Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower with decrease mostly on unweaned calves. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.36/cwt on 466 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −120.32 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$151.36

466 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	720	151.42	1,090	464
Large 1	535	138.00	738	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $352 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 sale466 hd

151.36

—

KY average26 barns · 5,414 hd

150.39

+0.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−120.32

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	1,724	102.03	1,759	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	67.91	985	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	67.00	801	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	54.85	596	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	677	141.55/cwt	133.00–145.00	958	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.15/cwt	129.00–146.00	460	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.09/cwt	157.00–170.00	767	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	138.20/cwt	138.00–140.00	998	20
Steers	Large 1	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	165.10/cwt	165.10–165.10	974	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	136.88/cwt	136.00–137.00	936	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.69/cwt	145.00–161.00	811	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	153.19/cwt	152.00–154.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	146.40/cwt	146.40–146.40	1,350	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	146.12/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,369	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.73/cwt	161.00–175.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,067	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,472	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	142.90/cwt	135.00–153.00	896	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	152.31/cwt	145.00–160.00	774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	836	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	740	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	111.35/cwt	104.00–119.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	161.26/cwt	155.00–166.00	666	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.21/cwt	49.00–50.00	517	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	72.34/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	59.37/cwt	57.00–63.00	662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	64.22/cwt	62.00–66.00	888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	103.66/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,710	9
Bulls	—	—	2,055	94.69/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.27/cwt	128.00–140.00	701	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.21/cwt	136.00–150.00	907	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	517	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	543	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.36/cwt	133.00–147.00	592	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	115.85/cwt	114.00–117.00	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.00/cwt	124.00–127.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.25/cwt	140.00–162.00	331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.24/cwt	120.00–131.00	795	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	145.70/cwt	145.70–145.70	1,020	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.43/cwt	128.00–136.00	754	31
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	458	118.23/cwt	102.00–135.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.38/cwt	133.00–147.00	668	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.34/cwt	139.00–165.00	860	44

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 999Last week 1,873Year ago 1,683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 71Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	677	133.00–145.00	141.55
21	—	476	157.00–170.00	161.09
3	—	715	127.00	127.00
48	—	531	145.00–161.00	152.69
60	—	937	129.00–147.00	146.12
11	—	415	161.00–175.00	168.73
3	—	372	180.00	180.00
18	—	627	135.00–153.00	142.90
44	—	568	139.00–165.00	151.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	722	138.00–140.00	138.20
85	—	590	165.10	165.10
15	—	611	152.00–154.00	153.19
59	—	922	146.40	146.40
11	—	457	171.00	171.00
52	—	1,067	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	340	129.00–146.00	135.15
9	—	745	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,085	82.00	82.00
71	—	522	128.00–140.00	134.27
26	—	422	133.00–147.00	140.36
8	—	828	114.00–117.00	115.85
6	—	932	109.00	109.00
9	—	678	124.00–127.00	125.00
6	—	220	140.00–162.00	150.25
20	—	620	120.00–131.00	128.24
3	—	790	118.00	118.00
3	—	365	137.00	137.00
31	—	569	128.00–136.00	132.43
30	—	476	133.00–147.00	140.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	684	136.00–137.00	136.88
74	—	700	145.70	145.70
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	105.00	105.00
3	—	460	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	102.00–135.00	118.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	145.00–160.00	152.31
24	—	580	140.00–150.00	144.22
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
16	—	458	160.00–165.00	161.68
10	—	828	104.00–119.00	111.35
12	—	413	155.00–166.00	161.26
1	—	930	108.00	108.00
35	—	629	136.00–150.00	144.21
7	—	717	123.00–126.00	124.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	49.00–50.00	49.21
5	—	1,115	57.00–63.00	59.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	70.00–81.00	72.34
6	—	1,383	62.00–66.00	64.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,650	101.00–105.00	103.66
2	—	2,055	92.00–97.00	94.69

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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