Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
97 vs last sale 354 7 vs year ago 250 · +2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
10 vs last sale 56 30 vs year ago 76 · 39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 21 vs year ago 22 · 95.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $233.03/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +14.16 against this barn's trailing median of $218.87.
Average price
$233.03
125 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,161
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$373
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$81.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.12
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498239.491,193105
Medium and Large 2-3496206.301,02417thin
Small 1-2518158.178203thin
One grade step is worth $81.32/cwt here — about $373 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales
234215196176median 218.8701/0501/0503/3004/1304/13
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.08, low $190.45, median $218.87 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale125 hd
233.03
KY average25 barns · 2,242 hd
214.91
+18.12
This barn, trailing median3 sales
218.87
+14.16
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
BullsAverage1,779122.892,1876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,708106.971,8273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,330105.791,40728
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01089.709065thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)2,000$2,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2463225.09/cwt220.00–230.001,04210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added554236.39/cwt231.00–240.001,31010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513220.90/cwt216.00–228.001,1338
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2343233.02/cwt230.00–236.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415243.01/cwt240.00–250.001,00810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1013
HeifersSmall 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy474266.51/cwt255.00–270.001,2635
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372223.84/cwt213.00–230.008336
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418226.00/cwt220.00–231.0094515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585222.84/cwt216.00–232.501,3043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560224.86/cwt221.00–228.001,2596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3573
SteersMedium and Large 2-3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470231.68/cwt227.50–235.001,0893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378229.95/cwt222.50–237.508692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added513248.73/cwt245.00–252.501,2762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4892
SteersMedium and Large 2-3840161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy469257.96/cwt248.00–280.001,2108
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy325246.02/cwt240.00–250.008005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy622239.56/cwt231.00–243.001,4906
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy525249.07/cwt240.00–260.001,30817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424255.21/cwt245.00–261.001,0829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy382252.71/cwt250.00–255.009659
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,720117.96/cwt117.00–119.002,0292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47284.99/cwt83.00–87.001,2513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353117.90/cwt113.00–125.001,5957
CowsLean 85-90%98786.26/cwt86.00–87.008513
CowsLean 85-90%1,04594.85/cwt93.00–97.009912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298104.55/cwt94.00–110.001,35718
Bulls2,285122.39/cwt120.00–125.002,7972
Bulls1,238112.27/cwt111.00–114.001,3902
Bulls1,815134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,4322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480203.67/cwt200.00–207.509782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3382245.92/cwt202.50–270.009395
BullsSmall 1-2415169.76/cwt160.00–180.007052
BullsMedium and Large 2-3Full435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333227.56/cwt220.00–235.007582
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415190.67/cwt190.00–191.007913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535205.58/cwt201.00–210.001,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2416235.67/cwt220.00–242.509804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385231.71/cwt225.00–235.008923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623223.60/cwt219.00–226.001,3933
BullsSmall 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582234.90/cwt234.00–236.001,36710
BullsMedium and Large 2-3855165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517218.16/cwt215.00–239.001,1289
BullsMedium and Large 1-2693221.51/cwt220.00–223.001,5352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added507245.00/cwt233.00–248.001,2429
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473239.50/cwt231.00–242.001,13314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy388241.36/cwt240.00–242.009363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy265242.50/cwt242.50–242.506431

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.