Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes and very good demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.28/cwt on 847 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −123.40 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$148.28

847 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$10.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

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	804	148.41	1,194	836
Medium and Large 2-3	536	137.99	740	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about $454 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 sale847 hd

148.28

—

KY average14 barns · 2,513 hd

147.50

+0.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−123.40

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	—	Average	1,610	100.66	1,620	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	73.34	1,224	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	66.65	877	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	61.07	654	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	91.00	1,224	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Value Added	—	522	155.83/cwt	145.00–158.50	813	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	141.68/cwt	136.00–143.00	887	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	157.71/cwt	153.00–160.00	967	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.67/cwt	127.00–132.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	150.07/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,249	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.72/cwt	159.00–164.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	162.44/cwt	151.00–169.00	754	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,053	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	144.80/cwt	144.80–144.80	1,154	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	159.49/cwt	157.00–166.00	853	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	127.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.84/cwt	155.00–167.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,077	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	169.05/cwt	163.00–172.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	134.69/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	126.27/cwt	121.00–129.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	940	145.02/cwt	139.00–145.90	1,363	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	147.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	147.10/cwt	147.10–147.10	966	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	141.13/cwt	138.75–142.30	1,091	191
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	146.34/cwt	144.75–148.00	1,292	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	158.70/cwt	150.00–163.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	952	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,314	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	137.15/cwt	136.50–138.25	1,027	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	153.63/cwt	152.00–155.20	1,105	134
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	55.51/cwt	54.00–57.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	68.63/cwt	64.00–76.00	911	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	61.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	798	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	95.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,348	6
Bulls	—	—	1,245	82.18/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,224	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	913	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	73.34/cwt	66.00–79.00	1,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	105.66/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,860	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	55.93/cwt	55.00–57.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	136.96/cwt	133.00–141.00	671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	64.36/cwt	64.00–65.00	703	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	61.13/cwt	59.00–63.00	675	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	91.73/cwt	87.00–97.50	780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	444	123.91/cwt	100.00–124.50	550	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	327	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.85/cwt	134.00–146.00	882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	1,081.70/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	15,814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	172.74/cwt	172.00–173.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.47/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,012	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.11/cwt	129.00–142.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.39/cwt	139.00–146.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.37/cwt	130.00–143.00	717	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	142.80/cwt	137.50–148.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.38/cwt	139.00–147.50	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	134.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.65/cwt	134.00–148.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	585	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.93/cwt	130.00–149.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	642	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jul 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,151Year ago 1,724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 52Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	522	145.00–158.50	155.83
29	—	626	136.00–143.00	141.68
75	—	657	147.10	147.10
191	—	773	138.75–142.30	141.13
108	—	749	136.50–138.25	137.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	816	129.00	129.00
3	—	741	126.00–128.00	127.34
14	—	909	118.50	118.50
3	—	658	121.00–129.00	126.27
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
8	—	567	129.00–142.00	135.11
10	—	380	139.00–146.00	141.39
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
19	—	522	130.00–143.00	137.37
2	—	273	137.50–148.00	142.80
2	—	325	139.00–147.50	143.38
10	—	638	125.00–135.00	134.00
12	—	420	130.00–145.00	139.27
13	—	471	130.00–149.00	142.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	215	122.50	122.50
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	385	122.50	122.50
2	—	518	122.00–126.00	123.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	153.00–160.00	157.71
251	—	832	146.00–154.00	150.07
3	—	533	170.00–174.00	172.03
60	—	797	144.80	144.80
69	—	940	139.00–145.90	145.02
4	—	680	145.00–148.00	147.25
123	—	883	144.75–148.00	146.34
56	—	952	138.00	138.00
134	—	719	152.00–155.20	153.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	159.00–164.00	161.72
24	—	464	151.00–169.00	162.44
22	—	535	157.00–166.00	159.49
5	—	571	155.00–167.00	159.84
3	—	387	163.00–172.00	169.05
6	—	948	129.00	129.00
8	—	674	130.00–139.00	136.86
12	—	826	123.00–137.00	134.69
14	—	982	124.50	124.50
2	—	640	143.00	143.00
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
16	—	715	132.00–143.00	141.47
3	—	878	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	133.00–141.00	136.96
7	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	447	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	172.00–173.00	172.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	127.00–132.00	129.67
4	—	343	163.00	163.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
2	—	768	125.00–129.00	127.01
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
7	—	478	160.00–168.00	164.98
8	—	436	150.00–163.00	158.70
3	—	622	134.00–146.00	141.85
1	—	380	162.00	162.00
4	—	580	134.00–148.00	141.65
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
1	—	245	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	433	135.00–138.00	136.54
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
41	—	444	100.00–124.50	123.91
7	—	327	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	54.00–57.00	55.51
30	—	1,328	64.00–76.00	68.63
7	—	1,301	59.00–63.00	61.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	66.00–79.00	73.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	55.00–57.00	55.93
3	—	1,093	64.00–65.00	64.36
6	—	1,105	59.00–63.00	61.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	94.00–99.00	95.97
2	—	1,245	80.00–84.00	82.18
13	—	1,760	101.00–110.00	105.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	91.00	91.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	102.00	102.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	87.00–97.50	91.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,462	875.00–1,200.00	1,081.70

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