Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-06-17

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 17
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 515▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 73▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers mostly steady,Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.30/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$140.30
149 head · 735 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,031
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2743140.751,045143
Small and Medium 1-2485130.006311thin
Medium and Large 2-3570129.587395thin
One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $307 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 sale149 hd
140.30
—
KY average18 barns · 5,272 hd
135.41
+4.90
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
Bulls—Average1,58787.641,39110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55662.679758thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31760.1679225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00252.9053027

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003381
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489148.24/cwt141.00–152.007257
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490137.50/cwt135.00–140.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515128.46/cwt127.00–130.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763140.15/cwt137.75–142.501,069132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840116.00/cwt116.00–116.009741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265146.16/cwt141.00–152.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312142.63/cwt140.00–146.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343156.60/cwt149.00–158.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372140.54/cwt130.00–145.005238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375128.00/cwt128.00–128.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433134.51/cwt130.00–139.0058212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470135.31/cwt130.00–139.0063612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470118.79/cwt115.00–122.505582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514133.00/cwt131.00–135.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566118.54/cwt113.00–125.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567130.96/cwt127.00–135.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624120.50/cwt119.00–122.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684100.84/cwt91.00–113.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380090.00/cwt90.00–90.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317146.82/cwt140.00–152.004655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390140.51/cwt140.00–141.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395150.34/cwt150.00–152.505947
Bulls—Large 2-3405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428134.05/cwt125.00–143.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430144.50/cwt144.00–145.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478136.57/cwt130.00–140.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482150.58/cwt145.00–156.0072614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519143.81/cwt138.00–149.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561141.03/cwt136.00–146.007916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628135.51/cwt135.00–136.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673121.49/cwt120.00–123.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3783102.35/cwt94.00–107.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386391.02/cwt89.00–92.007863
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341072.00/cwt72.00–72.002951
Dairy Steers—Large 349372.00/cwt72.00–72.003553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12077.00/cwt77.00–77.008621
Bulls——1,51986.55/cwt83.00–89.001,3155
Bulls——1,78891.67/cwt90.00–93.001,6394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96945.11/cwt39.00–48.004379
Cows—Lean 85-90%97563.06/cwt60.00–66.006155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03654.39/cwt50.00–59.0056313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29955.99/cwt52.00–59.007278
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32547.15/cwt46.00–48.006252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32664.12/cwt60.00–69.0085015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53555.00/cwt55.00–55.008441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55963.77/cwt61.00–66.009947
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,0801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,4451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,2061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29281,220.38/cwt950.00–1,425.0011,3254

This sale against other markets

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.