Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-11-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 29
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 125▲ 163 vs year ago 262 · +62.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 28▲ 15 vs year ago 48 · +31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers no comparison to last week, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Yearlings sold with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.22/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$149.22
232 head · 885 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,321
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$504
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2896149.961,344224
Medium and Large 2-3561130.727347thin
Small and Medium 1-2750112.008401thin
One grade step is worth $37.96/cwt here — about $504 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 sale232 hd
149.22
—
KY average15 barns · 2,747 hd
151.93
−2.72
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—Low1,65690.191,4948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59155.768878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34253.5371925
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07249.2652815
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31070.009171thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416156.00/cwt156.00–156.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471138.35/cwt138.00–139.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474156.79/cwt153.00–160.007434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536151.53/cwt145.00–158.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572140.08/cwt136.00–145.0080116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629138.01/cwt136.00–140.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663139.35/cwt135.00–140.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2750112.00/cwt112.00–112.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,43160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added992151.35/cwt150.70–152.001,501120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210102.50/cwt102.50–102.502151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283122.39/cwt120.00–125.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310127.46/cwt125.00–130.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481131.60/cwt125.00–135.0063312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530128.28/cwt122.00–133.0068016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585125.72/cwt119.00–132.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602114.74/cwt111.00–116.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633101.06/cwt98.00–104.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662125.00/cwt125.00–125.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255147.50/cwt147.50–147.503761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320134.20/cwt131.00–137.504292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380152.21/cwt144.00–157.505783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418136.69/cwt136.00–138.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433156.49/cwt154.00–159.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460133.62/cwt129.00–136.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545131.00/cwt131.00–131.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570135.27/cwt130.00–147.007719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610137.00/cwt137.00–137.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690109.19/cwt105.00–122.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374597.00/cwt97.00–97.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376094.00/cwt94.00–94.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765115.34/cwt114.00–116.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805119.00/cwt119.00–119.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385098.00/cwt98.00–98.008331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 352878.00/cwt78.00–78.0041212
Dairy Steers—Large 361376.00/cwt76.00–76.004666
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,31070.00/cwt70.00–70.009171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3791
Bulls——1,52877.23/cwt74.00–80.001,1803
Bulls——1,78899.71/cwt99.00–101.001,7834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00857.91/cwt56.00–60.005842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05543.09/cwt34.00–47.004555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09850.96/cwt48.00–54.005608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31652.72/cwt48.00–55.0069416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37857.67/cwt56.00–61.007957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42845.49/cwt45.00–46.006502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51754.00/cwt53.00–55.008193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63656.81/cwt56.00–57.009295
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293570.00/cwt70.00–70.006551

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.