Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-03-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 19
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
487 head
▼ 1,629 vs last sale 2,116▲ 487 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 69▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts and not enough comparable receipts. Feeder cattle did sell with higher undertones in some instances and moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was moderate 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 $122.54/cwt on 281 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −149.14 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$122.54
281 head · 720 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2728123.77901250
Medium and Large 2-3655112.6573831
One grade step is worth $11.12/cwt here — about $163 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 sale281 hd
122.54
—
KY average27 barns · 2,690 hd
126.94
−4.39
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−149.14
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—Average1,54590.221,3944thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55464.289994thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24059.6674012
CowsLean 85-90%Average97645.144418thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300143.00/cwt143.00–143.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368153.86/cwt148.00–157.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424151.03/cwt144.00–155.0064024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440136.39/cwt131.00–139.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470144.72/cwt142.00–146.0068013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487130.33/cwt130.00–131.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532147.53/cwt141.00–149.0078525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535127.28/cwt126.00–130.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585133.23/cwt125.00–136.2577920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632125.90/cwt120.00–128.0079613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633111.06/cwt106.00–116.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688125.00/cwt125.00–125.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688111.51/cwt111.00–112.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-373797.69/cwt93.00–100.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740108.64/cwt108.00–114.0080418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752107.83/cwt106.00–111.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-378399.00/cwt99.00–99.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-382799.00/cwt99.00–99.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855114.00/cwt114.00–114.0097564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008943
Steers—Medium and Large 2-396089.00/cwt89.00–89.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added964107.75/cwt107.75–107.751,03954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2214128.13/cwt127.50–130.002744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295129.00/cwt129.00–129.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340129.63/cwt127.00–130.004418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390133.62/cwt128.00–137.0052113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393113.76/cwt112.50–115.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425101.00/cwt101.00–101.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431128.97/cwt120.00–131.0055613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468110.98/cwt110.00–112.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476121.63/cwt114.00–125.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.34/cwt112.00–123.0062529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578115.00/cwt115.00–115.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362094.00/cwt94.00–94.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626107.02/cwt101.00–109.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653102.00/cwt101.00–105.0066610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369594.82/cwt93.50–98.0065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720107.00/cwt107.00–107.0077059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374792.00/cwt92.00–92.006872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415150.13/cwt147.50–153.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442136.00/cwt136.00–136.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453140.00/cwt140.00–140.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480102.00/cwt102.00–102.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543118.31/cwt115.00–125.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606125.00/cwt125.00–125.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372695.00/cwt95.00–95.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381086.00/cwt86.00–86.006971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——90081.00/cwt81.00–81.007291
Bulls——1,40597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3631
Bulls——1,93891.43/cwt89.00–94.001,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89835.70/cwt35.00–36.003213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00545.99/cwt45.00–47.004622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03554.00/cwt53.00–55.005593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17752.36/cwt50.00–54.006163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19359.48/cwt56.00–63.007105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34565.35/cwt64.00–69.008794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47059.00/cwt59.00–59.008671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58266.04/cwt65.00–67.001,0453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,9071

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.