Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-06-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 333▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 75▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 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 and heifers fully steady,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.13/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$130.13
103 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444133.4459379
Medium and Large 2-3491119.2358624
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $7 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 sale103 hd
130.13
—
KY average24 barns · 3,761 hd
126.35
+3.78
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—Low1,52284.981,29314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57758.709267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27056.6571929
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03853.2055216

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414155.42/cwt145.00–160.0064310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440136.43/cwt135.00–140.006007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484140.97/cwt140.00–145.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515143.87/cwt140.00–152.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525139.00/cwt139.00–139.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571157.05/cwt154.00–162.008979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665138.00/cwt131.00–145.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757130.00/cwt130.00–130.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-392594.00/cwt94.00–94.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278134.89/cwt132.50–137.003754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278110.00/cwt110.00–110.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335137.65/cwt132.00–146.0046114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375122.00/cwt122.00–122.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381135.06/cwt130.00–136.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424134.43/cwt130.00–145.0057015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453118.48/cwt111.00–120.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476134.80/cwt131.00–139.0064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513133.63/cwt130.00–138.0068617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536119.94/cwt102.00–129.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585122.20/cwt120.00–125.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629116.00/cwt116.00–116.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688111.51/cwt108.00–115.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735107.00/cwt107.00–107.007861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228161.26/cwt160.00–162.503682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265152.22/cwt145.00–160.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290134.91/cwt130.00–140.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335151.69/cwt146.00–160.005084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340137.97/cwt136.00–140.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367150.32/cwt150.00–151.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421123.74/cwt107.00–140.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429152.49/cwt145.00–155.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468131.62/cwt125.00–135.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483145.04/cwt140.00–149.0070111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507126.25/cwt107.00–130.006408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526139.80/cwt135.00–151.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577139.50/cwt132.00–147.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618125.48/cwt120.00–133.0077511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709130.00/cwt130.00–130.009227
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33374.70/cwt70.00–78.009963
Bulls——1,49785.47/cwt80.00–89.001,2798
Bulls——1,77793.93/cwt91.00–96.001,6693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02546.67/cwt45.00–48.004783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03860.51/cwt60.00–61.006282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04153.65/cwt50.00–57.0055811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24154.70/cwt50.00–58.0067916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26548.00/cwt48.00–48.006071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30859.97/cwt59.00–63.0078412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54052.00/cwt52.00–52.008011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58359.82/cwt59.00–60.009476
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078761.04/cwt750.00–770.008,2042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230731.14/cwt675.00–790.008,9933
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-267590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081

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.