Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-10-03

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 3
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,020 head
▼ 1,196 vs last sale 2,216▲ 1,020 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 190▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.99/cwt on 221 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −141.69 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$129.99
221 head · 796 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2800130.361,043216
Medium and Large 2-3597113.806795thin
One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $364 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 sale221 hd
129.99
—
KY average27 barns · 4,797 hd
132.92
−2.93
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−141.69
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—High1,58475.621,1985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53651.277884thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25948.2560815
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11439.584415thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345127.00/cwt127.00–127.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427146.21/cwt142.00–150.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478131.36/cwt129.00–135.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.77/cwt126.00–133.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526144.32/cwt143.00–146.0075911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554129.98/cwt125.00–131.007206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604141.00/cwt141.00–141.0085221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789137.25/cwt137.25–137.251,08340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934124.22/cwt121.40–126.851,160114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3276102.79/cwt90.00–105.002847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312114.00/cwt114.00–114.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324129.39/cwt119.00–134.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380122.45/cwt119.00–126.004659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-339575.00/cwt75.00–75.002961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419117.23/cwt111.00–121.5049111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481118.15/cwt111.00–121.0056813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490105.64/cwt100.00–109.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-351996.77/cwt90.00–103.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527112.58/cwt104.00–116.5059320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-356091.16/cwt82.00–100.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564113.63/cwt106.00–118.0064116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659121.75/cwt109.00–124.008027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367085.00/cwt85.00–85.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697123.00/cwt123.00–123.008579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370589.00/cwt89.00–89.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720118.58/cwt107.00–122.008548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830105.00/cwt105.00–105.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885105.00/cwt105.00–105.009291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-325096.00/cwt96.00–96.002401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283127.43/cwt125.00–130.003612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3347116.00/cwt116.00–116.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355109.00/cwt109.00–109.003871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374119.37/cwt111.00–131.004465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420148.68/cwt144.00–155.0062411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430105.20/cwt105.00–106.004525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434130.14/cwt111.00–136.005657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-346398.84/cwt90.00–105.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481133.00/cwt124.00–134.0064014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528131.00/cwt131.00–131.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564125.82/cwt115.00–131.0071018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570102.00/cwt102.00–102.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766109.00/cwt109.00–109.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55373.52/cwt72.00–77.001,1424
Bulls——1,71084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06335.46/cwt35.00–36.003772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14842.32/cwt41.00–44.004863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18141.98/cwt36.00–45.004965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18555.00/cwt55.00–55.006521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31150.99/cwt50.00–53.006689
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53049.36/cwt48.00–50.007553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55557.00/cwt57.00–57.008861

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.