Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-07-12

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 12
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 274▼ 47 vs year ago 380 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 32▲ 1 vs year ago 45 · +2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of July 4th Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.11/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$145.11
213 head · 873 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,267
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$557
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2877145.201,273211
Medium and Large 2-3528135.487152thin
One grade step is worth $9.72/cwt here — about $557 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 sale213 hd
145.11
—
KY average23 barns · 4,538 hd
148.35
−3.24
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—High1,56798.571,5444thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59475.211,1998thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34070.8995020
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01860.086129thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05591.009601thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,015117.001,1881thin

Every lot

62 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 1-2Fancy175202.50/cwt202.50–202.503541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438148.86/cwt141.00–157.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525177.77/cwt176.00–179.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528135.48/cwt135.00–136.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534152.33/cwt144.00–160.008136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581170.57/cwt170.00–173.009915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605136.00/cwt133.00–139.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609162.00/cwt162.00–162.0098712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813131.99/cwt131.00–133.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926142.02/cwt139.95–144.101,315115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added979141.90/cwt141.90–141.901,38957
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362141.01/cwt140.00–143.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424134.07/cwt130.00–140.005689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472139.57/cwt129.00–145.006599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2485116.00/cwt116.00–116.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520132.38/cwt128.00–139.006887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.40/cwt131.00–140.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315153.00/cwt153.00–153.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345126.00/cwt126.00–126.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371147.45/cwt145.00–150.0054713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378130.52/cwt130.00–131.004932
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385124.00/cwt124.00–124.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440137.00/cwt137.00–137.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458144.46/cwt141.00–145.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460134.01/cwt133.00–135.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495167.00/cwt167.00–167.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517136.66/cwt134.00–145.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575128.05/cwt125.00–131.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584140.30/cwt135.00–149.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615133.63/cwt129.00–136.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,015117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,05591.00/cwt91.00–91.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545102.14/cwt100.00–104.001,5782
Bulls——1,58895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95560.37/cwt57.00–63.005774
Cows—Lean 85-90%99852.69/cwt50.00–55.005262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11564.63/cwt64.00–66.007213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27558.00/cwt58.00–58.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34371.57/cwt65.00–76.0096119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59475.21/cwt69.00–81.001,1998
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,8831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,057.89/cwt900.00–1,200.0013,8583
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01085.00/cwt85.00–85.008591
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,319.32/cwt1,225.00–1,375.0016,0563

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.