Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Yearling 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.87/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$125.87

508 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

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	646	126.35	816	499
Medium and Large 2-3	613	99.56	611	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $205 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 sale508 hd

125.87

—

KY average27 barns · 5,216 hd

120.27

+5.60

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	1,896	88.31	1,674	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	51.37	842	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	49.36	512	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	46.74	614	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	119.32/cwt	110.00–123.00	747	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	833	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	110.01/cwt	100.00–114.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.14/cwt	122.00–125.00	659	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	98.51/cwt	90.00–103.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	112.59/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,031	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.45/cwt	123.00–135.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	128.65/cwt	126.00–131.50	913	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	120.00/cwt	114.00–120.50	964	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.58/cwt	135.00–152.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	135.58/cwt	127.00–136.50	765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,131	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	929	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	119.65/cwt	115.00–121.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.95/cwt	158.00–166.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,061	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,111	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.36/cwt	158.00–161.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	123.50/cwt	116.00–128.00	842	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	50.46/cwt	48.00–52.00	818	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	941	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,111	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	42.03/cwt	32.00–48.00	549	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	52.39/cwt	50.00–54.00	693	5
Bulls	—	—	1,821	87.37/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,591	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.81/cwt	49.00–53.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	96.54/cwt	95.00–98.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	169.38/cwt	166.00–171.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	128.12/cwt	127.00–130.00	880	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	145.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	185.36/cwt	182.00–187.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	60.02/cwt	58.00–62.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.25/cwt	100.00–106.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	106.91/cwt	99.00–109.50	752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.31/cwt	117.00–128.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	119.73/cwt	111.00–125.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	128.60/cwt	121.00–133.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.54/cwt	154.00–161.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	127.85/cwt	127.00–131.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.32/cwt	113.00–129.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	111.10/cwt	101.00–117.00	741	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 1,960Year ago 1,632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 105Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	626	110.00–123.00	119.32
21	—	531	122.00–125.00	124.14
18	—	569	118.00–124.00	121.27
15	—	419	123.00–135.00	131.45
9	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
14	—	703	99.00–109.50	106.91
10	—	479	117.00–128.00	123.31
4	—	380	121.00–133.00	128.60
2	—	260	134.00–136.00	135.00
17	—	667	101.00–117.00	111.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	617	135.00	135.00
18	—	841	110.50	110.50
238	—	687	127.00–130.00	128.12
7	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	95.00–98.00	96.54
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	81.00	81.00
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	83.00	83.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	143.00–148.00	145.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	130.00–132.00	130.84
58	—	710	126.00–131.50	128.65
5	—	688	130.50	130.50
62	—	857	132.00	132.00
62	—	818	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	120.00–123.00	121.69
16	—	916	112.00–113.00	112.59
9	—	524	139.00–145.00	142.00
2	—	857	114.00	114.00
13	—	803	114.00–120.50	120.00
21	—	564	127.00–136.50	135.58
14	—	628	122.00–128.00	125.98
7	—	475	140.00–152.00	148.17
6	—	773	115.00–121.00	119.65
2	—	420	158.00–166.00	161.95
1	—	295	159.00	159.00
55	—	979	113.50	113.50
8	—	682	116.00–128.00	123.50
3	—	353	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,072	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	182.00–187.00	185.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
5	—	580	120.00–124.00	121.58
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	675	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	717	100.00–114.00	110.01
5	—	814	90.00–103.00	98.51
10	—	474	135.00–152.00	140.58
4	—	531	130.00–140.00	136.22
3	—	378	158.00–161.00	159.36
1	—	305	148.00	148.00
4	—	775	100.00–106.00	104.25
5	—	425	154.00–161.00	156.54
7	—	558	127.00–131.00	127.85
11	—	628	113.00–129.00	121.32
2	—	673	103.00–107.00	105.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	166.00–171.00	169.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
3	—	572	111.00–125.00	119.73
2	—	615	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	48.00–52.00	50.46
1	—	1,710	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	32.00–48.00	42.03
5	—	1,323	50.00–54.00	52.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,030	49.00–53.00	50.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,821	85.00–89.00	87.37

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	—	1,075	58.00–62.00	60.02

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle