Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-08-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 20
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,367 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 1,288▲ 203 vs year ago 1,164 · +17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 96▼ 59 vs year ago 140 · −42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 12 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to 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 $144.34/cwt on 601 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −127.34 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$144.34
601 head · 722 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2736145.021,068559
Medium and Large 2-3536135.2672542
One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $343 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 sale601 hd
144.34
—
KY average26 barns · 5,773 hd
144.27
+0.06
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−127.34
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—Low1,48894.121,40018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56570.591,1058thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22264.7779134
CowsLean 85-90%High95858.7556311

Every lot

93 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 2-3255145.00/cwt145.00–145.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325161.28/cwt150.00–164.005245
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363159.93/cwt159.00–162.505814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370127.00/cwt127.00–127.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422154.14/cwt144.00–159.0065016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440134.29/cwt130.00–141.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475140.98/cwt139.00–145.0067010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482154.22/cwt151.00–160.0074317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518141.78/cwt140.00–144.0073412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520153.74/cwt147.00–159.0079921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583150.27/cwt143.00–154.0087638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586139.99/cwt139.00–141.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623141.73/cwt134.00–149.0088320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3661117.69/cwt116.00–121.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671138.54/cwt133.00–143.0093027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718110.00/cwt110.00–110.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725137.30/cwt129.00–141.0099529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788139.11/cwt135.00–142.001,09636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,17266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811144.58/cwt142.75–146.101,173271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865104.00/cwt104.00–104.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940123.32/cwt121.00–128.001,1593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2961129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,2443
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268139.79/cwt137.00–145.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320136.68/cwt130.00–140.004378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327124.18/cwt120.00–129.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376126.83/cwt121.00–131.004778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377140.42/cwt133.00–147.0052917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421126.01/cwt123.00–130.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430136.06/cwt132.00–144.0058521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474138.61/cwt131.00–144.0065760
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485127.00/cwt127.00–127.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520136.32/cwt131.00–143.0070957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520127.04/cwt123.00–129.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569127.25/cwt119.00–133.0072427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616126.22/cwt119.00–131.5077871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620113.69/cwt111.00–117.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632141.25/cwt141.25–141.2589380
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669124.82/cwt115.00–128.0083522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3726110.16/cwt109.00–111.008006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727122.47/cwt116.00–124.008909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764129.00/cwt129.00–129.0098670
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764123.52/cwt123.00–127.009448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863113.00/cwt113.00–113.009755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875101.51/cwt101.00–102.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2902106.00/cwt106.00–106.009562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270154.73/cwt154.00–155.004184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318162.55/cwt157.50–167.505173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335143.28/cwt142.50–145.004803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370151.04/cwt147.00–156.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418151.83/cwt145.00–160.0063510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3441137.74/cwt134.00–143.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463158.96/cwt155.00–162.007367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477143.29/cwt135.00–145.0068310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527139.23/cwt131.00–145.0073422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560133.67/cwt127.00–135.0074910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568118.99/cwt118.00–120.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3607123.00/cwt123.00–123.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613138.83/cwt130.00–141.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675129.42/cwt124.00–135.008748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729112.21/cwt108.00–116.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768119.93/cwt117.00–123.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3823109.00/cwt107.00–110.008973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910108.52/cwt105.00–119.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391598.00/cwt98.00–98.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395590.00/cwt90.00–90.008601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 337591.00/cwt91.00–91.003411
Dairy Steers—Large 369091.00/cwt91.00–91.006281
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added914101.00/cwt101.00–101.0092356
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19588.37/cwt87.00–90.001,0563
Bulls——1,53493.88/cwt91.00–97.001,44013
Bulls——1,628104.27/cwt103.00–105.001,6982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94762.53/cwt58.00–65.005925
Cows—Lean 85-90%96452.93/cwt50.00–56.005105
Cows—Lean 85-90%98069.00/cwt69.00–69.006761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21865.06/cwt61.00–68.0079220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22657.66/cwt54.00–60.007077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22771.07/cwt69.00–73.008727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56574.24/cwt72.00–77.001,1624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56566.93/cwt63.00–71.001,0474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0017,5181

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.