Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-08-17

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 17
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 235▲ 126 vs year ago 164 · +76.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 54▼ 24 vs year ago 70 · −34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearlings 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.48/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.99 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.
Average price
$134.48
86 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568137.5378175
Medium and Large 2-3546113.7362111thin
One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $160 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 sale86 hd
134.48
—
KY average27 barns · 2,045 hd
131.46
+3.02
This barn, trailing median2 sales
219.47
−84.99
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—High1,62293.091,5107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35762.938547thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85761.671,1453thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06260.1863913

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515149.00/cwt149.00–149.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555148.00/cwt147.00–149.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616134.56/cwt132.00–137.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665128.28/cwt125.00–135.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774128.05/cwt121.00–131.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,23061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330143.00/cwt143.00–143.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341163.22/cwt160.00–170.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381128.06/cwt125.00–132.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431130.60/cwt124.00–140.0056310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440114.56/cwt109.00–120.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.08/cwt132.00–144.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532128.14/cwt121.00–131.0068211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566125.50/cwt124.00–127.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620122.01/cwt121.00–123.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655122.11/cwt121.00–126.008009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675105.39/cwt103.00–106.007115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-271083.00/cwt83.00–83.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378296.00/cwt96.00–96.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381875.00/cwt75.00–75.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397080.00/cwt80.00–80.007761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417147.08/cwt140.00–157.0061310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425125.28/cwt116.00–135.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482147.01/cwt140.00–151.0070912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507145.68/cwt135.00–154.007396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563139.14/cwt135.00–141.007838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620111.71/cwt103.00–120.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627136.52/cwt134.00–139.0085626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727115.72/cwt113.00–117.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775113.00/cwt113.00–113.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380583.00/cwt83.00–83.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2833104.45/cwt99.00–110.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287897.98/cwt97.00–99.008602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3595104.00/cwt104.00–104.006193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54092.63/cwt92.00–94.001,4273
Bulls——1,59585.94/cwt85.00–87.001,3712
Bulls——1,773100.92/cwt100.00–102.001,7892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01053.29/cwt53.00–54.005384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07567.31/cwt65.00–71.007244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09259.98/cwt56.00–62.006555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34659.87/cwt58.00–63.008065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38370.57/cwt67.00–74.009762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82365.51/cwt65.00–66.001,1942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,92554.00/cwt54.00–54.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278568.53/cwt66.00–70.005383

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.