Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-10-14

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▲ 396 vs last sale 241▲ 637 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 40▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 5▲ 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 steady to 2.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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 $113.20/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$113.20
150 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488117.69575115
Medium and Large 2-364098.4763035
One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale150 hd
113.20
—
KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd
121.92
−8.72
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—High1,67576.481,28116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52453.138107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29046.3159831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04843.2145328

Every lot

84 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375122.00/cwt122.00–122.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410118.00/cwt118.00–118.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470132.03/cwt129.00–134.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520114.59/cwt110.00–119.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526130.25/cwt125.00–136.006858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578135.48/cwt126.00–140.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618113.98/cwt109.00–119.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629132.13/cwt124.00–136.008318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677115.00/cwt115.00–115.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-326080.00/cwt80.00–80.002081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285114.00/cwt114.00–114.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335103.00/cwt103.00–103.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363112.13/cwt110.00–115.004077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373100.00/cwt100.00–100.003732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435119.57/cwt110.00–123.0052039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465115.52/cwt110.00–121.0053715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-346598.22/cwt93.00–106.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521119.37/cwt114.00–125.0062223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528103.00/cwt99.00–109.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560117.91/cwt112.00–120.0066014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578101.37/cwt98.00–106.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619115.25/cwt109.00–119.0071315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362891.18/cwt82.00–100.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368291.03/cwt85.00–96.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3779101.21/cwt90.00–103.0078811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387097.00/cwt97.00–97.008443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3228105.16/cwt100.00–110.002402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3268115.39/cwt109.00–121.003092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338125.99/cwt125.00–127.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350109.00/cwt109.00–109.003821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420113.39/cwt102.50–124.004765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435134.73/cwt131.00–137.005868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461137.00/cwt131.00–139.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3486119.57/cwt109.00–125.005816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501139.00/cwt139.00–139.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513128.02/cwt126.00–132.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519148.00/cwt148.00–148.007687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528118.49/cwt118.00–119.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567127.95/cwt125.00–132.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590108.60/cwt105.00–116.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621129.50/cwt129.50–129.508046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3646110.00/cwt110.00–110.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658122.50/cwt120.00–123.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369098.00/cwt98.00–98.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370393.03/cwt85.00–101.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712112.35/cwt109.00–114.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780100.67/cwt98.00–102.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383587.00/cwt87.00–87.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385583.00/cwt83.00–83.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396076.00/cwt76.00–76.007301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 326576.00/cwt70.00–81.002015
Dairy Steers—Large 333687.22/cwt75.00–91.0029310
Dairy Steers—Large 338569.87/cwt60.00–80.002692
Dairy Steers—Large 351080.00/cwt80.00–80.0040820
Dairy Steers—Large 363878.85/cwt73.00–80.505039
Dairy Steers—Large 376586.50/cwt86.50–86.5066224
Dairy Steers—Large 383891.75/cwt91.75–91.7576964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54268.97/cwt64.00–72.001,0645
Bulls——1,63383.16/cwt81.00–86.001,3583
Bulls——1,77478.67/cwt76.00–80.001,3968
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03947.06/cwt44.00–49.0048913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05238.94/cwt33.00–43.0041014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09553.00/cwt53.00–53.005801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26138.13/cwt33.00–43.0048111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30347.68/cwt44.00–51.0062111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31154.65/cwt52.00–57.007169
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51655.98/cwt53.00–60.008494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53549.34/cwt48.00–50.007573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040605.77/cwt540.00–660.006,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,6981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095706.46/cwt640.00–750.007,7364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,234636.58/cwt490.00–700.007,8555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,339708.26/cwt580.00–830.009,4845
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,445875.88/cwt830.00–890.0012,6564

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.