Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-08-01

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 1
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,056 head
▼ 650 vs last sale 2,706▲ 2,056 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 69▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower,Feeder heifers steady,Good demand for feeder classes, Slaughter cows steady,Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Good 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 $136.77/cwt on 1,199 head.
Average price
$136.77
1,199 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.28
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2643137.108821,184
Medium and Large 2-3596110.3665815thin
One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $224 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 sale1,199 hd
136.77
—
KY average26 barns · 5,217 hd
132.49
+4.28
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—High1,70790.681,5488thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51166.631,00715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23462.5677235
CowsLean 85-90%Average97853.8452720
SteersChoiceAverage1,130107.001,2091thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288172.28/cwt165.00–174.004965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311163.33/cwt162.50–165.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325134.00/cwt134.00–134.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328152.01/cwt151.00–154.004996
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365122.53/cwt120.00–125.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367164.41/cwt164.00–166.006035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376147.11/cwt145.00–150.005538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425148.99/cwt139.00–153.0063314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440155.41/cwt154.00–158.006847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471155.36/cwt154.00–159.007327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476121.30/cwt110.00–126.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.82/cwt143.00–151.0069713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517141.41/cwt131.00–149.0073118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574150.92/cwt150.00–151.0086613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578143.67/cwt131.00–149.0083043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625148.63/cwt148.00–149.5092940
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638139.44/cwt137.00–145.0089013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675140.10/cwt129.00–143.5094649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,03523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720133.57/cwt124.00–138.5096230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,14365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817128.67/cwt128.00–129.001,0513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835143.90/cwt143.90–143.901,20264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853124.49/cwt122.00–127.001,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,24558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,013126.20/cwt126.20–126.201,27852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238127.42/cwt125.00–130.003032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283133.96/cwt129.00–139.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302147.87/cwt140.00–149.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335133.00/cwt133.00–133.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372144.07/cwt140.00–146.0053613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376131.62/cwt120.00–138.004959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417142.93/cwt140.00–146.0059619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419135.93/cwt128.00–139.0057018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469133.11/cwt125.00–139.0062432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472117.71/cwt111.00–124.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474140.82/cwt140.00–141.0066717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505119.00/cwt119.00–119.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529140.47/cwt140.00–142.0074321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530135.71/cwt121.00–139.0071933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571132.40/cwt126.00–136.0075624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582148.41/cwt140.00–148.75864102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614129.33/cwt127.00–130.0079415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620142.49/cwt136.00–147.00883275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363399.61/cwt90.00–109.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663141.03/cwt137.00–142.40935136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688128.27/cwt123.50–130.5088237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690113.00/cwt113.00–113.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715105.33/cwt102.00–112.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729132.29/cwt130.70–134.50964222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757127.21/cwt119.00–127.5096360
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775129.24/cwt128.25–130.201,002136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270157.50/cwt157.50–157.504251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275147.50/cwt147.50–147.504061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325158.00/cwt158.00–158.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333149.00/cwt149.00–149.004963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373142.07/cwt138.00–147.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395121.00/cwt121.00–121.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409154.80/cwt154.00–155.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420142.07/cwt132.00–149.0059723
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425114.00/cwt114.00–114.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450134.00/cwt134.00–134.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480142.31/cwt138.00–145.0068311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524137.34/cwt132.00–146.0072012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578142.79/cwt132.00–149.0082512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603143.01/cwt141.00–145.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618127.13/cwt120.00–138.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660130.98/cwt128.00–134.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715122.55/cwt120.00–125.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745112.00/cwt112.00–112.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,130107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59885.91/cwt84.00–89.001,3734
Bulls——1,81695.44/cwt90.00–100.001,7334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91544.08/cwt42.00–46.004034
Cows—Lean 85-90%98867.23/cwt60.00–74.006642
Cows—Lean 85-90%99554.71/cwt51.00–60.0054414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20256.96/cwt53.00–59.006859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24564.50/cwt60.00–70.0080326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51166.63/cwt60.00–69.001,00715

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.