Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.82/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$122.82

110 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

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	488	126.36	616	90
Medium and Large 2-3	538	106.90	576	20

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $41 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 sale110 hd

122.82

—

KY average24 barns · 5,077 hd

133.59

−10.77

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	1,535	94.10	1,444	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	61.38	984	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	53.89	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	49.36	496	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,000	84.00	840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	526	109.23/cwt	103.00–117.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.23/cwt	120.00–132.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	124.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	106.02/cwt	90.00–116.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	130.08/cwt	120.00–139.00	490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	179.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	174.56/cwt	168.00–180.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	121.77/cwt	119.00–126.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.49/cwt	153.00–160.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	174.24/cwt	160.00–180.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	165.38/cwt	156.00–168.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	163.00/cwt	156.00–170.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	172.86/cwt	167.50–177.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.62/cwt	145.00–167.00	753	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.63/cwt	120.00–137.00	837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.03/cwt	141.00–147.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	174.88/cwt	162.00–179.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,000	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	61.38/cwt	57.00–65.00	984	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.99/cwt	51.00–53.00	551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	46.06/cwt	41.00–50.00	436	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	56.95/cwt	56.00–58.00	758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	53.42/cwt	52.00–55.00	658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,293	86.41/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,117	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	103.88/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,753	4
Bulls	—	—	1,654	95.11/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,573	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.61/cwt	91.00–114.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	122.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	113.74/cwt	111.00–116.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.80/cwt	131.00–149.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.34/cwt	122.00–131.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.93/cwt	106.00–116.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	125.05/cwt	110.00–129.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	127.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.00/cwt	111.00–120.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.33/cwt	85.00–108.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	542	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	121.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	773	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	111.53/cwt	105.00–118.00	522	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 321Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	103.00–117.00	109.23
5	—	578	90.00–116.00	106.02
1	—	370	109.00	109.00
1	—	340	101.00	101.00
3	—	675	85.00–108.00	100.33
2	—	468	105.00–118.00	111.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	120.00–132.00	129.23
5	—	333	120.00–125.00	124.04
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
12	—	569	122.00–125.00	124.18
10	—	377	120.00–139.00	130.08
8	—	484	130.00–138.00	131.77
5	—	277	125.00–129.00	127.24
3	—	685	111.00–120.00	117.00
17	—	427	120.00–132.00	126.89
12	—	636	120.00–124.00	121.51
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
4	—	440	119.00–126.00	121.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	132.00	132.00
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
5	—	567	140.00–147.00	144.15
4	—	520	132.00–134.00	133.49
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
2	—	612	138.00	138.00
8	—	380	168.00–180.00	174.56
6	—	482	153.00–160.00	156.49
6	—	330	160.00–180.00	174.24
2	—	425	156.00–170.00	163.00
2	—	275	167.50–177.50	172.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	175.00–180.00	179.36
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	545	156.00–168.00	165.38
2	—	622	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	478	145.00–167.00	157.62
10	—	631	120.00–137.00	132.63
2	—	530	141.00–147.00	144.03
6	—	393	162.00–179.00	174.88
3	—	423	150.00–170.00	156.65
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
7	—	567	131.00–149.00	139.80
3	—	662	122.00–131.00	126.34
2	—	730	106.00–116.00	110.93
2	—	820	97.00–98.00	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	142.00–145.00	143.54
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	91.00–114.00	102.61
3	—	531	122.00–125.00	122.96
1	—	835	94.00	94.00
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
4	—	631	111.00–116.00	113.74
8	—	568	110.00–129.00	125.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	57.00–65.00	61.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,331	56.00–58.00	56.95
5	—	1,232	52.00–55.00	53.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	51.00–53.00	51.99
5	—	946	41.00–50.00	46.06
1	—	1,140	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	82.00–89.00	86.41
4	—	1,688	102.00–107.00	103.88
7	—	1,654	92.00–99.00	95.11

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	68.00	68.00

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

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