Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$119.04

147 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$22.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

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	546	121.53	664	131
Medium and Large 2-3	576	98.66	569	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $95 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 sale147 hd

119.04

—

KY average24 barns · 7,723 hd

131.19

−12.15

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	1,682	82.44	1,387	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	60.12	973	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	53.45	708	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	49.45	524	15

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	589	139.76/cwt	139.00–140.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.97/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.34/cwt	118.00–132.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.55/cwt	101.00–115.00	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	147.43/cwt	138.00–153.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	124.99/cwt	122.00–127.00	521	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.90/cwt	115.00–127.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.43/cwt	118.00–134.00	656	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	142.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	405	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	90.60/cwt	90.00–92.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	128.54/cwt	126.00–131.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	105.20/cwt	90.00–117.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	966	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	103.99/cwt	101.00–106.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	127.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.00/cwt	128.00–142.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	639	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	609	102.50/cwt	102.00–104.00	624	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	82.40/cwt	77.00–93.00	672	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.51/cwt	136.00–138.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	102.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	542	102
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,045	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	998	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	297	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	349	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	111.63/cwt	101.00–113.50	640	88
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	879	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	809	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	119.63/cwt	108.00–127.00	496	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	354	110.60/cwt	110.00–111.00	392	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	106.15/cwt	95.00–111.00	513	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	91.62/cwt	88.00–102.00	662	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	667	101.31/cwt	95.00–103.50	676	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.15/cwt	129.00–141.00	860	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.39/cwt	152.50–172.00	632	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	151.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	662	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	47.90/cwt	44.00–50.00	619	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	58.21/cwt	56.00–63.00	775	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.63/cwt	51.00–54.00	578	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	45.96/cwt	41.00–50.00	474	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	53.65/cwt	51.00–55.00	721	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	61.65/cwt	57.00–70.00	1,010	8
Bulls	—	—	1,682	78.91/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,327	10
Bulls	—	—	1,683	86.85/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,462	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	707	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	63.12/cwt	61.00–66.00	744	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	756.76/cwt	600.00–810.00	8,582	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	742.07/cwt	600.00–860.00	9,498	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,144	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,472	913.85/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	13,452	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	975.05/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,242	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	114.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	112.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	138.74/cwt	132.00–141.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.46/cwt	152.50–165.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	109.00/cwt	108.00–111.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	108.28/cwt	104.00–120.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	138.20/cwt	130.00–148.00	710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	111.12/cwt	110.00–119.00	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	851	12

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 332Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 49Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	139.00–140.00	139.76
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
2	—	770	133.00–143.00	137.97
5	—	506	138.00–153.00	147.43
5	—	686	140.00–143.00	142.43
3	—	407	160.00–161.00	160.67
4	—	619	128.00–142.00	133.00
4	—	725	136.00–138.00	136.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	159.00	159.00
5	—	704	144.00	144.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	835	112.00	112.00
2	—	490	130.00–131.00	130.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	583	118.00–132.00	129.34
14	—	670	101.00–115.00	108.55
24	—	417	122.00–127.00	124.99
2	—	630	115.00–127.00	120.90
31	—	515	118.00–134.00	127.43
12	—	329	123.00	123.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
4	—	483	126.00–131.00	128.54
12	—	851	113.50	113.50
5	—	721	101.00–106.00	103.99
7	—	369	120.00–129.00	127.18
2	—	907	89.00	89.00
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	89.00	89.00
5	—	668	90.00–92.00	90.60
3	—	468	90.00–117.00	105.20
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	84.00	84.00
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
3	—	432	108.00–116.00	112.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	102.00–104.00	102.50
3	—	815	77.00–93.00	82.40
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
6	—	975	92.00	92.00
102	—	530	100.00–110.00	102.28
15	—	1,045	95.50	95.50
4	—	297	117.50	117.50
88	—	573	101.00–113.50	111.63
4	—	879	92.00	92.00
11	—	415	108.00–127.00	119.63
5	—	354	110.00–111.00	110.60
10	—	483	95.00–111.00	106.15
8	—	723	88.00–102.00	91.62
20	—	667	95.00–103.50	101.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	129.00–141.00	139.15
22	—	380	152.50–172.00	166.39
15	—	478	140.00–154.00	146.24
12	—	437	145.00–160.00	151.60
1	—	885	97.00	97.00
8	—	586	132.00–141.00	138.74
2	—	320	152.50–165.00	158.46
3	—	803	108.00–111.00	109.00
10	—	514	130.00–148.00	138.20
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
8	—	785	110.00–119.00	111.12
2	—	247	150.00	150.00
3	—	900	91.00	91.00
12	—	676	120.00–128.00	125.84
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	110.00–125.00	114.88
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	122.50	122.50
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
7	—	624	104.00–120.00	108.28
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,293	44.00–50.00	47.90
10	—	1,331	56.00–63.00	58.21
11	—	1,344	51.00–55.00	53.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,098	51.00–54.00	52.63
9	—	1,032	41.00–50.00	45.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	54.00	54.00
8	—	1,639	57.00–70.00	61.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,682	70.00–82.00	78.91
8	—	1,683	84.00–90.00	86.85

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	64.00	64.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,179	61.00–66.00	63.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,134	600.00–810.00	756.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,280	600.00–860.00	742.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,472	800.00–1,050.00	913.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	950.00–1,000.00	975.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	975.00	975.00

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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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