Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-09-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 19
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,381 head
▲ 1,262 vs last sale 1,119▲ 2,381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 97▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher,Good demand for weaned feeder classes,Moderate demand for unweaned calves.Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower,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 $127.89/cwt on 1,009 head.
Average price
$127.89
1,009 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612128.99789961
Medium and Large 2-3554105.8558648
One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,009 hd
127.89
—
KY average27 barns · 5,264 hd
120.40
+7.49
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—Low1,65179.271,30920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58254.4486111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31753.2570156
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05445.7648226

Every lot

98 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369135.14/cwt134.00–136.004996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414138.29/cwt130.00–146.0057315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426121.65/cwt113.00–127.005188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478142.53/cwt134.00–146.0068126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516134.83/cwt130.00–138.0069619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527143.48/cwt142.00–148.0075623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574131.65/cwt129.00–134.0075618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576117.94/cwt114.00–120.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy604152.85/cwt152.85–152.8592383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630135.41/cwt130.00–138.5085343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630120.20/cwt115.00–128.0075718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678136.83/cwt135.00–138.0092821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678121.98/cwt121.00–123.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712141.06/cwt134.00–145.001,004197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712108.00/cwt108.00–108.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735123.00/cwt123.00–123.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762124.00/cwt120.00–125.009455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768137.11/cwt131.50–140.001,053174
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800137.95/cwt137.95–137.951,10464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838119.00/cwt119.00–119.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3838109.00/cwt109.00–109.009134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,16960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925129.43/cwt126.00–129.501,19751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2961116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3983102.46/cwt99.00–106.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260120.96/cwt120.00–122.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318138.00/cwt138.00–138.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330126.66/cwt120.00–131.004189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380111.49/cwt110.00–112.504243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382123.51/cwt118.00–129.0047211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393133.00/cwt133.00–133.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417100.51/cwt100.00–101.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425121.62/cwt114.00–126.0051723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440129.00/cwt129.00–129.0056842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482117.22/cwt113.00–122.0056523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483108.02/cwt105.00–111.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524109.71/cwt106.00–111.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526118.37/cwt112.00–123.0062359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553132.36/cwt130.50–134.50732156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563118.36/cwt114.00–121.0066620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567108.72/cwt102.00–112.0061620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604136.50/cwt136.50–136.5082482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624102.44/cwt94.00–105.006399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626116.79/cwt111.00–121.0073121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668101.49/cwt101.00–102.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677131.58/cwt123.50–134.75891437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681115.18/cwt109.00–119.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705106.65/cwt102.00–109.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732125.75/cwt125.75–125.7592023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771105.29/cwt102.00–111.0081211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777122.25/cwt122.25–122.2595021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379394.51/cwt90.00–99.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875108.00/cwt108.00–108.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327135.80/cwt130.00–143.004447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333108.02/cwt105.00–111.003602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376122.66/cwt121.00–126.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390113.00/cwt113.00–113.004415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415113.33/cwt112.00–116.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429131.95/cwt130.00–134.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467115.56/cwt101.00–121.0054010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479135.69/cwt129.00–141.0065011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507137.00/cwt137.00–137.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526115.87/cwt111.00–118.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528123.84/cwt119.00–131.0065417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566122.64/cwt118.00–125.0069424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575113.98/cwt110.00–115.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621117.69/cwt113.00–121.0073112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367098.28/cwt90.00–105.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674116.15/cwt110.00–120.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773112.31/cwt107.00–115.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296095.00/cwt95.00–95.009121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 334575.00/cwt75.00–75.002592
Dairy Steers—Large 343877.54/cwt75.00–80.003402
Dairy Steers—Large 367879.74/cwt79.00–82.005414
Dairy Steers—Large 375480.00/cwt80.00–80.006038
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46169.88/cwt68.00–72.001,0215
Bulls——1,64879.41/cwt75.00–83.001,3099
Bulls——1,81386.90/cwt84.00–90.001,5756
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03141.47/cwt36.00–45.0042813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04559.00/cwt59.00–59.006171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08049.31/cwt46.00–54.0053312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28344.04/cwt42.00–45.005656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29551.66/cwt46.00–55.0066929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35758.09/cwt56.00–62.0078821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57857.65/cwt57.00–58.009103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58353.23/cwt49.00–55.008438

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.