Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-01-14

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,960 head
▲ 440 vs last sale 1,520▼ 339 vs year ago 2,299 · −14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 80▲ 29 vs year ago 76 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeders under 600 lbs and moderate demand over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, 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 $125.21/cwt on 1,226 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −146.47 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$125.21
1,226 head · 816 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2821125.551,0311,196
Medium and Large 2-3618111.3868830
One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $343 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 sale1,226 hd
125.21
—
KY average26 barns · 8,061 hd
132.64
−7.43
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−146.47
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—Low1,67686.771,45412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32750.8267541
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07150.2253837
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53849.677646thin

Every lot

103 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282172.59/cwt170.00–175.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337190.00/cwt190.00–190.006408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363160.00/cwt160.00–160.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406167.66/cwt167.00–171.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423147.14/cwt140.00–160.006227
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429126.60/cwt121.00–131.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473160.41/cwt160.00–161.0075912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.66/cwt135.00–155.0067615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482119.97/cwt116.00–124.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517162.00/cwt162.00–162.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525113.81/cwt111.00–121.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534133.01/cwt126.00–136.0071025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563135.84/cwt125.00–141.0076549
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575116.49/cwt100.00–124.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618134.42/cwt130.00–138.0083197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620109.34/cwt109.00–110.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639126.77/cwt114.00–129.008109
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675120.26/cwt116.00–126.0081214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724116.83/cwt112.00–120.008469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736130.10/cwt128.75–131.00958232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3762108.00/cwt108.00–108.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763116.96/cwt115.00–119.0089224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802116.66/cwt114.00–117.0093615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843127.36/cwt126.90–127.801,074124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869124.12/cwt122.50–125.901,079131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873115.86/cwt110.00–116.001,01143
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-393591.00/cwt91.00–91.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2956114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added988116.50/cwt116.10–116.901,15196
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,00078.00/cwt78.00–78.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,009116.90/cwt116.90–116.901,180113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,05094.00/cwt94.00–94.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,054115.53/cwt114.00–117.001,218104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,106112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,23950
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270150.48/cwt146.00–153.004067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280143.63/cwt143.00–145.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334144.51/cwt143.00–146.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363140.91/cwt140.00–142.0051210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375133.60/cwt125.00–139.0050115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3403110.99/cwt110.00–112.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413135.12/cwt134.00–137.0055815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418128.28/cwt120.00–132.0053620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453136.00/cwt136.00–136.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475123.56/cwt116.00–129.0058760
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528120.85/cwt115.00–124.0063863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538112.00/cwt111.00–113.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565101.73/cwt95.00–105.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582118.62/cwt116.00–125.0069027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619114.91/cwt99.00–119.0071138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362385.34/cwt77.00–95.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365093.00/cwt93.00–93.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665107.33/cwt100.00–112.0071423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707104.94/cwt95.00–107.0074213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371885.00/cwt85.00–85.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725115.64/cwt110.50–118.00838114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766103.41/cwt101.00–104.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281297.79/cwt85.00–101.007945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383578.02/cwt75.00–81.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289092.04/cwt85.00–99.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918106.00/cwt106.00–106.0097340
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365143.50/cwt139.00–148.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372180.84/cwt170.00–183.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431144.71/cwt137.00–154.0062410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437125.00/cwt125.00–125.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472130.00/cwt130.00–130.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476138.49/cwt133.50–153.0065916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523130.06/cwt121.00–138.0068016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567128.93/cwt121.00–136.0073136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572109.92/cwt101.00–118.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621120.95/cwt114.00–130.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623102.75/cwt90.00–110.006408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653124.99/cwt123.00–127.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722106.00/cwt106.00–106.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372395.33/cwt94.00–98.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378580.00/cwt80.00–80.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382584.00/cwt84.00–84.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286193.25/cwt93.00–94.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388288.00/cwt88.00–88.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290594.00/cwt94.00–94.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392072.00/cwt72.00–72.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297588.00/cwt88.00–88.008581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 353581.00/cwt81.00–81.004331
Dairy Steers—Large 372574.00/cwt74.00–74.005372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0311
Bulls——1,57183.85/cwt81.00–86.001,3175
Bulls——1,81491.16/cwt91.00–92.001,6546
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02143.81/cwt41.00–47.004478
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04855.71/cwt55.00–57.005844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09151.39/cwt48.00–54.0056125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29855.65/cwt55.00–58.007226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32750.97/cwt48.00–54.0067630
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36444.16/cwt43.00–46.006025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53547.00/cwt47.00–47.007211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53950.20/cwt48.00–52.007735
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297567.08/cwt60.00–75.006542

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.