Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.73/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.74 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$145.73

80 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$36.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

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	538	146.65	789	78
Large 1	650	110.00	715	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.65/cwt here — about $74 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 sale80 hd

145.73

—

KY average27 barns · 1,970 hd

139.38

+6.35

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

−73.74

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	1,600	100.06	1,601	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	71.04	899	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	68.59	972	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	53.00	583	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	150.95/cwt	131.00–160.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.10/cwt	142.00–146.00	758	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.13/cwt	140.00–155.00	831	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	798	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	148.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.39/cwt	136.00–141.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,684	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	980.80/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,171	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	773.98/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,172	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	99.45/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,591	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,080	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	73.39/cwt	72.00–74.00	844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,008	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 227Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	131.00–160.00	150.95
25	—	530	142.00–146.00	143.10
2	—	437	165.00	165.00
7	—	623	140.00–145.00	142.37
26	—	565	140.00–155.00	147.13
2	—	735	134.00	134.00
2	—	395	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	159.00	159.00
7	—	627	139.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
3	—	475	149.00	149.00
1	—	660	143.00	143.00
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
2	—	855	127.00	127.00
3	—	403	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	136.00–142.00	138.94
7	—	513	136.00–141.00	138.39
3	—	315	141.00	141.00
6	—	573	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	365	141.00	141.00
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	129.00	129.00
3	—	502	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,139	850.00–1,050.00	980.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	700.00–900.00	773.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,600	97.00–102.00	99.45
2	—	1,643	107.00–108.00	107.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,150	72.00–74.00	73.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,459	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,385	61.00–62.00	61.48
1	—	1,400	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	53.00	53.00

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

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Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle