Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-03-15

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 402▲ 157 vs year ago 81 · +193.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 91▼ 4 vs year ago 42 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $138.41/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$138.41
84 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2629140.2388377
Medium and Large 2-3633118.417497thin
One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $133 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 sale84 hd
138.41
—
KY average27 barns · 9,011 hd
139.42
−1.01
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—High1,62785.181,3854thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,84360.491,1153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34757.4777411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06954.2858013

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370166.01/cwt160.00–180.006147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432159.00/cwt159.00–159.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450111.00/cwt111.00–111.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481154.36/cwt150.00–157.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517160.00/cwt160.00–160.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524142.93/cwt134.00–151.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578143.29/cwt135.00–152.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608151.32/cwt150.00–152.0092012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626137.30/cwt132.00–146.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3656122.00/cwt122.00–122.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665131.30/cwt129.00–135.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706131.00/cwt131.00–131.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723112.95/cwt111.00–115.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834117.60/cwt115.00–121.009815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883111.86/cwt110.00–116.009889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925115.01/cwt113.00–116.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,012112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330138.61/cwt136.00–146.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3357118.46/cwt110.00–125.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376132.35/cwt127.00–144.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433128.55/cwt126.00–131.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486126.17/cwt120.00–135.0061313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.76/cwt121.00–125.0065012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538114.85/cwt101.00–118.0061813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568120.35/cwt120.00–121.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568116.50/cwt114.00–118.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628120.04/cwt113.00–123.0075411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328175.25/cwt170.00–185.005753
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385121.00/cwt121.00–121.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417180.00/cwt180.00–180.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429159.93/cwt152.00–165.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458110.56/cwt107.00–114.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483148.73/cwt140.00–153.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531148.61/cwt142.00–152.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540122.02/cwt120.00–126.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567108.00/cwt108.00–108.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573139.59/cwt131.00–151.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616137.41/cwt131.00–141.008467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680123.68/cwt123.00–125.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765109.57/cwt106.00–113.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2806104.50/cwt104.00–105.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383088.00/cwt88.00–88.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399564.00/cwt64.00–64.006371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41378.36/cwt75.00–81.001,1072
Bulls——1,70584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4321
Bulls——1,975100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04955.76/cwt53.00–58.005856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08449.61/cwt44.00–52.005385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09361.51/cwt61.00–62.006722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20551.00/cwt51.00–51.006151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34361.47/cwt61.00–63.008264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37355.88/cwt54.00–58.007676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84360.49/cwt59.00–64.001,1153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903721.72/cwt700.00–740.006,5172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283367.54/cwt65.00–70.005632

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.