Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-07-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 6
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 466▼ 248 vs year ago 613 · −40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 37▼ 23 vs year ago 68 · −33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 22 vs year ago 23 · −95.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $129.33/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$129.33
213 head · 783 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2787129.901,023205
Medium and Large 2-3682114.887848thin
One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about $239 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
129.33
—
KY average14 barns · 1,740 hd
130.92
−1.58
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—High1,532100.481,53910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59069.201,1005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31466.0886816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04559.5062214

Every lot

69 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 1-2295174.00/cwt174.00–174.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428156.06/cwt150.00–159.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440113.00/cwt113.00–113.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510158.92/cwt155.00–163.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522143.38/cwt140.00–150.007486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574142.22/cwt136.00–146.008167
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585131.00/cwt131.00–131.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611136.42/cwt131.00–143.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625151.00/cwt151.00–151.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663127.42/cwt125.00–136.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,01058
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3788112.00/cwt112.00–112.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,03356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912123.40/cwt123.40–123.401,12558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-393091.00/cwt91.00–91.008461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240143.00/cwt138.00–148.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270157.50/cwt157.50–157.504251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.20/cwt135.00–146.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322149.96/cwt148.00–154.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327137.63/cwt130.00–141.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360139.00/cwt139.00–139.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424126.19/cwt122.00–131.0053510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476132.28/cwt126.00–135.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477120.00/cwt120.00–120.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519129.31/cwt123.00–133.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567122.47/cwt119.00–126.0069416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615114.52/cwt113.00–116.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665107.00/cwt107.00–107.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708104.51/cwt104.00–105.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293591.00/cwt91.00–91.008512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336177.00/cwt177.00–177.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350139.00/cwt139.00–139.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368157.28/cwt151.00–164.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439150.00/cwt150.00–150.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480149.21/cwt141.00–157.007165
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485101.00/cwt101.00–101.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525138.16/cwt135.00–140.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533120.62/cwt116.00–126.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3556114.92/cwt100.00–120.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578136.49/cwt136.00–137.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610142.67/cwt142.00–143.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637132.11/cwt122.00–136.008429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668126.01/cwt125.00–127.008422
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3697115.00/cwt115.00–115.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760114.32/cwt113.00–115.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910101.00/cwt101.00–101.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391381.00/cwt81.00–81.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397078.57/cwt75.00–82.007622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478105.98/cwt100.00–113.001,5666
Bulls——1,58095.98/cwt94.00–98.001,5163
Bulls——1,71081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01947.77/cwt45.00–53.004875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06066.01/cwt65.00–69.007009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31164.87/cwt61.00–68.0085013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32571.33/cwt69.00–73.009453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57370.66/cwt70.00–71.001,1113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61567.00/cwt66.00–68.001,0822
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05077.00/cwt77.00–77.008091

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.