Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-08-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 301▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 34▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 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 steady to 3.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,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 $122.12/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$122.12
47 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483126.6861235
Medium and Large 2-3556108.8460512thin
One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $7 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 sale47 hd
122.12
—
KY average26 barns · 3,259 hd
123.85
−1.73
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—Low1,58986.011,3678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63859.3497210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28458.5875225
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06153.8757214
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18092.001,0861thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470141.00/cwt141.00–141.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500139.00/cwt138.00–140.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533127.01/cwt125.00–129.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565121.78/cwt120.00–122.006889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.54/cwt126.00–135.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665129.61/cwt125.00–130.0086221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732121.38/cwt120.50–125.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735117.00/cwt117.00–117.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310118.00/cwt118.00–118.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391135.17/cwt126.00–139.0052911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420131.72/cwt120.00–135.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465114.60/cwt110.00–119.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474124.64/cwt120.00–130.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513111.97/cwt110.00–114.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531125.00/cwt124.00–126.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568113.36/cwt111.00–115.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578118.06/cwt116.00–120.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625117.46/cwt115.00–120.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627101.60/cwt98.00–107.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666110.40/cwt110.00–111.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3213140.00/cwt140.00–140.002982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323130.35/cwt125.00–135.004212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333152.33/cwt145.00–160.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360149.00/cwt149.00–149.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383119.51/cwt119.00–120.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406146.08/cwt135.00–150.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436113.49/cwt110.00–121.004953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479140.55/cwt138.00–142.006737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518139.03/cwt137.00–140.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547109.00/cwt109.00–109.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578134.00/cwt134.00–134.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-358099.58/cwt95.00–104.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,18092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28878.57/cwt77.00–80.001,0122
Bulls——1,60586.47/cwt85.00–88.001,3884
Bulls——1,85892.53/cwt91.00–94.001,7192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04565.00/cwt65.00–65.006791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05848.17/cwt45.00–50.005104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06455.17/cwt52.00–59.005879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21348.97/cwt48.00–50.005942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26056.44/cwt53.00–59.0071112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32362.66/cwt60.00–70.0082911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63555.45/cwt53.00–57.009075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64163.23/cwt61.00–66.001,0385
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041700.46/cwt575.00–800.007,2924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123675.05/cwt550.00–770.007,5816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355730.00/cwt730.00–730.009,8921
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13581.00/cwt81.00–81.009191

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.