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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 25

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 482▲ 7 vs year ago 156 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 42▼ 1 vs year ago 42 · −2.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.74/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$117.74

48 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	476	124.49	593	37
Medium and Large 2-3	575	95.03	546	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $47 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 sale48 hd

117.74

—

KY average25 barns · 4,802 hd

121.82

−4.08

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	2,188	80.00	1,750	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	55.70	941	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	52.78	707	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	52.72	535	10

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	155.25/cwt	153.00–157.50	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	157.83/cwt	147.00–163.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	122.67/cwt	116.00–126.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.59/cwt	127.00–132.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	106.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	127.84/cwt	118.00–135.00	491	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	127.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.37/cwt	118.00–129.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	99.17/cwt	90.00–108.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	126.71/cwt	123.00–129.00	672	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	433	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	140.86/cwt	136.00–150.00	527	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	116.33/cwt	110.00–129.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	154.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	132.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	108.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	444	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	597	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	507	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	466	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	802	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	521	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,728	1
Bulls	—	—	2,455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	45.93/cwt	45.00–47.00	436	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	56.74/cwt	55.00–58.00	583	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	540	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	51.63/cwt	50.00–54.00	657	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	636	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	57.78/cwt	55.00–61.00	807	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	775	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	58.55/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,030	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	1

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 482Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	83.00	83.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	90.00	90.00
2	—	525	90.00–108.00	99.17
1	—	285	101.00	101.00
1	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	81.00	81.00
1	—	470	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	136.00	136.00
7	—	530	123.00–129.00	126.71
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
9	—	384	118.00–135.00	127.84
6	—	429	125.00–132.00	127.46
5	—	481	118.00–129.00	124.37
2	—	630	118.00	118.00
2	—	565	121.00–124.00	122.47
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
3	—	357	120.00–124.00	121.38
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
3	—	435	110.00–129.00	116.33
1	—	640	84.00	84.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	156.00	156.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
5	—	488	152.00–155.00	154.42
1	—	800	99.00	99.00
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
2	—	713	105.00–112.00	108.56
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
4	—	374	136.00–150.00	140.86
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
4	—	516	130.00–140.00	132.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
2	—	668	127.00–129.00	128.00
2	—	602	130.00	130.00
2	—	487	158.00	158.00
3	—	853	110.00–115.00	111.67
3	—	428	147.00–163.00	157.83
2	—	570	127.00–132.00	129.59
2	—	350	153.00–157.50	155.25
6	—	787	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
3	—	540	116.00–126.00	122.67
2	—	700	103.00–110.00	106.50
1	—	895	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	74.00	74.00
1	—	510	87.00	87.00
1	—	365	80.00	80.00
2	—	802	65.00	65.00
2	—	597	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,760	58.00–59.00	58.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	55.00–61.00	57.78
3	—	1,273	50.00–54.00	51.63
2	—	1,353	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	45.00–47.00	45.93
4	—	1,028	55.00–58.00	56.74
4	—	1,036	50.00–54.00	52.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,455	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,920	90.00	90.00

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	1	—	1,240	62.00	62.00

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.