Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-07-22

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 719▲ 465 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 79▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 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 $137.53/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$137.53
316 head · 806 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,108
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$521
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2819138.331,133302
Medium and Large 2-3509120.3961214thin
One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $521 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 sale316 hd
137.53
—
KY average26 barns · 5,255 hd
139.83
−2.29
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—Average1,64492.121,5155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30958.457659thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03755.755787thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433141.61/cwt136.00–146.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435119.64/cwt119.00–121.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460118.26/cwt115.00–124.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490131.00/cwt131.00–131.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533120.41/cwt114.00–127.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2551146.67/cwt146.00–147.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583122.64/cwt118.00–125.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627143.50/cwt143.50–143.5090012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633129.22/cwt126.00–130.008185
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713123.01/cwt120.00–126.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724133.45/cwt133.00–134.0096619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751133.00/cwt133.00–133.0099913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834142.95/cwt142.95–142.951,19255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868137.91/cwt135.95–140.301,197182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2622
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428131.28/cwt120.00–137.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477127.57/cwt121.00–135.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495111.00/cwt111.00–111.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532122.39/cwt120.00–126.0065110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568124.21/cwt123.00–125.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609117.22/cwt116.00–122.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746129.00/cwt129.00–129.0096270
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752115.00/cwt115.00–115.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293098.00/cwt98.00–98.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405121.00/cwt121.00–121.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470131.00/cwt131.00–131.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472121.24/cwt121.00–122.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528134.39/cwt134.00–135.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530117.19/cwt114.00–123.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558121.01/cwt120.00–122.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52294.89/cwt91.00–101.001,4443
Bulls——1,82887.96/cwt87.00–89.001,6082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01656.87/cwt53.00–59.005786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16049.00/cwt49.00–49.005681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30460.97/cwt60.00–62.007954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30551.00/cwt51.00–51.006661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31457.80/cwt56.00–59.007594
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,8411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,338844.73/cwt610.00–1,070.0011,3022
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297067.00/cwt67.00–67.006501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09070.00/cwt70.00–70.007631

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.