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Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 16

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,151 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 961▲ 1,151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.73/cwt on 609 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$137.73

609 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	641	138.06	884	543
Medium and Large 2-3	531	135.00	717	66

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $168 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 sale609 hd

137.73

—

KY average26 barns · 4,019 hd

137.56

+0.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,752	89.34	1,565	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	61.53	963	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	60.35	733	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	55.25	516	15

Every lot

100 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	162.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	362	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	170.62/cwt	161.00–175.00	577	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	162.96/cwt	151.00–169.00	613	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	141.68/cwt	141.00–143.00	533	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Apr 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,151Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	150.00–157.50	154.98
2	—	270	150.00–157.50	153.47
8	—	380	150.00–153.00	151.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
3	—	733	92.00–96.00	94.71
32	—	669	101.00–115.00	110.59

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 16

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,151 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 961▲ 1,151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.73/cwt on 609 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$137.73

609 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	641	138.06	884	543
Medium and Large 2-3	531	135.00	717	66

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $168 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 sale609 hd

137.73

—

KY average26 barns · 4,019 hd

137.56

+0.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,752	89.34	1,565	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	61.53	963	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	60.35	733	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	55.25	516	15

Every lot

100 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	162.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	362	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	170.62/cwt	161.00–175.00	577	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	162.96/cwt	151.00–169.00	613	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	141.68/cwt	141.00–143.00	533	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Apr 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,151Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	150.00–157.50	154.98
2	—	270	150.00–157.50	153.47
8	—	380	150.00–153.00	151.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
3	—	733	92.00–96.00	94.71
32	—	669	101.00–115.00	110.59

Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	149.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	144.39/cwt	142.00–146.00	748	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	122.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.71/cwt	120.00–134.00	733	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	122.53/cwt	119.00–130.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	118.21/cwt	114.00–125.00	790	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	81.32/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.60/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,528	6
Bulls	—	—	1,982	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,906	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	52.04/cwt	49.00–55.00	475	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	44.62/cwt	43.00–46.00	413	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	62.10/cwt	59.00–64.00	593	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	59.56/cwt	55.00–62.00	712	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	52.71/cwt	52.00–53.00	637	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	66.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	831	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	821	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	65.54/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,036	4

Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,258	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,344	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,623	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	758.63/cwt	710.00–800.00	9,164	2

Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	213	118.79/cwt	117.50–120.00	253	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	132.44/cwt	127.50–142.00	376	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	137.05/cwt	132.00–141.00	451	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	138.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	512	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	122.03/cwt	121.00–124.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	576	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	121.13/cwt	116.00–123.00	509	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	133.63/cwt	126.00–140.00	573	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	129.04/cwt	123.00–136.00	617	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	125.45/cwt	119.00–134.00	652	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	107.34/cwt	104.00–112.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	122.30/cwt	114.00–126.00	713	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	118.10/cwt	107.00–121.00	729	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	91.83/cwt	90.00–97.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	110.59/cwt	101.00–115.00	740	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	94.71/cwt	92.00–96.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	759	87.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	655	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	986.67/cwt	660.00–1,150.00	12,876	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00
3	—	375	121.00–124.00	122.03
4	—	759	84.00–89.00	87.73
8	—	531	104.00–112.00	107.34
6	—	420	116.00–123.00	121.13
3	—	478	116.00–120.00	117.35
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
6	—	655	90.00–97.00	91.83
3	—	617	101.00	101.00
2	—	213	117.50–120.00	118.79
1	—	305	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	169.00–172.00	170.05
21	—	387	174.00–176.00	175.28
1	—	245	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	669	123.50–139.00	126.78
74	—	485	149.00–162.00	158.42
3	—	808	106.00	106.00
33	—	414	152.00–169.00	158.86
45	—	520	142.00–156.50	152.82
14	—	338	161.00–175.00	170.62
2	—	223	160.00–165.00	162.25
18	—	376	151.00–169.00	162.96
2	—	928	99.00–101.00	100.00
37	—	636	128.00–141.00	136.12
54	—	573	146.00–157.00	150.75
17	—	713	120.00–126.50	124.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	881	110.25	110.25
54	—	967	102.10	102.10
59	—	812	118.40	118.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
17	—	578	136.00–138.00	137.89
4	—	468	143.00–147.00	145.24
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
3	—	686	119.00	119.00
8	—	429	143.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
3	—	376	141.00–143.00	141.68
4	—	632	121.00–125.00	121.96
23	—	530	130.00–135.00	134.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
3	—	543	118.00–125.00	122.68
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	375	123.00	123.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	114.00–125.00	118.21
4	—	476	130.00–140.00	136.70
2	—	227	177.50	177.50
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
8	—	574	120.00–134.00	127.71
4	—	633	119.00–130.00	122.53
3	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
3	—	723	116.00–117.00	116.67
6	—	430	145.00–152.00	149.19
14	—	518	142.00–146.00	144.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	194.00	194.00
5	—	455	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	65.00–70.00	66.02
14	—	1,196	55.00–62.00	59.56
3	—	1,208	52.00–53.00	52.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	63.00–69.00	65.54
2	—	1,535	53.00–54.00	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	59.00–64.00	62.10
3	—	925	43.00–46.00	44.62
5	—	912	49.00–55.00	52.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	80.00–83.00	81.32
6	—	1,725	85.00–91.00	88.60
3	—	1,982	94.00–99.00	96.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	710.00–800.00	758.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	660.00–1,150.00	986.67