Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-01-30

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 30
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,042 head
▼ 590 vs last sale 1,632▲ 1,042 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 91▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 8 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 800 lbs steady,over 800 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower,Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.78/cwt on 437 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −134.90 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$136.78
437 head · 754 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,031
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$513
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$39.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2758137.341,041428
Medium and Large 2-3550119.446575thin
Small and Medium 1-253898.255284thin
One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $513 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 sale437 hd
136.78
—
KY average25 barns · 5,580 hd
143.55
−6.77
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−134.90
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—High1,49784.021,25810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59760.169617thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33556.6975746
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10351.8257120

Every lot

95 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 1-2Fancy223176.32/cwt170.00–182.503932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320159.77/cwt152.50–167.505112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416152.36/cwt152.00–155.006348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420165.00/cwt160.00–170.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423119.59/cwt110.00–130.005062
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.33/cwt153.00–155.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495168.50/cwt168.50–168.5083410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520164.10/cwt155.00–170.0085315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522148.55/cwt144.00–150.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535118.00/cwt118.00–118.006311
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2535101.00/cwt101.00–101.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy571156.48/cwt151.00–159.0089414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586143.84/cwt139.00–148.0084312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606150.46/cwt149.00–151.0091211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621141.96/cwt133.00–148.0088228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666138.56/cwt137.00–146.0092345
Steers—Small and Medium 1-269592.00/cwt92.00–92.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731133.71/cwt130.00–136.0097746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764132.53/cwt121.00–134.501,01322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830124.29/cwt122.00–128.001,03214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879133.67/cwt131.50–135.901,175124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925118.63/cwt116.00–122.001,0979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added984123.85/cwt123.85–123.851,21951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208136.39/cwt132.50–140.002842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245112.50/cwt112.50–112.502761
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325126.00/cwt126.00–126.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2350111.00/cwt111.00–111.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375122.00/cwt122.00–122.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394142.00/cwt142.00–142.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400107.00/cwt107.00–107.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418136.33/cwt135.00–138.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428141.00/cwt141.00–141.006038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461114.13/cwt101.00–119.0052622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465140.40/cwt140.00–142.0065322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483133.65/cwt120.00–137.0064628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504128.00/cwt128.00–128.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523135.77/cwt132.00–139.0071044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy573131.56/cwt130.00–135.0075443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588129.34/cwt121.00–129.5076186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609123.10/cwt120.00–126.007509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611130.43/cwt130.00–131.0079716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668123.45/cwt115.00–125.5082527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682110.33/cwt110.00–111.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714125.21/cwt124.00–126.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714116.75/cwt114.00–121.0083416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757107.78/cwt103.00–112.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820114.28/cwt113.50–115.2593729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2889104.42/cwt102.00–106.5092815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945102.00/cwt102.00–102.009641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255159.00/cwt159.00–159.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385117.50/cwt117.50–117.504521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420161.85/cwt161.00–163.006807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430149.98/cwt149.00–151.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476149.54/cwt137.00–157.0071221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519155.07/cwt151.00–157.008056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524141.20/cwt132.00–150.0074013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618136.22/cwt131.00–138.0084213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653130.58/cwt127.00–133.008535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706126.00/cwt126.00–126.008904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808113.34/cwt110.00–115.009163
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 368589.67/cwt89.00–91.006143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34373.97/cwt73.00–75.009932
Bulls——1,42884.35/cwt79.00–87.001,2056
Bulls——1,86093.08/cwt92.00–94.001,7312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09243.14/cwt38.00–45.004715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09651.30/cwt47.00–56.005629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12259.84/cwt57.00–70.006716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32153.27/cwt48.00–57.0070419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34146.47/cwt45.00–47.006234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34661.30/cwt58.00–74.0082523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57462.20/cwt59.00–67.009795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65555.05/cwt54.00–56.009112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,096.17/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0015,7302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,2521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450830.00/cwt830.00–830.0012,0351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293383.12/cwt74.00–93.007762
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18580.00/cwt80.00–80.009481

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.