Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-03-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 11
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,420 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 2,414▲ 304 vs year ago 2,116 · +14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 65▲ 42 vs year ago 69 · +60.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 4▲ 22 vs year ago 5 · +440.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and Yearling steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good to moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 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 $132.73/cwt on 1,070 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −138.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$132.73
1,070 head · 725 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2726132.779641,057
Medium and Large 2-3578129.4874813thin
One grade step is worth $3.29/cwt here — about $216 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 sale1,070 hd
132.73
—
KY average27 barns · 10,420 hd
140.72
−7.99
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−138.95
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—Average1,80081.941,47515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33960.0880519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55960.019353thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05157.3860316
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,052101.001,0632thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,19091.001,0831thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200203.00/cwt203.00–203.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274175.18/cwt165.00–192.504806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313203.89/cwt200.00–206.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330177.58/cwt170.00–190.0058610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381171.85/cwt168.00–180.0065510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393148.76/cwt148.00–149.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423168.63/cwt158.00–179.0071320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431185.00/cwt185.00–185.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465172.30/cwt172.00–174.008017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468132.62/cwt125.00–140.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481152.61/cwt146.00–164.0073443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522157.38/cwt157.00–157.5082213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529144.86/cwt136.00–153.0076636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545126.00/cwt126.00–126.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577140.63/cwt130.00–148.0081173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609146.51/cwt142.00–149.0089218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629134.53/cwt121.00–139.0084657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663130.69/cwt124.00–136.0086638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674138.72/cwt137.75–139.5093518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723132.47/cwt130.25–136.25958114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729124.41/cwt115.00–127.5090762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776123.45/cwt119.00–126.5095835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779127.50/cwt127.00–127.75993183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3802113.00/cwt113.00–113.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825119.92/cwt119.00–120.5098913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838127.01/cwt125.00–128.501,06486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869125.90/cwt125.90–125.901,09461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873120.60/cwt119.00–122.251,05310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917116.26/cwt116.00–119.001,06662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added986118.33/cwt114.00–120.001,16774
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217155.00/cwt155.00–155.003362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275141.38/cwt139.00–142.503893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331143.59/cwt136.00–148.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355113.55/cwt110.00–117.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360151.74/cwt151.00–154.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382142.92/cwt125.00–148.0054620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419120.00/cwt120.00–120.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436134.65/cwt125.00–143.0058734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481130.85/cwt126.00–138.0062938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522109.82/cwt107.00–115.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526133.87/cwt131.00–135.0070438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.38/cwt121.00–130.0067377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570125.43/cwt114.00–129.5071566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-259580.00/cwt80.00–80.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609105.36/cwt102.00–106.0064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633127.12/cwt122.00–129.25805118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635115.92/cwt106.00–121.0073664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673115.94/cwt105.00–120.0078018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679101.75/cwt101.00–102.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687121.16/cwt121.00–122.0083230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706123.73/cwt120.25–126.10874120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736105.85/cwt99.00–112.0077923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374585.00/cwt85.00–85.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757120.85/cwt120.00–124.0091588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768113.33/cwt102.00–118.0087046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823105.83/cwt105.00–106.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386096.00/cwt96.00–96.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2931106.00/cwt106.00–106.009878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00095.00/cwt95.00–95.009502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280172.50/cwt172.50–172.504831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395171.03/cwt162.00–174.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436161.97/cwt161.00–166.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474139.54/cwt133.00–146.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511151.06/cwt136.00–156.0077215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575134.03/cwt130.00–141.0077112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585101.00/cwt101.00–101.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624130.70/cwt122.00–137.008167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630102.00/cwt102.00–102.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy643142.00/cwt142.00–142.009135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674125.04/cwt115.00–132.0084313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680108.55/cwt105.00–112.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717114.18/cwt106.00–119.008196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373080.00/cwt80.00–80.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375089.00/cwt89.00–89.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755111.50/cwt106.00–117.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,052101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0632
Heifers—Choice1,19091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72086.11/cwt85.00–90.001,4815
Bulls——1,84079.86/cwt75.00–82.001,46910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94547.67/cwt45.00–51.004504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08353.49/cwt53.00–54.005792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08762.04/cwt59.00–66.0067410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30656.08/cwt53.00–58.007325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35161.51/cwt59.00–64.0083114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50362.51/cwt60.00–65.009402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67055.00/cwt55.00–55.009191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,3801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,047.03/cwt775.00–1,275.0013,6435
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032898.99/cwt875.00–925.009,2783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142778.94/cwt675.00–850.008,8956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232985.32/cwt850.00–1,150.0012,1393
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298774.27/cwt62.00–89.007337
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09868.10/cwt66.00–70.007482

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.