Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-06-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 29
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 326▲ 466 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 47▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate 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 $123.75/cwt on 318 head.
Average price
$123.75
318 head · 856 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,059
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2861123.781,065313
Medium and Large 2-3534122.206535thin
One grade step is worth $1.58/cwt here — about $413 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 sale318 hd
123.75
—
KY average28 barns · 5,625 hd
134.44
−10.69
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—Low1,52494.311,43713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,78570.241,2542thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27965.498388thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02059.4760611

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380162.50/cwt162.50–162.506181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400137.50/cwt135.00–140.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448166.00/cwt166.00–166.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450171.00/cwt171.00–171.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495167.00/cwt167.00–167.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525114.00/cwt114.00–114.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538144.52/cwt140.00–149.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585143.78/cwt142.00–145.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602136.00/cwt136.00–136.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693124.67/cwt124.00–125.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785116.00/cwt116.00–116.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825113.00/cwt113.00–113.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy835128.25/cwt128.25–128.251,07158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880122.01/cwt120.00–123.951,074113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922117.86/cwt117.00–118.701,087117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235151.22/cwt150.00–152.503552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270137.00/cwt137.00–137.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277157.00/cwt157.00–157.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320138.57/cwt137.00–140.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418133.10/cwt126.00–137.005568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465118.00/cwt118.00–118.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478126.40/cwt120.00–130.0060411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525126.22/cwt122.00–129.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587125.06/cwt124.00–128.0073412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587120.00/cwt120.00–120.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626101.52/cwt100.00–106.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678111.00/cwt111.00–111.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375585.00/cwt85.00–85.006422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323163.51/cwt157.00–171.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369155.86/cwt145.00–165.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422159.62/cwt150.00–164.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435131.00/cwt131.00–131.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465168.00/cwt168.00–168.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490153.28/cwt144.00–161.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495113.00/cwt113.00–113.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534140.54/cwt129.00–146.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625133.32/cwt128.00–139.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286893.18/cwt85.00–96.008094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15381.63/cwt77.00–86.009412
Bulls——1,58493.45/cwt89.00–99.001,4807
Bulls——1,603102.15/cwt100.00–105.001,6374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01450.28/cwt44.00–54.005104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01863.50/cwt59.00–68.006466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05572.00/cwt72.00–72.007601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14057.00/cwt57.00–57.006501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25564.39/cwt60.00–67.008085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41072.48/cwt71.00–74.001,0222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78570.24/cwt69.00–72.001,2542
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281575.00/cwt75.00–75.006111
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11573.00/cwt73.00–73.008141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,1131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,1531

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.