Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-06-08

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 553▼ 39 vs year ago 515 · −7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 42▼ 51 vs year ago 73 · −69.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good 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 $127.96/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$127.96
274 head · 755 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2758128.02970271
Medium and Large 2-3532122.676523thin
One grade step is worth $5.36/cwt here — about $318 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 sale274 hd
127.96
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KY average27 barns · 5,133 hd
133.62
−5.66
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—Average1,78298.991,7645thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02064.036533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60163.251,0136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31962.518256thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332177.00/cwt177.00–177.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380167.04/cwt160.00–178.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441158.16/cwt158.00–159.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445133.00/cwt133.00–133.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495136.00/cwt136.00–136.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515154.00/cwt154.00–154.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531147.55/cwt140.00–150.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557146.00/cwt146.00–146.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610137.44/cwt137.00–137.5083852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630131.49/cwt125.00–135.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683133.22/cwt125.00–136.009104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725128.31/cwt128.25–130.0093090
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840116.00/cwt116.00–116.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920119.80/cwt119.80–119.801,10260
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,052103.25/cwt103.25–103.251,08628
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255152.50/cwt152.50–152.503891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334140.82/cwt130.00–144.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383132.42/cwt130.00–135.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434140.00/cwt140.00–140.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465116.00/cwt116.00–116.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476129.59/cwt124.00–138.0061720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526129.16/cwt127.00–130.006797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007184
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625123.95/cwt123.00–124.1077572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637118.28/cwt114.00–120.0075314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272097.48/cwt95.00–100.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275172.50/cwt172.50–172.504742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330169.00/cwt169.00–169.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428146.26/cwt143.00–151.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472139.51/cwt133.00–149.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529142.09/cwt135.00–147.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615129.96/cwt125.00–135.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813108.57/cwt104.00–113.008832
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3243116.19/cwt110.00–122.502822
Dairy Steers—Large 3315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003622
Dairy Steers—Large 3372105.00/cwt105.00–105.003914
Dairy Steers—Large 342999.96/cwt95.00–105.004294
Dairy Steers—Large 3553100.50/cwt100.50–100.505565
Dairy Steers—Large 366294.00/cwt94.00–94.006227
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,713104.62/cwt101.00–107.001,7923
Bulls——1,88590.55/cwt90.00–91.001,7072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84058.00/cwt58.00–58.004871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11067.04/cwt66.00–68.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23858.00/cwt58.00–58.007182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36064.77/cwt64.00–67.008814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48560.00/cwt60.00–60.008911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62463.90/cwt62.00–67.001,0385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,233960.75/cwt925.00–1,000.0011,8462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,178.92/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0015,8924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2801

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.