Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-08-12

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,266 head
▼ 694 vs last sale 1,960▼ 22 vs year ago 1,288 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 59▼ 31 vs year ago 96 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Yearling steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Yearling heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings, Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate to 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 $145.76/cwt on 571 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −125.92 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$145.76
571 head · 807 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$514
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2812145.911,185562
Medium and Large 2-3493135.906719thin
One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $514 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 sale571 hd
145.76
—
KY average24 barns · 5,353 hd
147.71
−1.96
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−125.92
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—High1,88799.221,8728thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56871.721,1254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29464.6383622
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04755.7158413

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345169.50/cwt169.00–170.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362162.35/cwt155.00–169.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.71/cwt145.00–150.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462151.16/cwt141.00–159.006989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517148.67/cwt143.00–156.0076921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567149.85/cwt140.00–163.0085013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573116.53/cwt110.00–123.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649166.60/cwt166.60–166.601,08169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658139.88/cwt135.00–147.0092067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711143.89/cwt141.00–145.001,0239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768136.26/cwt134.00–141.001,04610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,19459
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832132.65/cwt126.00–136.001,1046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853151.80/cwt151.80–151.801,29562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,291121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,012138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,39754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,109128.25/cwt128.25–128.251,42252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332127.23/cwt125.00–136.004229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367113.99/cwt110.00–115.004185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377135.04/cwt126.00–143.005098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429137.90/cwt135.00–139.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434151.00/cwt151.00–151.0065510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438116.26/cwt115.00–122.0050911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477136.47/cwt133.00–146.006519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527115.83/cwt101.00–121.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532141.42/cwt128.00–144.0075246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561116.89/cwt107.00–119.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568133.91/cwt126.00–145.0076120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636131.82/cwt121.00–133.5083872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637104.20/cwt104.00–105.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639151.25/cwt151.25–151.2596682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665121.95/cwt117.00–127.0081118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3691108.99/cwt102.00–116.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719113.87/cwt111.00–120.008199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746146.27/cwt144.25–148.251,091143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759108.28/cwt105.00–116.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282197.57/cwt90.00–110.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,01116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333147.61/cwt135.00–151.004926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378166.94/cwt164.00–170.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393147.00/cwt147.00–147.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431146.04/cwt140.00–151.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474148.66/cwt140.00–159.007058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522147.34/cwt143.00–154.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568146.22/cwt135.00–154.0083112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573125.97/cwt121.00–129.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630138.98/cwt131.00–144.008765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673135.12/cwt131.00–143.009095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738121.60/cwt120.00–125.0089710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772118.35/cwt113.00–120.009148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291095.00/cwt95.00–95.008651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3328112.40/cwt110.00–115.003692
Dairy Steers—Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Dairy Steers—Large 3411118.20/cwt117.00–120.004865
Dairy Steers—Large 3475116.08/cwt115.00–120.0055123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,856108.08/cwt104.00–113.002,0065
Bulls——1,93884.44/cwt81.00–86.001,6363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02159.50/cwt58.00–63.006075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04851.25/cwt40.00–56.005377
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17568.00/cwt68.00–68.007991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24461.45/cwt59.00–64.007644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29250.95/cwt44.00–55.006583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30868.21/cwt65.00–76.0089215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56871.72/cwt70.00–74.001,1254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,352884.17/cwt850.00–920.0011,9543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,537977.47/cwt850.00–1,060.0015,0243

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.