Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-10-28

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,326 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 1,227▲ 651 vs year ago 675 · +96.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 108▲ 3 vs year ago 55 · +5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher,Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 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 $154.83/cwt on 804 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −116.85 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$154.83
804 head · 772 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2774155.211,202793
Medium and Large 2-3589127.0374811thin
One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $453 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 sale804 hd
154.83
—
KY average24 barns · 5,665 hd
150.26
+4.57
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−116.85
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—High1,64494.431,5528thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63062.501,01910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32555.9974220
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11753.275959thin

Every lot

90 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 1-2Fancy301182.50/cwt182.50–182.505493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372140.46/cwt138.00–142.505233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379172.07/cwt167.00–177.506527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435164.79/cwt158.00–171.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476163.18/cwt155.00–169.0077715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512166.04/cwt160.00–170.0085023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572146.00/cwt136.00–152.008355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625154.00/cwt154.00–154.009635
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667140.60/cwt136.00–142.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669163.75/cwt163.75–163.751,09551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726161.36/cwt159.75–163.001,171140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737136.45/cwt130.00–141.001,0065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769156.66/cwt148.50–157.251,20573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791136.54/cwt129.00–139.001,08012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831136.08/cwt129.00–137.501,13118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833153.08/cwt149.00–154.951,275290
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868132.34/cwt127.00–135.001,1493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,333123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978125.51/cwt124.00–126.001,2274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315112.50/cwt112.50–112.503541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322120.00/cwt120.00–120.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378132.90/cwt120.00–140.005027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416110.57/cwt90.00–115.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418130.79/cwt120.00–137.0054718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471112.17/cwt110.00–114.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478123.97/cwt118.00–131.0059328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514124.23/cwt118.00–133.0063939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520110.51/cwt110.00–111.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580123.39/cwt116.00–129.0071625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583112.61/cwt112.00–114.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618112.00/cwt112.00–112.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630119.27/cwt115.00–124.0075116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365591.00/cwt91.00–91.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666123.32/cwt115.00–129.5082114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695142.25/cwt142.25–142.2598973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725118.52/cwt109.00–122.0085919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374588.00/cwt88.00–88.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755124.66/cwt114.00–125.5094114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819114.97/cwt111.00–120.009427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870113.34/cwt112.00–114.009863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900109.00/cwt109.00–109.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391582.00/cwt82.00–82.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340167.31/cwt162.00–169.005698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437120.00/cwt120.00–120.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445163.25/cwt146.00–169.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471155.17/cwt147.00–171.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510124.96/cwt121.00–129.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528162.92/cwt156.00–167.008609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538144.43/cwt136.00–151.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564147.52/cwt140.00–152.008326
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630115.07/cwt112.00–117.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632129.81/cwt121.00–138.0082012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665124.55/cwt119.00–133.008288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673116.00/cwt116.00–116.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372585.00/cwt85.00–85.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2831108.53/cwt101.00–111.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387388.92/cwt85.00–93.007762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13380.00/cwt80.00–80.009062
Bulls——1,74393.83/cwt92.00–96.001,6352
Bulls——1,850101.94/cwt100.00–104.001,8864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08348.42/cwt47.00–50.005243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11854.54/cwt52.00–56.006104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16558.00/cwt57.00–59.006762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29760.26/cwt57.00–63.007829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32844.53/cwt40.00–49.005912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35254.26/cwt52.00–56.007349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63062.50/cwt59.00–65.001,01910
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293376.98/cwt74.00–80.007183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,445825.95/cwt800.00–850.0011,9352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510925.00/cwt925.00–925.0013,9681

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.