Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-7.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.39/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$124.39

113 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$18.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.96

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	498	125.53	625	106
Small 1-2	338	107.50	363	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	107.00	537	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $88 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 sale113 hd

124.39

—

KY average27 barns · 5,405 hd

133.34

−8.96

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	1,607	84.95	1,365	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	55.68	872	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	53.41	709	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	51.10	556	8thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Small 1-2	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	118.09/cwt	117.00–120.00	783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	128.39/cwt	120.00–139.00	651	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.63/cwt	113.00–121.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	586	158.34/cwt	158.00–159.00	928	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	136.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	543	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.08/cwt	159.00–172.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	161.32/cwt	147.00–165.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	704	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.64/cwt	132.00–134.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.55/cwt	133.00–146.00	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	153.11/cwt	140.00–160.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.30/cwt	116.00–132.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	720	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	48.97/cwt	46.00–51.00	526	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	45.47/cwt	37.00–51.00	589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	54.65/cwt	53.00–56.00	608	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	58.53/cwt	57.00–60.00	945	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	54.52/cwt	52.00–56.00	727	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	60.13/cwt	57.00–65.00	812	10
Bulls	—	—	1,505	82.93/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,611	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	131.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	164.77/cwt	159.00–170.00	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.30/cwt	135.00–155.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	121.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.62/cwt	152.00–159.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	154.03/cwt	145.00–169.00	730	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	126.78/cwt	121.00–129.00	543	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.55/cwt	113.00–119.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	528	3

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 297Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 23

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-7.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	121.00–130.00	126.73
11	—	663	117.00–120.00	118.09
11	—	369	130.00–138.00	134.09
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
20	—	507	120.00–139.00	128.39
3	—	710	113.00–121.00	115.63
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
7	—	266	130.00–140.00	136.33
2	—	908	89.00–92.00	90.50
14	—	572	120.00–126.00	123.13
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
24	—	428	121.00–129.00	126.78
4	—	623	113.00–119.00	115.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
1	—	400	108.00	108.00
3	—	471	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	172.00	172.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
5	—	434	178.00	178.00
9	—	314	185.00	185.00
17	—	586	158.00–159.00	158.34
3	—	543	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	170.00	170.00
3	—	765	130.00–133.00	131.01
1	—	405	161.00	161.00
11	—	372	159.00–172.00	167.08
6	—	568	145.00–151.00	146.03
5	—	475	147.00–165.00	161.32
10	—	735	130.00–140.00	135.84
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	132.00–134.00	132.64
9	—	566	133.00–146.00	137.55
1	—	280	169.00	169.00
7	—	434	140.00–160.00	153.11
6	—	666	116.00–132.00	127.30
6	—	318	159.00–170.00	164.77
9	—	522	135.00–155.00	144.30
2	—	378	152.00–159.00	155.62
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
17	—	474	145.00–169.00	154.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	81.00	81.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
6	—	477	125.00–140.00	131.86
1	—	395	121.00	121.00
3	—	507	119.00–125.00	121.01
2	—	318	136.00–140.00	138.05
2	—	735	102.00	102.00
3	—	426	136.00–140.00	138.64
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
3	—	666	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	46.00–51.00	48.97
3	—	1,113	53.00–56.00	54.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	37.00–51.00	45.47
11	—	1,334	52.00–56.00	54.52
10	—	1,350	57.00–65.00	60.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,513	54.00–56.00	55.00
2	—	1,615	57.00–60.00	58.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	82.00–84.00	82.93
1	—	1,810	89.00	89.00

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	1	—	1,055	66.00	66.00

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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