Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-03-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 23
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 81▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 42▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 0▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders, no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls, 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows, 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.67/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$143.67
25 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$46.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484149.4972419thin
Medium and Large 2-3444134.755984thin
Small and Medium 2-3505110.005561thin
Small and Medium 1-2405102.504151thin
One grade step is worth $46.99/cwt here — about $309 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 sale25 hd
143.67
—
KY average25 barns · 2,365 hd
128.63
+15.03
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—Average1,41594.841,34225
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43875.041,07935
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14164.2073270
CowsLean 85-90%High94146.8644112

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303163.47/cwt160.00–167.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370160.92/cwt155.00–167.005952
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2405102.50/cwt102.50–102.504151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420163.56/cwt159.00–166.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435128.00/cwt128.00–128.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466154.05/cwt150.00–156.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500153.00/cwt153.00–153.007651
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631131.27/cwt130.00–134.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358138.47/cwt134.00–140.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.78/cwt131.00–146.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468132.42/cwt129.00–135.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577120.66/cwt120.00–121.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy80085.00/cwt85.00–85.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286084.00/cwt84.00–84.007221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565133.00/cwt133.00–133.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287089.00/cwt89.00–89.007741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341571.00/cwt71.00–71.002951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24777.76/cwt76.00–80.009703
Bulls——1,38493.61/cwt88.00–98.001,29614
Bulls——1,532103.41/cwt100.00–112.001,5848
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90444.63/cwt43.00–49.004034
Cows—Lean 85-90%94034.96/cwt34.00–36.003293
Cows—Lean 85-90%97155.78/cwt51.00–59.005425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10054.53/cwt48.00–59.0060017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14365.73/cwt60.00–69.0075141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17868.57/cwt68.00–69.008082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19172.69/cwt70.00–76.0086612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45475.43/cwt71.00–87.001,09733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed870530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,6111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2965850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,2031
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,3151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,049995.49/cwt900.00–1,070.0010,4434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,128927.82/cwt825.00–1,075.0010,46610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,0951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0016,8191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,3601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,4031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed980530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,1941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041882.48/cwt750.00–1,275.009,18712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055642.32/cwt490.00–720.006,7766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188759.94/cwt650.00–810.009,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,7841

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.