Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-08-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 6
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,527 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 1,467▼ 664 vs year ago 2,191 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 105▲ 46 vs year ago 83 · +55.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $141.12/cwt on 638 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.56 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$141.12
638 head · 708 lb average
Value per head Derived
$998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2715141.481,011613
Medium and Large 2-3528132.1569825
One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $314 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 sale638 hd
141.12
—
KY average23 barns · 4,984 hd
139.62
+1.50
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−130.56
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—Low1,632100.041,63318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60874.951,20513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26166.9984565
CowsLean 85-90%Average95564.0161113

Every lot

102 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330158.00/cwt158.00–158.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.33/cwt150.00–151.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388141.00/cwt141.00–141.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433132.51/cwt132.00–133.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436149.55/cwt144.00–156.0065215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472141.48/cwt140.00–142.006688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482155.88/cwt150.00–159.0075122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518153.89/cwt147.00–160.0079741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540144.50/cwt144.00–145.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566119.75/cwt119.00–121.006784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580141.24/cwt139.00–147.0081935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588153.77/cwt153.00–154.0090452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626139.85/cwt133.00–148.0087523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3642113.00/cwt113.00–113.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3652130.00/cwt130.00–130.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674142.82/cwt136.00–146.0096372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728136.54/cwt131.00–140.0099411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,06973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770126.00/cwt126.00–126.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,10967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2803134.29/cwt132.25–138.001,07862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852134.75/cwt134.75–134.751,14857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2886122.44/cwt121.00–127.001,0854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935127.27/cwt126.10–132.001,19071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280119.00/cwt119.00–119.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316145.13/cwt144.00–147.504594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321128.72/cwt125.00–133.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376138.66/cwt135.00–143.005219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.46/cwt150.00–152.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423136.14/cwt135.00–138.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427146.09/cwt140.00–152.0062414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471140.13/cwt133.00–146.0066035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530102.00/cwt102.00–102.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532136.27/cwt123.00–139.0072538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544141.00/cwt141.00–141.0076742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552141.00/cwt141.00–141.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569131.55/cwt128.00–137.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577114.32/cwt113.00–115.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625126.72/cwt122.00–131.0079218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637114.97/cwt113.00–117.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646133.50/cwt133.50–133.5086218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665119.72/cwt115.00–124.0079612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677107.58/cwt104.00–110.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721132.57/cwt131.25–133.75956146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727121.89/cwt115.00–125.0088615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735103.00/cwt103.00–103.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759126.37/cwt118.00–129.0095919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763132.40/cwt132.40–132.401,01067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815115.50/cwt115.50–115.509413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3816103.00/cwt103.00–103.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855113.00/cwt113.00–113.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868124.25/cwt124.25–124.251,07860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320141.43/cwt140.00–143.004532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330127.09/cwt124.00–130.004192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360133.48/cwt132.00–135.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368159.76/cwt151.00–164.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430139.00/cwt139.00–139.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437149.14/cwt142.00–152.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493151.67/cwt151.00–153.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505122.98/cwt121.00–125.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515155.00/cwt155.00–155.0079810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532141.39/cwt138.50–144.0075223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582139.55/cwt134.00–146.0081210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587121.00/cwt121.00–121.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617141.65/cwt138.00–148.008747
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628120.51/cwt120.00–121.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658130.21/cwt126.00–132.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719126.76/cwt126.00–129.009114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740114.50/cwt112.00–117.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770121.27/cwt120.00–125.009344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835113.00/cwt113.00–113.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840102.00/cwt102.00–102.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860104.00/cwt104.00–104.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394896.00/cwt96.00–96.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,05197.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0193
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 346097.50/cwt97.50–97.504491
Dairy Steers—Large 360795.00/cwt95.00–95.005772
Dairy Steers—Large 376396.00/cwt96.00–96.007322
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added828101.50/cwt101.50–101.5084073
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added872104.88/cwt103.95–105.50915104
Dairy Steers—Large 394087.00/cwt87.00–87.008181
Dairy Steers—Large 396070.00/cwt70.00–70.006721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48889.91/cwt85.00–92.001,3386
Bulls——1,685111.47/cwt109.00–115.001,8784
Bulls——1,714101.93/cwt100.00–105.001,7478
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89354.11/cwt51.00–57.004832
Cows—Lean 85-90%92573.34/cwt70.00–76.006782
Cows—Lean 85-90%97564.14/cwt60.00–68.006259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24160.58/cwt50.00–66.0075220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26468.53/cwt65.00–73.0086637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29675.91/cwt74.00–80.009848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55375.29/cwt70.00–77.001,1698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64366.49/cwt66.00–67.001,0922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73079.67/cwt79.00–81.001,3783

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.