Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $152.20/cwt on 962 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −119.48 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$152.20

962 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	738	152.75	1,127	941
Medium and Large 2-3	617	127.57	787	21

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $340 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 sale962 hd

152.20

—

KY average24 barns · 6,405 hd

149.30

+2.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−119.48

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	1,601	87.33	1,398	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	58.71	967	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	57.17	750	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	54.77	586	7thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	755	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,000	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	132.59/cwt	132.00–133.00	809	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	141.02/cwt	129.50–144.90	1,017	205
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.11/cwt	120.00–138.00	609	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	109.01/cwt	104.00–114.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	160.44/cwt	155.00–169.00	844	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	164.71/cwt	152.50–170.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	139.27/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.65/cwt	130.00–142.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	126.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	123.02/cwt	121.00–124.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	118.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	139.15/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,245	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.17/cwt	159.00–170.00	637	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.93/cwt	145.00–169.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.05/cwt	152.00–169.00	664	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	123.04/cwt	115.00–131.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.33/cwt	130.00–143.00	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	156.22/cwt	156.00–158.00	881	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	884	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	154.98/cwt	146.00–155.40	1,107	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	139.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	140.60/cwt	133.00–145.00	967	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	152.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,331	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	155.06/cwt	148.00–159.00	941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	137.88/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,114	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,026	101.25/cwt	101.25–101.25	1,039	57
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.63/cwt	141.00–154.00	846	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.09/cwt	140.00–154.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	158.72/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,067	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	151.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,164	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	150.57/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,259	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	154.30/cwt	153.70–154.90	1,424	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	144.00/cwt	135.00–153.00	773	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	155.19/cwt	155.00–156.00	807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	48.18/cwt	46.00–50.00	481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	59.97/cwt	57.00–66.00	794	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	55.38/cwt	54.00–56.00	720	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	58.50/cwt	57.00–63.00	653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	61.06/cwt	58.00–64.00	965	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	47.98/cwt	46.00–50.00	611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	100.16/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,843	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	90.25/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,477	5
Bulls	—	—	1,507	81.58/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,229	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	77.54/cwt	70.00–85.00	647	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	793.61/cwt	625.00–925.00	8,507	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	14,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	693	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	159.78/cwt	156.00–171.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	112.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	130.78/cwt	122.50–136.00	434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.59/cwt	113.00–123.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.16/cwt	116.00–128.00	777	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	133.39/cwt	121.00–140.00	567	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.49/cwt	114.00–128.50	817	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	112.75/cwt	106.00–115.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.63/cwt	112.00–128.00	946	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.42/cwt	119.00–134.00	661	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.83/cwt	121.00–134.00	733	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.18/cwt	130.00–148.00	822	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	118.17/cwt	110.00–121.00	986	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	147.30/cwt	147.30–147.30	993	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	98.30/cwt	82.00–105.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	127.90/cwt	126.00–129.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	133.66/cwt	131.00–135.00	659	6

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 Nov 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,014Last week 1,326Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 58Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 7

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
11	—	755	132.50	132.50
17	—	610	132.00–133.00	132.59
205	—	721	129.50–144.90	141.02
3	—	595	139.00	139.00
38	—	527	135.00–142.00	139.27
15	—	806	127.50	127.50
84	—	674	147.30	147.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
36	—	472	120.00–138.00	129.11
5	—	388	138.00	138.00
9	—	332	122.50–136.00	130.78
2	—	992	99.00	99.00
6	—	716	113.00–123.00	119.59
18	—	626	116.00–128.00	124.16
38	—	425	121.00–140.00	133.39
24	—	678	114.00–128.50	120.49
26	—	765	112.00–128.00	123.63
37	—	523	119.00–134.00	126.42
28	—	569	121.00–134.00	128.83
14	—	834	110.00–121.00	118.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	780	84.00	84.00
8	—	589	106.00–115.00	112.75
1	—	490	101.00	101.00
10	—	728	82.00–105.00	98.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
2	—	888	104.00–114.00	109.01
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
7	—	480	130.00–142.00	139.65
3	—	783	121.00–124.00	123.02
3	—	721	115.00–125.00	118.42
2	—	553	115.00–131.00	123.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	526	155.00–169.00	160.44
38	—	564	156.00–158.00	156.22
68	—	714	146.00–155.40	154.98
111	—	875	150.00–155.00	152.17
12	—	607	148.00–159.00	155.06
86	—	672	148.00–160.00	158.72
58	—	771	150.00–154.00	151.00
183	—	836	146.00–155.00	150.57
118	—	923	153.70–154.90	154.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	312	152.50–170.00	164.71
3	—	925	125.00–131.00	126.96
3	—	283	162.00	162.00
26	—	895	127.00–140.00	139.15
18	—	381	159.00–170.00	167.17
21	—	478	145.00–169.00	156.93
29	—	415	152.00–169.00	160.05
10	—	720	130.00–143.00	136.33
30	—	628	131.00–146.00	140.79
12	—	793	135.00–140.00	139.60
17	—	688	133.00–145.00	140.60
8	—	808	136.00–141.00	137.88
20	—	569	141.00–154.00	148.63
10	—	524	140.00–154.00	150.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,026	101.25	101.25
7	—	662	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	537	135.00–153.00	144.00
9	—	625	120.00–137.00	130.47
2	—	677	124.00	124.00
7	—	429	155.00–163.00	158.28
2	—	732	117.00	117.00
16	—	469	140.00–160.00	147.66
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
5	—	381	156.00–171.00	159.78
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
19	—	566	130.00–148.00	145.18
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	155.00–156.00	155.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	366	137.50	137.50
3	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	658	111.00–114.00	112.01
3	—	446	138.00	138.00
8	—	566	126.00–129.00	127.90
6	—	493	131.00–135.00	133.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	46.00–50.00	48.18
4	—	1,116	57.00–63.00	58.50
1	—	1,035	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,324	57.00–66.00	59.97
8	—	1,301	54.00–56.00	55.38
3	—	1,273	46.00–50.00	47.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	58.00–64.00	61.06
1	—	1,780	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	98.00–102.00	100.16
5	—	1,637	90.00–91.00	90.25
7	—	1,507	74.00–85.00	81.58

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	—	835	70.00–85.00	77.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,072	625.00–925.00	793.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	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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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