Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-07-26

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 26

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 391▼ 61 vs year ago 375 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 64▼ 21 vs year ago 44 · −47.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $149.51/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$149.51

144 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$680

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

$14.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

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	817	149.71	1,223	142
Medium and Large 2-3	403	135.00	543	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.71/cwt here — about $680 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 sale144 hd

149.51

—

KY average27 barns · 5,612 hd

145.47

+4.04

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	1,422	99.40	1,413	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	72.76	1,169	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	64.85	856	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	59.96	624	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	105.00	1,286	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	151.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	144.70/cwt	139.00–149.00	901	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,013	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	844	150.71/cwt	149.90–151.50	1,272	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	136.42/cwt	132.00–141.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	138.67/cwt	137.00–143.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	136.44/cwt	135.00–143.00	599	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	139.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	670	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.68/cwt	132.00–145.00	713	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	131.12/cwt	129.00–135.00	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	807	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	147.11/cwt	142.00–152.50	402	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	150.70/cwt	143.00–160.00	509	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	148.57/cwt	142.50–154.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	141.84/cwt	135.00–151.00	664	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	147.64/cwt	136.00–156.00	769	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	146.87/cwt	138.00–153.00	827	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	120.09/cwt	110.00–131.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	128.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	858	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,286	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	104.10/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,504	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	61.41/cwt	59.00–64.00	620	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	57.07/cwt	56.00–58.00	629	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	834	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	52.49/cwt	52.00–53.00	688	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	71.45/cwt	68.00–74.00	952	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	72.76/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,169	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	814	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 391Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 64Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	807	97.00	97.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
2	—	733	107.00–110.00	108.53
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
24	—	481	130.00–144.00	139.28
2	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
17	—	522	132.00–145.00	136.68
7	—	378	137.00–143.00	138.67
7	—	579	129.00–135.00	131.12
3	—	320	132.00–141.00	136.42
12	—	439	135.00–143.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	110.00–131.00	120.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	143.00–160.00	150.70
9	—	563	138.00–153.00	146.87
3	—	433	150.00–151.00	150.68
18	—	521	136.00–156.00	147.64
2	—	620	139.00	139.00
2	—	273	142.00–152.50	147.11
9	—	468	135.00–151.00	141.84
5	—	384	142.50–154.00	148.57
6	—	667	125.00–132.00	128.70
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	770	130.00–133.00	131.54
5	—	623	139.00–149.00	144.70
2	—	560	145.00	145.00
2	—	465	144.00–148.00	146.04
2	—	520	148.00–155.00	151.53
2	—	720	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	844	149.90–151.50	150.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	56.00–58.00	57.07
4	—	1,009	59.00–64.00	61.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	71.00–74.00	72.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	52.00–53.00	52.49
4	—	1,333	68.00–74.00	71.45
2	—	1,303	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	102.00–107.00	104.10
1	—	1,375	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	105.00	105.00

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	—	1,100	74.00	74.00

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.