Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-10-21

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 304 vs last sale 637▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 95▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 21▲ 1 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 2.00-4.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.08/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.40 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.
Average price
$118.08
122 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$38.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482126.6061180
Medium and Large 2-3587102.1960041
Small and Medium 1-270588.006201thin
One grade step is worth $38.60/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale122 hd
118.08
—
KY average27 barns · 4,105 hd
119.55
−1.47
This barn, trailing median2 sales
219.47
−101.40
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—Low1,58375.511,19512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58150.197936thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28746.5459920
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05944.4347118

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258140.49/cwt139.00–142.003622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325121.00/cwt121.00–121.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395107.00/cwt107.00–107.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440112.00/cwt112.00–112.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515142.00/cwt142.00–142.007311
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2525102.00/cwt102.00–102.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533136.36/cwt135.00–139.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565113.00/cwt113.00–113.006381
Steers—Small and Medium 1-257593.00/cwt93.00–93.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620101.00/cwt101.00–101.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630129.01/cwt119.00–132.008135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-321396.03/cwt90.00–102.502052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3257102.50/cwt102.50–102.502632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277118.95/cwt110.00–122.003299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-334590.00/cwt90.00–90.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377116.02/cwt111.00–118.004379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406100.68/cwt92.00–105.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423111.71/cwt110.00–116.004736
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-244098.00/cwt98.00–98.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472116.06/cwt110.00–123.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-347498.50/cwt85.00–105.0046711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522100.00/cwt100.00–100.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523114.37/cwt110.00–119.005986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-357295.10/cwt86.00–103.0054411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574110.61/cwt105.00–118.0063514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362385.25/cwt83.00–90.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624111.73/cwt108.00–114.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266298.00/cwt98.00–98.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372085.00/cwt85.00–85.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751110.00/cwt110.00–110.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384581.00/cwt81.00–81.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393581.00/cwt81.00–81.007572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215127.50/cwt127.50–127.502741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334133.00/cwt125.00–141.004449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375127.66/cwt123.00–130.0047914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417109.81/cwt101.00–120.004585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419124.38/cwt124.00–126.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469129.09/cwt125.00–132.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474110.38/cwt101.00–114.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518128.69/cwt121.00–134.0066720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520110.12/cwt104.00–116.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553122.66/cwt118.00–130.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572106.42/cwt99.00–114.006097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607113.86/cwt111.00–119.006918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361096.00/cwt96.00–96.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3684101.99/cwt90.00–112.006988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-270588.00/cwt88.00–88.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371791.00/cwt91.00–91.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376893.38/cwt90.00–96.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383583.48/cwt80.00–87.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391571.00/cwt71.00–71.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297886.50/cwt85.00–88.008462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50370.10/cwt65.00–74.001,0544
Bulls——1,62378.22/cwt76.00–81.001,2708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01251.05/cwt50.00–52.005173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03036.96/cwt35.00–41.003815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08846.18/cwt43.00–49.0050210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26745.63/cwt43.00–49.0057814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33036.97/cwt36.00–38.004922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33454.51/cwt52.00–56.007274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56055.56/cwt54.00–57.008672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59147.51/cwt46.00–49.007564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,6451

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.