Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-06-28

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 28
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 150▼ 192 vs year ago 466 · −41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 45▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $138.65/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$138.65
114 head · 773 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,072
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2791139.841,107104
Medium and Large 2-3583126.2973610thin
One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $371 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 sale114 hd
138.65
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KY average27 barns · 4,480 hd
142.05
−3.40
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—Low1,29992.571,2024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,72069.891,2025thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29669.4890113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05564.246785thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370127.00/cwt127.00–127.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390158.04/cwt155.00–161.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405151.00/cwt151.00–151.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410131.00/cwt131.00–131.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471160.11/cwt150.00–167.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.00/cwt140.00–150.007559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566158.49/cwt157.00–159.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573136.48/cwt136.00–137.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638143.02/cwt141.00–145.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645152.00/cwt152.00–152.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657141.97/cwt138.00–148.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710133.99/cwt131.00–136.009515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0964
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3833108.95/cwt103.00–115.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added928136.80/cwt136.80–136.801,27057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379132.81/cwt130.00–135.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410114.02/cwt113.00–115.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420139.64/cwt136.00–142.0058611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471135.68/cwt125.00–144.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526137.82/cwt129.00–143.0072513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569135.17/cwt126.00–144.0076922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624130.17/cwt125.00–138.008125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675122.00/cwt114.00–126.008243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368135.64/cwt135.00–136.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375147.89/cwt144.00–152.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427144.76/cwt136.00–152.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428125.20/cwt120.00–130.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453144.64/cwt135.00–151.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508136.00/cwt136.00–136.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy577156.00/cwt156.00–156.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625147.33/cwt146.00–149.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625132.00/cwt132.00–132.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660137.95/cwt135.00–141.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757121.32/cwt116.00–125.009186
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09385.09/cwt83.00–88.009303
Bulls——1,915115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,2021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91553.00/cwt53.00–53.004851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05061.00/cwt61.00–61.006411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10369.06/cwt64.00–72.007623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19063.00/cwt63.00–63.007501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30570.02/cwt64.00–74.0091412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72069.89/cwt66.00–73.001,2025

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.