Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.61/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$117.61

133 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.54

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	569	118.53	675	126
Large 1	370	102.00	377	6thin
Small 1-2	570	95.00	542	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $133 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 sale133 hd

117.61

—

KY average25 barns · 7,233 hd

130.15

−12.54

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	—	High	1,766	95.63	1,689	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	58.37	866	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	52.31	681	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	765	51.00	390	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	—	480	124.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	598	25
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	133.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.90/cwt	148.00–155.00	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	101.38/cwt	94.00–109.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.98/cwt	139.00–157.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.38/cwt	150.00–153.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	124.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.19/cwt	111.00–126.00	754	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	143.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	531	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	765	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	153.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	109.72/cwt	105.00–113.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	144.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.37/cwt	112.00–119.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	141.70/cwt	139.00–150.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	119.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	127.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	400	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.80/cwt	130.00–152.00	725	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	105.00/cwt	103.00–109.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	642	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	50.25/cwt	42.00–53.00	643	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	55.55/cwt	54.00–58.00	728	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	60.06/cwt	57.00–61.00	954	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	98.79/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,578	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	60.57/cwt	60.00–61.00	841	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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 793Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 116Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	480	120.00–130.00	124.62
6	—	930	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
3	—	365	135.00	135.00
6	—	768	94.00–109.00	101.38
10	—	673	105.00–113.00	109.72
8	—	415	129.00	129.00
11	—	618	112.00–119.00	115.37
14	—	571	116.00–123.00	119.59
13	—	313	125.00–137.00	127.92
16	—	518	123.00–125.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	124.00	124.00
5	—	889	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	982	127.00	127.00
5	—	790	120.00	120.00
8	—	639	125.00–139.00	133.70
3	—	825	130.00	130.00
14	—	419	148.00–155.00	150.90
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	126.00	126.00
9	—	510	139.00–157.00	144.98
9	—	475	150.00–153.00	151.38
4	—	651	123.00–130.00	124.76
16	—	561	140.00–149.00	144.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	622	111.00–126.00	121.19
22	—	369	140.00–146.00	143.87
32	—	567	130.00–141.00	134.94
8	—	471	145.00	145.00
2	—	320	150.00–158.00	153.75
1	—	955	92.00	92.00
12	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.73
4	—	408	139.00–150.00	141.70
3	—	935	96.00	96.00
17	—	522	130.00–152.00	138.80
4	—	280	145.00	145.00
6	—	768	103.00–109.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	42.00–53.00	50.25
2	—	1,388	60.00–61.00	60.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	54.00–58.00	55.55
5	—	1,589	57.00–61.00	60.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	96.00–101.00	98.79
3	—	1,707	90.00–95.00	92.46

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle