Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Yearling steers over 800 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 $151.93/cwt on 618 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −119.75 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$151.93

618 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	759	152.17	1,155	612
Medium and Large 2-3	693	128.17	888	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $267 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 sale618 hd

151.93

—

KY average25 barns · 4,617 hd

147.92

+4.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−119.75

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	1,943	97.56	1,895	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	72.87	1,186	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	66.13	860	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	64.51	677	14

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	662	133.56/cwt	122.00–140.00	884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.62/cwt	125.00–143.00	839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	130.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.17/cwt	132.00–148.00	820	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	147.25/cwt	135.00–153.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	148.18/cwt	138.00–154.00	929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.08/cwt	143.00–163.00	910	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.84/cwt	146.00–161.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	133.53/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	158.80/cwt	158.80–158.80	1,202	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.00/cwt	155.00–164.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	134.71/cwt	124.00–140.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	128.98/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	145.51/cwt	144.95–145.90	1,291	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	156.85/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,112	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	159.39/cwt	155.00–164.00	979	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	146.22/cwt	145.30–147.75	1,219	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	166.10/cwt	166.10–166.10	1,090	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	150.28/cwt	148.50–152.00	1,019	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	153.91/cwt	147.00–154.00	928	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	140.30/cwt	140.30–140.30	1,097	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	72.87/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,186	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	62.49/cwt	59.00–64.00	802	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	54.74/cwt	52.00–57.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	68.61/cwt	65.00–76.00	893	18
Bulls	—	—	2,010	103.10/cwt	102.00–104.00	2,072	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	93.86/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	152.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	167.84/cwt	165.00–170.00	735	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	66.57/cwt	65.00–68.00	695	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	81.05/cwt	75.00–87.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	100.52/cwt	95.00–106.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	105.54/cwt	100.00–111.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.39/cwt	105.00–120.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	73.46/cwt	71.00–76.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	131.86/cwt	131.00–132.00	998	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.51/cwt	136.00–150.00	737	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.88/cwt	141.00–147.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.37/cwt	143.00–163.00	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.70/cwt	137.00–147.00	673	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.53/cwt	151.00–163.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	127.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.63/cwt	137.00–148.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.63/cwt	137.00–150.00	558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.46/cwt	143.00–157.00	881	23

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,417Year ago 1,467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 43Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	662	122.00–140.00	133.56
12	—	623	125.00–143.00	134.62
2	—	330	143.00	143.00
9	—	716	120.00–133.00	130.44
2	—	815	119.00	119.00
21	—	573	132.00–148.00	143.17
21	—	757	131.00–132.00	131.86
25	—	521	136.00–150.00	141.51
19	—	475	137.00–147.00	141.70
14	—	419	137.00–148.00	144.63
11	—	383	137.00–150.00	145.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	678	148.50–152.00	150.28
79	—	603	147.00–154.00	153.91
67	—	782	140.30	140.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	465	150.00–156.00	152.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	75.00–87.00	81.05
2	—	758	95.00–106.00	100.52
2	—	735	100.00–111.00	105.54
2	—	675	105.00–120.00	112.39
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
2	—	975	71.00–76.00	73.46
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	135.00–153.00	147.25
1	—	955	126.00	126.00
11	—	627	138.00–154.00	148.18
21	—	572	143.00–163.00	159.08
16	—	790	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,078	116.00	116.00
7	—	527	146.00–161.00	154.84
6	—	905	124.00	124.00
7	—	870	131.50–135.00	133.53
3	—	380	155.00–164.00	161.00
5	—	728	124.00–140.00	134.71
5	—	422	160.00–169.00	165.42
4	—	829	124.00–136.00	128.98
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
9	—	468	157.00–165.00	161.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	757	158.80	158.80
154	—	887	144.95–145.90	145.51
95	—	709	145.00–160.00	156.85
24	—	614	155.00–164.00	159.39
5	—	510	169.00	169.00
93	—	834	145.30–147.75	146.22
69	—	656	166.10	166.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	131.00	131.00
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	142.00	142.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	156.00	156.00
6	—	438	165.00–170.00	167.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	140.00–155.00	148.05
2	—	718	122.00–125.00	123.53
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
7	—	628	141.00–147.00	143.88
11	—	420	143.00–163.00	155.37
10	—	526	140.00–157.00	151.55
7	—	370	151.00–163.00	157.53
5	—	686	125.00–135.00	127.98
23	—	578	143.00–157.00	152.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	125.00–135.00	130.03
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,628	67.00–82.00	72.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	59.00–64.00	62.49
2	—	1,340	52.00–57.00	54.74
18	—	1,301	65.00–76.00	68.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	52.00	52.00
9	—	1,044	65.00–68.00	66.57
4	—	1,095	62.00–64.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	102.00–104.00	103.10
3	—	1,898	89.00–96.00	93.86

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