Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-10-18

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 18
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 297▼ 24 vs year ago 345 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 45▼ 6 vs year ago 58 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 22 vs year ago 23 · −95.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-7.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, 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 $124.39/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$124.39
113 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498125.53625106
Small 1-2338107.503632thin
Medium and Large 2-3502107.005375thin
One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $88 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 sale113 hd
124.39
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KY average27 barns · 5,405 hd
133.34
−8.96
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—Low1,60784.951,3653thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56755.688726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32753.4170931
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08951.105568thin

Every lot

65 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 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314185.00/cwt185.00–185.005819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315127.50/cwt127.50–127.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372167.08/cwt159.00–172.0062211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405161.00/cwt161.00–161.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434178.00/cwt178.00–178.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475161.32/cwt147.00–165.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482172.00/cwt172.00–172.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy543169.00/cwt169.00–169.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568146.03/cwt145.00–151.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy586158.34/cwt158.00–159.0092817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735135.84/cwt130.00–140.0099810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765131.01/cwt130.00–133.001,0023
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Small 1-2240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266136.33/cwt130.00–140.003637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320132.50/cwt132.50–132.504241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369134.09/cwt130.00–138.0049511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400108.00/cwt108.00–108.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428126.78/cwt121.00–129.0054324
Heifers—Small 1-2435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471112.00/cwt112.00–112.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473126.73/cwt121.00–130.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507128.39/cwt120.00–139.0065120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572123.13/cwt120.00–126.0070414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623115.55/cwt113.00–119.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663118.09/cwt117.00–120.0078311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710115.63/cwt113.00–121.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815101.00/cwt101.00–101.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290890.50/cwt89.00–92.008222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280169.00/cwt169.00–169.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318164.77/cwt159.00–170.005246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318138.05/cwt136.00–140.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378155.62/cwt152.00–159.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395121.00/cwt121.00–121.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421171.00/cwt171.00–171.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426138.64/cwt136.00–140.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434153.11/cwt140.00–160.006647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474154.03/cwt145.00–169.0073017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477131.86/cwt125.00–140.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507121.01/cwt119.00–125.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522144.30/cwt135.00–155.007539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566137.55/cwt133.00–146.007799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621132.64/cwt132.00–134.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666127.30/cwt116.00–132.008486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3666110.00/cwt110.00–110.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382081.00/cwt81.00–81.006641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50582.93/cwt82.00–84.001,2482
Bulls——1,81089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07448.97/cwt46.00–51.005265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11354.65/cwt53.00–56.006083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29645.47/cwt37.00–51.0058910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33454.52/cwt52.00–56.0072711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35060.13/cwt57.00–65.0081210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51355.00/cwt54.00–56.008323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61558.53/cwt57.00–60.009452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63052.00/cwt52.00–52.008481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05566.00/cwt66.00–66.006961

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.