Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-06-25

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 25
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,699 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 1,801▲ 608 vs year ago 1,091 · +55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 68▲ 63 vs year ago 54 · +116.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was 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 $125.10/cwt on 760 head.
Average price
$125.10
760 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2640126.03806723
Medium and Large 2-3655106.9570037
One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $105 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 sale760 hd
125.10
—
KY average28 barns · 6,489 hd
126.72
−1.62
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—High1,62998.611,60614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57869.541,09816
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23466.6782367
CowsLean 85-90%Low94560.0156712

Every lot

100 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 1-2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315193.00/cwt193.00–193.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323182.24/cwt172.00–186.005899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382174.07/cwt165.00–178.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424171.82/cwt167.00–173.0072920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458169.13/cwt169.00–170.007758
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468148.19/cwt147.00–149.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474156.06/cwt153.00–163.0074011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531150.01/cwt143.00–158.0079786
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535131.93/cwt127.00–136.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566134.31/cwt131.00–136.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569148.63/cwt147.00–150.0084619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3629125.97/cwt123.00–131.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632142.10/cwt134.00–149.0089855
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672130.85/cwt124.00–136.0087933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712106.64/cwt105.00–109.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717127.23/cwt119.00–129.5091217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767124.61/cwt117.00–129.5095614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835130.35/cwt129.80–131.001,088248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845117.00/cwt117.00–117.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850116.00/cwt116.00–116.009864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887124.90/cwt124.90–124.901,10865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,12154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922113.17/cwt109.00–114.001,04311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2961106.27/cwt101.00–109.001,0219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added965118.70/cwt118.70–118.701,14560
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240171.00/cwt171.00–171.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309150.27/cwt149.00–152.004647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338120.98/cwt120.00–122.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380147.33/cwt141.00–150.0056015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418134.89/cwt126.00–139.0056423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430115.50/cwt110.00–121.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455144.00/cwt144.00–144.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467134.00/cwt123.00–138.0062659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505120.50/cwt120.00–121.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532132.81/cwt123.00–139.00707111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583107.01/cwt105.00–109.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584124.18/cwt115.00–127.5072573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy590133.00/cwt133.00–133.0078511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624118.73/cwt113.00–127.0074126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636107.61/cwt103.00–111.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671121.62/cwt113.00–123.7581647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675107.77/cwt101.00–111.007278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694126.50/cwt126.50–126.5087836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087170
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3716102.70/cwt100.00–106.007357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719112.43/cwt109.00–113.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376887.50/cwt87.00–88.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786110.56/cwt107.00–112.0086917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789119.93/cwt117.00–122.95946139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801117.75/cwt117.75–117.7594367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383096.95/cwt93.00–101.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388091.00/cwt91.00–91.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397098.00/cwt98.00–98.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,065101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2224182.65/cwt180.00–185.004094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2302181.00/cwt181.00–181.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377172.35/cwt171.00–173.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385149.97/cwt149.00–151.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430161.46/cwt158.00–165.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472152.54/cwt146.00–160.0072020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482140.44/cwt132.00–144.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518129.03/cwt128.00–130.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523139.11/cwt132.00–147.0072817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568119.67/cwt117.00–122.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584136.72/cwt133.00–142.0079820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618120.50/cwt115.00–127.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633110.04/cwt108.00–111.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675124.31/cwt119.00–129.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723102.04/cwt98.00–106.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733117.00/cwt116.00–119.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775108.49/cwt105.00–111.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778120.00/cwt120.00–120.009345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2802108.00/cwt108.00–108.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895111.00/cwt111.00–111.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397091.00/cwt91.00–91.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,00087.00/cwt87.00–87.008701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3447102.00/cwt102.00–102.004562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50889.09/cwt86.00–92.001,3434
Bulls——1,66199.67/cwt96.00–103.001,6567
Bulls——1,715108.83/cwt105.00–112.001,8663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88367.95/cwt66.00–71.006003
Cows—Lean 85-90%96050.81/cwt50.00–52.004882
Cows—Lean 85-90%96859.24/cwt55.00–63.005737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19460.06/cwt54.00–62.007178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23267.08/cwt63.00–71.0082655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33974.20/cwt73.00–76.009944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55666.52/cwt64.00–70.001,0359
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60773.43/cwt72.00–77.001,1807
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,2561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0016,3301

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.