Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-04-22

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 22
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▼ 1,240 vs last sale 2,104▼ 845 vs year ago 1,709 · −49.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 52▲ 6 vs year ago 111 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate 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 $137.82/cwt on 468 head.
Average price
$137.82
468 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595138.79826447
Medium and Large 2-3592117.1969421
One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $132 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 sale468 hd
137.82
—
KY average26 barns · 6,994 hd
135.39
+2.42
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—High1,65992.641,53715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55761.6095911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26660.1176155
CowsLean 85-90%Low95452.9050515

Every lot

94 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210142.50/cwt142.50–142.502991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280159.00/cwt159.00–159.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339156.02/cwt155.00–160.005295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345176.00/cwt176.00–176.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367181.00/cwt181.00–181.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368157.86/cwt150.00–165.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417166.05/cwt161.00–170.0069211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427151.77/cwt149.00–156.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459162.86/cwt151.00–168.0074822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497172.00/cwt172.00–172.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508163.00/cwt163.00–163.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515144.00/cwt144.00–144.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524152.79/cwt148.00–157.0080110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564152.99/cwt144.00–159.0086333
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576136.00/cwt136.00–136.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619143.35/cwt137.00–148.008879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681138.89/cwt137.00–140.009468
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3693124.50/cwt124.00–125.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722132.60/cwt125.00–135.5095713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828133.95/cwt133.95–133.951,10961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840121.12/cwt118.00–125.001,0178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918126.70/cwt126.70–126.701,16357
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220154.00/cwt154.00–154.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290158.00/cwt158.00–158.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313137.52/cwt135.00–140.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322156.07/cwt152.00–160.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373130.50/cwt130.00–131.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377151.78/cwt146.00–159.005729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405160.00/cwt160.00–160.0064813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410138.00/cwt138.00–138.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419147.78/cwt141.00–156.0061926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477145.78/cwt139.00–155.0069518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519141.04/cwt134.00–147.0073223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535123.96/cwt122.00–126.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541147.95/cwt147.50–150.0080057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571131.72/cwt122.00–136.0075210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582142.00/cwt142.00–142.0082613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612143.60/cwt143.60–143.6087988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626129.04/cwt122.00–135.0080838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627136.25/cwt136.25–136.2585450
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640112.00/cwt112.00–112.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678112.01/cwt110.00–114.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679125.66/cwt122.00–135.0085322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708107.33/cwt106.00–108.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3724101.50/cwt101.00–102.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789123.00/cwt123.00–123.0097064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379097.00/cwt97.00–97.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380086.00/cwt86.00–86.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837117.00/cwt117.00–117.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3890111.00/cwt111.00–111.009881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310131.00/cwt131.00–131.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376168.54/cwt165.00–172.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417158.92/cwt150.00–162.006639
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440146.48/cwt145.00–148.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468159.40/cwt151.00–165.0074610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489143.25/cwt143.00–144.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516153.81/cwt149.00–160.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555135.00/cwt134.00–136.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571144.47/cwt136.00–149.0082513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633137.12/cwt136.00–140.008687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653124.79/cwt121.00–136.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715116.98/cwt111.00–120.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728105.47/cwt103.00–108.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768119.50/cwt119.00–120.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855108.00/cwt108.00–108.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395080.00/cwt80.00–80.007602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3463105.00/cwt105.00–105.004862
Dairy Steers—Large 360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43285.15/cwt83.00–86.001,2195
Bulls——1,749101.48/cwt99.00–105.001,7754
Bulls——1,78892.99/cwt88.00–95.001,6636
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93645.93/cwt41.00–51.004307
Cows—Lean 85-90%96958.15/cwt55.00–61.005637
Cows—Lean 85-90%98065.00/cwt65.00–65.006371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11752.80/cwt49.00–55.005905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28160.19/cwt56.00–64.0077144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28465.63/cwt65.00–67.008436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52564.67/cwt64.00–65.009863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55161.52/cwt59.00–63.009547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69053.00/cwt53.00–53.008961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,470850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,4951

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.