Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-07-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 11
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,184 head
▲ 1,093 vs last sale 1,091▲ 2,184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 54▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.14/cwt on 1,127 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −129.54 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$142.14
1,127 head · 768 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$376
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2769142.251,0941,120
Medium and Large 2-3576124.577187thin
One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $376 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 sale1,127 hd
142.14
—
KY average24 barns · 5,162 hd
139.64
+2.50
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−129.54
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—High1,72691.571,5815thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64265.501,0765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30561.3680115
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03855.2057318

Every lot

76 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328135.00/cwt135.00–135.004433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373148.20/cwt140.00–151.0055310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420146.40/cwt139.00–151.0061513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440158.00/cwt158.00–158.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481159.79/cwt159.00–161.0076915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483137.81/cwt134.00–145.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516160.70/cwt152.00–163.0082967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529143.12/cwt134.00–150.0075715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566142.87/cwt134.00–150.0080932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582128.00/cwt128.00–128.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617122.32/cwt121.00–124.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625146.49/cwt142.00–148.5091649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627132.60/cwt126.00–139.0083114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678148.48/cwt142.00–150.001,00787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685131.35/cwt130.00–132.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718133.00/cwt124.00–139.0095510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,04470
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785140.34/cwt136.00–143.001,102172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795132.83/cwt131.00–133.001,05611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818128.96/cwt123.00–132.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834139.84/cwt138.50–141.001,166191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy866147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,273122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887136.51/cwt134.00–136.751,21166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added942132.75/cwt132.75–132.751,251102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added998129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,29254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230141.00/cwt141.00–141.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379129.01/cwt121.00–135.0048916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422130.71/cwt123.00–135.0055222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469127.47/cwt121.00–134.0059847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483114.47/cwt109.00–120.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523110.52/cwt108.00–115.0057811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527127.21/cwt120.00–131.0067037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574127.25/cwt120.00–131.0073056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588115.52/cwt112.00–117.0067919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600103.00/cwt103.00–103.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613124.96/cwt123.00–125.5076613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630136.31/cwt130.50–138.5085994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672109.30/cwt91.00–113.007349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673139.00/cwt139.00–139.0093580
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674119.60/cwt116.00–122.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732112.00/cwt112.00–112.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734134.13/cwt133.75–134.30985350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758119.00/cwt119.00–119.009028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822117.00/cwt117.00–117.0096218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842110.00/cwt110.00–110.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2898113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,01514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290149.00/cwt149.00–149.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378143.57/cwt141.00–149.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3391118.25/cwt117.00–122.004624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425141.51/cwt133.00–149.006017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432126.77/cwt126.00–129.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475136.71/cwt131.00–141.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529138.71/cwt129.00–143.0073417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531124.08/cwt112.00–127.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583132.66/cwt128.00–136.0077319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683117.97/cwt117.00–120.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291596.00/cwt96.00–96.008781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364063.00/cwt63.00–63.004031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53385.05/cwt84.00–86.001,3042
Bulls——1,85595.91/cwt92.00–98.001,7793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01655.78/cwt51.00–59.0056711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06543.70/cwt40.00–46.004653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07862.23/cwt62.00–63.006714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30355.23/cwt52.00–58.007204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30663.59/cwt61.00–67.0083011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64265.50/cwt61.00–73.001,0765

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.