Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.13/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −76.73 against this barn's trailing median of $218.87.

Average price

$142.13

70 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$25.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

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	540	145.97	788	55
Medium and Large 2-3	492	128.64	633	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	550	120.00	660	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.97/cwt here — about $128 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.08, low $190.45, median $218.87 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

142.13

—

KY average25 barns · 1,821 hd

136.74

+5.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

218.87

−76.73

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	1,825	101.79	1,858	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	68.82	906	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	65.45	672	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	62.27	999	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	135.21/cwt	129.00–145.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.27/cwt	142.00–152.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.39/cwt	139.00–143.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	157.97/cwt	155.00–161.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	152.50/cwt	151.00–154.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.54/cwt	131.00–148.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.21/cwt	145.00–159.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.32/cwt	134.00–157.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.34/cwt	123.00–135.00	812	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	173.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.82/cwt	135.00–152.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.96/cwt	130.00–148.00	659	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,159	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	69.89/cwt	66.00–75.00	916	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	104.19/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	627	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	537	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	69.10/cwt	66.00–74.00	738	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.45/cwt	150.00–163.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	148.98/cwt	135.00–156.00	793	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	142.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	778	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 591Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 46

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	139.00	139.00
6	—	611	129.00–145.00	135.21
3	—	425	142.00–152.00	146.27
2	—	258	155.00–161.00	157.97
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
2	—	395	151.00–154.00	152.50
9	—	475	145.00–159.00	152.21
4	—	566	134.00–157.00	146.32
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	230	162.50	162.50
2	—	323	150.00–163.00	156.45
11	—	532	135.00–156.00	148.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	150.00–152.00	151.35
2	—	655	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
3	—	358	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	517	130.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	620	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	139.00–143.00	140.39
4	—	573	126.00–130.00	127.28
3	—	678	120.00–128.00	122.65
8	—	519	131.00–148.00	141.54
2	—	827	112.00	112.00
2	—	420	135.00–142.00	138.42
5	—	628	123.00–135.00	129.34
3	—	328	135.00–152.00	146.82
13	—	471	130.00–148.00	139.96
3	—	271	140.00–143.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	553	120.00–121.00	120.75
2	—	623	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	360	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	158.00	158.00
2	—	360	170.00–176.00	173.04
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
4	—	545	151.00	151.00
4	—	483	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,603	58.00–60.00	59.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,311	66.00–75.00	69.89
1	—	1,385	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	57.00	57.00
8	—	1,068	66.00–74.00	69.10
2	—	985	63.00–64.00	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	100.00–109.00	104.19
1	—	1,540	97.00	97.00

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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