Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-09-16

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 16
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 589▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 169▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 107▲ 21 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 5.00-7.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes,Good demand for yearling loads.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate 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 $124.89/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$124.89
278 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$837
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$388
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2681126.04858265
Medium and Large 2-3463101.4347013thin
One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $388 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 sale278 hd
124.89
—
KY average28 barns · 4,213 hd
118.95
+5.95
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—Average1,76078.911,3889thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57154.908629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31250.2265926
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08645.7549712
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26575.009491thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322128.00/cwt128.00–128.004122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541130.01/cwt120.00–134.007037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550106.00/cwt106.00–106.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580129.41/cwt126.00–133.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658119.00/cwt119.00–119.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-369890.00/cwt90.00–90.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772120.00/cwt120.00–120.009264
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260104.00/cwt104.00–104.002703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290121.00/cwt120.00–123.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340105.06/cwt101.00–109.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345121.00/cwt121.00–121.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365123.59/cwt121.00–130.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420117.02/cwt115.00–118.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423110.51/cwt110.00–111.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486117.04/cwt114.00–118.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527116.84/cwt111.00–120.0061622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571115.87/cwt110.00–120.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358299.50/cwt91.00–106.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-263895.00/cwt95.00–95.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267094.94/cwt91.00–97.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697130.80/cwt130.80–130.80912145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797124.70/cwt124.70–124.7099464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380578.00/cwt78.00–78.006281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295117.50/cwt117.50–117.503471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325127.00/cwt127.00–127.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329138.53/cwt129.00–146.004565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3394121.20/cwt120.00–122.004785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408120.66/cwt120.00–121.004923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466125.75/cwt122.00–130.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474112.35/cwt108.00–117.505334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533122.38/cwt120.00–132.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577123.98/cwt119.00–134.0071511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595104.50/cwt104.00–105.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615119.66/cwt119.00–121.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-268898.25/cwt94.00–107.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270599.00/cwt99.00–99.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375588.00/cwt88.00–88.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388587.00/cwt87.00–87.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,26575.00/cwt75.00–75.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35372.56/cwt66.00–76.009823
Bulls——1,96382.08/cwt79.00–85.001,6116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07443.13/cwt37.00–48.004638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11151.00/cwt50.00–52.005674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21560.00/cwt60.00–60.007292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28744.44/cwt37.00–48.005729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34052.39/cwt49.00–56.0070215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53048.00/cwt48.00–48.007341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57357.35/cwt56.00–59.009026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58551.02/cwt50.00–52.008092
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8251,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0025,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,6671
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,348935.66/cwt880.00–1,000.0012,6132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,442813.83/cwt680.00–970.0011,7353
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,455935.05/cwt850.00–1,000.0013,6052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,585898.37/cwt840.00–990.0014,2393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,620810.00/cwt810.00–810.0013,1221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120651.68/cwt620.00–670.007,2993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335646.28/cwt590.00–710.008,6283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,480805.49/cwt680.00–910.0011,9212

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.