Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Yearlings 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls fully steady, Moderate to Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.91/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$141.91

204 head · 863 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

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	871	142.22	1,239	200
Medium and Large 2-3	476	126.25	601	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $637 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 sale204 hd

141.91

—

KY average25 barns · 6,575 hd

147.88

−5.97

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	1,794	106.25	1,906	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	65.00	1,074	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	64.59	826	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	59.15	627	25

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.65/cwt	146.00–161.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.89/cwt	119.00–136.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	132.67/cwt	121.00–137.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	162.11/cwt	152.50–171.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.06/cwt	125.00–138.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	139.60/cwt	134.00–145.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.87/cwt	145.00–157.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.15/cwt	135.00–150.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.75/cwt	126.00–141.00	717	24
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	154.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.23/cwt	140.00–151.00	702	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	139.45/cwt	136.00–149.00	950	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	53.46/cwt	47.00–58.00	538	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	67.39/cwt	65.00–69.00	736	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	106.25/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,906	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	62.39/cwt	59.00–64.00	796	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	61.53/cwt	59.00–64.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	845	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	67.77/cwt	65.00–73.00	872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	121.45/cwt	116.00–130.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	144.27/cwt	138.00–150.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.17/cwt	135.00–155.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.22/cwt	131.00–144.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	139.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.37/cwt	133.00–135.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	142.40/cwt	141.80–143.00	1,309	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	983	138.70/cwt	138.70–138.70	1,363	58

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 333Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 46Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	146.00–161.00	151.65
3	—	423	135.00–150.00	143.15
14	—	480	140.00–151.00	146.23
11	—	681	136.00–149.00	139.45
2	—	373	147.00–148.00	147.50
2	—	607	146.00	146.00
6	—	571	135.00–155.00	141.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	442	131.00	131.00
1	—	305	131.00	131.00
3	—	572	116.00–130.00	121.45
3	—	485	133.00–135.00	134.37
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	119.00–136.00	124.89
6	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.16
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
5	—	626	121.00–137.00	132.67
10	—	576	125.00–138.00	134.06
1	—	995	94.00	94.00
24	—	524	126.00–141.00	136.75
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	133.41
2	—	713	116.00–121.00	118.49
1	—	275	142.50	142.50
12	—	474	131.00–144.00	139.22
3	—	310	138.00–141.00	139.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	125.00	125.00
2	—	505	122.00	122.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	144.00	144.00
2	—	323	152.50–171.00	162.11
5	—	469	140.00–155.00	145.33
2	—	663	134.00–145.00	139.60
6	—	372	145.00–157.00	150.87
2	—	275	150.00–159.00	154.50
7	—	508	138.00–150.00	144.27
2	—	440	145.00–155.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	919	141.80–143.00	142.40
58	—	983	138.70	138.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,006	47.00–58.00	53.46
5	—	1,092	65.00–69.00	67.39
9	—	1,110	59.00–64.00	61.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,720	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	57.00	57.00
11	—	1,276	59.00–64.00	62.39
10	—	1,287	65.00–73.00	67.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	100.00–111.00	106.25

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	—	1,075	80.00	80.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle