Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-06-27

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 27
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,091 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 1,049▲ 1,091 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 93▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower,over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower, 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 $131.73/cwt on 452 head.
Average price
$131.73
452 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566135.48766346
Medium and Large 2-3510119.50609106
One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $157 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 sale452 hd
131.73
—
KY average26 barns · 4,775 hd
126.34
+5.40
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—High1,69485.281,4448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67663.861,0704thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27061.4978119
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03856.0558214

Every lot

78 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270143.00/cwt143.00–143.003861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336143.76/cwt142.00–145.004834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366146.74/cwt142.00–149.0053712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417131.33/cwt130.00–133.005489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422141.06/cwt136.00–146.0059511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475147.51/cwt139.00–154.0070119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483132.61/cwt130.00–138.0064117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525128.61/cwt123.00–136.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531147.75/cwt143.00–156.0078533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575129.06/cwt124.00–129.5074212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy578158.14/cwt157.00–159.009149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582144.91/cwt135.00–155.0084311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625146.68/cwt143.00–152.0091741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634137.61/cwt131.00–141.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662127.00/cwt127.00–127.008416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678137.31/cwt129.00–142.0093120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735137.90/cwt137.90–137.901,01469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736129.23/cwt127.00–129.509519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774129.50/cwt125.00–133.001,00211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827124.10/cwt124.10–124.101,02664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872126.95/cwt126.95–126.951,10762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.09/cwt134.00–137.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315132.04/cwt130.00–134.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327123.94/cwt120.00–125.004055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371132.13/cwt130.00–135.0049015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376113.45/cwt100.00–123.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421122.03/cwt118.00–125.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423129.42/cwt126.00–133.0054710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.57/cwt125.00–132.0061019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475121.70/cwt111.00–124.0057838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.88/cwt126.00–130.5068038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537122.24/cwt112.00–124.0065623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564122.17/cwt117.00–123.0068916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582126.30/cwt125.00–128.5073537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587145.90/cwt145.90–145.9085688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609143.00/cwt143.00–143.0087188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616122.05/cwt119.00–125.0075228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625103.00/cwt103.00–103.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658102.25/cwt102.00–103.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662119.99/cwt116.00–122.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705108.76/cwt108.00–111.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3748101.50/cwt101.50–101.507595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375093.00/cwt93.00–93.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284194.00/cwt94.00–94.007914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220143.00/cwt143.00–143.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2256134.66/cwt134.00–136.003453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331142.46/cwt139.00–149.004727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415139.28/cwt133.00–145.0057825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428125.19/cwt120.00–130.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469128.06/cwt121.00–132.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480141.13/cwt135.00–150.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523123.95/cwt122.00–126.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530137.60/cwt133.00–143.0072911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620141.79/cwt137.00–143.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706124.00/cwt124.00–124.008759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374099.00/cwt99.00–99.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770107.55/cwt105.00–110.008282
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341574.00/cwt74.00–74.003071
Dairy Steers—Large 359585.00/cwt85.00–85.005061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15076.97/cwt76.00–78.008852
Bulls——1,68583.87/cwt80.00–86.001,4133
Bulls——2,06592.23/cwt90.00–94.001,9053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94047.53/cwt46.00–49.004472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03854.96/cwt51.00–59.005708
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08662.50/cwt60.00–65.006794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21856.37/cwt51.00–59.006876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29463.86/cwt60.00–68.0082613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67663.86/cwt62.00–67.001,0704

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.