Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-07-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 380▼ 35 vs year ago 465 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 8 vs year ago 25 · +32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.45/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$128.45
215 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2628129.97816204
Medium and Large 2-3569100.2857111thin
One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $245 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 sale215 hd
128.45
—
KY average27 barns · 4,493 hd
125.55
+2.90
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—Average1,778100.591,7886thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,68468.141,1474thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11061.346813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29860.3678415

Every lot

58 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 1-2305172.50/cwt172.50–172.505261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313111.00/cwt111.00–111.003473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2401157.00/cwt157.00–157.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465117.00/cwt117.00–117.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522150.65/cwt150.00–155.007869
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625134.92/cwt132.00–138.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873113.47/cwt110.00–117.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889128.27/cwt126.60–129.901,140116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935100.49/cwt100.00–101.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270102.50/cwt102.50–102.502771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361128.03/cwt122.00–134.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405135.00/cwt133.00–137.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.96/cwt125.00–135.0061320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526117.22/cwt116.00–119.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544126.23/cwt125.00–126.5068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575121.80/cwt121.00–122.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622115.61/cwt113.00–118.007198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666132.01/cwt129.50–134.60879150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367890.90/cwt72.00–101.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370088.00/cwt88.00–88.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282589.00/cwt89.00–89.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385071.00/cwt71.00–71.006041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417119.20/cwt116.00–121.004974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432138.26/cwt133.00–140.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466120.15/cwt114.00–125.005604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485132.24/cwt128.00–137.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547121.00/cwt121.00–121.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583127.28/cwt124.00–134.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615122.78/cwt120.00–125.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681116.92/cwt115.00–123.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830101.00/cwt101.00–101.008381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6831
Bulls——1,786101.31/cwt100.00–105.001,8095
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11061.34/cwt61.00–62.006813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29563.32/cwt60.00–65.008209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30355.91/cwt51.00–58.007296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68468.14/cwt65.00–71.001,1474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,222.04/cwt1,000.00–1,350.0017,6585
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,272915.85/cwt900.00–950.0011,6503

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.