Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-06-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
88 vs last sale 333 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
2 vs last sale 75 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
0 vs last sale 7 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers fully steady,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.13/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$130.13
103 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444133.4459379
Medium and Large 2-3491119.2358624
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $7 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 sale103 hd
130.13
KY average24 barns · 3,761 hd
126.35
+3.78
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
BullsLow1,52284.981,29314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57758.709267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27056.6571929
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03853.2055216

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2483145.04/cwt140.00–149.0070111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367150.32/cwt150.00–151.005523
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525139.00/cwt139.00–139.007301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3536119.94/cwt102.00–129.006435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513133.63/cwt130.00–138.0068617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278134.89/cwt132.50–137.003754
BullsMedium and Large 2-3421123.74/cwt107.00–140.005215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618125.48/cwt120.00–133.0077511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335151.69/cwt146.00–160.005084
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,078761.04/cwt750.00–770.008,2042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230731.14/cwt675.00–790.008,9933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-267590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2757130.00/cwt130.00–130.009844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3585122.20/cwt120.00–125.007155
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629116.00/cwt116.00–116.007305
BullsMedium and Large 2-3507126.25/cwt107.00–130.006408
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429152.49/cwt145.00–155.006544
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577139.50/cwt132.00–147.008054
SteersMedium and Large 2-392594.00/cwt94.00–94.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484140.97/cwt140.00–145.006825
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3453118.48/cwt111.00–120.005376
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375122.00/cwt122.00–122.004581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381135.06/cwt130.00–136.005157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
BullsMedium and Large 2-3468131.62/cwt125.00–135.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735107.00/cwt107.00–107.007861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515143.87/cwt140.00–152.007418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278110.00/cwt110.00–110.003062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476134.80/cwt131.00–139.0064213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3290134.91/cwt130.00–140.003912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526139.80/cwt135.00–151.007357
BullsMedium and Large 1-2228161.26/cwt160.00–162.503682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440136.43/cwt135.00–140.006007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571157.05/cwt154.00–162.008979
SteersMedium and Large 1-2980106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335137.65/cwt132.00–146.0046114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340137.97/cwt136.00–140.004692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709130.00/cwt130.00–130.009227
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265152.22/cwt145.00–160.004032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414155.42/cwt145.00–160.0064310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665138.00/cwt131.00–145.009182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54052.00/cwt52.00–52.008011
Bulls1,33374.70/cwt70.00–78.009963
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58359.82/cwt59.00–60.009476
Bulls1,77793.93/cwt91.00–96.001,6693
CowsLean 85-90%1,03860.51/cwt60.00–61.006282
Bulls1,49785.47/cwt80.00–89.001,2798
CowsLean 85-90%1,02546.67/cwt45.00–48.004783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26548.00/cwt48.00–48.006071
CowsLean 85-90%1,04153.65/cwt50.00–57.0055811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30859.97/cwt59.00–63.0078412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24154.70/cwt50.00–58.0067916
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3688111.51/cwt108.00–115.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424134.43/cwt130.00–145.0057015

How this sale compares

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.