Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearling steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Yearling heifers steady to 1.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.25/cwt on 494 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −126.43 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$145.25

494 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	809	145.72	1,179	485
Medium and Large 2-3	592	119.79	709	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $470 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 sale494 hd

145.25

—

KY average22 barns · 3,122 hd

144.34

+0.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−126.43

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	1,537	98.23	1,510	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,794	67.65	1,213	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	67.43	877	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	60.94	636	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	108.44	1,204	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.52/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.11/cwt	115.00–128.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	757	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.74/cwt	124.00–125.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.99/cwt	159.00–164.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.37/cwt	128.00–135.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.29/cwt	115.00–131.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.42/cwt	130.00–141.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	141.73/cwt	140.70–142.90	1,251	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	162.92/cwt	159.00–168.00	769	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	142.40/cwt	141.90–142.90	1,323	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	161.07/cwt	154.00–165.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	133.95/cwt	133.95–133.95	1,090	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	138.06/cwt	134.25–139.90	1,009	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	135.87/cwt	131.00–144.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	958	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	170.40/cwt	170.00–173.00	917	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	1,168	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,353	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	175	204.71/cwt	202.50–207.50	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	137.62/cwt	136.00–139.00	845	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	70.47/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	62.73/cwt	62.00–63.00	839	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	52.05/cwt	51.00–53.00	691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	70.53/cwt	65.00–80.00	908	16
Bulls	—	—	1,455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	—	1,281	91.08/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,167	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	103.95/cwt	103.95–103.95	889	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	61.81/cwt	60.00–64.00	663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	107.59/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,891	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	108.44/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,204	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.50/cwt	52.00–55.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,009	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	67.50/cwt	67.00–68.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	161.43/cwt	159.00–163.00	818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.12/cwt	115.00–137.00	629	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	261	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	128.12/cwt	121.00–135.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	104.30/cwt	102.00–110.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	100.41/cwt	91.00–110.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	124.51/cwt	122.00–126.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.49/cwt	140.00–149.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	115.54/cwt	112.00–119.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.89/cwt	133.00–148.00	673	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.71/cwt	145.00–159.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	127.00/cwt	123.00–127.50	942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	135.27/cwt	126.00–140.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	159.10/cwt	145.00–164.00	901	13

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 Jul 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,151Last week 1,743Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
2	—	708	112.00–119.00	115.54
4	—	532	157.00	157.00
5	—	668	133.00	133.00
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
4	—	470	145.00–159.00	151.71
5	—	581	135.00–146.00	141.57
2	—	763	116.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	432	150.00–152.00	150.99
3	—	631	126.00–140.00	135.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	159.00–163.00	161.43
5	—	464	171.00	171.00
4	—	613	142.00–145.00	143.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	113.00–116.00	114.49
1	—	530	122.50	122.50
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	124.00–135.00	130.52
4	—	773	124.00–125.00	124.74
7	—	515	159.00–164.00	160.99
5	—	672	128.00–135.00	132.37
2	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,015	109.00	109.00
18	—	472	159.00–168.00	162.92
1	—	360	156.00	156.00
4	—	433	154.00–165.00	161.07
13	—	638	131.00–144.00	135.87
2	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
13	—	566	145.00–164.00	159.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	470	178.00	178.00
114	—	883	140.70–142.90	141.73
116	—	929	141.90–142.90	142.40
22	—	538	170.00–173.00	170.40
61	—	837	139.60	139.60
58	—	953	142.00	142.00
13	—	721	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	202.50–207.50	204.71
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	115.00–137.00	122.12
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
2	—	585	121.00–135.00	128.12
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	935	82.00	82.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	143.00–149.00	145.15
4	—	680	115.00–128.00	120.11
25	—	535	135.00–145.00	141.41
12	—	577	135.00–140.00	138.82
7	—	808	122.50	122.50
6	—	630	115.00–131.00	127.29
2	—	325	130.00–141.00	135.42
3	—	375	140.00–149.00	143.49
18	—	474	133.00–148.00	141.89
9	—	742	123.00–127.50	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	814	133.95	133.95
10	—	948	115.50	115.50
211	—	731	134.25–139.90	138.06
74	—	675	141.90	141.90
8	—	614	136.00–139.00	137.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	100.00	100.00
7	—	610	102.00–110.00	104.30
2	—	773	91.00–110.00	100.41
4	—	516	122.00–126.00	124.51
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	855	103.95	103.95
3	—	261	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	66.00–74.00	70.47
1	—	1,665	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	62.00–63.00	62.73
2	—	1,328	51.00–53.00	52.05
16	—	1,287	65.00–80.00	70.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	60.00–64.00	61.81
2	—	998	52.00–55.00	53.50
2	—	1,058	67.00–68.00	67.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,281	88.00–92.00	91.08
5	—	1,758	100.00–112.00	107.59
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	106.00–111.00	108.44

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	—	1,205	80.00–84.00	81.98

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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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