Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-08-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

591 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 379▲ 356 vs year ago 235 · +151.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 80▼ 32 vs year ago 54 · −59.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 81▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady, Good demand for feeders and yearlings . Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $147.43/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$147.43

285 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$28.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.52

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	633	148.24	939	277
Medium and Large 2-3	554	119.25	661	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.99/cwt here — about $278 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 sale285 hd

147.43

—

KY average25 barns · 5,511 hd

140.90

+6.52

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	1,564	97.00	1,517	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	63.39	855	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	63.33	669	9thin

Every lot

48 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	382	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	155.03/cwt	145.00–164.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.25	1,223	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	947	139.91/cwt	136.00–143.60	1,325	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	141.41/cwt	135.00–148.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	140.16/cwt	130.00–147.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	138.05/cwt	130.00–147.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	129.34/cwt	125.00–144.00	673	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	120.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	652	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	962	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	998	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	95.44/cwt	91.00–100.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	152.62/cwt	142.00–158.00	574	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	147.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	716	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	151.90/cwt	143.00–158.00	799	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	122.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	144.06/cwt	130.00–149.00	964	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	60.17/cwt	57.00–64.00	620	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	67.27/cwt	65.00–70.00	733	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	788	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	50.30/cwt	47.00–54.00	666	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	70.03/cwt	68.00–74.00	971	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 379Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 80Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 81Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	98.00–99.00	98.49
1	—	1,945	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,320	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,386	68.00–74.00	70.03
2	—	1,325	47.00–54.00	50.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	57.00–64.00	60.17
4	—	1,090	65.00–70.00	67.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	633	152.00	152.00
155	—	659	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	130.00–147.00	138.05
2	—	582	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
2	—	628	115.00–118.00	116.53
2	—	380	135.00–148.00	141.41
2	—	815	91.00–100.00	95.44
3	—	428	130.00–147.00	140.16
21	—	520	125.00–144.00	129.34
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
6	—	540	120.00–124.00	120.67
1	—	575	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	947	136.00–143.60	139.91
116	—	838	145.00–147.25	145.99
2	—	607	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	170.00	170.00
3	—	518	145.00–164.00	155.03
2	—	382	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
4	—	669	130.00–149.00	144.06
2	—	325	150.00–152.00	150.98
1	—	620	148.00	148.00
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
7	—	376	142.00–158.00	152.62
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
9	—	485	140.00–156.00	147.63
7	—	526	143.00–158.00	151.90
5	—	431	146.00–150.00	147.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	118.00	118.00
2	—	575	119.00–125.00	122.05
1	—	500	136.00	136.00

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	—	1,005	80.00	80.00

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.