Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-09-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 23
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,082 head
▲ 1,083 vs last sale 999▲ 1,127 vs year ago 955 · +118.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 48▼ 100 vs year ago 135 · −74.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, yearling heifers 2.00 - 4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, 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 $151.25/cwt on 1,027 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −120.43 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$151.25
1,027 head · 757 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$440
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2760151.521,1521,012
Medium and Large 2-3534133.3971215thin
One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $440 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 sale1,027 hd
151.25
—
KY average27 barns · 5,665 hd
148.60
+2.65
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−120.43
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—High1,81799.411,8066thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57865.871,04010
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32962.2782811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06556.416008thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy221180.00/cwt180.00–180.003983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274151.73/cwt151.00–152.504164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352181.00/cwt181.00–181.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365141.00/cwt125.00–145.005155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385164.01/cwt151.00–170.006318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429157.11/cwt148.00–161.0067411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465153.32/cwt146.00–165.0071317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486169.27/cwt168.00–171.0082312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3496144.00/cwt144.00–144.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520165.76/cwt165.00–169.0086223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538155.70/cwt140.00–160.0083839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572145.75/cwt139.00–150.0083418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576134.97/cwt131.00–137.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619160.98/cwt154.00–161.9099690
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624143.99/cwt135.00–150.0089826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658142.99/cwt132.00–146.5094130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684157.70/cwt150.00–158.001,07977
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3693126.32/cwt125.00–129.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740137.55/cwt130.00–145.001,0182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,11615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773140.17/cwt134.00–142.001,08415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822153.81/cwt152.40–155.001,264327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2837143.11/cwt136.00–145.501,19835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,23559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912128.78/cwt128.50–129.001,17416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927146.21/cwt144.80–146.901,355180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271138.33/cwt130.00–150.003756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373140.94/cwt132.00–149.0052616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440136.97/cwt125.00–143.0060314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468138.21/cwt129.00–142.0064723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518128.73/cwt123.00–139.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564133.04/cwt124.00–140.0075028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570119.48/cwt119.00–120.006812
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613130.99/cwt129.00–132.0080312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616144.90/cwt144.90–144.9089380
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664142.49/cwt141.00–144.90946301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684129.73/cwt123.00–131.0088715
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714127.91/cwt125.00–130.0091310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721136.88/cwt136.50–137.25987150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765127.73/cwt125.00–130.009774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817117.52/cwt112.00–121.009607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875112.98/cwt112.00–114.009892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3357126.30/cwt110.00–132.004514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390152.96/cwt147.00–166.0059715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405166.12/cwt158.00–178.0067310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440116.00/cwt116.00–116.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462154.52/cwt150.00–160.0071411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492135.28/cwt128.00–137.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529144.91/cwt134.00–149.0076718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570133.09/cwt130.00–136.0075919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620127.95/cwt126.00–130.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3621110.51/cwt110.00–111.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2697120.00/cwt120.00–120.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3762103.87/cwt95.00–107.007914
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3640118.25/cwt118.25–118.2575771
Dairy Steers—Large 370590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64893.20/cwt91.00–96.001,5363
Bulls——1,985105.62/cwt102.00–107.002,0973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01652.10/cwt50.00–53.005294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11360.72/cwt59.00–62.006764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31462.36/cwt60.00–65.008196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33049.52/cwt44.00–55.006592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35870.59/cwt69.00–73.009593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57863.95/cwt61.00–66.001,0096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57968.76/cwt68.00–70.001,0864

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.