Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $117.74/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$117.74

48 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

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	476	124.49	593	37
Medium and Large 2-3	575	95.03	546	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $47 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 sale48 hd

117.74

—

KY average25 barns · 4,802 hd

121.82

−4.08

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	—	Low	2,188	80.00	1,750	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	55.70	941	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	52.78	707	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	52.72	535	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2-3	—	885	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.71/cwt	123.00–129.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	127.84/cwt	118.00–135.00	491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	124.37/cwt	118.00–129.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	157.83/cwt	147.00–163.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.59/cwt	127.00–132.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.25/cwt	153.00–157.50	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	57.78/cwt	55.00–61.00	807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	51.63/cwt	50.00–54.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	636	2
Bulls	—	—	2,455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,719	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,728	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	466	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	444	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	58.55/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	45.93/cwt	45.00–47.00	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	56.74/cwt	55.00–58.00	583	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	540	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	108.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	802	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	521	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	597	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.86/cwt	136.00–150.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	99.17/cwt	90.00–108.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.33/cwt	110.00–129.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.67/cwt	116.00–126.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	106.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 482Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	83.00	83.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	90.00	90.00
2	—	525	90.00–108.00	99.17
1	—	285	101.00	101.00
1	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	81.00	81.00
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	136.00	136.00
7	—	530	123.00–129.00	126.71
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
9	—	384	118.00–135.00	127.84
6	—	429	125.00–132.00	127.46
5	—	481	118.00–129.00	124.37
2	—	630	118.00	118.00
2	—	565	121.00–124.00	122.47
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
3	—	357	120.00–124.00	121.38
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
3	—	435	110.00–129.00	116.33
1	—	640	84.00	84.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	156.00	156.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
5	—	488	152.00–155.00	154.42
1	—	800	99.00	99.00
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
2	—	713	105.00–112.00	108.56
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
4	—	374	136.00–150.00	140.86
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
4	—	516	130.00–140.00	132.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
2	—	668	127.00–129.00	128.00
2	—	602	130.00	130.00
2	—	487	158.00	158.00
3	—	853	110.00–115.00	111.67
3	—	428	147.00–163.00	157.83
2	—	570	127.00–132.00	129.59
2	—	350	153.00–157.50	155.25
6	—	787	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
3	—	540	116.00–126.00	122.67
2	—	700	103.00–110.00	106.50
1	—	895	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	74.00	74.00
1	—	510	87.00	87.00
1	—	365	80.00	80.00
2	—	802	65.00	65.00
2	—	597	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,760	58.00–59.00	58.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	55.00–61.00	57.78
3	—	1,273	50.00–54.00	51.63
2	—	1,353	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	45.00–47.00	45.93
4	—	1,028	55.00–58.00	56.74
4	—	1,036	50.00–54.00	52.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,455	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,920	90.00	90.00

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	—	1,240	62.00	62.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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