Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-12-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 13
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 376 vs last sale 616▼ 253 vs year ago 493 · −51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 47▼ 6 vs year ago 28 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 42▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Moderate demand on a plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand on a lite test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.24/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$127.24
87 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$29
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497128.9064181
Medium and Large 2-3639104.826706thin
One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale87 hd
127.24
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KY average25 barns · 7,447 hd
134.75
−7.51
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—Average2,03094.001,9081thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63057.009291thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26953.496799thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01549.004972thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2261156.89/cwt150.00–170.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390168.00/cwt168.00–168.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420174.80/cwt164.00–180.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473170.59/cwt170.00–173.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526147.20/cwt140.00–151.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538169.00/cwt169.00–169.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558143.20/cwt139.00–146.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635147.48/cwt145.00–150.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658143.00/cwt142.00–144.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1924
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238144.63/cwt135.00–150.003446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2257127.47/cwt122.50–130.003283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415129.68/cwt125.00–135.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.75/cwt123.00–137.0061815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520130.58/cwt118.00–134.0067922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568126.49/cwt125.00–129.0071816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623119.95/cwt115.00–125.007477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673103.63/cwt100.00–110.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707115.00/cwt115.00–115.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730101.51/cwt100.00–103.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330167.50/cwt167.50–167.505531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438154.19/cwt150.00–158.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458133.05/cwt130.00–136.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478144.25/cwt141.00–148.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590116.88/cwt116.00–120.006909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617142.08/cwt131.00–146.008779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705119.02/cwt116.00–122.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3707110.00/cwt110.00–110.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3794107.00/cwt107.00–107.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,03094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,9081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92047.00/cwt47.00–47.004321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11051.00/cwt51.00–51.005661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19557.53/cwt57.00–58.006872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27547.00/cwt47.00–47.005991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29253.23/cwt48.00–56.006886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63057.00/cwt57.00–57.009291
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,0351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,6561

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.