Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-06-01

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 1
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 394▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 99▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No sale last week so no comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.81/cwt on 321 head.
Average price
$125.81
321 head · 845 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$442
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3465134.006231thin
Medium and Large 1-2847125.781,065320
One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about −$442 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 sale321 hd
125.81
—
KY average28 barns · 6,744 hd
135.05
−9.25
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—Low1,32787.371,1594thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50264.519694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31762.1081811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00359.3559517
SteersChoiceAverage1,39291.001,2672thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210222.50/cwt222.50–222.504671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy309177.00/cwt177.00–177.005476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355169.17/cwt165.00–171.0060110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419157.26/cwt150.00–160.0065913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459164.00/cwt164.00–164.007539
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483141.32/cwt141.00–142.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518143.69/cwt137.00–146.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560147.00/cwt147.00–147.008239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.26/cwt135.00–138.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779120.30/cwt119.00–122.009377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943118.90/cwt118.90–118.901,121120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959116.65/cwt114.60–118.501,119126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286142.89/cwt136.00–155.004096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330142.20/cwt130.00–147.004697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368132.76/cwt130.00–141.0048910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436135.83/cwt131.00–146.0059221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.71/cwt126.00–136.0062710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525128.83/cwt123.00–132.0067620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528118.00/cwt118.00–118.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570124.08/cwt120.00–137.0070711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632114.94/cwt111.00–119.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722107.96/cwt102.00–110.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760104.98/cwt100.00–110.007984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384585.00/cwt85.00–85.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386081.00/cwt81.00–81.006972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310126.00/cwt126.00–126.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324162.40/cwt148.00–172.505264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383162.62/cwt146.00–171.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445152.28/cwt145.00–155.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482145.94/cwt130.00–150.0070311
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-248594.00/cwt94.00–94.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522140.50/cwt129.00–147.0073318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574136.03/cwt133.00–138.007819
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627135.87/cwt128.00–138.008529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671128.26/cwt126.00–133.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740110.00/cwt105.00–115.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780117.32/cwt114.00–119.009156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828107.98/cwt107.00–110.008943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855112.00/cwt112.00–112.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296088.00/cwt88.00–88.008452
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,39291.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13084.00/cwt84.00–84.009492
Bulls——1,52390.73/cwt88.00–93.001,3822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97857.21/cwt55.00–59.005608
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01662.40/cwt60.00–65.006348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09552.00/cwt52.00–52.005691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29363.35/cwt61.00–66.008199
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42356.45/cwt55.00–58.008032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50059.00/cwt59.00–59.008851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50266.34/cwt65.00–68.009963
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,114.57/cwt1,050.00–1,175.0013,4862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263810.64/cwt775.00–850.0010,2382

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.