Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 11
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
278 vs last sale 380 325 vs year ago 333 · +97.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
42 vs last sale 53 49 vs year ago 46 · +106.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
7 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 9 · 22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.83/cwt on 403 head.
Average price
$163.83
403 head · 829 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,359
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$666
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2835164.481,374395
Medium and Large 2-3537131.687078thin
One grade step is worth $32.80/cwt here — about $666 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 sale403 hd
163.83
KY average17 barns · 4,800 hd
165.08
−1.24
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
BullsLow1,697121.242,05712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53989.951,3844thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29082.491,06442
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03874.7377514
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,138134.001,5254thin
SteersSelectAverage1,085129.001,4001thin

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)1,238$1,0462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,645$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls1,34591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,046.11/head900.00–1,175.001,0462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55091.26/cwt89.00–96.001,4153
CowsLean 85-90%1,06979.55/cwt75.00–86.008508
CowsLean 85-90%88047.00/cwt47.00–47.004141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28489.45/cwt86.00–96.001,14919
CowsLean 85-90%99589.00/cwt89.00–89.008861
SteersSelect1,085129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4001
SteersSelect and Choice1,138134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5254
CowsLean 85-90%1,02568.44/cwt65.00–74.007024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29880.39/cwt75.00–84.001,04315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28869.91/cwt64.00–72.009008
Bulls1,719126.53/cwt121.00–135.002,1759
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318153.84/cwt150.00–157.504892
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2355143.00/cwt143.00–143.005081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514153.96/cwt144.00–160.0079114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632138.28/cwt135.00–144.008743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0264
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373154.21/cwt150.00–160.005755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225192.50/cwt192.50–192.504331
Dairy SteersLarge 362598.00/cwt98.00–98.006131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2757156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3482120.00/cwt120.00–120.005782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560148.52/cwt146.00–151.008322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added902159.60/cwt159.60–159.601,44055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added881166.38/cwt160.20–169.901,466286
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528162.00/cwt162.00–162.008553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523148.02/cwt135.00–155.0077416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678146.92/cwt144.00–150.009962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608154.66/cwt150.00–160.009403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467160.06/cwt151.00–164.007478
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724137.63/cwt130.00–145.009966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220167.50/cwt167.50–167.503692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516160.19/cwt150.00–164.0082716
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535142.48/cwt140.00–145.007622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3627128.00/cwt128.00–128.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3840122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376152.43/cwt140.00–164.0057312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2824138.97/cwt133.00–141.001,1455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275162.50/cwt162.50–162.504471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420164.25/cwt159.00–166.006905
Bulls1,773112.58/cwt110.00–115.001,9962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060775.00/head775.00–775.007751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410132.01/cwt131.00–133.005412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667141.65/cwt141.00–143.009453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2736125.00/cwt125.00–125.009206
BullsMedium and Large 2-393394.37/cwt85.00–104.008802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390156.00/cwt156.00–156.006081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465161.59/cwt151.00–168.0075121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395128.00/cwt128.00–128.005061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670120.07/cwt115.00–125.008042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564161.07/cwt152.00–164.009084
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3516123.98/cwt121.00–131.006407
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672113.14/cwt110.00–125.007605
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585118.48/cwt108.00–129.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571140.37/cwt129.00–146.0080213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2652146.38/cwt140.00–148.009545
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429165.41/cwt159.00–173.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382122.35/cwt117.00–130.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418127.17/cwt122.00–130.005325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420151.45/cwt147.00–156.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325144.08/cwt140.00–151.004683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462154.54/cwt146.00–161.0071423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473127.89/cwt121.00–138.006054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285167.00/cwt167.00–167.004763
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3613110.59/cwt106.00–115.006782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711

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.