Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-05-17

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 17
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 157▼ 125 vs year ago 394 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 52▼ 61 vs year ago 99 · −61.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 11▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher, Good 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 $134.19/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$134.19
119 head · 759 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2767134.201,030115
Medium and Large 2-3510133.986844thin
One grade step is worth $0.22/cwt here — about $346 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 sale119 hd
134.19
—
KY average29 barns · 5,216 hd
137.01
−2.82
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—High1,668102.821,7158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53869.051,0622thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30568.969009thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04663.9166915

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240172.50/cwt172.50–172.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275156.00/cwt156.00–156.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.25/cwt151.00–166.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430164.78/cwt155.00–168.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475164.79/cwt152.00–169.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518136.00/cwt136.00–136.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521166.00/cwt166.00–166.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580151.71/cwt135.00–157.0088021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583127.95/cwt124.00–132.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617148.88/cwt148.00–149.009198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716125.41/cwt125.00–126.008985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added971117.90/cwt117.90–117.901,14560
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273149.70/cwt140.00–155.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381140.60/cwt130.00–145.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430140.99/cwt129.00–147.0060615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462138.96/cwt129.00–144.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512138.49/cwt135.00–140.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560131.99/cwt124.00–135.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601131.00/cwt131.00–131.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610108.00/cwt108.00–108.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642119.03/cwt114.00–121.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695112.00/cwt112.00–112.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762111.00/cwt111.00–111.008462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321162.59/cwt161.00–164.005226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381154.14/cwt145.00–161.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440141.69/cwt140.00–145.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471149.18/cwt142.00–155.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510134.74/cwt130.00–140.006876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560142.88/cwt136.00–150.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569123.65/cwt121.00–128.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615122.40/cwt120.00–127.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675115.53/cwt111.00–120.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295088.00/cwt88.00–88.008361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340091.00/cwt91.00–91.003641
Dairy Steers—Large 348086.00/cwt86.00–86.004131
Dairy Steers—Large 364586.00/cwt86.00–86.005552
Dairy Steers—Large 370068.00/cwt68.00–68.004761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635104.43/cwt101.00–109.001,7076
Bulls——1,76898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00360.73/cwt59.00–64.006094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05866.68/cwt65.00–71.0070510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10549.00/cwt49.00–49.005411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30568.96/cwt65.00–77.009009
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53869.05/cwt67.00–71.001,0622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0151

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.