Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Yearling steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Yearling heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings, Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate to Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.76/cwt on 571 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −125.92 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$145.76

571 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	812	145.91	1,185	562
Medium and Large 2-3	493	135.90	671	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $514 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 sale571 hd

145.76

—

KY average24 barns · 5,353 hd

147.71

−1.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−125.92

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	1,887	99.22	1,872	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	71.72	1,125	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	64.63	836	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	55.71	584	13

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	127.23/cwt	125.00–136.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.90/cwt	135.00–139.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	118.35/cwt	113.00–120.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,109	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,422	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	136.26/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,046	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.85/cwt	140.00–163.00	850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	97.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	108.28/cwt	105.00–116.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	914	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,291	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	166.60/cwt	166.60–166.60	1,081	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.04/cwt	126.00–143.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	131.82/cwt	121.00–133.50	838	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.42/cwt	128.00–144.00	752	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.22/cwt	135.00–154.00	831	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.12/cwt	131.00–143.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	143.89/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	151.16/cwt	141.00–159.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	132.65/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.47/cwt	133.00–146.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,011	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.95/cwt	117.00–127.00	811	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	162.35/cwt	155.00–169.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,012	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,397	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	151.80/cwt	151.80–151.80	1,295	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,194	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	146.27/cwt	144.25–148.25	1,091	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	50.95/cwt	44.00–55.00	658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	68.21/cwt	65.00–76.00	892	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	61.45/cwt	59.00–64.00	764	4
Bulls	—	—	1,856	108.08/cwt	104.00–113.00	2,006	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	799	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	84.44/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.34/cwt	143.00–154.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	966	82
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	884.17/cwt	850.00–920.00	11,954	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	118.20/cwt	117.00–120.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	116.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	116.53/cwt	110.00–123.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	51.25/cwt	40.00–56.00	537	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	59.50/cwt	58.00–63.00	607	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	71.72/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	125.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	108.99/cwt	102.00–116.00	753	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,537	977.47/cwt	850.00–1,060.00	15,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.98/cwt	131.00–144.00	876	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.66/cwt	140.00–159.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	147.61/cwt	135.00–151.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	115.83/cwt	101.00–121.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	116.89/cwt	107.00–119.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	104.20/cwt	104.00–105.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.04/cwt	140.00–151.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.91/cwt	126.00–145.00	761	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.94/cwt	164.00–170.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	113.87/cwt	111.00–120.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.67/cwt	143.00–156.00	769	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	113.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	116.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	139.88/cwt	135.00–147.00	920	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,204	1

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,266Last week 1,960Year ago 1,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 59Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
8	—	772	113.00–120.00	118.35
12	—	568	135.00–154.00	146.22
5	—	673	131.00–143.00	135.12
3	—	522	143.00–154.00	147.34
5	—	630	131.00–144.00	138.98
8	—	474	140.00–159.00	148.66
6	—	333	135.00–151.00	147.61
5	—	431	140.00–151.00	146.04
2	—	378	164.00–170.00	166.94
10	—	738	120.00–125.00	121.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
3	—	573	121.00–129.00	125.97
3	—	393	147.00	147.00
2	—	740	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	125.00–136.00	127.23
8	—	429	135.00–139.00	137.90
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
6	—	821	90.00–110.00	97.57
5	—	759	105.00–116.00	108.28
8	—	377	126.00–143.00	135.04
72	—	636	121.00–133.50	131.82
46	—	532	128.00–144.00	141.42
9	—	477	133.00–146.00	136.47
18	—	665	117.00–127.00	121.95
20	—	568	126.00–145.00	133.91
9	—	719	111.00–120.00	113.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	853	118.50	118.50
10	—	434	151.00	151.00
143	—	746	144.25–148.25	146.27
82	—	639	151.25	151.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	102.00–116.00	108.99
9	—	527	101.00–121.00	115.83
7	—	561	107.00–119.00	116.89
5	—	637	104.00–105.00	104.20
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
5	—	367	110.00–115.00	113.99
11	—	438	115.00–122.00	116.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,109	128.25	128.25
121	—	914	141.25	141.25
69	—	649	166.60	166.60
54	—	1,012	138.00	138.00
62	—	853	151.80	151.80
59	—	775	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	768	134.00–141.00	136.26
13	—	567	140.00–163.00	149.85
4	—	422	145.00–150.00	148.71
9	—	711	141.00–145.00	143.89
9	—	462	141.00–159.00	151.16
6	—	832	126.00–136.00	132.65
3	—	362	155.00–169.00	162.35
2	—	345	169.00–170.00	169.50
21	—	517	143.00–156.00	148.67
67	—	658	135.00–147.00	139.88
1	—	995	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	148.00	148.00
2	—	573	110.00–123.00	116.53
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	117.00–120.00	118.20
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
23	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.08
2	—	328	110.00–115.00	112.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	44.00–55.00	50.95
15	—	1,308	65.00–76.00	68.21
4	—	1,244	59.00–64.00	61.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,048	40.00–56.00	51.25
5	—	1,021	58.00–63.00	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	70.00–74.00	71.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,856	104.00–113.00	108.08
3	—	1,938	81.00–86.00	84.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,352	850.00–920.00	884.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,537	850.00–1,060.00	977.47

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle