Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-05-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 4
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,129 head
790 vs last sale 1,919 511 vs year ago 1,640 · 31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
35 vs last sale 142 0 vs year ago 107 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
14 vs last sale 3 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $202.86/cwt on 572 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 68.82 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$202.86
572 head · 776 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$357
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2418206.008613thin
Medium and Large 1-2780203.781,589552
Medium and Large 2-3706172.621,21817thin
One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about −$357 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 sale572 hd
202.86
KY average23 barns · 4,243 hd
216.47
−13.60
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−68.82
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
BullsAverage1,549114.821,77910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55795.071,48017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24888.301,10241
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03580.3983225
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200111.001,3321thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,155160.001,8481thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300120.001,5601thin

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)1,135$1,2578
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,845$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,560$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)962$1,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,408$1,3102thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295216.67/cwt210.00–220.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added729195.75/cwt195.75–195.751,42782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372202.58/cwt195.00–207.007545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added825183.25/cwt183.25–183.251,51262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added509203.99/cwt201.00–205.001,0384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,27210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added940188.60/cwt185.50–189.751,773126
HeifersMedium and Large 2297200.00/cwt200.00–200.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3887138.99/cwt134.00–142.001,2334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868160.50/cwt160.00–161.001,3932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474200.04/cwt190.00–208.0094840
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574194.74/cwt186.00–200.001,11823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524190.80/cwt185.00–200.001,00012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3461166.84/cwt150.00–184.007694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620189.08/cwt178.00–192.001,1727
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675163.25/cwt161.00–167.001,1024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419200.59/cwt191.00–207.0084013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2783175.48/cwt171.00–177.001,3748
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327208.70/cwt200.00–213.006829
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715153.85/cwt147.00–161.001,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2085
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,015120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2181
SteersMedium and Large 2418206.00/cwt203.00–210.008613
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,057132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3452192.00/cwt192.00–192.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3870153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466228.71/cwt225.00–231.001,0666
SteersMedium and Large 2-3677188.01/cwt182.00–193.001,2733
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763188.02/cwt186.00–190.001,4352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2732200.81/cwt196.00–205.001,4704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806192.85/cwt189.00–193.001,55469
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604238.65/cwt230.00–242.001,4416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378222.45/cwt217.50–227.508414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365218.80/cwt216.00–222.507997
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy422214.50/cwt213.00–216.0090511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574206.06/cwt204.00–216.001,1836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy478212.16/cwt212.00–213.001,0146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2771171.19/cwt162.00–178.001,3205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427219.16/cwt210.00–225.009366
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,065137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318224.08/cwt220.00–230.007133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519228.69/cwt223.00–235.001,1877
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583225.59/cwt210.00–229.001,3158
BullsMedium and Large 2550204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
BullsMedium and Large 2525201.51/cwt200.00–203.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 2-3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3205167.50/cwt167.50–167.503431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3576186.23/cwt184.00–187.001,0734
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478190.00/cwt190.00–190.009082
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415172.00/cwt172.00–172.007141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313230.10/cwt227.50–232.507202
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2587226.64/cwt210.00–231.001,33013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524234.51/cwt230.00–236.001,2298
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379233.01/cwt230.00–237.508838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added784199.33/cwt197.50–200.101,56395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2866183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5853
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434224.77/cwt217.50–231.009765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625211.79/cwt203.00–223.001,3243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added666227.17/cwt225.00–229.001,51311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added591242.74/cwt237.00–249.001,43511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added972186.90/cwt186.90–186.901,81755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,065177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,88519
Dairy HeifersLarge 346095.00/cwt95.00–95.004372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526253.75/cwt253.00–254.001,3354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718184.87/cwt177.00–192.001,3274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2223214.75/cwt212.50–217.504792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy367238.53/cwt235.00–240.008757
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy440233.52/cwt232.00–235.001,0272
HeifersSelect and Choice1,200111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3321
CowsLean 85-90%1,00375.57/cwt70.00–81.0075812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25389.60/cwt84.00–94.001,12327
CowsLean 85-90%1,09286.78/cwt83.00–92.009489
CowsLean 85-90%98365.47/cwt65.00–66.006442
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54790.57/cwt88.00–94.001,4019
SteersSelect and Choice1,300120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5601
SteersChoice1,155160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8481
CowsLean 85-90%1,02095.42/cwt95.00–96.009732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568100.14/cwt97.00–104.001,5708
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29568.00/cwt68.00–68.008811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34396.88/cwt95.00–101.001,3016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13978.86/cwt74.00–82.008987
Bulls1,564113.75/cwt110.00–115.001,7794
Bulls1,14099.47/cwt99.00–100.001,1342
Bulls1,739123.56/cwt120.00–133.002,1494
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712172.12/cwt166.00–184.001,22512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy328227.36/cwt221.00–230.007467
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572170.25/cwt154.00–180.009746
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3636163.64/cwt159.00–169.001,0418
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518169.67/cwt163.00–171.008796
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323169.92/cwt160.00–180.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added985164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,62023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610213.50/cwt211.00–216.001,3022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525187.00/cwt187.00–187.009821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662215.84/cwt208.00–217.001,42961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3995155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5423
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325182.50/cwt182.50–182.505931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3588192.03/cwt190.00–194.001,1292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy344252.98/cwt250.00–257.508705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470246.62/cwt240.00–253.001,15931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215216.25/cwt215.00–217.504652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy381247.67/cwt245.00–249.009443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,257.35/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2578
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4081,309.55/head1,175.00–1,425.001,3102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29621,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,8452,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880168.47/cwt166.00–171.001,4832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2686198.57/cwt191.00–205.001,36221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy471243.58/cwt240.00–247.001,1474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy537240.66/cwt240.00–242.001,2923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466215.44/cwt204.00–220.001,0044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283215.21/cwt210.00–220.006093
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340176.21/cwt162.00–190.005992
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3840149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2521

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.