Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-09-27

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 232▼ 72 vs year ago 375 · −19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 45▼ 24 vs year ago 81 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 20 · −55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers fully steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate to 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 $129.88/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$129.88
108 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503131.4766197
Medium and Large 2-3467115.7954111thin
One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $120 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 sale108 hd
129.88
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KY average26 barns · 6,057 hd
135.29
−5.42
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—High1,50292.461,3896thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60465.781,05513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30261.0179418
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08154.5358917

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227162.50/cwt162.50–162.503692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331173.92/cwt171.00–175.005767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332131.00/cwt131.00–131.004352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2357161.00/cwt161.00–161.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418179.29/cwt177.00–186.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430141.35/cwt135.00–148.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439164.12/cwt151.00–173.007207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456166.59/cwt162.00–169.007608
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475143.00/cwt143.00–143.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521156.00/cwt155.00–157.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586150.31/cwt141.00–154.0088126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614154.06/cwt151.00–157.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.09/cwt127.00–137.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783127.49/cwt126.00–129.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200142.50/cwt142.50–142.502851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273137.73/cwt132.50–142.503762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285117.50/cwt117.50–117.503351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307132.00/cwt132.00–132.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310112.95/cwt110.00–116.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387134.75/cwt130.00–140.0052122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425131.21/cwt128.00–134.005588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428118.98/cwt118.00–120.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.07/cwt125.00–137.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520116.78/cwt109.00–121.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528132.31/cwt130.00–138.0069923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578129.78/cwt125.00–136.0075015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629124.03/cwt123.00–125.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655139.50/cwt139.50–139.509147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670117.44/cwt115.00–120.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370161.20/cwt160.00–162.505962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485143.05/cwt136.00–153.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515149.00/cwt145.00–153.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570139.74/cwt132.00–150.007977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625123.00/cwt123.00–123.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395081.00/cwt81.00–81.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18378.40/cwt75.00–82.009272
Bulls——1,49893.98/cwt93.00–95.001,4082
Bulls——1,825105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07962.27/cwt60.00–65.006725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08251.30/cwt45.00–57.0055512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25568.50/cwt65.00–76.008606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30959.37/cwt56.00–62.007779
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37350.93/cwt45.00–55.006993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52055.00/cwt55.00–55.008361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58968.83/cwt66.00–71.001,0947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64263.67/cwt62.00–65.001,0455
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108952.26/cwt800.00–1,100.0010,5513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,047.32/cwt950.00–1,175.0012,3583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,213.09/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0015,0673

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.