Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower, Yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Lite demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearlings. 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 $148.46/cwt on 473 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −123.22 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$148.46

473 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

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	802	149.51	1,199	457
Medium and Large 2-3	648	118.68	769	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $431 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 sale473 hd

148.46

—

KY average24 barns · 6,190 hd

148.14

+0.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−123.22

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	—	Average	1,607	89.65	1,440	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	53.99	867	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	52.00	700	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	45.58	506	7thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3	—	626	99.74/cwt	95.00–104.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,056	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	141.70/cwt	141.70–141.70	1,221	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.40/cwt	118.00–137.00	530	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	111.70/cwt	105.00–115.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	114.66/cwt	112.00–116.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,287	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	152.34/cwt	148.00–154.85	1,318	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,205	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	104.38/cwt	97.00–110.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.34/cwt	126.00–139.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	136.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	118.76/cwt	111.00–121.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	111.57/cwt	108.00–115.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.33/cwt	116.00–127.00	781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	159.25/cwt	151.00–167.50	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	140.45/cwt	126.00–143.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.21/cwt	131.00–150.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,051	142.30/cwt	142.30–142.30	1,496	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	134.58/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.28/cwt	128.00–150.00	723	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.74/cwt	131.00–141.00	844	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.40/cwt	143.00–153.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.75/cwt	125.00–149.00	803	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.47/cwt	117.00–136.00	813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.16/cwt	117.00–128.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	149.71/cwt	145.00–165.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.36/cwt	117.00–134.00	687	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	51.98/cwt	47.00–55.00	820	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	43.41/cwt	40.00–45.00	481	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.00	569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	57.44/cwt	56.00–62.00	950	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	43.38/cwt	42.00–45.00	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	59.81/cwt	56.00–63.00	801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	50.93/cwt	47.00–55.00	679	13
Bulls	—	—	1,668	87.09/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	95.35/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	104.03/cwt	91.00–111.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.62/cwt	119.00–138.00	741	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.60/cwt	125.00–143.00	619	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.17/cwt	125.00–146.00	577	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.65/cwt	111.00–129.00	635	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.11/cwt	140.00–156.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	102.74/cwt	91.00–110.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.68/cwt	111.00–112.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	124.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	122.07/cwt	115.00–133.00	587	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.06/cwt	111.00–125.00	681	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	461	4

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 2,192Year ago 1,819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 141Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	95.00–104.00	99.74
3	—	388	105.00–115.00	111.70
3	—	533	97.00–110.00	104.38
2	—	715	82.00–89.00	85.45
9	—	569	91.00–110.00	102.74
3	—	480	111.00–112.00	111.68
1	—	665	98.00	98.00
4	—	425	106.00–111.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	120.00	120.00
5	—	731	120.00	120.00
36	—	426	118.00–137.00	124.40
16	—	628	116.00–127.00	124.33
50	—	531	111.00–129.00	119.65
1	—	295	123.00	123.00
2	—	328	120.00–129.00	124.74
2	—	380	118.00	118.00
1	—	995	82.00	82.00
32	—	481	115.00–133.00	122.07
21	—	567	111.00–125.00	120.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	782	135.00	135.00
57	—	862	141.70	141.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
3	—	802	112.00–116.00	114.66
5	—	657	111.00–121.00	118.76
2	—	725	108.00–115.00	111.57
2	—	520	124.00	124.00
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	841	153.00	153.00
172	—	865	148.00–154.85	152.34
69	—	753	160.00	160.00
50	—	1,051	142.30	142.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	715	126.00–139.00	137.34
3	—	766	133.00–138.00	136.34
2	—	335	151.00–167.50	159.25
2	—	395	142.00	142.00
10	—	676	126.00–143.00	140.45
4	—	420	131.00–150.00	143.21
4	—	836	127.00–137.00	134.58
1	—	990	114.00	114.00
33	—	523	128.00–150.00	138.28
14	—	617	131.00–141.00	136.74
6	—	468	143.00–153.00	151.40
14	—	579	125.00–149.00	138.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	117.00–136.00	121.47
8	—	623	117.00–128.00	126.16
4	—	324	145.00–165.00	149.71
29	—	531	117.00–134.00	129.36
15	—	572	119.00–138.00	129.62
18	—	470	125.00–143.00	131.60
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
19	—	427	125.00–146.00	135.17
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	140.00–156.00	148.11
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	91.00–111.00	104.03
3	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
5	—	311	141.00	141.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,577	47.00–55.00	51.98
7	—	1,654	56.00–62.00	57.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	40.00–45.00	43.41
2	—	1,115	50.00–52.00	50.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	42.00–45.00	43.38
4	—	1,340	56.00–63.00	59.81
13	—	1,334	47.00–55.00	50.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	86.00–88.00	87.09
1	—	1,475	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,609	94.00–98.00	95.35

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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