Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.24/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$127.24

88 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$9.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

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	536	129.33	693	69
Medium and Large 2-3	452	119.64	540	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about $153 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 sale88 hd

127.24

—

KY average27 barns · 5,033 hd

136.88

−9.64

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	—	Average	1,643	93.84	1,542	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	67.86	1,045	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	65.69	871	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	60.17	669	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	117.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.30/cwt	131.00–136.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.28/cwt	151.00–157.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.98/cwt	159.00–163.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,248	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	128.76/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	160.80/cwt	151.00–166.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.22/cwt	145.00–158.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	138.63/cwt	132.00–145.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.00/cwt	153.00–163.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.31/cwt	148.00–165.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.29/cwt	145.00–162.00	817	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	150.14/cwt	149.00–152.00	836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	703	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	69.41/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,081	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	62.68/cwt	61.00–65.00	930	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	68.59/cwt	67.00–72.00	923	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	54.81/cwt	52.00–57.00	581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	62.38/cwt	59.00–65.00	813	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	93.58/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,596	3
Bulls	—	—	1,382	84.14/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	103.81/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	136.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	108.62/cwt	105.00–112.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	128.66/cwt	127.00–131.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	123.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	132.10/cwt	129.00–139.00	564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	132.45/cwt	131.00–140.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	116.47/cwt	112.00–121.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	150.52/cwt	145.00–159.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	123.52/cwt	119.00–125.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 183Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	113.00–121.00	117.00
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
8	—	429	120.00–127.00	123.02
2	—	378	112.00–121.00	116.47
4	—	513	119.00–125.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
15	—	565	130.00–133.00	131.40
13	—	505	131.00–136.00	135.30
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
3	—	365	131.00–133.00	131.67
1	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
1	—	925	106.00	106.00
6	—	823	105.00–112.00	108.62
16	—	427	129.00–139.00	132.10
8	—	488	131.00–140.00	132.45
3	—	670	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
3	—	415	151.00–157.00	154.28
3	—	678	130.00–143.00	134.35
4	—	376	159.00–163.00	160.98
2	—	780	129.00–135.00	132.04
1	—	975	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	159.00	159.00
4	—	828	128.00–129.00	128.76
3	—	483	151.00–166.00	160.80
8	—	565	145.00–158.00	155.22
1	—	640	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	132.00–145.00	138.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	153.00–163.00	158.00
13	—	425	148.00–165.00	158.31
9	—	523	145.00–162.00	156.29
8	—	557	149.00–152.00	150.14
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	930	95.00	95.00
6	—	687	127.00–131.00	128.66
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
8	—	489	145.00–159.00	150.52
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	135.00–141.00	136.99
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
5	—	469	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	407	140.00	140.00
3	—	580	129.00–135.00	131.02
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	905	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	60.00–64.00	61.98
3	—	1,060	52.00–57.00	54.81
1	—	1,175	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	67.00–72.00	69.41
3	—	1,483	61.00–65.00	62.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,345	67.00–72.00	68.59
7	—	1,304	59.00–65.00	62.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	90.00–98.00	93.58
3	—	1,382	82.00–85.00	84.14
3	—	1,843	100.00–106.00	103.81

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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