Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-06-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 24
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,743 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 1,925▲ 44 vs year ago 1,699 · +2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 68▼ 26 vs year ago 117 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Yearling steers steady to 1.00 lower, Yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls fully steady, 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 1,053 head.
Average price
$137.46
1,053 head · 681 lb average
Value per head Derived
$936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2681137.969401,035
Medium and Large 2-3674109.0673518thin
One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $205 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 sale1,053 hd
137.46
—
KY average27 barns · 4,809 hd
135.87
+1.59
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—Average1,706104.971,79119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37167.6992825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59967.541,0808thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97659.6658216
HeifersSelectAverage1,080105.001,1341thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195103.331,2353thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220201.00/cwt201.00–201.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275169.95/cwt167.50–172.504672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379166.09/cwt156.00–175.0062910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388140.70/cwt130.00–151.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436164.51/cwt155.00–172.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463148.33/cwt146.00–158.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531146.54/cwt140.00–155.0077816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575143.37/cwt136.00–148.0082416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy581160.24/cwt160.00–161.009318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617135.55/cwt126.00–141.0083612
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2617121.00/cwt121.00–121.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619150.04/cwt145.00–154.0092917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655144.32/cwt144.00–147.0094538
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665103.00/cwt103.00–103.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674137.41/cwt125.00–142.0092619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725129.02/cwt125.00–135.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769140.36/cwt136.00–141.251,07985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774121.00/cwt121.00–121.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830103.07/cwt92.00–114.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3852116.00/cwt116.00–116.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855137.62/cwt130.50–140.301,177195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900134.90/cwt134.90–134.901,21457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,08092.00/cwt92.00–92.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290168.00/cwt168.00–168.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295132.00/cwt132.00–132.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346165.00/cwt165.00–165.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373152.00/cwt152.00–152.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385116.00/cwt116.00–116.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427134.48/cwt127.00–144.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469136.36/cwt128.00–140.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486146.74/cwt145.00–149.0071332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525132.06/cwt123.00–141.0069314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532146.00/cwt146.00–146.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537117.00/cwt117.00–117.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575139.06/cwt127.00–142.5080063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594145.04/cwt145.00–146.0086248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.77/cwt121.00–127.007719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645141.11/cwt136.00–145.00910271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670129.57/cwt126.00–135.0086837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680110.50/cwt110.00–115.0075110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693138.28/cwt138.25–138.30958111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718137.65/cwt134.75–140.40988155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733122.74/cwt117.00–125.0090021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766120.62/cwt117.00–121.0092411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786137.46/cwt130.00–138.801,080220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806115.00/cwt115.00–115.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383799.00/cwt99.00–99.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388594.00/cwt94.00–94.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890114.00/cwt111.00–117.001,01510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295092.00/cwt92.00–92.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00690.00/cwt90.00–90.009055
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380163.00/cwt163.00–163.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473147.05/cwt146.00–148.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507163.00/cwt163.00–163.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535123.83/cwt120.00–125.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538144.88/cwt135.00–154.0077915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555107.00/cwt107.00–107.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564142.14/cwt137.00–149.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610137.63/cwt135.00–139.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623112.53/cwt110.00–115.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy648140.50/cwt140.50–140.509105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676127.52/cwt120.00–130.0086211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2791123.00/cwt123.00–123.009736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2942116.82/cwt109.00–118.001,10015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05094.00/cwt94.00–94.009872
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,195103.33/cwt101.00–107.001,2353
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,080105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17885.51/cwt85.00–86.001,0072
Bulls——1,27093.61/cwt92.00–95.001,1893
Bulls——1,875110.18/cwt105.00–117.002,06614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88549.83/cwt45.00–53.004414
Cows—Lean 85-90%99862.56/cwt60.00–64.0062411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10567.00/cwt67.00–67.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31362.15/cwt60.00–64.008167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39369.84/cwt65.00–75.0097318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55055.00/cwt55.00–55.008531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60669.33/cwt66.00–72.001,1137
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,292.86/cwt1,000.00–1,475.0015,1653
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0018,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0017,1561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,5691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05073.05/cwt72.00–74.007672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,458937.95/cwt900.00–975.0013,6752

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.