Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-10-21

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 21
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,227 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 1,270▲ 223 vs year ago 1,004 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 87▲ 10 vs year ago 98 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate 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 $156.79/cwt on 524 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.89 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$156.79
524 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692157.321,089514
Medium and Large 2-3540129.6170010thin
One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $389 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 sale524 hd
156.79
—
KY average24 barns · 4,778 hd
150.95
+5.84
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−114.89
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—High1,77092.461,63614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,61457.7993314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32752.2369329
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07451.345529thin

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 1-2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258176.04/cwt172.00–180.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285187.00/cwt187.00–187.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333168.79/cwt152.50–175.005626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381168.60/cwt164.00–177.506423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395134.00/cwt134.00–134.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428164.21/cwt157.00–172.0070310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471157.58/cwt149.00–166.0074214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519165.11/cwt159.00–169.0085729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536149.21/cwt146.00–150.008005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543129.00/cwt129.00–129.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555175.25/cwt175.25–175.2597383
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572131.41/cwt131.00–132.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.08/cwt135.00–155.0081116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613162.00/cwt162.00–162.0099370
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619136.55/cwt131.00–144.008459
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.50/cwt136.00–137.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710156.40/cwt156.40–156.401,11075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716137.41/cwt133.00–140.009845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805120.51/cwt119.00–122.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,26859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,32960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935145.85/cwt145.85–145.851,36457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290117.00/cwt117.00–117.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325112.00/cwt112.00–112.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328133.66/cwt126.00–140.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372125.43/cwt120.00–130.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380117.50/cwt116.00–119.004472
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428130.22/cwt124.00–134.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471114.60/cwt110.00–119.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478127.02/cwt122.00–135.0060735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518112.98/cwt111.00–114.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.47/cwt121.00–136.0068433
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-252586.00/cwt86.00–86.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570128.93/cwt121.00–134.0073534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607151.75/cwt151.75–151.7592189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629121.01/cwt119.00–124.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671128.35/cwt123.00–129.008619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714147.22/cwt146.00–148.601,051141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724121.55/cwt116.00–127.0088012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773121.80/cwt119.00–123.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397770.00/cwt70.00–70.006842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381158.51/cwt153.00–172.506044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432147.94/cwt145.00–165.006397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461163.55/cwt158.00–165.0075413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475131.02/cwt128.00–134.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523123.56/cwt121.00–126.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531158.60/cwt158.00–161.008425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535146.74/cwt139.00–149.007858
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578129.00/cwt129.00–129.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579144.00/cwt131.00–148.0083417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616135.93/cwt126.00–143.0083713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673127.92/cwt125.00–133.008615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685113.01/cwt112.00–114.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713122.41/cwt116.00–127.008737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380393.34/cwt90.00–99.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290296.00/cwt96.00–96.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393282.00/cwt82.00–82.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299795.00/cwt95.00–95.009472
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357075.00/cwt75.00–75.004281
Dairy Steers—Large 378577.00/cwt77.00–77.006041
Dairy Steers—Large 3846101.00/cwt101.00–101.008547
Dairy Steers—Large 3850104.00/cwt104.00–104.0088419
Dairy Steers—Large 31,05262.00/cwt62.00–62.006522
Dairy Steers—Large 31,23496.00/cwt96.00–96.001,18517
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1161
Bulls——1,74889.97/cwt87.00–95.001,5739
Bulls——1,913101.18/cwt97.00–106.001,9364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95562.00/cwt62.00–62.005921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06352.00/cwt51.00–53.005535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13346.70/cwt45.00–48.005293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28645.94/cwt42.00–49.005917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33553.44/cwt51.00–55.0071318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36557.82/cwt56.00–63.007894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50048.00/cwt48.00–48.007201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57753.37/cwt51.00–55.008423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63660.10/cwt56.00–70.0098310
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299478.19/cwt75.00–81.007774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155617.32/cwt600.00–650.007,1303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303862.98/cwt675.00–1,050.0011,2453
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0023,8661

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.