Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.78/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$143.78

1,003 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	700	143.83	1,007	1,001
Medium and Large 2-3	708	117.00	828	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $179 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 sale1,003 hd

143.78

—

KY average24 barns · 6,053 hd

141.68

+2.10

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	1,715	100.03	1,715	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	71.22	1,129	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	70.28	941	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	64.66	677	14

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	423	139.28/cwt	130.00–148.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.07/cwt	129.00–139.00	864	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	152.28/cwt	146.00–166.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	145.56/cwt	143.00–147.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	138.42/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.06/cwt	150.00–171.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.34/cwt	130.00–142.00	777	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,152	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	151.12/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,088	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	897	135.83/cwt	135.75–137.50	1,218	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	147.82/cwt	143.00–159.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	140.21/cwt	136.75–142.00	1,377	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	136.97/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	142.82/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,057	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	152.10/cwt	140.00–152.90	966	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.90/cwt	133.00–149.00	667	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,018	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	144.74/cwt	144.00–146.90	1,106	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	172.54/cwt	172.00–173.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	157.89/cwt	151.00–162.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	140.55/cwt	131.00–145.00	538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	148.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	776	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	144.69/cwt	144.00–149.00	810	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	153.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	573	6
Bulls	—	—	1,577	104.98/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	96.11/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	67.03/cwt	64.00–73.00	709	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	58.97/cwt	57.00–61.00	628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	71.22/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	147.91/cwt	146.25–148.70	985	214
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	160.38/cwt	154.00–165.00	667	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	70.28/cwt	64.00–76.00	941	16
Bulls	—	—	1,700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	152.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.95/cwt	131.00–143.00	939	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,166	135
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	126.02/cwt	123.00–129.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	160.66/cwt	155.00–163.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	160.24/cwt	153.00–166.00	586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.23/cwt	125.00–132.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	126.34/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	141.76/cwt	141.00–144.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	156.06/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	163.96/cwt	153.00–170.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.34/cwt	140.00–161.00	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,303	58

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 1,627Year ago 1,598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 87Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	130.00–148.00	139.28
29	—	635	129.00–139.00	136.07
24	—	566	130.00–142.00	137.34
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
23	—	470	133.00–149.00	141.90
2	—	840	113.00	113.00
9	—	383	131.00–145.00	140.55
11	—	533	134.00–142.00	139.61
2	—	770	123.00–129.00	126.02
10	—	667	125.00–132.00	128.23
5	—	860	116.00–129.00	126.34
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
3	—	711	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	740	138.00–144.00	142.82
81	—	635	140.00–152.90	152.10
280	—	764	144.00–146.90	144.74
35	—	522	145.00–155.00	148.62
22	—	560	144.00–149.00	144.69
214	—	666	146.25–148.70	147.91
135	—	864	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	150.00–157.00	153.25
3	—	482	150.00–152.00	151.36
10	—	416	154.00–165.00	160.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	146.00–166.00	152.28
7	—	674	143.00–147.00	145.56
7	—	433	160.00–170.00	162.94
5	—	765	134.00–141.00	138.42
12	—	477	150.00–171.00	163.06
4	—	631	141.00–144.00	141.76
4	—	364	153.00–170.00	163.96
24	—	531	150.00–165.00	161.06
15	—	722	131.00–143.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	780	147.75	147.75
70	—	720	145.00–152.75	151.12
63	—	897	135.75–137.50	135.83
169	—	982	136.75–142.00	140.21
3	—	838	135.50–140.00	136.97
62	—	664	150.00–155.00	153.28
7	—	495	175.00	175.00
15	—	570	172.00–173.00	172.54
7	—	625	151.00–162.00	157.89
58	—	918	141.90	141.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
2	—	570	140.00–142.00	141.02
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
2	—	920	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	131.00	131.00
10	—	564	143.00–159.00	147.82
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
17	—	482	150.00–160.00	152.80
14	—	671	131.00–143.00	139.95
6	—	414	155.00–163.00	160.66
2	—	608	142.00–144.00	143.01
3	—	756	124.00	124.00
13	—	366	153.00–166.00	160.24
2	—	325	152.00–160.00	156.06
8	—	527	140.00–161.00	153.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	100.00–111.00	104.98
3	—	1,950	95.00–97.00	96.11
1	—	1,700	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	50.00	50.00
11	—	1,057	64.00–73.00	67.03
2	—	1,065	57.00–61.00	58.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	66.00–76.00	71.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,339	64.00–76.00	70.28

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	81.00	81.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	87.00	87.00

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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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