Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 26
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 345▲ 28 vs year ago 383 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 58▼ 22 vs year ago 99 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 23▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $110.01/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$110.01
125 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$33.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581115.9167391
Medium and Large 2-356095.3253431
Small and Medium 1-250782.834203thin
One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $253 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 sale125 hd
110.01
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KY average28 barns · 4,606 hd
117.52
−7.51
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—Low1,71874.801,28514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65853.218829thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35751.4369816
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03749.1751017

Every lot

92 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325167.50/cwt167.50–167.505441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365167.33/cwt166.00–168.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519139.29/cwt135.00–141.0072310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524120.00/cwt120.00–120.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571119.00/cwt119.00–119.006796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613130.00/cwt130.00–130.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662124.52/cwt118.00–126.0082411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672101.46/cwt97.50–106.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy68092.00/cwt92.00–92.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-370586.00/cwt86.00–86.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717124.01/cwt115.00–127.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764111.67/cwt110.00–120.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy80584.00/cwt84.00–84.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,00597.00/cwt97.00–97.009751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290114.00/cwt114.00–114.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305112.50/cwt112.50–112.503431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-242587.50/cwt87.50–87.503721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469126.91/cwt124.00–130.0059515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481103.44/cwt100.00–111.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-352298.35/cwt91.00–111.0051310
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-253081.00/cwt81.00–81.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531118.42/cwt116.00–120.0062915
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-256580.00/cwt80.00–80.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573117.66/cwt115.00–120.0067422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577106.34/cwt106.00–107.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362593.67/cwt90.00–100.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626112.04/cwt100.00–116.0070118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365889.98/cwt85.00–95.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673109.80/cwt101.00–116.0073914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270897.02/cwt95.00–99.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371567.74/cwt61.00–71.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276795.02/cwt90.00–100.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378070.00/cwt70.00–70.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382571.00/cwt71.00–71.005861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388152.50/cwt152.00–153.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410152.54/cwt151.00–154.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435129.00/cwt129.00–129.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481140.85/cwt135.00–150.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518103.09/cwt100.00–116.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561135.57/cwt125.00–141.0076110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587109.77/cwt102.00–115.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618111.99/cwt109.00–125.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362097.31/cwt92.00–99.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663106.00/cwt105.00–110.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366994.41/cwt92.00–95.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372591.00/cwt91.00–91.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736101.02/cwt98.00–109.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760106.50/cwt105.00–108.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy97563.00/cwt63.00–63.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299574.00/cwt74.00–74.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,12273.00/cwt73.00–73.008192
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 323594.88/cwt85.00–102.502233
Dairy Steers—Large 3263108.62/cwt102.00–110.0028615
Dairy Steers—Large 3335105.43/cwt90.00–109.003535
Dairy Steers—Large 337795.69/cwt84.00–108.003619
Dairy Steers—Large 343497.25/cwt85.00–101.004225
Dairy Steers—Large 3489100.00/cwt95.00–101.004896
Dairy Steers—Large 3530100.67/cwt89.00–104.0053422
Dairy Steers—Large 356091.02/cwt90.00–92.005102
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fleshy62066.00/cwt66.00–66.004091
Dairy Steers—Large 369389.01/cwt85.00–91.006173
Dairy Steers—Large 372076.40/cwt70.00–86.005505
Dairy Steers—Large 377685.63/cwt70.00–92.006647
Dairy Steers—Large 380091.00/cwt91.00–91.007282
Dairy Steers—Large 390583.00/cwt81.00–85.007512
Dairy Steers—Large 396185.56/cwt85.50–86.008229
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51069.88/cwt68.00–71.001,0554
Bulls——1,79775.60/cwt72.00–79.001,3598
Bulls——1,81581.46/cwt81.00–82.001,4782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89837.76/cwt36.00–40.003393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05449.66/cwt47.00–51.005239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09155.14/cwt52.00–59.006025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32354.40/cwt52.00–59.007208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39149.82/cwt47.00–51.006937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39539.00/cwt39.00–39.005441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57849.51/cwt48.00–51.007812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68154.27/cwt52.00–58.009127
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098798.11/cwt760.00–830.008,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158871.52/cwt780.00–900.0010,0928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,191799.27/cwt700.00–850.009,5198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295890.00/cwt890.00–890.0011,5261
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297561.15/cwt54.00–69.005962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,340800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,460700.00/cwt700.00–700.0010,2201

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.