Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-08-05

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 465▲ 338 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 73▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 8▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady,over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower,Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Good 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 $131.10/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$131.10
135 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474132.68629123
Medium and Large 2-3554114.9263612thin
One grade step is worth $17.76/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale135 hd
131.10
—
KY average26 barns · 5,380 hd
133.15
−2.05
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—High1,68488.411,48914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57065.281,02512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26460.3276225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02953.2354830

Every lot

81 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 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290177.50/cwt177.50–177.505151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325142.50/cwt142.50–142.504631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377156.55/cwt151.00–160.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385142.00/cwt142.00–142.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428142.66/cwt135.00–150.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.33/cwt135.00–153.0068217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490130.50/cwt130.00–131.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541143.58/cwt139.00–148.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558121.55/cwt118.00–125.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.41/cwt130.00–146.007939
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631131.70/cwt125.00–141.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670138.52/cwt136.00–141.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763130.00/cwt130.00–130.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,20061
Steers—Large 1-2960103.00/cwt103.00–103.009891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273136.17/cwt130.00–142.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279145.43/cwt144.00–148.004068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329143.02/cwt142.00–144.004716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338131.94/cwt125.00–137.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368128.27/cwt122.00–139.0047211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370119.00/cwt119.00–119.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385144.05/cwt142.00–146.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420141.00/cwt140.00–143.005926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427133.71/cwt125.00–139.0057118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473142.60/cwt140.00–144.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479132.61/cwt125.00–139.006359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512135.86/cwt132.00–139.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527127.42/cwt125.00–130.006728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565117.51/cwt116.00–119.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy569131.77/cwt131.00–133.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581128.71/cwt126.00–130.0074813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615109.02/cwt106.00–112.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632122.69/cwt114.00–127.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664123.51/cwt120.00–128.008209
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279186.87/cwt170.00–197.505214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330177.50/cwt177.50–177.505861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377154.45/cwt150.00–157.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387143.25/cwt141.00–147.505546
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2390122.50/cwt122.50–122.504781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427143.98/cwt140.00–147.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460141.00/cwt141.00–141.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517135.84/cwt130.00–138.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520117.94/cwt116.00–120.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560131.20/cwt130.00–136.0073510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620128.68/cwt125.00–135.0079813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660127.48/cwt125.00–130.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780121.00/cwt121.00–121.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380575.00/cwt75.00–75.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2834107.00/cwt107.00–107.008924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0541
Bulls——1,63986.14/cwt82.00–88.001,4128
Bulls——1,81294.72/cwt93.00–100.001,7165
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01455.55/cwt52.00–59.0056315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02946.48/cwt41.00–50.0047811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08363.08/cwt60.00–67.006834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19846.63/cwt44.00–48.005593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23656.68/cwt52.00–60.007017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29064.76/cwt62.00–70.0083515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50058.40/cwt57.00–60.008762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58466.66/cwt62.00–70.001,05610
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289575.00/cwt75.00–75.006711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,2221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,5081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101677.99/cwt480.00–890.007,4657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113608.38/cwt510.00–660.006,7715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293758.05/cwt600.00–850.009,8028
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065803.05/cwt750.00–850.008,5522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,248832.36/cwt750.00–900.0010,3882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,355750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,1631

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.