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

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 11
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,192 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 2,014▲ 114 vs year ago 2,078 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 82▲ 36 vs year ago 105 · +34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.95/cwt on 891 head.
Average price
$135.95
891 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$38.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2657136.97900858
Medium and Large 2-3518110.5657330
Small and Medium 1-244297.984333thin
One grade step is worth $38.99/cwt here — about $468 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 sale891 hd
135.95
—
KY average25 barns · 8,127 hd
130.44
+5.51
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—Low1,86691.611,71012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61156.2690621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28953.6969241
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08751.2555724

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321162.48/cwt150.00–172.505228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379168.39/cwt151.00–176.0063816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438163.12/cwt145.00–168.0071420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483151.67/cwt143.00–160.0073333
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3497126.00/cwt126.00–126.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527142.01/cwt131.00–155.0074839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529161.24/cwt156.00–163.5085319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542122.00/cwt122.00–122.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568141.34/cwt130.00–155.0080336
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592158.00/cwt158.00–158.0093514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.86/cwt125.00–140.0083221
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2622117.00/cwt117.00–117.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644142.52/cwt142.50–143.0091871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668120.51/cwt120.00–121.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669132.63/cwt124.00–139.0088729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687140.00/cwt140.00–140.0096240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.53/cwt129.00–135.0093312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,10456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765119.50/cwt115.00–124.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776132.05/cwt126.00–135.001,02512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826148.11/cwt146.75–149.501,223230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830136.87/cwt129.00–138.001,1368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,19460
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3868120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878131.22/cwt125.00–133.001,1529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919144.25/cwt144.25–144.251,32657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965124.97/cwt122.00–128.001,2062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215122.50/cwt122.50–122.502632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292125.00/cwt125.00–125.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295111.75/cwt107.50–116.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315119.00/cwt119.00–119.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319128.75/cwt121.00–134.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355116.50/cwt116.00–117.504143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381128.69/cwt119.00–137.0049023
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-238592.00/cwt92.00–92.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426127.60/cwt120.00–133.0054434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3446113.00/cwt113.00–113.005043
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470100.97/cwt92.50–110.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474106.19/cwt100.00–116.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483128.55/cwt120.00–131.0062174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526114.00/cwt110.00–116.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528123.94/cwt119.00–131.0065431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537137.00/cwt137.00–137.0073610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571128.79/cwt123.00–132.0073522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574110.28/cwt100.00–114.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619111.50/cwt111.00–113.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622138.34/cwt130.00–140.0086062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624122.41/cwt116.00–126.0076413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677122.22/cwt110.00–127.5082718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680143.26/cwt141.00–144.70974229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3689104.50/cwt101.00–109.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731113.99/cwt111.00–115.008334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734142.25/cwt142.25–142.251,04472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764110.80/cwt109.00–111.0084710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767140.97/cwt136.00–142.001,081237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823117.18/cwt114.00–118.509647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858104.00/cwt104.00–104.008923
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387154.67/cwt150.00–160.005998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435153.96/cwt142.00–166.0067012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465130.33/cwt130.00–131.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485140.90/cwt132.00–150.0068317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527139.97/cwt134.00–149.0073822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540120.25/cwt114.00–125.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567139.25/cwt130.00–145.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575117.70/cwt113.00–125.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620124.65/cwt111.00–131.0077331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620103.00/cwt103.00–103.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669118.48/cwt109.00–124.0079314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724117.58/cwt109.00–122.0085110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288399.47/cwt96.00–103.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296090.00/cwt90.00–90.008641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347785.00/cwt85.00–85.004052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79578.69/cwt72.00–84.001,4122
Bulls——1,847100.99/cwt96.00–105.001,8654
Bulls——1,90389.66/cwt89.00–91.001,7066
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08152.18/cwt49.00–55.0056417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08545.39/cwt44.00–47.004925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14858.03/cwt57.00–59.006662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27159.55/cwt57.00–63.0075710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29053.13/cwt50.00–56.0068526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32344.92/cwt40.00–47.005945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56045.00/cwt45.00–45.007021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56153.98/cwt52.00–56.008438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64858.72/cwt57.00–62.0096812
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284076.82/cwt72.00–87.006453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,0631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6151,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0024,2253

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.