Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-09-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▲ 249 vs last sale 416▲ 665 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 77▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 21▲ 2 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 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,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 $132.45/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$132.45
291 head · 787 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$411
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2792132.891,053284
Medium and Large 2-3560114.576427thin
One grade step is worth $18.32/cwt here — about $411 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 sale291 hd
132.45
—
KY average26 barns · 6,703 hd
134.69
−2.23
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—Low1,69978.391,3328thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60352.038347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30549.7464921
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02443.5244611
SteersChoiceAverage1,32587.001,1531thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377126.35/cwt126.00–127.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417141.00/cwt141.00–141.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420117.00/cwt117.00–117.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433130.67/cwt128.00–137.005668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467132.30/cwt125.00–136.006186
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485122.00/cwt122.00–122.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505122.99/cwt122.00–125.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510139.72/cwt138.00–140.007137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy564133.00/cwt133.00–133.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581129.25/cwt129.00–130.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609122.01/cwt120.00–124.0074311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668109.99/cwt109.00–111.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747137.25/cwt137.25–137.251,02552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815137.75/cwt137.75–137.751,12361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899130.75/cwt130.75–130.751,17560
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925128.80/cwt128.80–128.801,19162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342120.12/cwt120.00–121.004118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374115.59/cwt114.00–116.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409119.04/cwt115.00–121.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-342298.26/cwt91.00–111.004156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460109.00/cwt109.00–109.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473119.64/cwt115.00–121.0056617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512120.76/cwt117.00–123.0061825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572104.65/cwt90.00–110.0059914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573117.51/cwt115.00–119.0067314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618106.70/cwt102.00–113.0065914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625117.00/cwt117.00–117.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651135.70/cwt135.70–135.7088374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367292.82/cwt87.00–96.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371388.96/cwt87.00–91.006342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330112.91/cwt111.00–115.003732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333127.23/cwt126.00–128.004249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375123.56/cwt122.00–125.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377116.62/cwt115.00–120.004403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410126.89/cwt121.00–131.0052026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471116.63/cwt112.00–120.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475124.37/cwt121.00–131.0059110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517103.99/cwt90.00–115.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519122.65/cwt120.00–126.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568127.29/cwt125.00–129.0072312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575103.49/cwt103.00–104.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630120.68/cwt120.00–121.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381283.00/cwt83.00–83.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282387.00/cwt87.00–87.007163
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 345069.00/cwt69.00–69.003113
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,32587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30069.22/cwt66.00–72.009002
Bulls——1,79279.94/cwt75.00–84.001,4335
Bulls——2,03589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,8111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95556.00/cwt56.00–56.005351
Cows—Lean 85-90%95547.55/cwt46.00–49.004544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08138.75/cwt35.00–44.004196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26554.57/cwt54.00–56.006905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28141.73/cwt37.00–44.005354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32950.39/cwt46.00–53.0067012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56048.50/cwt46.00–51.007574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66056.74/cwt55.00–58.009423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,505925.00/cwt925.00–925.0013,9211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425660.00/cwt660.00–660.009,4051

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.