Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady except 500-600 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, No test on Slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.57/cwt on 488 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −139.11 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$132.57

488 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$14.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

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	764	132.84	1,014	479
Medium and Large 2-3	594	118.14	701	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.70/cwt here — about $313 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 sale488 hd

132.57

—

KY average26 barns · 4,921 hd

136.16

−3.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−139.11

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	1,325	75.00	994	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,660	54.91	912	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	52.77	543	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	48.00	654	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,145	93.00	1,065	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.69/cwt	143.00–165.00	601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.39/cwt	126.00–135.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	166.39/cwt	162.50–170.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.42/cwt	111.00–121.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	118.67/cwt	116.00–119.00	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.29/cwt	120.00–139.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	132.50/cwt	131.00–133.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	126.74/cwt	126.50–128.00	705	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	95.21/cwt	95.00–96.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	128.63/cwt	123.00–130.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	136.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	116.32/cwt	105.00–121.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	818	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	129.85/cwt	127.40–131.25	1,123	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	111.19/cwt	106.00–120.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	165.41/cwt	160.00–172.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	700	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	166.44/cwt	166.00–167.00	684	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	567	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	125.85/cwt	123.75–127.90	894	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.64/cwt	130.00–148.00	747	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	133.80/cwt	133.80–133.80	1,093	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	58.03/cwt	56.00–60.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	60.37/cwt	56.00–64.00	990	2
Steers	Select	—	1,145	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,065	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,140	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	995	98.80/cwt	98.80–98.80	983	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	912	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	127.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	919	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	873	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	174.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	134.39/cwt	133.50–145.00	788	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.02/cwt	138.00–143.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.64/cwt	149.00–157.00	709	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.58/cwt	139.00–145.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	98.79/cwt	95.00–106.00	704	6

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 1,021Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 44Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	128.00	128.00
4	—	678	111.00–121.00	116.42
3	—	505	138.00	138.00
5	—	566	138.00–143.00	141.02
2	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.57
2	—	342	155.00	155.00
5	—	485	139.00–145.00	142.58
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
2	—	850	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	166.00–167.00	166.44
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	130.00–132.50	131.27
2	—	555	90.00–110.00	100.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	91.00	91.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	96.00	96.00
1	—	625	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	143.00–165.00	146.69
4	—	775	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	333	162.50–170.00	166.39
9	—	818	116.00–119.00	118.67
8	—	657	123.00–130.00	128.63
1	—	1,075	102.00	102.00
3	—	627	128.00–132.00	130.00
5	—	367	160.00–172.00	165.41
17	—	524	130.00–148.00	142.64
44	—	586	133.50–145.00	134.39
34	—	474	149.00–157.00	149.64
3	—	860	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
3	—	416	125.00–131.00	127.09
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	795	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	135.00–138.00	136.75
186	—	865	127.40–131.25	129.85
63	—	817	133.80	133.80
63	—	931	122.50	122.50
10	—	662	135.00–140.00	137.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	170.00–179.00	174.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	121.00–125.00	121.65
3	—	423	126.00–135.00	130.39
9	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.13
8	—	375	120.00–139.00	134.29
5	—	812	95.00–96.00	95.21
5	—	627	105.00–121.00	116.32
12	—	676	106.00–120.00	111.19
20	—	574	119.00–125.00	121.98
4	—	781	95.00–100.00	97.54
6	—	713	95.00–106.00	98.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	502	131.00–133.00	132.50
19	—	556	126.50–128.00	126.74
93	—	645	126.85	126.85
164	—	710	123.75–127.90	125.85
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	70.00	70.00
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	995	98.80	98.80
52	—	919	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,068	56.00–60.00	58.03
1	—	1,140	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,640	56.00–64.00	60.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,415	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	75.00	75.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	93.00	93.00

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	—	1,170	74.00	74.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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