Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-01-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 479 vs last sale 624▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 137▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 4▲ 23 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 lower on a mostly plain quality offering.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 $112.97/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$112.97
50 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479118.8156834
Small and Medium 1-2436105.334603thin
Medium and Large 2-350599.4750313thin
One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $66 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 sale50 hd
112.97
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KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd
124.70
−11.73
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—Average1,76778.131,3808thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60749.527969thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31446.5661225
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05141.5743718

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400103.00/cwt103.00–103.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435147.64/cwt147.00–149.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460120.00/cwt110.00–130.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474149.46/cwt145.00–151.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523151.44/cwt149.00–154.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542127.00/cwt127.00–127.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610127.03/cwt125.00–129.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250137.50/cwt137.50–137.503441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260121.00/cwt121.00–121.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340115.00/cwt114.00–116.003912
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369124.86/cwt121.00–130.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-338798.51/cwt94.00–100.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425105.67/cwt101.00–108.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429124.04/cwt119.00–127.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450107.00/cwt107.00–107.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466119.34/cwt118.00–121.005566
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2482108.00/cwt108.00–108.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513119.54/cwt114.00–121.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660112.23/cwt110.00–113.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370596.00/cwt96.00–96.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723104.71/cwt100.00–107.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382089.00/cwt89.00–89.007301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2267132.00/cwt132.00–132.003522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310139.00/cwt139.00–139.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434145.00/cwt143.00–146.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460107.00/cwt105.00–109.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475136.00/cwt136.00–136.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579136.99/cwt131.00–140.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820104.00/cwt104.00–104.008531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339570.00/cwt70.00–70.002771
Dairy Steers—Large 369563.00/cwt63.00–63.004381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63171.77/cwt65.00–76.001,1714
Bulls——1,87083.64/cwt82.00–85.001,5643
Bulls——2,00087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,7401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05045.08/cwt41.00–49.0047312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05334.54/cwt33.00–38.003646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21534.50/cwt34.00–35.004192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30645.83/cwt41.00–49.0059918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38153.99/cwt50.00–61.007465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58854.01/cwt52.00–56.008585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62745.87/cwt44.00–49.007463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64038.00/cwt38.00–38.006231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2936732.43/cwt520.00–850.006,8565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142696.04/cwt550.00–910.007,9493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175626.26/cwt610.00–640.007,3593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,206621.06/cwt490.00–790.007,4907
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335640.00/cwt640.00–640.008,5441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,440730.00/cwt730.00–730.0010,5121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990661.49/cwt650.00–675.006,5492

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.