Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 428▲ 81 vs year ago 245 · +33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 18▼ 26 vs year ago 73 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $123.46/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$123.46
213 head · 863 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2864123.491,067212
Medium and Large 2-3590117.006901thin
One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about $377 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 sale213 hd
123.46
—
KY average27 barns · 5,598 hd
134.87
−11.41
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—Average1,644100.981,6607thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74069.971,2173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29466.5286116
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02466.2767912

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy190225.00/cwt225.00–225.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437162.00/cwt162.00–162.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480144.00/cwt144.00–144.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509159.00/cwt159.00–159.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586143.43/cwt141.00–146.0084011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669129.75/cwt129.00–130.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805114.00/cwt114.00–114.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888106.97/cwt104.00–110.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911120.30/cwt119.00–122.001,096179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920105.00/cwt105.00–105.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345141.00/cwt141.00–141.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370133.97/cwt132.00–136.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428141.48/cwt135.00–145.006069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468130.42/cwt130.00–133.006107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517115.97/cwt112.00–118.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527126.48/cwt121.00–131.0066715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558126.67/cwt122.00–129.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580114.54/cwt113.00–116.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620119.62/cwt117.00–121.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673106.92/cwt98.00–110.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713101.59/cwt95.00–105.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277391.49/cwt91.00–92.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363165.97/cwt161.00–171.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435152.44/cwt150.00–155.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479143.81/cwt140.00–151.006897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508134.39/cwt130.00–138.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.27/cwt131.00–136.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633128.50/cwt128.00–129.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372594.00/cwt94.00–94.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758108.00/cwt108.00–108.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286599.00/cwt99.00–99.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297086.00/cwt86.00–86.008341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57095.21/cwt89.00–99.001,4953
Bulls——1,700105.30/cwt100.00–110.001,7904
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97849.38/cwt46.00–54.004832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03072.13/cwt70.00–77.007436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03965.94/cwt64.00–68.006854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27866.33/cwt64.00–69.008482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28273.32/cwt72.00–75.009409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32154.36/cwt49.00–57.007185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74075.45/cwt75.00–76.001,3132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74059.00/cwt59.00–59.001,0271
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,3351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,6331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,236.91/cwt1,225.00–1,250.0017,1312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0019,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0020,3851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,059748.15/cwt660.00–810.007,9234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116808.47/cwt800.00–825.009,0233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,6261

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.