Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, yearling heifers 2.00 - 4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.25/cwt on 1,027 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −120.43 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$151.25

1,027 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

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	760	151.52	1,152	1,012
Medium and Large 2-3	534	133.39	712	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $440 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 sale1,027 hd

151.25

—

KY average27 barns · 5,665 hd

148.60

+2.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−120.43

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	1,817	99.41	1,806	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	65.87	1,040	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	62.27	828	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	56.41	600	8thin

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	—	616	144.90/cwt	144.90–144.90	893	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	138.33/cwt	130.00–150.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	136.88/cwt	136.50–137.25	987	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	151.73/cwt	151.00–152.50	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	134.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	136.97/cwt	125.00–143.00	603	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	141.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	164.01/cwt	151.00–170.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.90	946	301
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	140.17/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,084	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.11/cwt	148.00–161.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	143.11/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,198	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.32/cwt	146.00–165.00	713	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	126.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	128.78/cwt	128.50–129.00	1,174	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	143.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	146.21/cwt	144.80–146.90	1,355	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	165.76/cwt	165.00–169.00	862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	142.99/cwt	132.00–146.50	941	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	757	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	155.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	838	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	153.81/cwt	152.40–155.00	1,264	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	160.98/cwt	154.00–161.90	996	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.75/cwt	139.00–150.00	834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	157.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,079	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,116	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	759	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	152.96/cwt	147.00–166.00	597	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	60.72/cwt	59.00–62.00	676	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	49.52/cwt	44.00–55.00	659	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	68.76/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,086	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	63.95/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,009	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	70.59/cwt	69.00–73.00	959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	819	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	52.10/cwt	50.00–53.00	529	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	105.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	2,097	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	93.20/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	166.12/cwt	158.00–178.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	135.28/cwt	128.00–137.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.91/cwt	134.00–149.00	767	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	154.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	126.30/cwt	110.00–132.00	451	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	103.87/cwt	95.00–107.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.21/cwt	129.00–142.00	647	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	129.73/cwt	123.00–131.00	887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	127.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	117.52/cwt	112.00–121.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.73/cwt	123.00–139.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.94/cwt	132.00–149.00	526	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.04/cwt	124.00–140.00	750	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	221	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	169.27/cwt	168.00–171.00	823	12

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,082Last week 999Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 48Year ago 135

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
80	—	616	144.90	144.90
150	—	721	136.50–137.25	136.88
301	—	664	141.00–144.90	142.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	271	130.00–150.00	138.33
14	—	440	125.00–143.00	136.97
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
23	—	468	129.00–142.00	138.21
15	—	684	123.00–131.00	129.73
10	—	714	125.00–130.00	127.91
7	—	817	112.00–121.00	117.52
5	—	518	123.00–139.00	128.73
16	—	373	132.00–149.00	140.94
28	—	564	124.00–140.00	133.04
2	—	875	112.00–114.00	112.98
12	—	613	129.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
4	—	765	125.00–130.00	127.73
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	122.50	122.50
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.48
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	132.00	132.00
4	—	274	151.00–152.50	151.73
8	—	385	151.00–170.00	164.01
2	—	740	130.00–145.00	137.55
15	—	773	134.00–142.00	140.17
11	—	429	148.00–161.00	157.11
35	—	837	136.00–145.50	143.11
17	—	465	146.00–165.00	153.32
16	—	912	128.50–129.00	128.78
26	—	624	135.00–150.00	143.99
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
30	—	658	132.00–146.50	142.99
39	—	538	140.00–160.00	155.70
18	—	572	139.00–150.00	145.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	131.00–137.00	134.97
1	—	496	144.00	144.00
5	—	365	125.00–145.00	141.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
3	—	693	125.00–129.00	126.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	927	144.80–146.90	146.21
59	—	882	140.00	140.00
23	—	520	165.00–169.00	165.76
327	—	822	152.40–155.00	153.81
90	—	619	154.00–161.90	160.98
77	—	684	150.00–158.00	157.70
15	—	754	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	221	180.00	180.00
2	—	352	181.00	181.00
12	—	486	168.00–171.00	169.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	640	118.25	118.25
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	126.00–130.00	127.95
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
19	—	570	130.00–136.00	133.09
15	—	390	147.00–166.00	152.96
2	—	735	116.00	116.00
2	—	697	120.00	120.00
10	—	405	158.00–178.00	166.12
18	—	529	134.00–149.00	144.91
11	—	462	150.00–160.00	154.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
5	—	492	128.00–137.00	135.28
4	—	357	110.00–132.00	126.30
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
4	—	621	110.00–111.00	110.51
4	—	762	95.00–107.00	103.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	59.00–62.00	60.72
4	—	1,016	50.00–53.00	52.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	44.00–55.00	49.52
3	—	1,358	69.00–73.00	70.59
6	—	1,314	60.00–65.00	62.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	68.00–70.00	68.76
6	—	1,578	61.00–66.00	63.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	102.00–107.00	105.62
3	—	1,648	91.00–96.00	93.20

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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