Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher,Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $154.83/cwt on 804 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −116.85 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$154.83

804 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

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	774	155.21	1,202	793
Medium and Large 2-3	589	127.03	748	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $453 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 sale804 hd

154.83

—

KY average24 barns · 5,665 hd

150.26

+4.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−116.85

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	1,644	94.43	1,552	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	62.50	1,019	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	55.99	742	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	53.27	595	9thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	666	123.32/cwt	115.00–129.50	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.39/cwt	116.00–129.00	716	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.79/cwt	120.00–137.00	547	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	114.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.66/cwt	114.00–125.50	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	989	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	153.08/cwt	149.00–154.95	1,275	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	161.36/cwt	159.75–163.00	1,171	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,333	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	172.07/cwt	167.00–177.50	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	140.46/cwt	138.00–142.50	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	125.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	132.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	136.45/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	136.08/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,131	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	136.54/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,080	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	163.18/cwt	155.00–169.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	164.79/cwt	158.00–171.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	146.00/cwt	136.00–152.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.60/cwt	136.00–142.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	166.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	156.66/cwt	148.50–157.25	1,205	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,095	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.81/cwt	121.00–138.00	820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	108.53/cwt	101.00–111.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.55/cwt	119.00–133.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	162.92/cwt	156.00–167.00	860	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	44.53/cwt	40.00–49.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	60.26/cwt	57.00–63.00	782	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	48.42/cwt	47.00–50.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	54.54/cwt	52.00–56.00	610	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	62.50/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,019	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	54.26/cwt	52.00–56.00	734	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,886	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	93.83/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,133	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	906	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	76.98/cwt	74.00–80.00	718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	825.95/cwt	800.00–850.00	11,935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.07/cwt	112.00–117.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	167.31/cwt	162.00–169.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	163.25/cwt	146.00–169.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	88.92/cwt	85.00–93.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	124.96/cwt	121.00–129.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	113.34/cwt	112.00–114.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	147.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.17/cwt	147.00–171.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	144.43/cwt	136.00–151.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	110.57/cwt	90.00–115.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	112.17/cwt	110.00–114.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.97/cwt	118.00–131.00	593	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	112.61/cwt	112.00–114.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	124.23/cwt	118.00–133.00	639	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.52/cwt	109.00–122.00	859	19

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 1,227Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 108Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	115.00–129.50	123.32
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
25	—	580	116.00–129.00	123.39
18	—	418	120.00–137.00	130.79
7	—	819	111.00–120.00	114.97
14	—	755	114.00–125.50	124.66
7	—	378	120.00–140.00	132.90
3	—	870	112.00–114.00	113.34
2	—	322	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
16	—	630	115.00–124.00	119.27
28	—	478	118.00–131.00	123.97
39	—	514	118.00–133.00	124.23
19	—	725	109.00–122.00	118.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	695	142.25	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	112.50	112.50
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
7	—	416	90.00–115.00	110.57
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
5	—	471	110.00–114.00	112.17
2	—	520	110.00–111.00	110.51
5	—	583	112.00–114.00	112.61
1	—	915	82.00	82.00
1	—	745	88.00	88.00
3	—	618	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	301	182.50	182.50
1	—	490	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	114.00	114.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	138.00–142.50	140.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	833	149.00–154.95	153.08
140	—	726	159.75–163.00	161.36
123	—	874	152.50	152.50
23	—	512	160.00–170.00	166.04
5	—	625	154.00	154.00
73	—	769	148.50–157.25	156.66
51	—	669	163.75	163.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	167.00–177.50	172.07
4	—	978	124.00–126.00	125.51
3	—	868	127.00–135.00	132.34
5	—	737	130.00–141.00	136.45
1	—	1,010	124.00	124.00
18	—	831	129.00–137.50	136.08
12	—	791	129.00–139.00	136.54
1	—	900	127.00	127.00
15	—	476	155.00–169.00	163.18
6	—	435	158.00–171.00	164.79
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
5	—	572	136.00–152.00	146.00
5	—	667	136.00–142.00	140.60
1	—	1,065	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	632	121.00–138.00	129.81
4	—	831	101.00–111.00	108.53
8	—	665	119.00–133.00	124.55
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
8	—	340	162.00–169.00	167.31
4	—	445	146.00–169.00	163.25
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
6	—	564	140.00–152.00	147.52
6	—	471	147.00–171.00	155.17
5	—	538	136.00–151.00	144.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	156.00–167.00	162.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
3	—	630	112.00–117.00	115.07
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	673	116.00	116.00
2	—	873	85.00–93.00	88.92
2	—	510	121.00–129.00	124.96
1	—	355	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	40.00–49.00	44.53
9	—	1,297	57.00–63.00	60.26
9	—	1,352	52.00–56.00	54.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	47.00–50.00	48.42
2	—	1,165	57.00–59.00	58.00
4	—	1,118	52.00–56.00	54.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,630	59.00–65.00	62.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,850	100.00–104.00	101.94
2	—	1,743	92.00–96.00	93.83
2	—	1,133	80.00	80.00

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	3	—	933	74.00–80.00	76.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	800.00–850.00	825.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	925.00	925.00

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