Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-07-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 29
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 465▲ 465 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 25▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 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 3.00-5.00 higher,Very good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $140.01/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$140.01
259 head · 778 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$446
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2783140.281,098254
Medium and Large 2-3517126.206525thin
One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $446 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 sale259 hd
140.01
—
KY average26 barns · 5,388 hd
141.29
−1.28
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—Average1,61588.021,42210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26365.0582225
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60359.979617thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02257.8759116

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210150.00/cwt150.00–150.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325154.00/cwt154.00–154.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391136.94/cwt135.00–141.005353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425141.83/cwt139.00–149.006037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469152.00/cwt152.00–152.007139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.51/cwt140.00–147.007428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545152.00/cwt152.00–152.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572143.11/cwt139.00–146.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605144.99/cwt144.00–146.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605138.00/cwt134.00–140.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668131.74/cwt128.00–139.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705133.00/cwt133.00–133.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767130.00/cwt130.00–130.0099716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,13565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862143.13/cwt142.50–143.801,234124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319134.49/cwt134.00–136.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370118.50/cwt116.00–121.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371128.35/cwt123.00–132.004767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428137.62/cwt131.00–140.005897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3447120.00/cwt120.00–120.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476136.23/cwt126.00–139.0064815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495113.00/cwt113.00–113.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530138.43/cwt136.00–140.0073418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535131.67/cwt127.00–133.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572133.52/cwt132.00–135.0076410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583112.97/cwt111.00–115.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616130.00/cwt130.00–130.008019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626124.01/cwt121.00–127.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665116.25/cwt115.00–121.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3716100.64/cwt94.00–109.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720113.00/cwt113.00–113.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252176.00/cwt176.00–176.004442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2307141.00/cwt141.00–141.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3327125.00/cwt125.00–125.004092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376134.72/cwt130.00–139.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400154.00/cwt154.00–154.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427138.99/cwt135.00–142.005936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464137.58/cwt130.00–146.0063813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515137.04/cwt130.00–141.0070616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616138.56/cwt135.00–141.008545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623119.03/cwt118.00–120.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668129.96/cwt128.00–132.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.57/cwt117.00–124.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777111.00/cwt111.00–111.008622
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 329577.50/cwt77.50–77.502291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30780.71/cwt80.00–81.001,0553
Bulls——1,65888.49/cwt87.00–90.001,4674
Bulls——1,86794.71/cwt94.00–96.001,7683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92540.00/cwt40.00–40.003701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01954.92/cwt51.00–59.005608
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03963.79/cwt62.00–67.006637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26366.35/cwt60.00–72.0083822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26355.50/cwt50.00–59.007013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55266.24/cwt62.00–72.001,0283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64155.27/cwt51.00–59.009074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139858.23/cwt725.00–1,000.009,7754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,460900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,1401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,530975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,9181
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275379.05/cwt76.00–83.005952

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.