Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-09-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 24
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▼ 728 vs last sale 1,683▼ 1,261 vs year ago 2,216 · −56.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 86▼ 55 vs year ago 190 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $138.56/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.12 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$138.56
374 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2684139.89957325
Medium and Large 2-3547129.7570949
One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $248 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 sale374 hd
138.56
—
KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd
139.34
−0.78
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−133.12
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—High1,72589.861,55011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58069.071,09115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23259.7973759
CowsLean 85-90%Average95453.1650715

Every lot

98 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317171.27/cwt165.00–180.005436
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358131.00/cwt131.00–131.004693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363163.02/cwt157.00–169.005927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414155.08/cwt150.00–158.006428
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427141.51/cwt141.00–142.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462140.07/cwt136.00–141.006479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476153.74/cwt150.00–158.0073219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518131.85/cwt130.00–134.0068314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524149.21/cwt139.00–153.0078242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573145.71/cwt139.00–151.0083540
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576129.94/cwt127.00–135.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616137.80/cwt130.00–143.0084933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640125.88/cwt120.00–127.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663140.05/cwt133.00–146.0092919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3679117.43/cwt112.00–119.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735125.15/cwt118.00–129.5092020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750137.90/cwt137.90–137.901,03469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769121.18/cwt119.00–122.009325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-382092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822121.73/cwt121.00–124.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870103.00/cwt103.00–103.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,036125.90/cwt125.90–125.901,30452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238136.88/cwt132.50–141.003262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268133.44/cwt130.00–136.003583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315121.00/cwt121.00–121.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328133.37/cwt131.00–136.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383124.23/cwt121.00–127.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392136.40/cwt135.00–142.505356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424121.61/cwt120.00–123.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432132.94/cwt129.00–139.0057417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475111.31/cwt110.00–112.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476127.35/cwt119.00–132.0060644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528126.14/cwt120.00–132.5066636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529113.87/cwt110.00–116.006029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572111.64/cwt110.00–114.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574123.67/cwt119.00–132.0071024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621118.39/cwt114.00–123.0073515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637110.35/cwt109.00–111.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3656109.45/cwt109.00–111.007189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667122.53/cwt115.00–123.0081717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713123.44/cwt116.00–127.0088014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728105.97/cwt103.00–111.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376594.73/cwt93.00–96.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770110.03/cwt108.00–112.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806123.99/cwt117.00–125.0099912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388089.51/cwt89.00–90.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895101.00/cwt101.00–101.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305111.00/cwt111.00–111.003391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320161.80/cwt161.00–162.505182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361169.46/cwt159.00–175.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420154.65/cwt151.00–163.006508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434145.78/cwt141.00–147.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474132.78/cwt130.00–136.006299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484145.28/cwt141.00–152.0070310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509128.42/cwt124.00–130.006549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530142.85/cwt133.00–147.0075727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567122.98/cwt120.00–125.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583138.18/cwt131.00–142.0080619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616126.08/cwt121.00–132.0077713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669109.00/cwt106.00–112.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681118.97/cwt115.00–124.0081012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708118.34/cwt117.00–119.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813112.97/cwt111.00–115.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3865101.00/cwt101.00–101.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391890.32/cwt89.00–92.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398575.00/cwt75.00–75.007391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3147122.50/cwt122.50–122.501802
Dairy Steers—Large 3195137.50/cwt137.50–137.502682
Dairy Steers—Large 3260113.00/cwt113.00–113.002941
Dairy Steers—Large 3335106.14/cwt100.00–107.003568
Dairy Steers—Large 3400106.00/cwt106.00–106.004245
Dairy Steers—Large 3461105.00/cwt105.00–105.004844
Dairy Steers—Large 31,08082.00/cwt82.00–82.008861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65684.34/cwt83.00–85.001,3974
Bulls——1,72290.55/cwt87.00–95.001,5595
Bulls——1,87399.17/cwt96.00–102.001,8572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90161.75/cwt60.00–63.005564
Cows—Lean 85-90%91944.92/cwt42.00–49.004135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01854.31/cwt52.00–56.005536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14754.07/cwt51.00–56.0062016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23860.88/cwt57.00–64.0075436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39567.27/cwt65.00–70.009387
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56565.12/cwt61.00–69.001,0198
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59773.59/cwt71.00–76.001,1757
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2715483.57/cwt480.00–490.003,4582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098746.06/cwt430.00–970.008,1924
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,074.31/cwt710.00–1,375.0014,4495

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.