Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.86/cwt on 1,403 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −124.82 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$146.86

1,403 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$653

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

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	833	147.00	1,224	1,393
Medium and Large 2-3	498	128.43	639	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	480	119.00	571	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $653 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 sale1,403 hd

146.86

—

KY average25 barns · 6,692 hd

149.63

−2.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−124.82

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	1,760	102.47	1,804	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	71.72	931	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	70.00	1,057	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	68.40	713	12

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	144.47/cwt	143.00–146.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.24/cwt	124.00–135.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.98/cwt	130.00–149.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	128.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.82/cwt	151.00–162.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	141.42/cwt	136.75–143.10	1,349	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.34/cwt	141.00–158.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	152.67/cwt	150.50–155.10	1,183	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	146.18/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,285	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	161.65/cwt	147.00–164.00	837	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.33/cwt	141.00–156.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.29/cwt	134.00–148.00	794	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	151.95/cwt	144.00–164.00	659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	141.37/cwt	133.90–145.00	1,320	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	156.81/cwt	151.40–161.50	1,065	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.30/cwt	131.00–141.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,006	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,328	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	704	153.90/cwt	153.90–153.90	1,083	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	132.87/cwt	131.00–139.00	981	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.25	1,181	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	131.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,033	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	882	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	154.32/cwt	146.00–154.80	1,131	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	73.66/cwt	65.00–81.00	969	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	62.66/cwt	62.00–64.00	763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	97.06/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,841	106.53/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	733	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	848	114.70/cwt	114.70–114.70	973	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	778	83.48/cwt	82.00–85.00	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	69.35/cwt	65.00–75.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	121.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	101.20/cwt	100.00–115.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	151.13/cwt	141.00–155.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.74/cwt	120.00–121.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.67/cwt	143.00–150.00	694	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	119.05/cwt	110.00–124.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	160.53/cwt	158.00–170.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	94.50/cwt	85.00–104.00	756	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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,960Last week 1,227Year ago 1,527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 67Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
2	—	357	169.00	169.00
2	—	670	143.00–146.00	144.47
12	—	814	125.00–134.00	128.04
12	—	426	151.00–162.00	155.82
4	—	716	129.00–135.00	132.01
5	—	571	141.00–158.00	149.34
10	—	621	135.00–145.00	141.28
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
1	—	290	171.00	171.00
17	—	518	147.00–164.00	161.65
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
11	—	783	130.00–140.00	131.98
5	—	490	141.00–155.00	151.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	954	136.75–143.10	141.42
144	—	775	150.50–155.10	152.67
346	—	879	143.00–148.00	146.18
173	—	934	133.90–145.00	141.37
148	—	679	151.40–161.50	156.81
51	—	1,006	132.00	132.00
55	—	836	140.00–142.25	141.32
171	—	733	146.00–154.80	154.32
6	—	512	166.00	166.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
2	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	665	121.00–125.00	122.95
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	124.00–135.00	126.24
2	—	242	156.00	156.00
3	—	938	110.00	110.00
13	—	534	130.00–149.00	140.98
24	—	620	125.00–139.00	134.18
5	—	569	131.00–141.00	136.30
5	—	953	117.50	117.50
8	—	720	120.00–121.00	120.74
2	—	265	151.00	151.00
4	—	781	110.00–119.00	114.47
9	—	419	141.00–151.00	147.49
18	—	473	143.00–150.00	146.67
1	—	390	148.00	148.00
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
3	—	335	142.00–147.00	145.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	704	153.90	153.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	738	131.00–139.00	132.87
7	—	662	144.00	144.00
2	—	617	143.00	143.00
10	—	895	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	123.00	123.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
12	—	633	100.00–115.00	101.20
3	—	778	96.00–100.00	97.34
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	800	85.00–104.00	94.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	141.00–156.00	151.33
11	—	562	134.00–148.00	141.29
20	—	434	144.00–164.00	151.95
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
5	—	731	120.00–124.00	121.39
5	—	610	135.00–140.00	137.95
2	—	828	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	227	169.00	169.00
6	—	450	152.00	152.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
8	—	368	158.00–170.00	160.53
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
2	—	595	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	637	110.00–124.00	119.05
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	92.00	92.00
60	—	848	114.70	114.70
2	—	778	82.00–85.00	83.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,031	65.00–75.00	69.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,315	65.00–81.00	73.66
3	—	1,217	62.00–64.00	62.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	94.00–99.00	97.06
4	—	1,841	101.00–111.00	106.53

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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