Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-10-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 208▲ 118 vs year ago 179 · +65.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 39▼ 27 vs year ago 72 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 14 vs year ago 17 · −82.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $120.88/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$120.88
115 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468123.2057798
Medium and Large 2-3499107.5353617thin
One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $40 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 sale115 hd
120.88
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KY average25 barns · 4,630 hd
130.95
−10.07
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—Low1,82299.281,8096thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56462.989859thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31758.6777313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06252.8256110

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273151.31/cwt150.00–152.504132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323156.42/cwt150.00–162.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375153.64/cwt152.00–157.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431154.13/cwt143.00–161.006649
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433132.09/cwt127.00–137.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513125.00/cwt125.00–125.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521149.65/cwt149.00–150.007806
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585122.01/cwt121.00–123.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605153.00/cwt153.00–153.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.12/cwt139.00–148.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658138.72/cwt137.00–140.009137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673120.90/cwt117.00–125.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230138.22/cwt135.00–140.003183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275134.95/cwt130.00–140.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275115.00/cwt115.00–115.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333121.76/cwt120.00–125.0040510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345111.00/cwt111.00–111.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373128.45/cwt120.00–137.0047921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407132.65/cwt128.00–135.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414115.00/cwt115.00–115.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462104.00/cwt104.00–104.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466122.91/cwt120.00–126.0057319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527120.70/cwt115.00–124.0063620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558112.00/cwt112.00–112.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561120.99/cwt120.00–122.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625113.00/cwt112.00–114.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732114.20/cwt111.00–115.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760111.04/cwt105.00–117.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382085.00/cwt85.00–85.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873107.37/cwt101.00–114.009372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220157.50/cwt157.50–157.503471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375144.00/cwt144.00–144.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380159.40/cwt151.00–166.0060611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3406129.70/cwt128.00–133.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418155.54/cwt150.00–160.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480147.51/cwt139.00–156.0070812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480117.39/cwt114.00–121.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517141.05/cwt137.00–150.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578133.53/cwt127.00–140.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615141.85/cwt128.00–145.0087211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638111.50/cwt111.00–112.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657125.49/cwt117.00–132.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375597.00/cwt97.00–97.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778110.49/cwt106.00–115.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863102.02/cwt100.00–103.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2932102.72/cwt102.00–105.009574
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3541
Bulls——1,60589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4281
Bulls——1,975102.92/cwt102.00–105.002,0334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03446.94/cwt45.00–53.004855
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09058.70/cwt55.00–61.006405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29257.67/cwt55.00–61.007455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31952.00/cwt52.00–52.006863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34063.68/cwt62.00–70.008535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55560.52/cwt60.00–61.009412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56663.68/cwt62.00–68.009977
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14379.26/cwt71.00–91.009063

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.