Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher with instances of 8.00-10.00 higher on calves, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.52/cwt on 822 head.

Average price

$147.52

822 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

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	648	147.88	958	811
Medium and Large 2-3	536	122.41	656	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	375	110.00	413	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $546 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 sale822 hd

147.52

—

KY average24 barns · 4,502 hd

140.42

+7.11

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	1,667	98.07	1,634	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,765	77.82	1,374	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	70.42	923	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	61.89	662	14

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	874	138.34/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,209	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	149.70/cwt	148.00–153.00	840	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	717	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	155.63/cwt	152.00–165.00	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	557	167.63/cwt	166.00–170.00	934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	171.45/cwt	171.00–172.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.99/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,003	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	149.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,073	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	122.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	163.18/cwt	157.00–168.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	141.69/cwt	140.00–143.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	170.71/cwt	168.00–173.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.31/cwt	167.00–170.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	140.25/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,018	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	144.12/cwt	135.00–150.00	902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.73/cwt	151.00–162.00	907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	172.06/cwt	171.00–177.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,196	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	142.12/cwt	131.00–148.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	166.27/cwt	159.00–170.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	135.49/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,031	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	822	113.31/cwt	110.75–116.00	931	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	151.25/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,022	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	161.71/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,177	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	146.25/cwt	145.95–146.60	1,286	125
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.38/cwt	148.00–166.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.89/cwt	139.00–152.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	171.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	61.57/cwt	58.00–64.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	53.17/cwt	50.00–56.00	546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	70.57/cwt	65.00–77.00	772	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	60.20/cwt	59.00–64.00	651	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	77.82/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,374	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	71.75/cwt	65.00–78.00	947	20
Bulls	—	—	2,215	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	80.89/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	109.79/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,872	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	130.71/cwt	129.00–132.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	153.38/cwt	146.00–159.00	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	137.65/cwt	133.00–147.00	848	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	128.85/cwt	120.00–141.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	130.83/cwt	120.00–138.00	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	155.59/cwt	148.00–158.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	135.51/cwt	133.00–137.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	154.28/cwt	145.25–157.50	1,037	365
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	121.35/cwt	118.00–125.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	162.71/cwt	155.00–171.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.41/cwt	129.00–146.00	602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	850	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.46/cwt	122.00–139.00	844	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.16/cwt	130.00–146.00	794	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	155.78/cwt	140.00–157.00	964	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.34/cwt	135.00–149.00	680	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	5

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,681Last week 1,266Year ago 1,367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 65Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 2

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
24	—	874	137.00–140.00	138.34
15	—	561	148.00–153.00	149.70
85	—	718	145.00–150.00	149.40
365	—	672	145.25–157.50	154.28
81	—	619	140.00–157.00	155.78
5	—	509	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
35	—	523	130.00–144.00	137.15
27	—	790	123.00–138.00	126.99
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
20	—	426	129.00–146.00	141.41
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
17	—	668	124.00–130.00	127.25
12	—	375	142.00–148.00	145.74
2	—	720	116.00–118.00	117.01
53	—	628	122.00–139.00	134.46
47	—	579	130.00–146.00	137.16
20	—	481	135.00–149.00	141.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
2	—	588	120.00–124.00	122.03
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
5	—	538	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	132.00	132.00
9	—	464	157.00–168.00	163.18
5	—	820	120.00–127.00	123.78
3	—	328	168.00–173.00	170.71
4	—	382	167.00–170.00	169.31
17	—	726	131.00–147.00	140.25
15	—	626	135.00–150.00	144.12
14	—	568	151.00–162.00	159.73
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
11	—	526	150.00–165.00	160.37
18	—	675	131.00–148.00	142.12
8	—	891	145.00	145.00
11	—	422	159.00–170.00	166.27
4	—	761	131.00–138.00	135.49
1	—	265	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	614	152.00–165.00	155.63
63	—	815	146.75	146.75
16	—	676	151.00–153.00	151.25
137	—	728	153.00–162.00	161.71
125	—	879	145.95–146.60	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	166.00–170.00	167.63
9	—	537	171.00–172.00	171.45
11	—	483	171.00–177.00	172.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	121.00–125.00	122.35
3	—	567	140.00–143.00	141.69
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	822	110.75–116.00	113.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
4	—	429	148.00–166.00	158.38
8	—	576	139.00–152.00	145.89
1	—	940	107.00	107.00
10	—	534	146.00–159.00	153.38
15	—	616	133.00–147.00	137.65
2	—	397	145.00	145.00
8	—	714	120.00–138.00	130.83
5	—	482	148.00–158.00	155.59
4	—	684	133.00–137.00	135.51
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
3	—	342	155.00–171.00	162.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	170.00–173.00	170.99
4	—	485	170.00–175.00	171.22
4	—	628	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
3	—	577	129.00–132.00	130.71
3	—	473	120.00–141.00	128.85
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
3	—	615	118.00–125.00	121.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	58.00–64.00	61.57
20	—	1,320	65.00–78.00	71.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	50.00–56.00	53.17
5	—	1,094	65.00–77.00	70.57
5	—	1,081	59.00–64.00	60.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	75.00–82.00	77.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,215	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,420	75.00–86.00	80.89
5	—	1,705	106.00–115.00	109.79

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	90.00	90.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	850.00	850.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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