Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-11-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
951 head
▲ 568 vs last sale 383▲ 951 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 99▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 11 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 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher,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 $141.21/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$141.21
281 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2740142.691,056265
Medium and Large 2-3575116.7667116thin
One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $385 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 sale281 hd
141.21
—
KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd
136.84
+4.37
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—Low1,50773.491,10817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54849.817718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28244.7057328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04041.4743124

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225132.50/cwt132.50–132.502981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273167.47/cwt165.00–170.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325172.50/cwt172.50–172.505611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342132.00/cwt132.00–132.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365128.00/cwt128.00–128.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372138.35/cwt130.00–148.0051513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420149.00/cwt149.00–149.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3421122.41/cwt117.00–125.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478142.50/cwt140.00–146.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489150.40/cwt150.00–152.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507151.84/cwt151.00–152.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523116.99/cwt115.00–119.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526140.63/cwt137.00–149.007408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581140.62/cwt133.00–147.0081719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644131.84/cwt123.00–135.008496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673132.31/cwt126.00–136.008907
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673107.62/cwt103.00–112.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714131.54/cwt131.00–132.0093911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3772109.25/cwt100.00–114.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,12861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3832115.00/cwt115.00–115.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880143.66/cwt142.30–145.001,264115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267113.59/cwt110.00–119.003033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-236582.50/cwt82.50–82.503011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372120.12/cwt111.00–127.0044714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378104.34/cwt100.00–109.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414128.47/cwt127.00–130.0053210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426119.87/cwt115.00–125.005118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467126.89/cwt126.00–128.005939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474122.29/cwt120.00–124.0058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490106.00/cwt106.00–106.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-352395.94/cwt92.00–100.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524120.57/cwt112.00–123.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566126.00/cwt126.00–126.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584120.06/cwt111.00–124.0070121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624118.86/cwt112.00–120.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625105.50/cwt105.00–107.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673109.39/cwt109.00–110.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368576.00/cwt76.00–76.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377583.00/cwt83.00–83.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382577.68/cwt70.00–85.006412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3233120.49/cwt120.00–121.002812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370102.50/cwt102.50–102.503791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382135.20/cwt131.00–143.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3406115.00/cwt115.00–115.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410149.27/cwt149.00–150.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412135.03/cwt130.00–146.0055612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470137.38/cwt132.00–145.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490118.29/cwt110.00–120.0058015
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-249080.00/cwt80.00–80.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy491151.00/cwt151.00–151.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515149.38/cwt146.00–151.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527132.35/cwt125.00–139.006977
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2545104.00/cwt104.00–104.005671
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-255097.00/cwt97.00–97.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3561118.13/cwt111.00–121.0066312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588129.26/cwt123.00–132.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620127.18/cwt120.00–131.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623102.00/cwt91.00–111.006357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366899.76/cwt90.00–110.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680122.26/cwt120.00–124.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763112.29/cwt109.00–114.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870106.00/cwt106.00–106.009221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 343684.05/cwt80.00–86.003663
Dairy Steers—Large 347081.30/cwt80.00–82.003823
Dairy Steers—Large 352781.28/cwt80.00–85.0042810
Dairy Steers—Large 357986.66/cwt75.00–88.0050219
Dairy Steers—Large 364384.20/cwt83.00–87.0054110
Dairy Steers—Large 367494.10/cwt70.00–97.25634100
Dairy Steers—Large 372682.10/cwt72.00–86.0059617
Dairy Steers—Large 378391.54/cwt73.00–94.75717131
Dairy Steers—Large 383584.00/cwt84.00–84.007011
Dairy Steers—Large 386180.00/cwt80.00–80.0068910
Dairy Steers—Large 393778.71/cwt70.00–81.0073813
Dairy Steers—Large 397986.91/cwt76.00–88.0085133
Dairy Steers—Large 31,00475.00/cwt75.00–75.007536
Dairy Steers—Large 31,18361.83/cwt61.00–72.5073154
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34667.11/cwt64.00–70.009034
Bulls——1,47372.36/cwt69.00–75.001,0665
Bulls——1,60977.39/cwt76.00–79.001,2458
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02841.11/cwt36.00–44.0042315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05631.90/cwt27.00–35.003374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06350.19/cwt47.00–54.005345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27547.99/cwt45.00–55.0061219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28339.53/cwt37.00–44.005077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34331.48/cwt31.00–32.004232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54544.65/cwt43.00–46.006903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55052.91/cwt50.00–57.008205
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,8331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,380930.00/cwt930.00–930.0012,8341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848603.24/cwt580.00–650.005,1153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008580.77/cwt500.00–650.005,8542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,2081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230590.00/cwt590.00–590.007,2571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,520650.00/cwt650.00–650.009,8801

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.