Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a limited amount of comparisons. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.11/cwt on 485 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.57 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$157.11

485 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

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	696	157.52	1,096	473
Medium and Large 2-3	510	140.92	719	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $377 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 sale485 hd

157.11

—

KY average23 barns · 3,294 hd

155.46

+1.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−114.57

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	—	Low	1,525	88.60	1,351	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	67.41	1,076	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	63.25	789	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	51.97	492	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	81.00	1,017	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	590	142.95/cwt	131.00–147.00	843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.83/cwt	132.00–146.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.79/cwt	142.00–149.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	126.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	166.05/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,069	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,141	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.53/cwt	132.00–138.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	175.39/cwt	170.00–178.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	160.64/cwt	153.00–162.00	895	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	184.35/cwt	175.00–189.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	149.45/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,015	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,183	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,306	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	160.01/cwt	156.00–162.00	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	777	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	855	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	863	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	980	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	159.65/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,031	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	146.36/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,076	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	130.40/cwt	122.00–134.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	164.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	169.74/cwt	168.00–175.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	158.07/cwt	150.00–162.50	365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	174.68/cwt	167.00–177.00	798	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	546	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,201	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	59.13/cwt	57.00–60.00	712	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	49.95/cwt	49.00–51.00	466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	82.02/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,056	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	67.69/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,085	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	64.27/cwt	61.00–69.00	801	17
Bulls	—	—	1,720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	87.48/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,457	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	924.16/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	9,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	121.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	179.43/cwt	178.00–181.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	157.76/cwt	157.00–159.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	152.38/cwt	146.00–154.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	117.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	126.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	154.48/cwt	152.50–155.80	919	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	153.90/cwt	150.00–157.50	482	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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 1,111Year ago 1,181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 52Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	590	131.00–147.00	142.95
9	—	476	132.00–146.00	141.83
6	—	420	142.00–149.00	145.79
6	—	613	120.00–124.00	121.68
6	—	729	120.00–130.00	126.76
12	—	516	132.00–138.00	134.53
2	—	212	172.50	172.50
3	—	396	153.00	153.00
7	—	884	122.00	122.00
2	—	670	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	313	150.00–157.50	153.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
3	—	525	118.00–121.00	119.67
2	—	397	138.00	138.00
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
6	—	686	115.00–118.00	117.03
6	—	582	124.00–129.00	126.56
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	595	152.50–155.80	154.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	101.00	101.00
1	—	420	151.00	151.00
3	—	373	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
2	—	333	155.00–156.00	155.51
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	632	141.00	141.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	644	166.00–167.00	166.05
76	—	748	152.50	152.50
70	—	750	157.75	157.75
64	—	876	149.10	149.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,020	111.00	111.00
5	—	477	170.00–178.00	175.39
53	—	557	153.00–162.00	160.64
3	—	346	175.00–189.00	184.35
6	—	426	180.00	180.00
26	—	679	144.00–159.00	149.45
10	—	534	156.00–162.00	160.01
1	—	985	138.00	138.00
1	—	395	182.00	182.00
58	—	646	154.00–165.00	159.65
13	—	735	141.00–148.00	146.36
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	777	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	863	113.50	113.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	122.00–134.00	130.40
3	—	266	160.00–167.50	164.92
4	—	402	168.00–175.00	169.74
4	—	231	150.00–162.50	158.07
9	—	525	140.00–155.00	147.89
7	—	457	167.00–177.00	174.68
2	—	805	118.00	118.00
6	—	793	120.00–122.00	121.68
2	—	378	178.00–181.00	179.43
5	—	622	140.00–151.00	145.79
1	—	860	113.00	113.00
5	—	558	146.00–154.00	152.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
4	—	481	157.00–159.00	157.76
1	—	800	91.00	91.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	56.00	56.00
2	—	933	49.00–51.00	49.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,603	67.00–69.00	67.69
1	—	1,525	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	57.00–60.00	59.13
2	—	1,433	70.00–72.00	71.00
17	—	1,247	61.00–69.00	64.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	81.00–83.00	82.02
1	—	1,720	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,665	87.00–88.00	87.48

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	79.00	79.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	750.00–1,100.00	924.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	925	900.00	900.00

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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Steers · 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