Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-03-26

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 26
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,014 head
▲ 527 vs last sale 487▲ 1,014 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 32▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 12 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 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some instances of 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of 15.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $135.21/cwt on 499 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −136.47 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$135.21
499 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2734135.31993492
Medium and Large 2-3539128.146917thin
One grade step is worth $7.17/cwt here — about $302 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 sale499 hd
135.21
—
KY average25 barns · 3,980 hd
135.13
+0.08
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−136.47
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—Average1,68293.101,56638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65967.241,11619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24363.7779378
CowsLean 85-90%Average95654.7952419

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250172.50/cwt172.50–172.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338189.31/cwt180.00–192.506404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373165.98/cwt161.00–177.5061910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411190.37/cwt190.00–193.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425167.22/cwt161.00–179.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450181.00/cwt181.00–181.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459183.50/cwt183.50–183.5084216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465173.03/cwt166.00–179.0080517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477151.33/cwt150.00–152.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520172.97/cwt171.00–175.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529162.74/cwt155.00–168.0086112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571157.44/cwt152.00–164.0089917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631139.56/cwt135.00–144.0088123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668132.92/cwt125.00–136.0088836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737129.40/cwt122.00–131.2595493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-375593.00/cwt93.00–93.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791125.55/cwt120.00–126.0099326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832119.15/cwt116.00–121.5099182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850114.00/cwt114.00–114.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863127.97/cwt127.00–129.001,104122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,08010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305139.00/cwt139.00–139.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.23/cwt147.00–159.005718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404159.00/cwt159.00–159.0064210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423141.68/cwt136.00–149.0059910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425126.00/cwt126.00–126.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441155.00/cwt155.00–155.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450157.00/cwt157.00–157.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482143.76/cwt136.00–148.0069315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511143.80/cwt135.00–148.0073528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520122.40/cwt121.00–125.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565143.00/cwt143.00–143.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585136.04/cwt122.00–139.2579658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625138.17/cwt137.50–138.5086421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631116.00/cwt115.00–118.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632132.90/cwt120.00–134.75840109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2694121.53/cwt116.00–124.0084395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369582.50/cwt82.50–82.505731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709120.22/cwt112.00–121.5085223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765112.50/cwt110.00–117.0086121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382594.00/cwt94.00–94.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2881106.00/cwt106.00–106.0093413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389581.00/cwt81.00–81.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318163.83/cwt157.00–171.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345198.00/cwt198.00–198.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373184.17/cwt179.00–190.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375197.00/cwt197.00–197.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469168.04/cwt156.00–173.007886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519161.51/cwt161.00–166.0083810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567151.28/cwt148.00–156.008587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618121.99/cwt120.00–124.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620138.26/cwt127.00–143.008579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675128.68/cwt126.00–130.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378597.99/cwt96.00–100.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815118.00/cwt118.00–118.009621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51786.38/cwt82.00–89.001,31010
Bulls——1,72793.19/cwt90.00–96.001,60919
Bulls——1,769100.36/cwt99.00–104.001,7759
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92248.64/cwt46.00–50.004483
Cows—Lean 85-90%95562.00/cwt62.00–62.005922
Cows—Lean 85-90%96455.08/cwt51.00–59.0053114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23956.67/cwt53.00–60.0070225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24064.90/cwt61.00–69.0080539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26173.30/cwt71.00–79.0092414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47059.48/cwt58.00–61.008742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52075.92/cwt73.00–81.001,1543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71666.49/cwt63.00–71.001,14114
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05387.43/cwt82.00–93.009212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081712.94/cwt600.00–800.007,7075
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,450970.00/cwt970.00–970.0014,0651

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.