Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Yearlings steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.99/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$143.99

149 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$24.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

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	845	144.49	1,220	146
Medium and Large 2-3	707	119.67	846	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about $375 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 sale149 hd

143.99

—

KY average25 barns · 4,370 hd

150.21

−6.22

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	1,790	100.81	1,805	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,649	74.25	1,224	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	71.11	923	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	68.81	710	24
Steers	Choice	High	1,005	119.00	1,196	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.75/cwt	130.00–144.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	157.69/cwt	152.50–167.50	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	894	144.95/cwt	144.95–144.95	1,296	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	158.58/cwt	156.00–162.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,272	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.14/cwt	134.00–140.00	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	136.07/cwt	131.00–141.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	155.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	155.02/cwt	145.00–164.00	788	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,994	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,022.84/cwt	870.00–1,225.00	12,213	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,036.83/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	773.48/cwt	590.00–880.00	7,572	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	4,692	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	635.63/cwt	550.00–750.00	4,729	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	876.57/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	9,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	15,867	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	981.20/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	71.79/cwt	68.00–75.00	752	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	611	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	74.25/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,224	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	71.50/cwt	66.00–76.00	926	18
Bulls	—	—	1,914	105.98/cwt	101.00–110.00	2,028	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	616	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,291.15/cwt	1,175.00–1,400.00	18,012	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	850.18/cwt	610.00–1,040.00	9,760	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,067.27/cwt	900.00–1,210.00	15,038	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	765.20/cwt	660.00–840.00	7,621	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	876.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	135.98/cwt	131.00–142.00	502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.59/cwt	142.00–155.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.06/cwt	133.00–146.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	111.48/cwt	108.00–115.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.49/cwt	130.00–147.00	739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.32/cwt	144.00–163.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	103.31/cwt	95.00–112.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.64/cwt	110.00–127.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.84/cwt	131.00–145.00	392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.25/cwt	147.00–154.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	157.28/cwt	146.00–161.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	2

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 314Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 23Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
6	—	665	130.00–144.00	138.75
3	—	332	152.50–167.50	157.69
3	—	288	170.00	170.00
2	—	620	141.00–146.00	143.46
17	—	508	145.00–164.00	155.02
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
9	—	485	142.00–155.00	150.59
9	—	426	144.00–163.00	150.32
3	—	383	147.00–154.00	149.25
6	—	557	146.00–161.00	157.28
2	—	760	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
5	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.18
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
2	—	778	95.00–112.00	103.31
2	—	625	110.00–127.00	118.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	131.00–135.00	133.04
15	—	620	126.00–130.00	128.27
12	—	415	134.00–140.00	138.14
9	—	369	131.00–142.00	135.98
6	—	478	133.00–146.00	140.06
11	—	526	130.00–147.00	140.49
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
6	—	278	131.00–145.00	140.84
3	—	235	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00–122.00	120.97
3	—	691	114.00–115.00	114.33
2	—	318	121.00–126.00	123.56
1	—	820	79.00	79.00
2	—	437	125.00	125.00
2	—	553	108.00–115.00	111.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
2	—	370	164.00–168.00	166.03
2	—	525	159.00–161.00	160.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	577	156.00–162.00	158.58
2	—	710	131.00–141.00	136.07
2	—	672	149.00	149.00
4	—	855	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
60	—	894	144.95	144.95
60	—	902	141.00	141.00
1	—	685	157.00	157.00
6	—	614	154.00–160.00	155.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,194	870.00–1,225.00	1,022.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,203	875.00–1,100.00	981.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,395	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,291.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	979	590.00–880.00	773.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	800.00–1,010.00	876.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,148	610.00–1,040.00	850.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,409	900.00–1,210.00	1,067.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	996	660.00–840.00	765.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,260	800.00–900.00	876.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	690.00	690.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	744	550.00–750.00	635.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,047	68.00–75.00	71.79
6	—	974	62.00–64.00	62.68
1	—	1,120	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	69.00–80.00	74.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	64.00	64.00
18	—	1,295	66.00–76.00	71.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,914	101.00–110.00	105.98
3	—	1,753	95.00–97.00	95.67
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	119.00	119.00

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

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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