Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-11-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 167▲ 361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter clases.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.79/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$122.79
156 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$44.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489124.66610145
Medium and Large 2-3515104.795408thin
Small and Medium 1-256580.334543thin
One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $156 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 sale156 hd
122.79
—
KY average26 barns · 4,494 hd
121.04
+1.75
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—High1,54178.051,2034thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55563.329856thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03455.1957012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27155.1570117

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218132.50/cwt132.50–132.502893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318170.65/cwt169.00–172.505432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382161.71/cwt153.00–165.006187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400171.00/cwt171.00–171.006849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412162.45/cwt157.00–165.006697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424140.13/cwt134.00–151.005949
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460115.00/cwt105.00–125.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488153.50/cwt153.50–153.5074919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491145.88/cwt141.00–148.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520109.00/cwt109.00–109.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523157.01/cwt155.00–159.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523142.98/cwt141.00–149.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565141.35/cwt130.00–147.007999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577149.00/cwt149.00–149.0086010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590126.51/cwt125.00–128.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623127.17/cwt121.00–131.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3729113.79/cwt110.00–115.008304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770122.86/cwt120.00–125.009466
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240122.50/cwt122.50–122.502941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265131.00/cwt131.00–131.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320127.29/cwt120.00–132.0040711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381127.33/cwt119.00–133.0048510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426126.92/cwt120.00–131.0054118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455138.00/cwt138.00–138.0062827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468112.11/cwt108.00–116.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480124.66/cwt120.00–130.0059818
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-248082.50/cwt82.50–82.503961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523107.04/cwt104.00–110.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526120.75/cwt115.00–125.0063518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565119.31/cwt115.00–126.0067417
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-258577.50/cwt77.50–77.504531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617116.93/cwt108.00–123.0072111
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-263081.00/cwt81.00–81.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675108.48/cwt100.00–111.007329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273094.90/cwt90.00–100.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200127.50/cwt127.50–127.502551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320122.50/cwt122.50–122.503921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363147.89/cwt140.00–152.505373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418120.85/cwt117.50–124.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436149.25/cwt149.00–150.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471141.23/cwt132.00–150.006658
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473123.15/cwt116.00–130.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy514149.01/cwt148.00–153.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522135.43/cwt125.00–141.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy561147.00/cwt147.00–147.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565133.04/cwt126.00–143.007529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582112.07/cwt100.00–118.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605122.95/cwt117.00–129.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615109.00/cwt109.00–109.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672116.14/cwt113.00–119.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673103.80/cwt98.00–110.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370088.00/cwt88.00–88.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726113.99/cwt110.00–117.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376892.09/cwt88.00–96.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795108.00/cwt108.00–108.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840102.00/cwt102.00–102.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287599.00/cwt99.00–99.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297079.00/cwt79.00–79.007661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13579.00/cwt79.00–79.008971
Bulls——1,55573.60/cwt73.00–74.001,1442
Bulls——1,92086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03358.51/cwt56.00–64.006048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03548.55/cwt44.00–51.005024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21844.48/cwt44.00–45.005422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27059.08/cwt56.00–63.007509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29052.82/cwt48.00–55.006816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51054.00/cwt54.00–54.008151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56465.18/cwt59.00–69.001,0195
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01860.98/cwt53.00–65.006213
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03073.00/cwt73.00–73.007521

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.