Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-09-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 20
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 183▼ 53 vs year ago 285 · −18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 52▼ 16 vs year ago 61 · −26.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.24/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$127.24
88 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536129.3369369
Medium and Large 2-3452119.6454019thin
One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about $153 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 sale88 hd
127.24
—
KY average27 barns · 5,033 hd
136.88
−9.64
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—Average1,64393.841,5429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54067.861,04513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32665.6987115
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11260.176698thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376160.98/cwt159.00–163.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415154.28/cwt151.00–157.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483160.80/cwt151.00–166.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485138.63/cwt132.00–145.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520159.00/cwt159.00–159.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565155.22/cwt145.00–158.008778
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640143.00/cwt143.00–143.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678134.35/cwt130.00–143.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710139.00/cwt139.00–139.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780132.04/cwt129.00–135.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828128.76/cwt128.00–129.001,0664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280111.00/cwt111.00–111.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335131.00/cwt131.00–131.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340117.00/cwt113.00–121.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365131.67/cwt131.00–133.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378116.47/cwt112.00–121.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427132.10/cwt129.00–139.0056416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429123.02/cwt120.00–127.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488132.45/cwt131.00–140.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505135.30/cwt131.00–136.0068313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513123.52/cwt119.00–125.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565131.40/cwt130.00–133.0074215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378590.00/cwt90.00–90.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823108.62/cwt105.00–112.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925106.00/cwt106.00–106.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385158.00/cwt153.00–163.006082
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3407140.00/cwt140.00–140.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425158.31/cwt148.00–165.0067313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469141.02/cwt140.00–142.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489150.52/cwt145.00–159.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523156.29/cwt145.00–162.008179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533136.99/cwt135.00–141.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557150.14/cwt149.00–152.008368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580131.02/cwt129.00–135.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687128.66/cwt127.00–131.008846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293095.00/cwt95.00–95.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298090.00/cwt90.00–90.008821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3285105.00/cwt105.00–105.002992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38284.14/cwt82.00–85.001,1633
Bulls——1,70593.58/cwt90.00–98.001,5963
Bulls——1,843103.81/cwt100.00–106.001,9133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06054.81/cwt52.00–57.005813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13561.98/cwt60.00–64.007034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17569.00/cwt69.00–69.008111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30462.38/cwt59.00–65.008137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34568.59/cwt67.00–72.009238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48362.68/cwt61.00–65.009303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55769.41/cwt67.00–72.001,08110

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.