Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-07-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 19
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 333▼ 39 vs year ago 430 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 46▲ 31 vs year ago 33 · +93.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Yearlings 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls fully steady, Moderate to 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 $141.91/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$141.91
204 head · 863 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,225
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$637
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2871142.221,239200
Medium and Large 2-3476126.256014thin
One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $637 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 sale204 hd
141.91
—
KY average25 barns · 6,575 hd
147.88
−5.97
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—High1,794106.251,9065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65365.001,0742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27964.5982622
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06159.1562725

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275154.50/cwt150.00–159.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323162.11/cwt152.50–171.005242
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372150.87/cwt145.00–157.005616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440150.00/cwt145.00–155.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.33/cwt140.00–155.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508144.27/cwt138.00–150.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597144.00/cwt144.00–144.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663139.60/cwt134.00–145.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919142.40/cwt141.80–143.001,309113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added983138.70/cwt138.70–138.701,36358
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275142.50/cwt142.50–142.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310139.38/cwt138.00–141.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378136.16/cwt135.00–140.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385127.00/cwt127.00–127.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426133.41/cwt130.00–135.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441125.00/cwt125.00–125.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474139.22/cwt131.00–144.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524136.75/cwt126.00–141.0071724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576134.06/cwt125.00–138.0077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613144.00/cwt144.00–144.008836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626132.67/cwt121.00–137.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668124.89/cwt119.00–136.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713118.49/cwt116.00–121.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790119.00/cwt119.00–119.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299594.00/cwt94.00–94.009351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305131.00/cwt131.00–131.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373147.50/cwt147.00–148.005502
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423143.15/cwt135.00–150.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442131.00/cwt131.00–131.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480146.23/cwt140.00–151.0070214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485134.37/cwt133.00–135.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518151.65/cwt146.00–161.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530129.00/cwt129.00–129.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571141.17/cwt135.00–155.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572121.45/cwt116.00–130.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607146.00/cwt146.00–146.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681139.45/cwt136.00–149.0095011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,794106.25/cwt100.00–111.001,9065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00653.46/cwt47.00–58.0053811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09267.39/cwt65.00–69.007365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11061.53/cwt59.00–64.006839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23557.00/cwt57.00–57.007041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27662.39/cwt59.00–64.0079611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28767.77/cwt65.00–73.0087210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58559.00/cwt59.00–59.009351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,2211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07580.00/cwt80.00–80.008601

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.