cwt251.00–295.001,44349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530241.31/cwt235.00–247.001,2799
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3564217.71/cwt200.00–225.001,22813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575237.05/cwt230.00–247.001,36323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584276.46/cwt258.00–279.501,615149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612249.94/cwt240.00–261.001,53054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626212.78/cwt202.00–216.001,33217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627227.94/cwt222.00–232.001,42927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665255.63/cwt240.00–260.001,70071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670225.36/cwt220.00–233.001,51012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674207.16/cwt197.50–215.001,39610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720222.07/cwt220.00–226.001,5996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729242.75/cwt230.00–246.001,77044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763239.92/cwt233.00–248.001,83174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770218.73/cwt214.00–225.001,68419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3772204.57/cwt187.50–210.001,5799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831235.16/cwt228.00–238.951,954320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843209.31/cwt200.00–210.001,76474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874218.54/cwt217.50–220.251,910139
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,68037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added932216.79/cwt215.00–218.752,020121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2939206.65/cwt205.00–209.501,94097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2953212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,02010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205240.00/cwt240.00–240.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210280.00/cwt280.00–280.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267231.33/cwt230.00–235.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy269267.70/cwt250.00–280.0072014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278196.98/cwt180.00–212.505482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318238.97/cwt225.00–242.507607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322263.84/cwt250.00–270.008508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334185.87/cwt180.00–197.506214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371267.16/cwt250.00–275.0099123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374241.06/cwt231.00–247.5090224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382193.08/cwt182.50–210.0073811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419257.87/cwt243.00–277.501,08053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423188.39/cwt180.00–210.007975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426234.94/cwt221.00–238.001,00114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473247.45/cwt240.00–262.501,17038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473232.66/cwt222.00–237.501,10022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491201.71/cwt191.00–210.009907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521193.23/cwt180.00–200.001,0079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522220.93/cwt210.00–229.001,15324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528237.64/cwt230.00–249.001,255104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573250.92/cwt230.00–255.001,4386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574197.36/cwt180.00–207.501,13316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576219.51/cwt210.00–229.001,26449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617232.29/cwt220.00–236.001,43353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619208.43/cwt200.00–218.001,29033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633183.91/cwt167.00–191.001,16415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667224.96/cwt220.00–228.001,50078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668186.17/cwt180.00–195.001,24419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677205.43/cwt202.00–212.001,39118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705195.79/cwt183.00–203.001,38015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3707174.89/cwt155.00–178.001,23613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729214.48/cwt207.50–224.751,564305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3756175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775199.01/cwt182.50–201.001,54215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783209.89/cwt209.50–214.001,64378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3813136.28/cwt132.50–140.001,1082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2849192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,63046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2898211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2247235.00/cwt235.00–235.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265296.29/cwt292.50–299.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318241.00/cwt241.00–241.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3326225.69/cwt220.00–227.507364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372281.86/cwt267.50–310.001,0497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375186.67/cwt180.00–190.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380248.88/cwt245.00–255.009467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415277.23/cwt270.00–288.001,15111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426241.07/cwt232.50–250.001,02723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433223.31/cwt220.00–225.009673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472209.39/cwt180.00–227.5098812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474238.70/cwt230.00–247.001,13116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486267.05/cwt260.00–287.001,29813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508262.71/cwt252.00–270.001,3359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526226.23/cwt219.00–235.001,1907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532195.50/cwt180.00–210.001,0406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570197.26/cwt171.00–211.001,12414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582225.94/cwt218.00–235.001,31510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624187.19/cwt170.00–204.001,1685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629212.14/cwt204.00–222.501,33424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666210.74/cwt201.00–227.501,40422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3687196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725192.57/cwt181.00–196.001,3966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762184.10/cwt180.00–192.501,4033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,3992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865173.82/cwt167.50–180.001,5042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2917156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4312
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Dairy Steers—Large 3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added822171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,40622
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added886181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,60464
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added1,019164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,67652
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,235168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,215143.43/cwt130.00–156.001,7432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595114.93/cwt105.00–119.001,8337
Bulls——1,694124.29/cwt121.00–127.002,1057
Bulls——1,923132.29/cwt129.00–137.002,5444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98071.26/cwt60.00–79.0069816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09286.05/cwt80.00–89.0094019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15294.44/cwt90.00–99.001,08818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156105.74/cwt101.00–112.001,2224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19894.46/cwt90.00–99.001,13212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28386.13/cwt84.00–89.001,1055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29877.95/cwt77.00–79.001,0123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330107.04/cwt100.00–115.001,42425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608110.49/cwt101.00–119.001,77719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,98098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,9401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,269.75/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,336.51/head900.00–1,700.001,3372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,250.20/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.