Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.48/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −77.39 against this barn's trailing median of $218.87.

Average price

$141.48

104 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$61.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.13

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	531	146.32	777	85
Medium and Large 2-3	621	121.76	756	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	415	85.00	353	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.32/cwt here — about $424 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.08, low $190.45, median $218.87 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale104 hd

141.48

—

KY average25 barns · 2,812 hd

132.35

+9.13

This barn, trailing median3 sales

218.87

−77.39

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	1,628	85.45	1,391	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	61.31	983	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	59.73	780	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	51.15	563	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	157.54/cwt	144.00–166.00	657	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	791	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.83/cwt	121.00–139.00	488	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	152.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.29/cwt	123.00–140.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	126.07/cwt	117.00–128.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.68/cwt	140.00–149.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	164.12/cwt	153.00–167.00	686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	145.27/cwt	142.50–148.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	138.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	141.21/cwt	129.00–146.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.02/cwt	137.00–150.00	752	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	962	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	673	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.02/cwt	150.00–170.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	144.03/cwt	135.00–146.00	736	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	163.44/cwt	159.00–168.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	63.42/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	62.20/cwt	57.00–64.00	817	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	45.58/cwt	39.00–49.00	501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	55.70/cwt	54.00–57.00	873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	54.76/cwt	52.00–56.00	684	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	58.54/cwt	58.00–59.00	637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	53.66/cwt	52.00–55.00	596	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	85.45/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,391	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	168.97/cwt	162.50–175.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.80/cwt	134.00–152.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.69/cwt	123.00–145.00	845	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	129.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	131.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.34/cwt	90.00–107.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.68/cwt	147.00–160.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.01/cwt	120.00–134.00	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	126.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.00/cwt	120.00–142.00	615	17

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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 344Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 45Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	144.00–166.00	157.54
2	—	767	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
11	—	511	135.00–146.00	144.03
2	—	285	162.50–175.00	168.97
9	—	575	134.00–152.00	146.80
12	—	627	123.00–145.00	134.69
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
3	—	481	172.00	172.00
4	—	370	147.00–160.00	153.68
10	—	660	120.00–134.00	127.01
1	—	925	85.00	85.00
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	159.00–168.00	163.44
2	—	415	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	108.00	108.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
8	—	582	125.00–131.00	129.87
2	—	488	124.00–140.00	131.96
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
2	—	775	90.00–107.00	98.34
2	—	680	112.00–114.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
5	—	791	105.00	105.00
5	—	715	100.00–105.00	101.01
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	800	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	121.00–139.00	130.83
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
7	—	677	117.00	117.00
8	—	431	123.00–140.00	130.29
6	—	608	117.00–128.00	126.07
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
4	—	515	127.00–135.00	130.74
2	—	295	125.00	125.00
15	—	556	120.00–131.00	126.33
17	—	466	120.00–142.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
2	—	333	142.50–148.00	145.27
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	156.00	156.00
10	—	609	150.00–155.00	152.99
5	—	511	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	140.00–149.00	146.68
12	—	418	153.00–167.00	164.12
3	—	713	135.00–141.00	138.36
9	—	662	129.00–146.00	141.21
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
5	—	526	137.00–150.00	143.02
1	—	230	162.50	162.50
3	—	608	145.00	145.00
4	—	474	150.00–170.00	161.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	962	70.00	70.00
1	—	455	85.00	85.00
7	—	645	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,616	58.00–67.00	63.42
3	—	1,568	54.00–57.00	55.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,314	57.00–64.00	62.20
4	—	1,249	52.00–56.00	54.76
1	—	1,425	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	39.00–49.00	45.58
2	—	1,088	58.00–59.00	58.54
3	—	1,110	52.00–55.00	53.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	85.00–86.00	85.45

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	—	1,020	75.00	75.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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