Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-08-12

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 12
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 338▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 90▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 28▲ 10 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 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate 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 $132.68/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$132.68
113 head · 756 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$401
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2769133.441,026107
Medium and Large 2-3524119.176246thin
One grade step is worth $14.27/cwt here — about $401 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 sale113 hd
132.68
—
KY average27 barns · 5,713 hd
141.11
−8.43
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—Average1,39981.441,1406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29957.4974718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01951.425245thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2Fancy245172.50/cwt172.50–172.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428131.49/cwt130.00–133.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468140.56/cwt138.00–145.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3486119.00/cwt119.00–119.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615133.00/cwt133.00–133.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634139.06/cwt139.00–140.0088216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730133.00/cwt133.00–133.0097110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780131.00/cwt130.00–132.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892128.95/cwt128.95–128.951,15058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368131.43/cwt128.00–135.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440133.40/cwt125.00–136.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482130.82/cwt120.00–134.006317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482117.00/cwt117.00–117.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506137.14/cwt133.00–138.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527125.10/cwt118.00–128.0065913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545113.00/cwt113.00–113.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576126.80/cwt120.00–129.5073017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583116.00/cwt115.00–117.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687119.37/cwt114.00–122.0082013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713115.49/cwt114.00–117.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785118.00/cwt118.00–118.009261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379096.51/cwt95.00–98.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855103.00/cwt103.00–103.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292098.00/cwt98.00–98.009021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292149.00/cwt149.00–149.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345124.00/cwt120.00–128.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355167.50/cwt167.50–167.505951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385122.00/cwt122.00–122.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430138.62/cwt131.00–145.005968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458127.52/cwt124.00–131.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470136.00/cwt136.00–136.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518130.22/cwt125.00–138.0067510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545111.00/cwt111.00–111.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561133.49/cwt132.00–134.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583124.02/cwt120.00–128.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623125.40/cwt119.00–132.007816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630113.65/cwt113.00–115.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740111.00/cwt111.00–111.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386596.00/cwt96.00–96.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287099.51/cwt99.00–100.008662
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349080.00/cwt80.00–80.003921
Dairy Steers—Large 358581.00/cwt81.00–81.004741
Dairy Steers—Large 372082.00/cwt82.00–82.005901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30779.93/cwt78.00–81.001,0455
Bulls——1,86089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97061.00/cwt61.00–61.005921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02851.50/cwt51.00–52.005292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03546.54/cwt45.00–48.004822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26045.95/cwt43.00–49.005792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29962.14/cwt60.00–67.008078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30855.73/cwt54.00–59.007298
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285570.54/cwt69.00–72.006032
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03060.00/cwt60.00–60.006181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,0761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315790.00/cwt790.00–790.0010,3891
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,362.24/cwt1,350.00–1,375.0016,4834
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0020,2061

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.