Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 8
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 321 vs last sale 81▲ 134 vs year ago 268 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 39▲ 52 vs year ago 39 · +133.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.82/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$118.82
153 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542124.62675124
Medium and Large 2-368094.0563929
One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $36 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 sale153 hd
118.82
—
KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd
129.64
−10.82
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—Low1,77286.081,52513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62462.551,01610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30562.5181629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06457.6361330
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,36590.001,2291thin

Every lot

84 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. 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 1-2320173.63/cwt168.00–180.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389177.25/cwt167.00–186.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411151.56/cwt140.00–161.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420139.00/cwt139.00–139.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430169.00/cwt169.00–169.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470169.94/cwt168.00–172.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472157.65/cwt155.00–163.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520162.70/cwt161.00–165.008467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525153.07/cwt148.00–158.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571152.17/cwt141.00–159.008696
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575134.46/cwt133.00–136.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625144.96/cwt141.00–152.0090610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646130.00/cwt130.00–130.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682125.60/cwt120.00–127.0085710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721125.46/cwt119.00–130.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731134.00/cwt134.00–134.009805
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773109.02/cwt108.00–110.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777119.00/cwt116.00–125.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,049107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315119.00/cwt119.00–119.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355149.00/cwt149.00–149.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359135.39/cwt124.00–144.004867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415109.00/cwt109.00–109.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420129.60/cwt119.00–138.0054417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.41/cwt120.00–138.0062130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.80/cwt122.00–133.0068017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575125.94/cwt118.00–132.0072413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628119.06/cwt111.00–128.0074822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640106.52/cwt104.00–109.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367292.84/cwt84.00–96.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686108.00/cwt104.00–111.007419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274395.00/cwt95.00–95.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377085.63/cwt75.00–90.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381881.52/cwt79.00–84.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296898.00/cwt98.00–98.009494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330160.43/cwt156.00–165.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387170.11/cwt165.00–180.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422152.84/cwt144.00–162.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478131.67/cwt125.00–138.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480164.01/cwt160.00–167.0078715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535151.33/cwt139.00–158.0081011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540135.01/cwt134.00–136.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy541162.35/cwt160.00–165.008786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573143.49/cwt136.00–157.008226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603145.48/cwt142.50–150.008776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611118.34/cwt115.00–120.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638135.50/cwt126.00–140.0086412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665128.29/cwt121.00–137.0085314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729121.31/cwt110.00–125.008847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760116.67/cwt114.00–118.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785111.00/cwt111.00–111.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817105.22/cwt104.00–107.008605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384586.00/cwt86.00–86.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2858103.00/cwt103.00–103.008843
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3330107.50/cwt107.50–107.503551
Dairy Steers—Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004352
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,36590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70385.64/cwt85.00–86.001,4585
Bulls——1,73381.17/cwt80.00–83.001,4075
Bulls——1,95095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03250.80/cwt46.00–54.005249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06863.32/cwt60.00–66.0067611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08757.51/cwt55.00–59.0062510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27157.80/cwt55.00–59.007356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30065.05/cwt60.00–73.0084621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45550.01/cwt49.00–51.007282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59057.66/cwt56.00–59.009173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63964.65/cwt62.00–73.001,0607
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,402.63/cwt1,200.00–1,525.0015,1203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,2481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3141,048.31/cwt710.00–1,300.0013,7754

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.