Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-09-21

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 21
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,087 head
179 vs last sale 2,266 911 vs year ago 1,176 · +77.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
70 vs last sale 193 47 vs year ago 76 · +61.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
3 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady, over 800 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady except 500-700 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for the average to plain quality feeders, Good demand for weaned and pre-conditioned feeders and yearlings with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $242.47/cwt on 1,271 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 29.21 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$242.47
1,271 head · 801 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$747
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.59
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2805243.431,9581,246
Medium and Large 2-3622194.601,21125
One grade step is worth $48.83/cwt here — about $747 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 sale1,271 hd
242.47
KY average26 barns · 7,277 hd
246.06
−3.59
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−29.21
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
BullsLow1,730122.392,11714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,58498.361,55820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30394.421,23140
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00085.7685824
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,063139.581,4843thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,205167.502,0181thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,433$1,3452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,1592thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,5251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,022201.50/cwt201.50–201.502,05948
SteersMedium and Large 2-3332220.00/cwt220.00–220.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2-3563185.07/cwt180.00–190.001,0422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3728198.08/cwt197.00–202.501,4425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345256.00/cwt256.00–256.008832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3778212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy260279.67/cwt279.00–282.507275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy355262.50/cwt262.50–262.509321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy482263.91/cwt260.00–267.501,2729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy596297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7733
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480240.37/cwt232.50–247.501,1549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2995148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476226.60/cwt216.00–237.001,07915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525216.07/cwt210.00–224.001,13427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added749235.25/cwt235.25–235.251,76269
SteersMedium and Large 2-3963168.37/cwt159.00–177.501,6212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530229.46/cwt227.00–234.001,21611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580217.28/cwt210.00–225.001,26014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280226.96/cwt210.00–235.006359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2774212.41/cwt211.00–213.501,64414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660199.31/cwt190.00–208.001,3153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy423262.95/cwt260.00–267.501,1127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2842151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2861159.10/cwt148.00–165.001,3708
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329228.78/cwt215.00–235.007539
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432227.96/cwt220.00–238.0098510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627207.41/cwt200.00–213.001,3005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3524182.27/cwt172.50–201.009557
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328192.00/cwt160.00–200.0063010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623161.03/cwt160.00–162.001,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3434193.90/cwt160.00–210.008426
SteersMedium and Large 2-3608205.01/cwt202.50–207.501,2462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added676255.56/cwt244.00–263.001,7284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410177.50/cwt177.50–177.507281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3680185.18/cwt160.00–210.001,2592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3522210.32/cwt202.50–221.001,0983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445250.90/cwt237.50–257.501,1173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627254.38/cwt245.00–262.501,59514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568258.62/cwt252.50–270.001,46913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523240.85/cwt230.00–247.001,2603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468168.89/cwt160.00–177.507902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added782247.22/cwt242.75–253.501,933233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735263.29/cwt262.00–263.901,935223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800210.63/cwt204.00–211.001,68519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2792230.94/cwt230.75–234.001,82970
SteersMedium and Large 1-2980192.94/cwt189.00–201.001,8913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added936230.40/cwt224.90–236.202,157118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added955232.04/cwt228.80–235.202,216118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685235.73/cwt230.00–239.001,6153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2362255.00/cwt255.00–255.009235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733232.99/cwt225.00–235.001,7086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581238.11/cwt230.00–245.001,38313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added513267.99/cwt257.50–280.001,37512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added816243.32/cwt230.00–247.601,985177
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added865243.25/cwt242.25–244.252,104121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2868185.59/cwt177.00–191.001,6113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2822176.59/cwt173.00–184.001,4523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2246200.00/cwt200.00–200.004923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250252.50/cwt252.50–252.506311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250282.50/cwt282.50–282.507061
CowsLean 85-90%99992.71/cwt90.00–99.0092611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86562.50/cwt62.50–62.501,1661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,584103.43/cwt102.00–109.001,63810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55296.71/cwt92.00–101.001,5019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27786.25/cwt81.00–89.001,1018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32576.51/cwt76.00–77.001,0142
SteersChoice1,205167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,0181
HeifersSelect and Choice1,063139.58/cwt131.00–145.001,4843
CowsLean 85-90%98273.36/cwt61.00–78.007205
CowsLean 85-90%1,01383.94/cwt81.00–88.008508
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243106.79/cwt102.00–114.001,3277
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32995.06/cwt90.00–101.001,26323
Bulls1,600114.08/cwt113.00–115.001,8253
Bulls1,765124.65/cwt122.00–126.002,20011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980114.98/cwt110.00–122.001,1273
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,158.63/head875.00–1,350.001,1592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,345.46/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3452
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,080130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,125150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713188.37/cwt180.00–194.001,3436
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy235297.50/cwt297.50–297.506991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy579259.54/cwt250.00–272.501,50316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473265.88/cwt257.00–277.001,25814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy417260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy305292.50/cwt292.50–292.508921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511237.72/cwt231.00–249.001,21518
BullsSmall 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy524265.87/cwt255.00–275.001,3936
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3677180.43/cwt172.50–184.001,2225
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3476195.36/cwt155.00–214.0093010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3366194.61/cwt165.00–201.0071212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3783168.19/cwt150.00–183.001,3174
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3724166.65/cwt157.00–188.001,2077
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377222.07/cwt207.50–230.008379
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy394244.28/cwt244.00–246.009627
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3930135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added868197.57/cwt197.50–198.001,71558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy286253.00/cwt253.00–253.0072410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583185.25/cwt167.00–201.001,0805
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470201.58/cwt198.00–222.5094713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2336245.26/cwt242.00–252.508245
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425192.50/cwt192.50–192.508183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480246.57/cwt237.50–255.001,18413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371254.79/cwt240.00–259.0094514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574234.69/cwt227.50–240.001,3478
BullsMedium and Large 2-3676185.47/cwt177.00–190.001,2544
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520210.16/cwt201.00–222.001,0938
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925179.10/cwt173.00–185.001,6572
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573195.71/cwt180.00–215.001,1218
BullsMedium and Large 2-3379228.85/cwt222.50–231.0086712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432242.61/cwt232.50–252.501,04820
BullsSmall 1-2380157.37/cwt152.50–162.505982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2616215.84/cwt200.00–224.001,33016
BullsSmall 1-2492185.00/cwt185.00–185.009102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665208.94/cwt198.00–220.001,3896
BullsMedium and Large 2-3788167.99/cwt165.00–171.001,3242
BullsMedium and Large 2-3631179.96/cwt175.00–185.001,1365

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.