Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.65/cwt on 729 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.03 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$157.65

729 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$40.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

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	714	157.97	1,128	720
Large 1-2	571	143.00	817	3thin
Large 1	552	135.00	745	3thin
Small 1-2	670	117.00	784	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $345 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 sale729 hd

157.65

—

KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd

152.71

+4.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−114.03

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	1,674	102.83	1,721	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,356	69.90	948	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	68.49	986	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	42.00	441	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Large 1	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	571	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	168.91/cwt	167.00–171.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	163.25/cwt	147.00–166.50	1,166	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	155.92/cwt	139.50–159.75	990	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.18/cwt	131.00–147.00	662	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,078	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.06/cwt	139.00–155.00	835	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.64/cwt	141.00–153.50	912	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.29/cwt	143.00–147.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	163.49/cwt	144.00–170.60	1,112	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.81/cwt	171.00–182.00	656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	156.01/cwt	151.00–158.30	1,228	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	159.55/cwt	155.00–166.00	815	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.71/cwt	161.00–177.00	634	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	145.63/cwt	140.00–154.00	807	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	929	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	797	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	74.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,227	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	73.19/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,083	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	64.97/cwt	64.00–66.00	760	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	106.88/cwt	105.00–108.50	2,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	100.81/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	797	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	169.54/cwt	162.00–179.00	705	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.17/cwt	152.00–166.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.61/cwt	125.00–137.00	746	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.02/cwt	141.00–155.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.97/cwt	135.00–154.00	593	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	125.64/cwt	125.25–127.00	862	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.86/cwt	138.00–150.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	152.52/cwt	148.75–156.00	1,335	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	154.73/cwt	146.00–163.00	805	40

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,111Last week 1,681Year ago 1,682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 80Year ago 103

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	132.00	132.00
11	—	426	167.00–171.00	168.91
2	—	245	190.00	190.00
33	—	564	139.00–155.00	148.06
26	—	618	141.00–153.50	147.64
7	—	670	143.00–147.00	145.29
14	—	373	171.00–182.00	175.81
6	—	338	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
7	—	458	141.00–155.00	147.02
40	—	520	146.00–163.00	154.73
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	714	147.00–166.50	163.25
9	—	627	172.00	172.00
105	—	680	144.00–170.60	163.49
136	—	787	151.00–158.30	156.01
12	—	511	155.00–166.00	159.55
4	—	405	180.00	180.00
12	—	574	178.00	178.00
175	—	875	148.75–156.00	152.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	635	139.50–159.75	155.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	151.00	151.00
38	—	472	131.00–147.00	140.18
12	—	377	143.00–145.00	144.50
11	—	615	125.00–135.00	129.59
2	—	785	110.00	110.00
28	—	567	125.00–137.00	131.61
23	—	424	135.00–154.00	139.97
22	—	686	125.25–127.00	125.64
14	—	532	132.00–140.00	136.51
10	—	338	138.00–150.00	145.86
2	—	840	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	161.00–177.00	168.71
5	—	607	145.00	145.00
3	—	675	128.00	128.00
11	—	554	140.00–154.00	145.63
13	—	416	162.00–179.00	169.54
9	—	525	140.00–153.00	148.50
13	—	476	152.00–166.00	157.17
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	65.00–70.00	67.55
4	—	1,265	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,658	72.00–75.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	71.00–74.00	73.19
2	—	1,170	64.00–66.00	64.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	105.00–108.50	106.88
4	—	1,531	100.00–103.00	100.81

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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