Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-10-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 29
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▼ 329 vs last sale 1,004▼ 758 vs year ago 1,433 · −52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 98▼ 50 vs year ago 105 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Yearlings 1.00-2.00 higher, Moderate to lite demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, 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 $132.36/cwt on 299 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −139.32 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$132.36
299 head · 756 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2767133.581,024282
Medium and Large 2-3574112.1364317thin
One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $381 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 sale299 hd
132.36
—
KY average26 barns · 4,085 hd
131.99
+0.37
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−139.32
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—High1,44275.401,08714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67456.079386thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31053.8870614
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10249.0354011

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316167.00/cwt167.00–167.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330112.50/cwt112.50–112.503711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385143.04/cwt140.00–149.005513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423141.06/cwt130.00–151.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428118.49/cwt117.00–120.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478141.88/cwt138.00–146.0067819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536128.98/cwt124.00–134.0069110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561132.69/cwt130.00–136.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581116.55/cwt108.00–122.006775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614132.71/cwt132.00–134.0081514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614127.90/cwt118.00–130.0078515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621112.98/cwt110.00–114.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-366898.49/cwt97.00–100.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680122.50/cwt122.00–123.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713120.31/cwt115.00–123.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788137.95/cwt137.95–137.951,08762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825127.67/cwt117.00–129.001,0539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880132.19/cwt130.40–134.001,163123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880104.00/cwt104.00–104.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883123.08/cwt114.00–126.001,0878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205132.50/cwt132.50–132.502721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338105.00/cwt105.00–105.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373100.11/cwt89.00–110.003738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-341094.00/cwt94.00–94.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437123.46/cwt117.00–128.0054010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463125.52/cwt119.00–132.0058127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-347492.69/cwt82.00–102.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522105.91/cwt92.00–110.0055329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532115.98/cwt111.00–126.0061722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581113.23/cwt109.00–122.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358495.74/cwt83.00–104.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361394.86/cwt92.00–97.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614115.63/cwt103.00–118.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679103.41/cwt99.00–109.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725104.45/cwt93.00–110.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381577.00/cwt77.00–77.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285099.00/cwt99.00–99.008422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369137.11/cwt133.00–146.005065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411116.62/cwt104.00–121.004794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430136.63/cwt128.00–143.005889
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472137.18/cwt133.00–149.0064711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485124.05/cwt119.00–126.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524110.89/cwt106.00–115.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527135.07/cwt131.00–139.0071216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557128.02/cwt121.00–133.0071319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571109.83/cwt97.00–119.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612115.53/cwt108.00–123.0070723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628101.52/cwt100.00–103.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366697.87/cwt85.00–102.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668112.90/cwt108.00–121.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721105.22/cwt101.00–111.007598
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372591.00/cwt91.00–91.006602
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-272572.00/cwt72.00–72.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296580.50/cwt80.00–81.007772
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364580.00/cwt80.00–80.005161
Dairy Steers—Large 369783.00/cwt83.00–83.005792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07168.55/cwt64.00–71.007346
Bulls——1,43874.48/cwt73.00–77.001,0713
Bulls——1,88984.18/cwt82.00–90.001,5905
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09747.14/cwt43.00–50.005178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11554.07/cwt52.00–57.006033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27350.40/cwt46.00–53.006425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33155.81/cwt54.00–60.007439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51550.99/cwt48.00–53.007723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83261.15/cwt58.00–62.501,1203
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02377.63/cwt75.00–79.007943
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12565.00/cwt65.00–65.007311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985425.00/cwt425.00–425.004,1861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995790.01/cwt725.00–850.007,8612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255761.72/cwt650.00–875.009,5603

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.