Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-11-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 4
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,014 head
▲ 688 vs last sale 1,326▲ 972 vs year ago 1,042 · +93.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 58▼ 50 vs year ago 132 · −37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $152.20/cwt on 962 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −119.48 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$152.20
962 head · 735 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2738152.751,127941
Medium and Large 2-3617127.5778721
One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $340 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 sale962 hd
152.20
—
KY average24 barns · 6,405 hd
149.30
+2.90
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−119.48
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—High1,60187.331,39814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64758.719673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31157.1775026
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07154.775867thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283162.00/cwt162.00–162.004583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312164.71/cwt152.50–170.005149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381167.17/cwt159.00–170.0063718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410178.00/cwt178.00–178.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415160.05/cwt152.00–169.0066429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478156.93/cwt145.00–169.0075021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480139.65/cwt130.00–142.006707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524150.09/cwt140.00–154.0078610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526160.44/cwt155.00–169.0084450
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3553123.04/cwt115.00–131.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564156.22/cwt156.00–158.0088138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569148.63/cwt141.00–154.0084620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607155.06/cwt148.00–159.0094112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628140.79/cwt131.00–146.0088430
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672158.72/cwt148.00–160.001,06786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688140.60/cwt133.00–145.0096717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714154.98/cwt146.00–155.401,10768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720136.33/cwt130.00–143.0098210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3721118.42/cwt115.00–125.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771151.00/cwt150.00–154.001,16458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3783123.02/cwt121.00–124.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793139.60/cwt135.00–140.001,10712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808137.88/cwt136.00–141.001,1148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836150.57/cwt146.00–155.001,259183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875152.17/cwt150.00–155.001,331111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3888109.01/cwt104.00–114.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895139.15/cwt127.00–140.001,24526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923154.30/cwt153.70–154.901,424118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925126.96/cwt125.00–131.001,1743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332130.78/cwt122.50–136.004349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388138.00/cwt138.00–138.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425133.39/cwt121.00–140.0056738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472129.11/cwt120.00–138.0060936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490101.00/cwt101.00–101.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523126.42/cwt119.00–134.0066137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527139.27/cwt135.00–142.0073438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569128.83/cwt121.00–134.0073328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589112.75/cwt106.00–115.006648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610132.59/cwt132.00–133.0080917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626124.16/cwt116.00–128.0077718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673111.02/cwt110.00–112.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674147.30/cwt147.30–147.3099384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678120.49/cwt114.00–128.5081724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716119.59/cwt113.00–123.008566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721141.02/cwt129.50–144.901,017205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372898.30/cwt82.00–105.0071610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,00011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.63/cwt112.00–128.0094626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378084.00/cwt84.00–84.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,02815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834118.17/cwt110.00–121.0098614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299299.00/cwt99.00–99.009822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3366137.50/cwt137.50–137.505033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381159.78/cwt156.00–171.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429158.28/cwt155.00–163.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3446138.00/cwt138.00–138.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469147.66/cwt140.00–160.0069316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493133.66/cwt131.00–135.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520155.19/cwt155.00–156.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537144.00/cwt135.00–153.0077318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566145.18/cwt130.00–148.0082219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566127.90/cwt126.00–129.007248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625130.47/cwt120.00–137.008159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658112.01/cwt111.00–114.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677124.00/cwt124.00–124.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732117.00/cwt117.00–117.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 366294.00/cwt94.00–94.006227
Dairy Steers—Large 31,026101.25/cwt101.25–101.251,03957
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50781.58/cwt74.00–85.001,2297
Bulls——1,63790.25/cwt90.00–91.001,4775
Bulls——1,840100.16/cwt98.00–102.001,8432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99848.18/cwt46.00–50.004812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03553.00/cwt53.00–53.005491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11658.50/cwt57.00–63.006534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27347.98/cwt46.00–50.006113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30155.38/cwt54.00–56.007208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32459.97/cwt57.00–66.0079415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58061.06/cwt58.00–64.009652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78054.00/cwt54.00–54.009611
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283577.54/cwt70.00–85.006474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072793.61/cwt625.00–925.008,5076
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,590900.00/cwt900.00–900.0014,3101

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.