Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
38 vs last sale 283 112 vs year ago 357 · 31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
20 vs last sale 34 8 vs year ago 62 · 12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
40 vs last sale 1 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.85/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$153.85
85 head · 779 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,198
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.28
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2785154.811,21581
Medium and Large 2-3651134.508764thin
One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $339 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 sale85 hd
153.85
KY average27 barns · 5,793 hd
159.13
−5.28
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
BullsLow1,636114.271,86911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62493.811,5236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25886.121,08315
CowsLean 85-90%Average96372.847025thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360101.001,3741thin
SteersSelectAverage1,195107.001,2791thin

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)1,162$98210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$9004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$8477
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)955$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,287$1,6764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,427$1,46011
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,3523thin

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2975117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662138.00/cwt138.00–138.009142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0549
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480127.98/cwt126.00–131.006143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438150.00/cwt150.00–150.006572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3880126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421145.64/cwt135.00–150.006138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568144.58/cwt142.00–147.008212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2514167.23/cwt152.00–171.008605
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360162.00/cwt162.00–162.005832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added882154.90/cwt154.90–154.901,36658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330124.00/cwt124.00–124.004091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2607144.49/cwt140.00–146.008778
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492159.00/cwt159.00–159.007824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670135.50/cwt130.00–141.009082
SteersSelect1,195107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2791
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22067.00/cwt67.00–67.008171
HeifersChoice1,360101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62493.81/cwt92.00–97.001,5236
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25889.87/cwt87.00–93.001,13110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26681.53/cwt77.00–85.001,0324
CowsLean 85-90%1,00779.74/cwt77.00–82.008033
CowsLean 85-90%84561.00/cwt61.00–61.005151
CowsLean 85-90%95064.00/cwt64.00–64.006081
Bulls1,48886.42/cwt80.00–90.001,2863
Bulls1,683126.24/cwt120.00–137.002,1257
Bulls1,750114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9951
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2955850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,162982.46/head850.00–1,075.0098210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,171846.87/head800.00–875.008477
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4581,483.58/head1,200.00–1,700.001,4849
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,353.53/head1,260.00–1,450.001,3542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,351.80/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2871,675.93/head1,275.00–1,775.001,6764
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535161.00/cwt161.00–161.008615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830113.00/cwt113.00–113.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3556135.00/cwt135.00–135.007513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482134.94/cwt121.00–140.006507
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518152.18/cwt151.00–155.0078815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617134.90/cwt128.00–141.0083210
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3632111.95/cwt95.00–121.007083
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2588135.52/cwt130.00–141.007972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771

How this sale compares

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.