Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-07-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 9
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,724 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 1,699▼ 460 vs year ago 2,184 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 117▲ 32 vs year ago 51 · +62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to July 4th holiday, however all classes sold with good demand today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.58/cwt on 795 head.
Average price
$125.58
795 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2652126.46824766
Medium and Large 2-3633102.3264829
One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $176 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 sale795 hd
125.58
—
KY average22 barns · 3,913 hd
124.68
+0.90
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—Low1,69395.691,62011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60667.371,08211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28462.5180319
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01955.8656931

Every lot

89 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285172.50/cwt172.50–172.504921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323174.53/cwt173.00–176.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396171.00/cwt171.00–171.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418153.94/cwt145.00–164.0064310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428130.92/cwt122.50–140.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.19/cwt126.00–134.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482151.72/cwt144.00–159.0073113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510156.65/cwt154.00–159.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517143.28/cwt138.00–148.0074113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578120.41/cwt112.00–126.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582143.48/cwt131.00–148.0083554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629132.12/cwt120.00–134.0083114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634137.19/cwt136.00–139.5087014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655141.25/cwt141.25–141.2592577
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671108.23/cwt100.00–119.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.99/cwt125.00–128.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738135.68/cwt133.00–138.501,00143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742128.00/cwt128.00–128.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772120.45/cwt119.50–129.0093010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784134.32/cwt133.70–135.001,053135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3793115.00/cwt114.00–116.009125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887110.50/cwt110.50–110.509807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,12850
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925122.98/cwt119.25–124.901,138164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,01599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,03591.00/cwt91.00–91.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,072113.80/cwt113.80–113.801,22048
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205142.50/cwt142.50–142.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255157.00/cwt157.00–157.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2294144.75/cwt144.00–149.004268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364137.73/cwt130.00–147.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427130.19/cwt120.00–140.0055619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428113.23/cwt112.50–114.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455142.00/cwt142.00–142.0064611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458113.52/cwt109.00–118.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464130.43/cwt121.00–137.0060519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523128.84/cwt120.00–133.0067446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537103.47/cwt99.00–119.005567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575126.29/cwt120.00–130.0072674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625113.04/cwt109.00–121.0070715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636131.22/cwt127.50–132.1083598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667129.48/cwt122.00–131.9086499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674114.57/cwt107.00–117.5077226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676100.24/cwt90.00–106.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy711128.22/cwt127.10–129.25912155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711111.23/cwt110.00–112.0079121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3732100.18/cwt83.00–106.0073310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775121.25/cwt119.50–122.90940144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778107.00/cwt107.00–107.008325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802104.00/cwt104.00–104.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287592.01/cwt91.00–94.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292796.00/cwt96.00–96.008902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283164.73/cwt155.00–175.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337156.80/cwt155.00–161.005286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350156.00/cwt156.00–156.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429144.31/cwt138.00–150.0061910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488146.83/cwt131.00–152.0071714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490119.00/cwt119.00–119.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523154.00/cwt154.00–154.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526131.96/cwt130.00–135.0069410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535129.00/cwt129.00–129.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573130.82/cwt130.00–132.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617127.42/cwt124.00–135.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685120.53/cwt117.00–124.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added96793.50/cwt93.50–93.5090451
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03572.00/cwt72.00–72.007453
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50086.15/cwt85.00–87.001,2922
Bulls——1,55393.03/cwt91.00–95.001,4454
Bulls——1,883101.63/cwt99.00–107.001,9145
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95347.78/cwt41.00–50.0045510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03455.38/cwt53.00–58.005739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06262.96/cwt60.00–68.0066912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27167.87/cwt64.00–74.0086310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28658.70/cwt57.00–60.007557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34349.00/cwt49.00–49.006582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54051.00/cwt51.00–51.007851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61369.01/cwt65.00–77.001,11310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,0251

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.