Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.79/cwt on 524 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.89 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$156.79

524 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

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	692	157.32	1,089	514
Medium and Large 2-3	540	129.61	700	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $389 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 sale524 hd

156.79

—

KY average24 barns · 4,778 hd

150.95

+5.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−114.89

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	1,770	92.46	1,636	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	57.79	933	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	52.23	693	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	51.34	552	9thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	471	157.58/cwt	149.00–166.00	742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	176.04/cwt	172.00–180.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.08/cwt	135.00–155.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	168.79/cwt	152.50–175.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,268	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	131.41/cwt	131.00–132.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,329	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	993	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.55/cwt	116.00–127.00	880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	147.22/cwt	146.00–148.60	1,051	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.35/cwt	123.00–129.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	921	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.41/cwt	133.00–140.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	149.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.55/cwt	131.00–144.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	168.60/cwt	164.00–177.50	642	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,234	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,185	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	973	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,364	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.21/cwt	157.00–172.00	703	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	846	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	854	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,052	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	652	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	156.40/cwt	156.40–156.40	1,110	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	165.11/cwt	159.00–169.00	857	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	144.00/cwt	131.00–148.00	834	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.92/cwt	125.00–133.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.74/cwt	139.00–149.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	531	158.60/cwt	158.00–161.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	53.37/cwt	51.00–55.00	842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	553	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	45.94/cwt	42.00–49.00	591	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	57.82/cwt	56.00–63.00	789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	53.44/cwt	51.00–55.00	713	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	46.70/cwt	45.00–48.00	529	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	60.10/cwt	56.00–70.00	983	10
Bulls	—	—	1,913	101.18/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,936	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	89.97/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,573	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	78.19/cwt	75.00–81.00	777	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	617.32/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	862.98/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	11,245	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	93.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	135.93/cwt	126.00–143.00	837	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	158.51/cwt	153.00–172.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.41/cwt	116.00–127.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	163.55/cwt	158.00–165.00	754	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	125.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.93/cwt	121.00–134.00	735	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	114.60/cwt	110.00–119.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.01/cwt	119.00–124.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.02/cwt	122.00–135.00	607	35
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.47/cwt	121.00–136.00	684	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.66/cwt	126.00–140.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.94/cwt	145.00–165.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.80/cwt	119.00–123.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	447	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,270Year ago 1,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 87Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	149.00–166.00	157.58
2	—	680	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	258	172.00–180.00	176.04
16	—	575	135.00–155.00	141.08
6	—	333	152.50–175.00	168.79
2	—	805	119.00–122.00	120.51
1	—	965	121.00	121.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
5	—	716	133.00–140.00	137.41
5	—	536	146.00–150.00	149.21
9	—	619	131.00–144.00	136.55
3	—	381	164.00–177.50	168.60
2	—	772	137.00	137.00
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
10	—	428	157.00–172.00	164.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	837	151.50	151.50
60	—	886	150.00	150.00
70	—	613	162.00	162.00
83	—	555	175.25	175.25
57	—	935	145.85	145.85
75	—	710	156.40	156.40
29	—	519	159.00–169.00	165.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	131.00–132.00	131.41
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
2	—	543	129.00	129.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
1	—	285	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	124.00–134.00	130.22
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
12	—	724	116.00–127.00	121.55
9	—	671	123.00–129.00	128.35
4	—	372	120.00–130.00	125.43
34	—	570	121.00–134.00	128.93
4	—	629	119.00–124.00	121.01
35	—	478	122.00–135.00	127.02
33	—	524	121.00–136.00	130.47
5	—	328	126.00–140.00	133.66
5	—	773	119.00–123.00	121.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	714	146.00–148.60	147.22
89	—	607	151.75	151.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
5	—	471	110.00–119.00	114.60
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
2	—	977	70.00	70.00
3	—	518	111.00–114.00	112.98
1	—	290	117.00	117.00
1	—	325	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	116.00–119.00	117.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	86.00	86.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,234	96.00	96.00
7	—	846	101.00	101.00
19	—	850	104.00	104.00
1	—	570	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,052	62.00	62.00
1	—	785	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	96.00	96.00
17	—	579	131.00–148.00	144.00
5	—	673	125.00–133.00	127.92
8	—	535	139.00–149.00	146.74
13	—	616	126.00–143.00	135.93
4	—	381	153.00–172.50	158.51
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
7	—	713	116.00–127.00	122.41
13	—	461	158.00–165.00	163.55
7	—	432	145.00–165.00	147.94
2	—	997	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	158.00–161.00	158.60
2	—	415	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	90.00–99.00	93.34
6	—	475	128.00–134.00	131.02
3	—	578	129.00	129.00
2	—	523	121.00–126.00	123.56
2	—	932	82.00	82.00
2	—	685	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	440	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,577	51.00–55.00	53.37
10	—	1,636	56.00–70.00	60.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	51.00–53.00	52.00
3	—	1,133	45.00–48.00	46.70
1	—	955	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	42.00–49.00	45.94
4	—	1,365	56.00–63.00	57.82
18	—	1,335	51.00–55.00	53.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	97.00–106.00	101.18
1	—	1,395	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,748	87.00–95.00	89.97

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	4	—	994	75.00–81.00	78.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	600.00–650.00	617.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,303	675.00–1,050.00	862.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,525.00	1,525.00

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

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