Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-03-25

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 25
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,879 head
▼ 259 vs last sale 2,138▲ 865 vs year ago 1,014 · +85.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 111▼ 119 vs year ago 183 · −65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 11 vs year ago 12 · −91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower,over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.46/cwt on 886 head.
Average price
$137.46
886 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573139.12796848
Medium and Large 2-3693100.5369638
One grade step is worth $38.59/cwt here — about $100 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 sale886 hd
137.46
—
KY average28 barns · 7,043 hd
130.73
+6.73
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—High1,86691.651,7117thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38762.528679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62261.631,0007thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09655.816118thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331171.03/cwt161.00–182.505664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377169.45/cwt161.00–180.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408175.73/cwt175.00–178.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429162.85/cwt153.00–174.006999
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445143.00/cwt143.00–143.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460179.00/cwt179.00–179.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478158.93/cwt147.00–167.0076020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501170.49/cwt163.00–178.0085410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523125.42/cwt120.00–131.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526151.22/cwt137.00–157.0079536
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567128.35/cwt123.00–133.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571150.91/cwt138.00–158.0086226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619136.90/cwt126.00–144.0084744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664134.49/cwt126.00–141.0089315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723124.10/cwt122.00–126.008979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734133.18/cwt131.00–136.0097825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764126.56/cwt119.00–127.5096714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766130.00/cwt130.00–130.009968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822122.29/cwt119.00–124.001,00510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,13663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869121.60/cwt118.00–122.001,05710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3874106.97/cwt101.00–109.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895131.05/cwt131.00–131.101,173124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910125.90/cwt125.90–125.901,14660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914120.20/cwt120.00–120.251,09919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3950103.00/cwt103.00–103.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy266157.79/cwt150.00–165.004204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319162.69/cwt152.00–165.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327120.00/cwt120.00–120.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379151.45/cwt149.00–153.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390142.64/cwt137.00–144.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433147.21/cwt146.00–150.0063721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437134.03/cwt130.00–140.0058619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453163.00/cwt163.00–163.00738106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475135.78/cwt122.00–143.0064536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521129.62/cwt120.00–134.0067528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522148.74/cwt137.00–153.00776180
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545115.64/cwt110.00–119.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579127.59/cwt121.00–131.0073943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580113.00/cwt113.00–113.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612135.85/cwt127.00–137.60831249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627116.89/cwt110.00–124.0073318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661116.70/cwt110.00–121.0077116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667104.00/cwt104.00–104.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371392.62/cwt90.00–98.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716109.78/cwt102.00–113.007866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375095.00/cwt95.00–95.0071313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2794117.29/cwt104.00–120.0093121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement803113.00/cwt113.00–113.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811121.00/cwt121.00–121.0098163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875112.00/cwt112.00–112.009806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390785.00/cwt85.00–85.007717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement912109.00/cwt109.00–109.009944
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376166.05/cwt158.00–178.0062410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425184.00/cwt184.00–184.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435161.04/cwt149.00–169.0070113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466156.50/cwt144.00–165.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480135.96/cwt134.00–138.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515166.00/cwt166.00–166.008555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521142.11/cwt131.00–154.0074024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574134.46/cwt130.00–141.007729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620131.60/cwt126.00–136.008167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677127.86/cwt121.00–133.008669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827100.00/cwt100.00–100.008272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68586.92/cwt84.00–90.001,4653
Bulls——1,84583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,5311
Bulls——2,05599.27/cwt95.00–102.002,0403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05062.97/cwt62.00–64.006612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06047.87/cwt44.00–52.005072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13656.20/cwt53.00–58.006384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38263.09/cwt59.00–69.008728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43058.00/cwt58.00–58.008291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56056.68/cwt54.00–58.008843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66865.35/cwt63.00–67.001,0904
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01577.00/cwt77.00–77.007821

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.