Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-02-08

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 8

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 18▼ 86 vs year ago 170 · −50.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 7 vs year ago 14 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply. However there was good demand for feeders and very good 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 $125.42/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$125.42

28 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

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	465	128.43	597	23
Medium and Large 2-3	456	111.60	509	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $88 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 sale28 hd

125.42

—

KY average27 barns · 4,474 hd

123.67

+1.75

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	1,720	97.31	1,674	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	66.28	1,055	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	64.46	682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	63.32	826	12

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	758	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	921	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	852	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	139.58/cwt	135.00–141.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	130.07/cwt	121.00–132.00	544	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	126.87/cwt	126.00–127.00	624	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	121.67/cwt	121.00–123.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	718	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	135.20/cwt	127.00–140.00	786	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	119.88/cwt	110.00–128.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	97.31/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,674	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	64.46/cwt	62.00–67.00	682	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	55.71/cwt	54.00–58.00	709	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	65.85/cwt	62.00–71.00	867	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	66.28/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,055	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 18Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

No comparison due to limited supply. However there was good demand for feeders and very good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	95.00–102.00	97.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	54.00–58.00	55.71
9	—	1,316	62.00–71.00	65.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	64.00–68.00	66.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	62.00–67.00	64.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	127.00–128.00	127.51
5	—	618	140.00	140.00
11	—	486	156.00	156.00
2	—	513	146.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	326	171.00	171.00
2	—	560	151.00	151.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	126.00–127.00	126.87
3	—	553	121.00–123.00	121.67
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
2	—	603	119.00	119.00
4	—	390	135.00–141.00	139.58
6	—	418	121.00–132.00	130.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	113.00	113.00
4	—	470	110.00–115.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
4	—	667	110.00–128.00	119.88
5	—	581	127.00–140.00	135.20
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
2	—	473	134.00–139.00	136.41
3	—	525	146.00	146.00
3	—	741	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	109.00	109.00

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	—	1,115	69.00	69.00

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.