Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of July 4th Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.11/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$145.11

213 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

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

$9.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

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	877	145.20	1,273	211
Medium and Large 2-3	528	135.48	715	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.72/cwt here — about $557 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 sale213 hd

145.11

—

KY average23 barns · 4,538 hd

148.35

−3.24

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	1,567	98.57	1,544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	75.21	1,199	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	70.89	950	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	60.08	612	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,055	91.00	960	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,015	117.00	1,188	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	—	—	1,545	102.14/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	64.63/cwt	64.00–66.00	721	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	52.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.66/cwt	134.00–145.00	707	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.57/cwt	129.00–145.00	659	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	71.57/cwt	65.00–76.00	961	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,057.89/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	13,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	715	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,055	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.46/cwt	141.00–145.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	60.37/cwt	57.00–63.00	577	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,015	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	75.21/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	170.57/cwt	170.00–173.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	148.86/cwt	141.00–157.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	152.33/cwt	144.00–160.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	979	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,389	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	175	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	177.77/cwt	176.00–179.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	142.02/cwt	139.95–144.10	1,315	115
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.38/cwt	128.00–139.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	136.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.40/cwt	131.00–140.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	510	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,319.32/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	16,056	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	140.30/cwt	135.00–149.00	819	4

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 274Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 32Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sale last week because of July 4th Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	100.00–104.00	102.14
2	—	1,588	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	64.00–66.00	64.63
2	—	998	50.00–55.00	52.69
4	—	955	57.00–63.00	60.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	58.00	58.00
19	—	1,343	65.00–76.00	71.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,594	69.00–81.00	75.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	91.00	91.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	117.00	117.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	133.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	378	130.00–131.00	130.52
2	—	575	125.00–131.00	128.05
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	134.00–145.00	136.66
13	—	371	145.00–150.00	147.45
8	—	458	141.00–145.00	144.46
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
3	—	615	129.00–136.00	133.63
4	—	584	135.00–149.00	140.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	129.00–145.00	139.57
9	—	424	130.00–140.00	134.07
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
2	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
7	—	520	128.00–139.00	132.38
2	—	568	131.00–140.00	135.40
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	140.00–143.00	141.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
1	—	175	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	135.00–136.00	135.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	131.00–133.00	131.99
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
2	—	438	141.00–157.00	148.86
1	—	720	141.00	141.00
6	—	534	144.00–160.00	152.33
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
2	—	605	133.00–139.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	170.00–173.00	170.57
57	—	979	141.90	141.90
5	—	525	176.00–179.00	177.77
12	—	609	162.00	162.00
115	—	926	139.95–144.10	142.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,310	900.00–1,200.00	1,057.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,319.32

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle