Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-11-01

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 344▲ 165 vs year ago 167 · +98.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 38 · +28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.48/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.99 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.
Average price
$141.48
104 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$61.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531146.3277785
Medium and Large 2-3621121.7675618thin
Small and Medium 1-241585.003531thin
One grade step is worth $61.32/cwt here — about $424 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 sale104 hd
141.48
—
KY average25 barns · 2,812 hd
132.35
+9.13
This barn, trailing median2 sales
219.47
−77.99
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—Low1,62885.451,3914thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60361.3198311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30559.7378017
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10151.155639thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230162.50/cwt162.50–162.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333145.27/cwt142.50–148.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345175.00/cwt175.00–175.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418164.12/cwt153.00–167.0068612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474161.02/cwt150.00–170.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511169.00/cwt169.00–169.008645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.02/cwt137.00–150.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567156.00/cwt156.00–156.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577146.68/cwt140.00–149.008464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608145.00/cwt145.00–145.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609152.99/cwt150.00–155.0093210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662141.21/cwt129.00–146.009359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713138.36/cwt135.00–141.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373130.83/cwt121.00–139.0048814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431130.29/cwt123.00–140.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466132.00/cwt120.00–142.0061517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515130.74/cwt127.00–135.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556126.33/cwt120.00–131.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608126.07/cwt117.00–128.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677117.00/cwt117.00–117.007927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715101.01/cwt100.00–105.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3791105.00/cwt105.00–105.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380071.00/cwt71.00–71.005681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285168.97/cwt162.50–175.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305152.50/cwt152.50–152.504651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370153.68/cwt147.00–160.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415177.00/cwt177.00–177.007352
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-241585.00/cwt85.00–85.003531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417157.54/cwt144.00–166.0065719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481172.00/cwt172.00–172.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488131.96/cwt124.00–140.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509163.44/cwt159.00–168.008327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511144.03/cwt135.00–146.0073611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575146.80/cwt134.00–152.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582129.87/cwt125.00–131.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627134.69/cwt123.00–145.0084512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660127.01/cwt120.00–134.0083810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680113.02/cwt112.00–114.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767118.00/cwt118.00–118.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377598.34/cwt90.00–107.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289585.00/cwt85.00–85.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292585.00/cwt85.00–85.007861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 345585.00/cwt85.00–85.003871
Dairy Steers—Large 364591.00/cwt91.00–91.005877
Dairy Steers—Large 396270.00/cwt70.00–70.006732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62885.45/cwt85.00–86.001,3914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08858.54/cwt58.00–59.006372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10045.58/cwt39.00–49.005014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11053.66/cwt52.00–55.005963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24954.76/cwt52.00–56.006844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31462.20/cwt57.00–64.0081712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42550.00/cwt50.00–50.007131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56855.70/cwt54.00–57.008733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61663.42/cwt58.00–67.001,0258
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02075.00/cwt75.00–75.007651

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.