Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-09-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 2
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 1,111▼ 304 vs year ago 1,181 · −25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 52▼ 26 vs year ago 79 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a limited amount of comparisons. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.11/cwt on 485 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.57 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$157.11
485 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,086
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2696157.521,096473
Medium and Large 2-3510140.9271912thin
One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $377 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 sale485 hd
157.11
—
KY average23 barns · 3,294 hd
155.46
+1.64
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−114.57
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—Low1,52588.601,3515thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59667.411,0765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24863.2578927
CowsLean 85-90%Average94751.974923thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25581.001,0171thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333155.51/cwt155.00–156.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2346184.35/cwt175.00–189.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373140.00/cwt140.00–140.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395182.00/cwt182.00–182.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426180.00/cwt180.00–180.007676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477175.39/cwt170.00–178.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534160.01/cwt156.00–162.0085410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557160.64/cwt153.00–162.0089553
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632141.00/cwt141.00–141.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644166.05/cwt166.00–167.001,06984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646159.65/cwt154.00–165.001,03158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679149.45/cwt144.00–159.001,01526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735146.36/cwt141.00–148.001,07613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,14176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,18370
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876149.10/cwt149.10–149.101,30664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935101.00/cwt101.00–101.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2212172.50/cwt172.50–172.503662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310137.00/cwt137.00–137.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313153.90/cwt150.00–157.504822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396153.00/cwt153.00–153.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3397138.00/cwt138.00–138.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415162.00/cwt162.00–162.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.79/cwt142.00–149.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.83/cwt132.00–146.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495128.00/cwt128.00–128.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516134.53/cwt132.00–138.0069412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525119.67/cwt118.00–121.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582126.56/cwt124.00–129.007376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590142.95/cwt131.00–147.0084315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595154.48/cwt152.50–155.80919128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613121.68/cwt120.00–124.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630142.00/cwt142.00–142.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670119.50/cwt119.00–120.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3686117.03/cwt115.00–118.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729126.76/cwt120.00–130.009246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810102.00/cwt102.00–102.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2884122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0787
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2231158.07/cwt150.00–162.503654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2266164.92/cwt160.00–167.504393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378179.43/cwt178.00–181.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402169.74/cwt168.00–175.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457174.68/cwt167.00–177.007987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481157.76/cwt157.00–159.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525147.89/cwt140.00–155.007769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558152.38/cwt146.00–154.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622145.79/cwt140.00–151.009075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717130.40/cwt122.00–134.009355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2793121.68/cwt120.00–122.009656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380091.00/cwt91.00–91.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805118.00/cwt118.00–118.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860113.00/cwt113.00–113.009721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3777110.00/cwt110.00–110.008557
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added863113.50/cwt113.50–113.5098068
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,25581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28882.02/cwt81.00–83.001,0562
Bulls——1,66587.48/cwt87.00–88.001,4572
Bulls——1,720104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93349.95/cwt49.00–51.004662
Cows—Lean 85-90%97556.00/cwt56.00–56.005461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20459.13/cwt57.00–60.007128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24764.27/cwt61.00–69.0080117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43371.00/cwt70.00–72.001,0172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52561.00/cwt61.00–61.009301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60367.69/cwt67.00–69.001,0853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288579.00/cwt79.00–79.006991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045924.16/cwt750.00–1,100.009,6572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,9251

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.