Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-03-05

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,260 head
▲ 1,027 vs last sale 233▲ 1,260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 49▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher, feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady . Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.51/cwt on 761 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.17 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$141.51
761 head · 715 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2717141.851,017752
Medium and Large 2-3572113.266479thin
One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about $369 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 sale761 hd
141.51
—
KY average27 barns · 4,335 hd
145.50
−3.99
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−130.17
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—Low1,75387.171,5287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44566.439608thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21560.1073025
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00747.674808thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220192.50/cwt192.50–192.504241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added316195.92/cwt187.50–210.006194
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340112.50/cwt112.50–112.503831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372164.64/cwt152.00–170.006126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383194.12/cwt180.00–200.0074319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415176.16/cwt172.50–180.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426158.43/cwt144.00–169.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465172.43/cwt172.00–175.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473160.68/cwt150.00–167.0076025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521166.38/cwt159.00–173.0086724
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523111.79/cwt92.50–122.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532147.88/cwt131.00–154.0078721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559158.78/cwt158.00–159.0088823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571142.55/cwt140.00–146.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573113.24/cwt102.00–124.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614139.50/cwt136.00–142.0085712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647144.70/cwt143.90–149.0093694
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,01859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693127.98/cwt122.00–134.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723130.22/cwt122.00–136.0094113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731139.63/cwt139.40–141.501,02179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,05569
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812124.34/cwt121.00–128.001,01021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy841126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,06055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873132.13/cwt131.00–132.801,153184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925117.51/cwt117.00–118.001,0878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2956110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232139.12/cwt132.50–142.503233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333140.92/cwt132.50–150.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365153.64/cwt153.00–155.005619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376144.91/cwt133.00–150.0054513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416138.78/cwt131.00–144.0057720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433152.00/cwt152.00–152.006588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467138.42/cwt130.00–145.0064617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478113.69/cwt100.00–124.005437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484149.76/cwt149.00–151.0072522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527132.44/cwt125.00–139.0069825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570130.53/cwt120.00–138.0074418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623138.50/cwt138.50–138.5086319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625112.44/cwt109.00–115.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678112.32/cwt109.00–119.0076213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709111.35/cwt102.00–113.0078921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371594.90/cwt90.00–100.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771110.00/cwt110.00–110.0084815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2827105.93/cwt103.00–111.0087611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330162.50/cwt162.50–162.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388170.61/cwt165.00–176.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470157.17/cwt148.00–162.0073911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539149.80/cwt140.00–155.0080710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568115.00/cwt115.00–115.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578142.85/cwt135.00–150.008265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620143.99/cwt143.00–145.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668132.72/cwt121.00–138.0088713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740114.75/cwt114.00–115.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870106.00/cwt106.00–106.009221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357574.00/cwt74.00–74.004261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31075.00/cwt75.00–75.009831
Bulls——1,67581.66/cwt80.00–86.001,3683
Bulls——1,97896.74/cwt93.00–99.001,9143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95536.48/cwt36.00–37.003482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02347.63/cwt45.00–50.004874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02558.94/cwt57.00–61.006042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21049.81/cwt45.00–52.006035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21367.25/cwt64.00–72.0081610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21958.09/cwt54.00–62.0070810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38558.00/cwt58.00–58.008031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45367.63/cwt63.00–74.009837
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9001

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.