Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeders under 600 lbs and moderate demand over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.21/cwt on 1,226 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −146.47 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$125.21

1,226 head · 816 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

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	821	125.55	1,031	1,196
Medium and Large 2-3	618	111.38	688	30

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $343 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 sale1,226 hd

125.21

—

KY average26 barns · 8,061 hd

132.64

−7.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−146.47

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	1,676	86.77	1,454	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	50.82	675	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	50.22	538	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	49.67	764	6thin

Every lot, as filed

103 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	118.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	690	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	116.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.84/cwt	125.00–141.00	765	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	103.41/cwt	101.00–104.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.06/cwt	121.00–138.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	114.91/cwt	99.00–119.00	711	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.60/cwt	125.00–139.00	501	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.26/cwt	116.00–126.00	812	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	892	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.49/cwt	133.50–153.00	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.33/cwt	100.00–112.00	714	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.93/cwt	121.00–136.00	731	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.56/cwt	116.00–129.00	587	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.85/cwt	115.00–124.00	638	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	120.95/cwt	114.00–130.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.28/cwt	120.00–132.00	536	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	104.94/cwt	95.00–107.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	144.51/cwt	143.00–146.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	93.25/cwt	93.00–94.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.66/cwt	135.00–155.00	676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	116.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	124.12/cwt	122.50–125.90	1,079	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	115.86/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,011	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.14/cwt	140.00–160.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	97.79/cwt	85.00–101.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,106	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,239	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	115.64/cwt	110.50–118.00	838	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	126.77/cwt	114.00–129.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,054	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,218	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.63/cwt	143.00–145.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	116.50/cwt	116.10–116.90	1,151	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	134.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	831	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,009	116.90/cwt	116.90–116.90	1,180	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	973	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	130.10/cwt	128.75–131.00	958	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	127.36/cwt	126.90–127.80	1,074	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	51.39/cwt	48.00–54.00	561	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	55.71/cwt	55.00–57.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	55.65/cwt	55.00–58.00	722	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	91.16/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,571	83.85/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,317	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	721	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	50.20/cwt	48.00–52.00	773	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	44.16/cwt	43.00–46.00	602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	50.97/cwt	48.00–54.00	676	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	282	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	487	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	180.84/cwt	170.00–183.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	67.08/cwt	60.00–75.00	654	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	43.81/cwt	41.00–47.00	447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	102.75/cwt	90.00–110.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	167.66/cwt	167.00–171.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	101.73/cwt	95.00–105.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	882	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.81/cwt	111.00–121.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	85.34/cwt	77.00–95.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	78.02/cwt	75.00–81.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.01/cwt	126.00–136.00	710	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	92.04/cwt	85.00–99.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	150.48/cwt	146.00–153.00	406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	109.92/cwt	101.00–118.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	135.12/cwt	134.00–137.00	558	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.71/cwt	137.00–154.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	119.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	160.41/cwt	160.00–161.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	140.91/cwt	140.00–142.00	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	95.33/cwt	94.00–98.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	116.49/cwt	100.00–124.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	126.60/cwt	121.00–131.00	543	4

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,960Last week 1,520Year ago 2,299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 80Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00	160.00
15	—	802	114.00–117.00	116.66
49	—	563	125.00–141.00	135.84
3	—	956	114.00	114.00
14	—	675	116.00–126.00	120.26
24	—	763	115.00–119.00	116.96
15	—	474	135.00–155.00	142.66
9	—	724	112.00–120.00	116.83
43	—	873	110.00–116.00	115.86
7	—	423	140.00–160.00	147.14
2	—	1,050	94.00	94.00
9	—	639	114.00–129.00	126.77
25	—	534	126.00–136.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	869	122.50–125.90	124.12
2	—	517	162.00	162.00
50	—	1,106	112.00	112.00
104	—	1,054	114.00–117.00	115.53
96	—	988	116.10–116.90	116.50
97	—	618	130.00–138.00	134.42
113	—	1,009	116.90	116.90
232	—	736	128.75–131.00	130.10
124	—	843	126.90–127.80	127.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	337	190.00	190.00
3	—	282	170.00–175.00	172.59
6	—	406	167.00–171.00	167.66
1	—	390	169.00	169.00
12	—	473	160.00–161.00	160.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	111.00–121.00	113.81
3	—	620	109.00–110.00	109.34
5	—	482	116.00–124.00	119.97
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
1	—	935	91.00	91.00
6	—	575	100.00–124.00	116.49
2	—	762	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,000	78.00	78.00
4	—	429	121.00–131.00	126.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	582	116.00–125.00	118.62
5	—	766	101.00–104.00	103.41
38	—	619	99.00–119.00	114.91
15	—	375	125.00–139.00	133.60
23	—	665	100.00–112.00	107.33
60	—	475	116.00–129.00	123.56
63	—	528	115.00–124.00	120.85
20	—	418	120.00–132.00	128.28
13	—	707	95.00–107.00	104.94
5	—	812	85.00–101.00	97.79
3	—	280	143.00–145.00	143.63
2	—	890	85.00–99.00	92.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	143.00–146.00	144.51
7	—	270	146.00–153.00	150.48
15	—	413	134.00–137.00	135.12
4	—	453	136.00	136.00
10	—	363	140.00–142.00	140.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	725	110.50–118.00	115.64
40	—	918	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	93.00	93.00
2	—	538	111.00–113.00	112.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
3	—	718	85.00	85.00
3	—	565	95.00–105.00	101.73
6	—	623	77.00–95.00	85.34
2	—	835	75.00–81.00	78.02
2	—	403	110.00–112.00	110.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	121.00–138.00	130.06
16	—	476	133.50–153.00	138.49
36	—	567	121.00–136.00	128.93
5	—	722	106.00	106.00
4	—	621	114.00–130.00	120.95
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
2	—	653	123.00–127.00	124.99
1	—	975	88.00	88.00
4	—	861	93.00–94.00	93.25
2	—	365	139.00–148.00	143.50
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
10	—	431	137.00–154.00	144.71
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	170.00–183.00	180.84
1	—	415	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	84.00	84.00
8	—	623	90.00–110.00	102.75
5	—	472	130.00	130.00
2	—	882	88.00	88.00
4	—	572	101.00–118.00	109.92
1	—	920	72.00	72.00
3	—	723	94.00–98.00	95.33
2	—	437	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	74.00	74.00
1	—	535	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,091	48.00–54.00	51.39
4	—	1,048	55.00–57.00	55.71
8	—	1,021	41.00–47.00	43.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	55.00–58.00	55.65
5	—	1,364	43.00–46.00	44.16
30	—	1,327	48.00–54.00	50.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	47.00	47.00
5	—	1,539	48.00–52.00	50.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,814	91.00–92.00	91.16
5	—	1,571	81.00–86.00	83.85

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	60.00–75.00	67.08

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Steers · 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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle