Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-07-15

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 15
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 613▲ 719 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 68▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 23▲ 8 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 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher,Slaughter 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 $139.26/cwt on 493 head.
Average price
$139.26
493 head · 858 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$592
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$35.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2861139.551,201486
Medium and Large 2-3709121.848646thin
Small and Medium 1-2585104.006081thin
One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $592 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 sale493 hd
139.26
—
KY average26 barns · 5,768 hd
140.80
−1.53
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—High1,69787.341,48212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51065.149846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26760.2276326
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05456.1459232

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520124.00/cwt124.00–124.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527149.68/cwt149.00–150.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573126.01/cwt123.00–129.007222
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2585104.00/cwt104.00–104.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616136.53/cwt132.00–141.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680127.60/cwt125.00–132.0086811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839141.41/cwt137.25–144.001,186226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3842121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895140.92/cwt138.75–143.101,261112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919136.14/cwt135.50–136.751,251120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220114.00/cwt114.00–114.002511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233122.58/cwt120.00–125.002862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318125.54/cwt120.00–131.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382128.85/cwt121.00–136.0049210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390112.00/cwt112.00–112.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408125.34/cwt120.00–134.005118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418113.34/cwt108.00–119.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474120.81/cwt120.00–122.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3497100.00/cwt100.00–100.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510123.19/cwt120.00–125.0062818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523112.32/cwt107.00–118.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579123.78/cwt120.00–125.507179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595116.00/cwt116.00–116.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621117.33/cwt115.00–119.0072911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663104.60/cwt101.00–108.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738110.00/cwt110.00–110.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820101.00/cwt101.00–101.008282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240141.00/cwt141.00–141.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316144.15/cwt142.50–145.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357136.04/cwt132.00–143.004863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426137.83/cwt130.00–143.0058711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430129.00/cwt129.00–129.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469117.12/cwt112.00–125.0054912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472137.95/cwt130.00–146.0065111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527122.18/cwt111.00–126.006446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528134.95/cwt130.00–146.0071311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572130.00/cwt130.00–130.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628118.53/cwt117.00–120.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667112.62/cwt100.00–120.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730104.00/cwt104.00–104.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38077.26/cwt74.00–80.001,0662
Bulls——1,72088.14/cwt85.00–89.001,5167
Bulls——1,85392.21/cwt90.00–95.001,7093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02844.16/cwt41.00–49.004543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04655.08/cwt50.00–59.0057620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08262.50/cwt60.00–66.006769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25063.96/cwt60.00–69.0080015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28656.71/cwt50.00–59.007299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31048.00/cwt48.00–48.006292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47059.00/cwt58.00–60.008672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53068.21/cwt67.00–69.001,0444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885682.34/cwt610.00–740.006,0392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210780.00/cwt780.00–780.009,4381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227733.07/cwt600.00–900.008,9953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,623919.11/cwt850.00–980.0014,9172

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.