Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-10-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 7
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 362▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 77▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 64▲ 5 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 2.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $113.07/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$113.07
60 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471115.1654251
Medium and Large 2-3429101.214349thin
One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale60 hd
113.07
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KY average27 barns · 4,729 hd
118.64
−5.57
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—High1,67976.671,2876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54756.018663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33552.0169411
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01944.894576thin

Every lot

51 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 1-2412133.27/cwt131.00–138.005496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475137.55/cwt131.00–142.0065313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563130.25/cwt125.00–133.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625125.75/cwt121.00–132.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868118.99/cwt115.00–120.001,0335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-324096.00/cwt96.00–96.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295107.00/cwt107.00–107.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310109.00/cwt109.00–109.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333117.65/cwt117.00–119.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381118.40/cwt110.00–120.004516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417115.37/cwt109.00–117.0048110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433102.98/cwt100.00–106.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455101.50/cwt97.00–106.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459112.62/cwt110.00–116.0051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525114.69/cwt110.00–120.0060217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565118.68/cwt117.00–120.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362094.97/cwt93.00–97.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677112.00/cwt112.00–112.007582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290129.00/cwt129.00–129.003743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325131.00/cwt131.00–131.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3381110.00/cwt110.00–110.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408115.00/cwt115.00–115.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419129.75/cwt125.00–136.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3456115.33/cwt115.00–116.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470137.11/cwt126.00–140.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473146.00/cwt146.00–146.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525127.33/cwt120.00–131.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561130.49/cwt130.00–131.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605122.51/cwt121.00–124.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700105.00/cwt103.00–109.007353
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333369.12/cwt64.00–71.002306
Dairy Steers—Large 381195.00/cwt95.00–95.0077067
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31868.00/cwt68.00–68.008962
Bulls——1,85981.00/cwt79.00–84.001,5064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97035.00/cwt35.00–35.003401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01645.58/cwt41.00–49.004634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08052.00/cwt52.00–52.005621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31052.03/cwt50.00–53.006825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34656.82/cwt55.00–59.007654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37542.35/cwt41.00–44.005822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51055.00/cwt55.00–55.008311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56556.51/cwt56.00–57.008842
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,046.07/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0011,6432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860540.00/cwt540.00–540.004,6441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190615.63/cwt450.00–720.007,3262

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.