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Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 25

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,699 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 1,801▲ 608 vs year ago 1,091 · +55.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 68▲ 63 vs year ago 54 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.10/cwt on 760 head.

Average price

$125.10

760 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	640	126.03	806	723
Medium and Large 2-3	655	106.95	700	37

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $105 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 sale760 hd

125.10

—

KY average28 barns · 6,489 hd

126.72

−1.62

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	—	High	1,629	98.61	1,606	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.54	1,098	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	66.67	823	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	60.01	567	12

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	182.24/cwt	172.00–186.00	589	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	174.07/cwt	165.00–178.00	665	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	171.82/cwt	167.00–173.00	729	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	169.13/cwt	169.00–170.00	775	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	148.19/cwt	147.00–149.00	694	5
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 Jun 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,699Last week 1,801Year ago 1,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 68Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	584	133.00–142.00	136.72
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
3	—	733	116.00–119.00	117.00
20	—	472	146.00–160.00	152.54
3	—	675	119.00–129.00	124.31
17	—	523	132.00–147.00	139.11
3	—	377	171.00–173.00	172.35
3	—	895	111.00	111.00
2	—	302	181.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 25

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,699 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 1,801▲ 608 vs year ago 1,091 · +55.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 68▲ 63 vs year ago 54 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.10/cwt on 760 head.

Average price

$125.10

760 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	640	126.03	806	723
Medium and Large 2-3	655	106.95	700	37

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $105 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 sale760 hd

125.10

—

KY average28 barns · 6,489 hd

126.72

−1.62

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	—	High	1,629	98.61	1,606	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.54	1,098	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	66.67	823	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	60.01	567	12

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	182.24/cwt	172.00–186.00	589	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	174.07/cwt	165.00–178.00	665	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	171.82/cwt	167.00–173.00	729	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	169.13/cwt	169.00–170.00	775	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	148.19/cwt	147.00–149.00	694	5
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 Jun 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,699Last week 1,801Year ago 1,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 68Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	584	133.00–142.00	136.72
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
3	—	733	116.00–119.00	117.00
20	—	472	146.00–160.00	152.54
3	—	675	119.00–129.00	124.31
17	—	523	132.00–147.00	139.11
3	—	377	171.00–173.00	172.35
3	—	895	111.00	111.00
2	—	302	181.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	150.27/cwt	149.00–152.00	464	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	147.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	560	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	134.89/cwt	126.00–139.00	564	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	115.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	134.00/cwt	123.00–138.00	626	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	132.81/cwt	123.00–139.00	707	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	124.18/cwt	115.00–127.50	725	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	118.73/cwt	113.00–127.00	741	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	107.61/cwt	103.00–111.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	121.62/cwt	113.00–123.75	816	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	107.77/cwt	101.00–111.00	727	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	878	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	716	102.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	112.43/cwt	109.00–113.00	808	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	110.56/cwt	107.00–112.00	869	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.95	946	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	943	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	96.95/cwt	93.00–101.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	951	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,076	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	447	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	456	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	89.09/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,343	4
Bulls	—	—	1,661	99.67/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,656	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	108.83/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,866	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	67.95/cwt	66.00–71.00	600	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	50.81/cwt	50.00–52.00	488	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	59.24/cwt	55.00–63.00	573	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	60.06/cwt	54.00–62.00	717	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	67.08/cwt	63.00–71.00	826	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	74.20/cwt	73.00–76.00	994	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	66.52/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,035	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	73.43/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,180	7

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,256	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	182.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	409	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	172.35/cwt	171.00–173.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.00	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	161.46/cwt	158.00–165.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	152.54/cwt	146.00–160.00	720	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	140.44/cwt	132.00–144.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	139.11/cwt	132.00–147.00	728	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	119.67/cwt	117.00–122.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	136.72/cwt	133.00–142.00	798	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	120.50/cwt	115.00–127.00	745	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	110.04/cwt	108.00–111.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	124.31/cwt	119.00–129.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	102.04/cwt	98.00–106.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	117.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	108.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	841	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	870	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,330	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	117.00–122.00	119.67
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
2	—	723	98.00–106.00	102.04
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	633	108.00–111.00	110.04
4	—	775	105.00–111.00	108.49
1	—	1,000	87.00	87.00
5	—	482	132.00–144.00	140.44
2	—	385	149.00–151.00	149.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	193.00	193.00
8	—	458	169.00–170.00	169.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	117.00	117.00
5	—	468	147.00–149.00	148.19
4	—	629	123.00–131.00	125.97
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
4	—	535	127.00–136.00	131.93
3	—	566	131.00–136.00	134.31
3	—	712	105.00–109.00	106.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	717	119.00–129.50	127.23
8	—	382	165.00–178.00	174.07
14	—	767	117.00–129.50	124.61
86	—	531	143.00–158.00	150.01
4	—	850	116.00	116.00
11	—	922	109.00–114.00	113.17
55	—	632	134.00–149.00	142.10
2	—	845	117.00	117.00
19	—	569	147.00–150.00	148.63
9	—	323	172.00–186.00	182.24
20	—	424	167.00–173.00	171.82
9	—	961	101.00–109.00	106.27
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
33	—	672	124.00–136.00	130.85
11	—	474	153.00–163.00	156.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	904	124.00	124.00
60	—	965	118.70	118.70
65	—	887	124.90	124.90
248	—	835	129.80–131.00	130.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	98.00	98.00
2	—	768	87.00–88.00	87.50
1	—	880	91.00	91.00
2	—	583	105.00–109.00	107.01
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	120.00–121.00	120.50
8	—	675	101.00–111.00	107.77
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
2	—	430	110.00–121.00	115.50
7	—	716	100.00–106.00	102.70
2	—	830	93.00–101.00	96.95
1	—	1,065	101.00	101.00
5	—	636	103.00–111.00	107.61
2	—	338	120.00–122.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	149.00–152.00	150.27
23	—	418	126.00–139.00	134.89
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
17	—	786	107.00–112.00	110.56
111	—	532	123.00–139.00	132.81
15	—	380	141.00–150.00	147.33
73	—	584	115.00–127.50	124.18
59	—	467	123.00–138.00	134.00
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
26	—	624	113.00–127.00	118.73
7	—	719	109.00–113.00	112.43
47	—	671	113.00–123.75	121.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	694	126.50	126.50
67	—	801	117.75	117.75
70	—	708	123.00	123.00
139	—	789	117.00–122.95	119.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	590	133.00	133.00
8	—	315	168.00	168.00
1	—	240	171.00	171.00
4	—	455	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	105.00–112.00	108.83
7	—	1,661	96.00–103.00	99.67
4	—	1,508	86.00–92.00	89.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	50.00–52.00	50.81
7	—	968	55.00–63.00	59.24
3	—	883	66.00–71.00	67.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,556	64.00–70.00	66.52
7	—	1,607	72.00–77.00	73.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	54.00–62.00	60.06
4	—	1,339	73.00–76.00	74.20
55	—	1,232	63.00–71.00	67.08

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	—	920	680.00	680.00

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	1	—	1,420	1,150.00	1,150.00