Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-07-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 29
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,227 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 1,417▼ 240 vs year ago 1,467 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 43▼ 38 vs year ago 105 · −36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Yearling steers over 800 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $151.93/cwt on 618 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −119.75 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$151.93
618 head · 758 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2759152.171,155612
Medium and Large 2-3693128.178886thin
One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $267 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 sale618 hd
151.93
—
KY average25 barns · 4,617 hd
147.92
+4.02
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−119.75
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—High1,94397.561,8955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62872.871,18611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30066.1386026
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04964.5167714

Every lot

72 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 1-2325168.00/cwt168.00–168.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380161.00/cwt155.00–164.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422165.42/cwt160.00–169.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468161.02/cwt157.00–165.007549
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470142.00/cwt142.00–142.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510169.00/cwt169.00–169.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527154.84/cwt146.00–161.008167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572159.08/cwt143.00–163.0091021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590139.00/cwt139.00–139.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614159.39/cwt155.00–164.0097924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627148.18/cwt138.00–154.0092911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656166.10/cwt166.10–166.101,09069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670147.25/cwt135.00–153.009876
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709156.85/cwt145.00–160.001,11295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728134.71/cwt124.00–140.009815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757158.80/cwt158.80–158.801,20267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,10616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829128.98/cwt124.00–136.001,0694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834146.22/cwt145.30–147.751,21993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870133.53/cwt131.50–135.001,1627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887145.51/cwt144.95–145.901,291154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,078116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2503
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330143.00/cwt143.00–143.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383145.63/cwt137.00–150.0055811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419144.63/cwt137.00–148.0060614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465152.30/cwt150.00–156.0070815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475141.70/cwt137.00–147.0067319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.51/cwt136.00–150.0073725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.17/cwt132.00–148.0082021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603153.91/cwt147.00–154.0092879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.62/cwt125.00–143.0083912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662133.56/cwt122.00–140.0088416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675112.39/cwt105.00–120.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678150.28/cwt148.50–152.001,019150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716130.44/cwt120.00–133.009349
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735105.54/cwt100.00–111.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757131.86/cwt131.00–132.0099821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3758100.52/cwt95.00–106.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782140.30/cwt140.30–140.301,09767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815119.00/cwt119.00–119.009702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393881.05/cwt75.00–87.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397573.46/cwt71.00–76.007162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370157.53/cwt151.00–163.005837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420155.37/cwt143.00–163.0065311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438167.84/cwt165.00–170.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473148.05/cwt140.00–155.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526151.55/cwt140.00–157.0079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578152.46/cwt143.00–157.0088123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584130.03/cwt125.00–135.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628143.88/cwt141.00–147.009047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686127.98/cwt125.00–135.008785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718123.53/cwt122.00–125.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,89893.86/cwt89.00–96.001,7813
Bulls——2,010103.10/cwt102.00–104.002,0722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91052.00/cwt52.00–52.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04466.57/cwt65.00–68.006959
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09563.00/cwt62.00–64.006904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28362.49/cwt59.00–64.008026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30168.61/cwt65.00–76.0089318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34054.74/cwt52.00–57.007342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62872.87/cwt67.00–82.001,18611

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.