Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.88/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$120.88

115 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

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	468	123.20	577	98
Medium and Large 2-3	499	107.53	536	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $40 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 sale115 hd

120.88

—

KY average25 barns · 4,630 hd

130.95

−10.07

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	1,822	99.28	1,809	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	62.98	985	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	58.67	773	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	52.82	561	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	132.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	138.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.13/cwt	143.00–161.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.50	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	107.37/cwt	101.00–114.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.04/cwt	105.00–117.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.12/cwt	139.00–148.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	120.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.65/cwt	149.00–150.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	132.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.42/cwt	150.00–162.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	138.72/cwt	137.00–140.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	102.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	102.72/cwt	102.00–105.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.05/cwt	137.00–150.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.51/cwt	139.00–156.00	708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.85/cwt	128.00–145.00	872	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	57.67/cwt	55.00–61.00	745	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	46.94/cwt	45.00–53.00	485	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	58.70/cwt	55.00–61.00	640	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.68/cwt	62.00–70.00	853	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	63.68/cwt	62.00–68.00	997	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	102.92/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,033	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,354	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	79.26/cwt	71.00–91.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	110.49/cwt	106.00–115.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.49/cwt	117.00–132.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.40/cwt	151.00–166.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	128.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	479	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.39/cwt	114.00–121.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	129.70/cwt	128.00–133.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	120.70/cwt	115.00–124.00	636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	114.20/cwt	111.00–115.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.53/cwt	127.00–140.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	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 Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 208Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
9	—	431	143.00–161.00	154.13
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
2	—	273	150.00–152.50	151.31
1	—	900	124.00	124.00
6	—	623	139.00–148.00	142.12
6	—	521	149.00–150.00	149.65
3	—	375	152.00–157.00	153.64
2	—	323	150.00–162.00	156.42
7	—	658	137.00–140.00	138.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	117.00–125.00	120.90
3	—	513	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
2	—	433	127.00–137.00	132.09
2	—	585	121.00–123.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	112.00	112.00
1	—	345	111.00	111.00
5	—	414	115.00	115.00
2	—	462	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	820	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.95
3	—	407	128.00–135.00	132.65
3	—	230	135.00–140.00	138.22
5	—	625	112.00–114.00	113.00
4	—	561	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	873	101.00–114.00	107.37
2	—	760	105.00–117.00	111.04
21	—	373	120.00–137.00	128.45
19	—	466	120.00–126.00	122.91
20	—	527	115.00–124.00	120.70
5	—	732	111.00–115.00	114.20
10	—	333	120.00–125.00	121.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	100.00–103.00	102.02
4	—	932	102.00–105.00	102.72
7	—	418	150.00–160.00	155.54
5	—	517	137.00–150.00	141.05
12	—	480	139.00–156.00	147.51
11	—	615	128.00–145.00	141.85
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
2	—	778	106.00–115.00	110.49
4	—	657	117.00–132.00	125.49
11	—	380	151.00–166.00	159.40
2	—	578	127.00–140.00	133.53
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	375	144.00	144.00
2	—	638	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	114.00–121.00	117.39
2	—	755	97.00	97.00
3	—	406	128.00–133.00	129.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	55.00–61.00	57.67
3	—	1,319	52.00	52.00
5	—	1,340	62.00–70.00	63.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	45.00–53.00	46.94
5	—	1,090	55.00–61.00	58.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	62.00–68.00	63.68
2	—	1,555	60.00–61.00	60.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,975	102.00–105.00	102.92
1	—	1,425	95.00	95.00

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	3	—	1,143	71.00–91.00	79.26

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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