Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-04-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 19
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 463▲ 73 vs year ago 182 · +40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 55▲ 3 vs year ago 41 · +7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 22▼ 87 vs year ago 88 · −98.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower, 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 $149.51/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$149.51
77 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598150.9790372
Medium and Large 2-3541128.626965thin
One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $207 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 sale77 hd
149.51
—
KY average26 barns · 7,992 hd
149.14
+0.38
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—Average1,26787.631,1105thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63263.351,0343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30563.0882313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01960.586176thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,150111.081,27711
SteersChoiceAverage1,133114.001,2923thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325160.57/cwt156.00–165.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373170.68/cwt161.00–175.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432157.64/cwt151.00–161.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470147.04/cwt145.00–149.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478172.89/cwt167.00–175.0082615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510150.31/cwt140.00–158.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525163.00/cwt163.00–163.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558164.00/cwt164.00–164.009158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591152.28/cwt141.00–155.009007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635144.00/cwt144.00–144.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660143.00/cwt143.00–143.009446
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685131.49/cwt130.00–133.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726128.67/cwt126.00–130.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,03010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971109.41/cwt102.00–113.001,0623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273151.60/cwt150.00–153.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373142.37/cwt141.00–146.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378122.43/cwt119.00–126.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425142.37/cwt140.00–145.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469136.90/cwt133.00–146.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521146.67/cwt146.00–147.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533131.95/cwt124.00–140.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577127.97/cwt125.00–131.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630120.50/cwt110.00–125.007595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665116.87/cwt110.00–121.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376094.00/cwt94.00–94.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778101.66/cwt100.00–105.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888104.01/cwt103.00–105.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925104.52/cwt103.00–106.009672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392588.00/cwt88.00–88.008141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275172.50/cwt172.50–172.504741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367163.47/cwt152.00–170.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408159.12/cwt147.00–169.0064911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472156.72/cwt146.00–166.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515166.00/cwt166.00–166.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521147.85/cwt140.00–160.007708
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570130.50/cwt130.00–131.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579142.00/cwt134.00–147.008229
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618135.52/cwt130.00–140.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665101.00/cwt101.00–101.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713119.39/cwt115.00–125.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730102.00/cwt102.00–102.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376798.97/cwt90.00–102.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785114.00/cwt112.00–116.008952
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-284078.00/cwt78.00–78.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386571.00/cwt71.00–71.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394073.00/cwt73.00–73.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294590.00/cwt90.00–90.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,000101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 360079.00/cwt79.00–79.004741
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,133114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2923
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,150111.08/cwt98.00–127.001,27711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13386.00/cwt86.00–86.009741
Bulls——1,17581.08/cwt80.00–82.009532
Bulls——1,42595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98458.35/cwt56.00–60.005744
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08865.03/cwt64.00–66.007082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22759.34/cwt59.00–60.007283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32964.20/cwt61.00–66.0085310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63263.35/cwt63.00–64.001,0343
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24569.00/cwt69.00–69.008591

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.