Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-03-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 2
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 336▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 88▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 12▲ 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 1.00-3.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Good demand on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good 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 $117.18/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$117.18
66 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550120.7266455
Medium and Large 2-358199.4557811thin
One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $86 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 sale66 hd
117.18
—
KY average27 barns · 3,645 hd
127.45
−10.27
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—Average1,33280.751,0765thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64071.001,1641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33752.306997thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06146.9849819

Every lot

60 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287170.00/cwt170.00–170.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365165.74/cwt164.00–169.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423163.11/cwt161.00–165.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462150.00/cwt150.00–150.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220133.00/cwt133.00–133.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335131.00/cwt131.00–131.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385127.94/cwt123.00–131.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432129.68/cwt125.00–137.0056011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466123.51/cwt121.00–126.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487114.34/cwt110.00–117.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521125.99/cwt125.00–129.0065610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567122.25/cwt120.00–123.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358390.49/cwt90.00–91.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622116.62/cwt112.00–120.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3697100.00/cwt100.00–100.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732107.59/cwt100.00–110.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373573.00/cwt73.00–73.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277698.24/cwt95.00–105.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378574.00/cwt74.00–74.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293595.00/cwt95.00–95.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296094.00/cwt94.00–94.009022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245166.00/cwt166.00–166.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280165.14/cwt157.50–172.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374163.37/cwt150.00–170.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375136.55/cwt133.00–140.005122
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-240585.00/cwt85.00–85.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418158.77/cwt151.00–170.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467146.38/cwt140.00–154.006846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503121.00/cwt120.00–122.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542140.30/cwt136.00–147.007609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565138.89/cwt135.00–143.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575118.43/cwt110.00–127.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640129.52/cwt121.00–132.008296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678122.14/cwt120.00–131.0082810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763104.98/cwt100.00–110.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280385.99/cwt82.00–90.006902
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 363679.27/cwt70.00–84.005043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25282.92/cwt82.00–84.001,0383
Bulls——1,32091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2011
Bulls——1,58564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05939.11/cwt32.00–47.0041410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06254.70/cwt51.00–58.005818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06564.00/cwt64.00–64.006821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29853.14/cwt49.00–59.006903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34566.74/cwt60.00–73.008982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38836.61/cwt32.00–41.005082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1641
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14081.00/cwt81.00–81.009231

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.