Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.65/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$122.65

305 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	123.55	743	291
Medium and Large 2-3	482	104.07	502	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $242 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 sale305 hd

122.65

—

KY average28 barns · 6,656 hd

119.03

+3.62

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,672	90.69	1,516	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	53.21	859	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	49.57	663	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	48.69	511	13

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.01/cwt	120.00–136.00	423	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	118.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	661	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	116.98/cwt	110.00–118.50	740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.15/cwt	115.00–128.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	124.80/cwt	124.80–124.80	852	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.51/cwt	140.00–156.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.25/cwt	114.00–127.50	575	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	123.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	110.00/cwt	106.00–111.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.85/cwt	131.00–147.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.41/cwt	131.00–142.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.39/cwt	129.00–134.00	702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	55.55/cwt	55.00–56.00	572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,369	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	50.14/cwt	48.00–52.00	536	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	42.73/cwt	38.00–47.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	112.24/cwt	111.00–115.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	104.00/cwt	95.00–110.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.72/cwt	136.00–150.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	40.90/cwt	35.00–45.00	544	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	52.46/cwt	49.00–54.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	98.91/cwt	90.00–111.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	100.84/cwt	91.00–111.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	99.31/cwt	90.00–104.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.84/cwt	120.00–137.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	115.46/cwt	100.00–122.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.47/cwt	132.00–149.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	133.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	494	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	145.23/cwt	129.00–149.00	806	7

How this sale compares

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 264Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 57Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	741	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
5	—	628	110.00–118.00	115.21
11	—	318	120.00–136.00	133.01
28	—	558	114.00–119.00	118.45
15	—	518	115.00–128.00	120.15
35	—	470	114.00–127.50	122.25
5	—	423	120.00–130.00	123.56
5	—	672	106.00–111.00	110.00
14	—	369	125.00–135.00	133.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	683	124.80	124.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	111.00–115.00	112.24
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
3	—	512	90.00–111.00	98.91
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	91.00–111.00	100.84
3	—	430	110.00–111.00	110.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	696	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	875	108.00	108.00
7	—	419	140.00–156.00	146.51
5	—	575	134.00–138.00	135.64
5	—	479	131.00–147.00	136.85
8	—	526	136.00–150.00	146.72
7	—	625	120.00–137.00	129.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	111.00	111.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
4	—	419	100.00–122.00	115.46
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
3	—	580	116.00–120.00	118.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	110.00–118.50	116.98
11	—	480	131.00–142.00	137.41
5	—	530	129.00–134.00	132.39
3	—	705	95.00–110.00	104.00
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
3	—	787	90.00–104.00	99.31
6	—	670	110.50	110.50
11	—	370	132.00–149.00	139.47
7	—	555	129.00–149.00	145.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	55.00–56.00	55.55
7	—	1,069	48.00–52.00	50.14
4	—	1,028	38.00–47.00	42.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	52.00–53.00	52.50
1	—	1,735	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,573	55.00–58.00	56.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	35.00–45.00	40.90
12	—	1,341	49.00–54.00	52.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	92.00–95.00	93.54
1	—	1,610	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	69.00	69.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle