Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-01-28

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 28
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,031 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 1,021▼ 11 vs year ago 1,042 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 44▼ 90 vs year ago 104 · −86.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady except 500-600 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, No test on Slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.57/cwt on 488 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −139.11 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$132.57
488 head · 760 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2764132.841,014479
Medium and Large 2-3594118.147019thin
One grade step is worth $14.70/cwt here — about $313 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 sale488 hd
132.57
—
KY average26 barns · 4,921 hd
136.16
−3.59
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−139.11
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—Low1,32575.009941thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,66054.919123thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02952.775434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36348.006542thin
SteersSelectAverage1,14593.001,0651thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333166.39/cwt162.50–170.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367165.41/cwt160.00–172.006075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410146.69/cwt143.00–165.0060112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3416127.09/cwt125.00–131.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424174.54/cwt170.00–179.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474149.64/cwt149.00–157.0070934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524142.64/cwt130.00–148.0074717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586134.39/cwt133.50–145.0078844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627130.00/cwt128.00–132.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629136.75/cwt135.00–138.0086011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657128.63/cwt123.00–130.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662137.72/cwt135.00–140.0091210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.50/cwt120.00–121.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817133.80/cwt133.80–133.801,09363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818118.67/cwt116.00–119.009719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860111.00/cwt111.00–111.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865129.85/cwt127.40–131.251,123186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,14063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-396590.00/cwt90.00–90.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375134.29/cwt120.00–139.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423130.39/cwt126.00–135.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.13/cwt125.00–135.006199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502132.50/cwt131.00–133.0066512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522121.65/cwt121.00–125.006356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525116.00/cwt116.00–116.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556126.74/cwt126.50–128.0070519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574121.98/cwt119.00–125.0070020
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2595101.00/cwt101.00–101.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627116.32/cwt105.00–121.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645126.85/cwt126.85–126.8581893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676111.19/cwt106.00–120.0075212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710125.85/cwt123.75–127.90894164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271398.79/cwt95.00–106.007046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375091.00/cwt91.00–91.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278197.54/cwt95.00–100.007624
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-281070.00/cwt70.00–70.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281295.21/cwt95.00–96.007735
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3326131.27/cwt130.00–132.504284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342155.00/cwt155.00–155.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375147.57/cwt145.00–150.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411166.44/cwt166.00–167.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485142.58/cwt139.00–145.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555100.00/cwt90.00–110.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566141.02/cwt138.00–143.007985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608128.00/cwt128.00–128.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362597.00/cwt97.00–97.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366591.00/cwt91.00–91.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678116.42/cwt111.00–121.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375596.00/cwt96.00–96.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285094.00/cwt94.00–94.007992
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 391995.00/cwt95.00–95.0087352
Dairy Steers—Large 399598.80/cwt98.80–98.8098349
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,14593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,32575.00/cwt75.00–75.009941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84044.00/cwt44.00–44.003701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06858.03/cwt56.00–60.006202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14051.00/cwt51.00–51.005811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31057.00/cwt57.00–57.007471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41539.00/cwt39.00–39.005521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64060.37/cwt56.00–64.009902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70044.00/cwt44.00–44.007481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17074.00/cwt74.00–74.008661

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.