Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-02-22

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 22

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 8Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 84▼ 271 vs year ago 336 · −80.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 21▼ 37 vs year ago 88 · −42.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 11 vs year ago 12 · −91.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of wintery conditions. However there was very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.58/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$124.58

16 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.24

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	750	124.58	934	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

124.58

—

KY average7 barns · 753 hd

135.82

−11.24

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	1,703	98.19	1,672	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	69.51	1,070	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	66.82	871	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	62.61	689	7thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	150.49/cwt	149.00–152.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	140.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	127.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	887	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	110.47/cwt	108.00–112.00	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	109.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	798	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	103.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,764	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	62.08/cwt	61.00–63.00	661	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	777	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	62.61/cwt	60.00–64.00	793	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	69.66/cwt	67.00–77.00	927	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	69.51/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,070	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 84Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 21Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 12

No comparison due to no sale last week because of wintery conditions. However there was very good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	91.00–95.00	93.09
5	—	1,676	100.00–110.00	103.87
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,331	67.00–77.00	69.66
1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,266	60.00–64.00	62.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	61.00–63.00	62.08
2	—	1,118	69.00–70.00	69.50
2	—	1,138	56.00–57.00	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	68.00–72.00	69.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	131.00	131.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
5	—	627	108.00–112.00	110.47
5	—	732	105.00–110.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	149.00–152.00	150.49
2	—	615	137.00–144.00	140.59
4	—	771	115.00	115.00
3	—	728	125.00–128.00	127.04
4	—	915	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	850.00	850.00

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.