Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-12-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
967 head
▼ 1,277 vs last sale 2,244▲ 967 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 104▲ 89 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 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher,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 $129.19/cwt on 404 head.
Average price
$129.19
404 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.86
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641129.90833394
Medium and Large 2-3506101.2151210thin
One grade step is worth $28.69/cwt here — about $320 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 sale404 hd
129.19
—
KY average28 barns · 4,813 hd
124.33
+4.86
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—Low1,73873.531,2785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57348.6676510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34746.5062643
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01944.8245722

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342159.01/cwt156.00–160.005444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352162.00/cwt162.00–162.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415146.00/cwt146.00–146.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484157.28/cwt155.00–159.007619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509145.00/cwt145.00–145.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511150.18/cwt150.00–152.0076748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584141.45/cwt136.00–145.008267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.52/cwt135.00–138.0085322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669134.61/cwt128.00–139.0090116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678146.50/cwt146.50–146.5099372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712114.00/cwt114.00–114.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy728136.25/cwt136.00–137.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731129.57/cwt125.00–133.0094721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784128.76/cwt126.00–135.001,00915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830111.00/cwt111.00–111.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy901141.95/cwt141.95–141.951,27953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2924125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,067124.25/cwt124.25–124.251,32640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,087113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,252120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,50245
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2212130.00/cwt130.00–130.002762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276135.00/cwt135.00–135.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329126.22/cwt120.00–132.004158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397141.00/cwt141.00–141.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428123.19/cwt120.00–127.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428106.01/cwt104.00–108.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432134.89/cwt130.00–139.0058316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468103.54/cwt102.00–105.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489125.86/cwt124.00–129.006157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510105.00/cwt101.00–109.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517130.33/cwt130.00–131.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523124.58/cwt118.00–129.0065218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574122.85/cwt115.00–125.0070513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630120.69/cwt114.00–123.0076033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632135.00/cwt135.00–135.0085384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688118.64/cwt114.00–120.0081616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718112.57/cwt107.00–115.0080810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720133.90/cwt133.90–133.90964151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758117.77/cwt110.00–122.008935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2814109.49/cwt103.00–113.008916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0366
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325148.00/cwt146.00–150.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330105.00/cwt105.00–105.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377138.31/cwt130.00–145.005216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415139.00/cwt139.00–139.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420153.00/cwt153.00–153.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484144.10/cwt142.00–146.0069712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495122.50/cwt122.50–122.506062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528135.89/cwt127.00–140.0071724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570128.86/cwt127.00–132.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617122.94/cwt117.00–130.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635101.00/cwt101.00–101.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672122.46/cwt117.00–129.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369585.00/cwt85.00–85.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725112.00/cwt105.00–119.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375899.00/cwt99.00–99.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770103.74/cwt100.00–111.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2874107.00/cwt107.00–107.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294096.00/cwt96.00–96.009022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52867.27/cwt65.00–70.001,0282
Bulls——1,81575.56/cwt75.00–76.001,3712
Bulls——2,00582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,6441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01450.82/cwt46.00–55.0051510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02242.98/cwt37.00–45.004399
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02530.35/cwt29.00–33.003113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29642.62/cwt37.00–45.0055216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37748.80/cwt46.00–57.0067227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57348.66/cwt46.00–52.0076510

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.