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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.95/cwt on 891 head.

Average price

$135.95

891 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$38.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

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	657	136.97	900	858
Medium and Large 2-3	518	110.56	573	30
Small and Medium 1-2	442	97.98	433	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.99/cwt here — about $468 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 sale891 hd

135.95

—

KY average25 barns · 8,127 hd

130.44

+5.51

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	—	Low	1,866	91.61	1,710	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	56.26	906	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	53.69	692	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	51.25	557	24

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	131.22/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	136.87/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.34/cwt	130.00–155.00	803	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	143.26/cwt	141.00–144.70	974	229
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	162.48/cwt	150.00–172.50	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.01/cwt	131.00–155.00	748	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	128.69/cwt	119.00–137.00	490	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	544	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	140.97/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,081	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,044	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	106.19/cwt	100.00–116.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	113.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	833	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	111.50/cwt	111.00–113.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	110.80/cwt	109.00–111.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	111.75/cwt	107.50–116.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	168.39/cwt	151.00–176.00	638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	151.67/cwt	143.00–160.00	733	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	148.11/cwt	146.75–149.50	1,223	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	163.12/cwt	145.00–168.00	714	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,104	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.53/cwt	129.00–135.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	142.52/cwt	142.50–143.00	918	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,326	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,194	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	832	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	132.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,025	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	161.24/cwt	156.00–163.50	853	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.63/cwt	124.00–139.00	887	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.48/cwt	109.00–124.00	793	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.90/cwt	132.00–150.00	683	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.97/cwt	134.00–149.00	738	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.65/cwt	111.00–131.00	773	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	52.18/cwt	49.00–55.00	564	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	58.03/cwt	57.00–59.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	44.92/cwt	40.00–47.00	594	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	59.55/cwt	57.00–63.00	757	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	53.13/cwt	50.00–56.00	685	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	45.39/cwt	44.00–47.00	492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	78.69/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,412	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	53.98/cwt	52.00–56.00	843	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	58.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	968	12
Bulls	—	—	1,847	100.99/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,865	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	89.66/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,706	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	76.82/cwt	72.00–87.00	645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	24,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.96/cwt	142.00–166.00	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	99.47/cwt	96.00–103.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.25/cwt	114.00–125.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	128.75/cwt	121.00–134.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	138.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	860	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	117.18/cwt	114.00–118.50	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	122.22/cwt	110.00–127.50	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.79/cwt	123.00–132.00	735	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	104.50/cwt	101.00–109.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	128.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	621	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.94/cwt	119.00–131.00	654	31
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	375	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	100.97/cwt	92.50–110.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	114.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	110.28/cwt	100.00–114.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.41/cwt	116.00–126.00	764	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	117.58/cwt	109.00–122.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.70/cwt	113.00–125.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,192Last week 2,014Year ago 2,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 82Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	878	125.00–133.00	131.22
8	—	830	129.00–138.00	136.87
36	—	568	130.00–155.00	141.34
8	—	321	150.00–172.50	162.48
39	—	527	131.00–155.00	142.01
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
16	—	379	151.00–176.00	168.39
33	—	483	143.00–160.00	151.67
20	—	438	145.00–168.00	163.12
2	—	965	122.00–128.00	124.97
12	—	715	129.00–135.00	130.53
21	—	617	125.00–140.00	134.86
12	—	776	126.00–135.00	132.05
29	—	669	124.00–139.00	132.63
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	120.00	120.00
4	—	497	126.00	126.00
2	—	542	122.00	122.00
2	—	668	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	765	115.00–124.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	826	146.75–149.50	148.11
56	—	741	149.00	149.00
14	—	592	158.00	158.00
71	—	644	142.50–143.00	142.52
57	—	919	144.25	144.25
60	—	851	140.25	140.25
19	—	529	156.00–163.50	161.24
40	—	687	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	680	141.00–144.70	143.26
237	—	767	136.00–142.00	140.97
72	—	734	142.25	142.25
62	—	622	130.00–140.00	138.34
10	—	537	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	381	119.00–137.00	128.69
34	—	426	120.00–133.00	127.60
4	—	731	111.00–115.00	113.99
10	—	764	109.00–111.00	110.80
2	—	292	125.00	125.00
5	—	319	121.00–134.00	128.75
7	—	823	114.00–118.50	117.18
18	—	677	110.00–127.50	122.22
2	—	215	122.50	122.50
22	—	571	123.00–132.00	128.79
74	—	483	120.00–131.00	128.55
31	—	528	119.00–131.00	123.94
3	—	858	104.00	104.00
13	—	624	116.00–126.00	122.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	100.00–116.00	106.19
4	—	619	111.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	295	107.50–116.00	111.75
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
3	—	355	116.00–117.50	116.50
4	—	689	101.00–109.00	104.50
1	—	315	119.00	119.00
4	—	526	110.00–116.00	114.00
4	—	574	100.00–114.00	110.28
3	—	446	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	92.00	92.00
2	—	470	92.50–110.00	100.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	669	109.00–124.00	118.48
17	—	485	132.00–150.00	140.90
2	—	765	119.00	119.00
8	—	567	130.00–145.00	139.25
22	—	527	134.00–149.00	139.97
31	—	620	111.00–131.00	124.65
8	—	387	150.00–160.00	154.67
12	—	435	142.00–166.00	153.96
2	—	883	96.00–103.00	99.47
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
10	—	724	109.00–122.00	117.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
4	—	540	114.00–125.00	120.25
3	—	465	130.00–131.00	130.33
4	—	575	113.00–125.00	117.70
2	—	685	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	49.00–55.00	52.18
2	—	1,148	57.00–59.00	58.03
5	—	1,085	44.00–47.00	45.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	40.00–47.00	44.92
10	—	1,271	57.00–63.00	59.55
26	—	1,290	50.00–56.00	53.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,561	52.00–56.00	53.98
1	—	1,560	45.00	45.00
12	—	1,648	57.00–62.00	58.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	72.00–84.00	78.69
4	—	1,847	96.00–105.00	100.99
6	—	1,903	89.00–91.00	89.66

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	—	840	72.00–87.00	76.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,615	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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