Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-08-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 222▼ 66 vs year ago 301 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 64▲ 20 vs year ago 34 · +58.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $135.10/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$135.10
134 head · 790 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2792135.411,072132
Medium and Large 2-3678114.507762thin
One grade step is worth $20.91/cwt here — about $297 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 sale134 hd
135.10
—
KY average24 barns · 4,790 hd
138.60
−3.50
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—Average1,871100.341,87811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58463.731,0097thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31063.7183524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06363.3367310

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473158.95/cwt140.00–162.007529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531132.30/cwt131.00–135.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582145.90/cwt142.00–150.008494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605140.27/cwt130.00–144.008494
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687122.67/cwt122.00–124.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,05748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810122.52/cwt121.00–124.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,20356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205122.50/cwt122.50–122.502511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365148.05/cwt146.00–150.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420123.50/cwt121.00–126.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475137.71/cwt135.00–139.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532132.22/cwt121.00–136.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562106.00/cwt106.00–106.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577122.94/cwt119.00–127.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633125.00/cwt125.00–125.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720102.62/cwt100.00–105.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410143.54/cwt140.00–147.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436121.62/cwt120.00–125.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491130.15/cwt129.00–135.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3497125.00/cwt125.00–125.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510151.04/cwt149.00–153.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.67/cwt133.00–135.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674120.94/cwt117.00–127.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708114.49/cwt113.00–116.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296794.68/cwt90.00–100.009163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83994.23/cwt92.00–97.001,7336
Bulls——1,910107.68/cwt100.00–115.002,0575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99553.59/cwt52.00–55.005332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07565.30/cwt62.00–67.007027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11069.00/cwt69.00–69.007661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28764.91/cwt62.00–67.0083513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32556.83/cwt52.00–59.007536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35468.83/cwt68.00–70.009325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59064.02/cwt60.00–67.001,0185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61058.00/cwt58.00–58.009341

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.