Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-11-22

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 22

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 15Nov 22Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 296▼ 32 vs year ago 157 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 59▼ 36 vs year ago 64 · −56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes were mostly steady on a lite test of plain to average quality. Moderate demand for all 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 $120.08/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$120.08

68 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$42.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

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	527	123.82	652	62
Medium and Large 2-3	675	81.47	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.34/cwt here — about $103 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 sale68 hd

120.08

—

KY average23 barns · 5,044 hd

129.87

−9.79

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	1,599	88.40	1,414	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	56.35	927	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	52.26	709	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	44.93	504	3thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	151.20/cwt	142.00–156.00	706	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	119.73/cwt	117.50–122.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	124.65/cwt	122.00–126.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	129.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	549	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	124.30/cwt	121.00–131.00	610	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	127.68/cwt	119.00–129.00	691	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	677	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	109.20/cwt	106.00–111.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	89.42/cwt	84.00–95.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	747	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	821	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,092	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	141.55/cwt	136.00–147.50	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.61/cwt	139.00–155.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	154.21/cwt	151.00–158.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	104.54/cwt	95.00–114.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	86.23/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,832	94.65/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,734	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	44.93/cwt	43.00–47.00	504	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	51.35/cwt	50.00–52.00	678	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	803	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	58.02/cwt	55.00–62.00	954	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	52.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	860	2

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 Nov 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 296Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 59Year ago 64

Compared to last Monday: All classes were mostly steady on a lite test of plain to average quality. Moderate demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	850	85.00	85.00
2	—	770	80.00	80.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
2	—	558	95.00–114.00	104.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	139.00–155.00	146.61
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
3	—	706	118.00–119.00	118.34
11	—	543	129.00	129.00
2	—	662	129.00	129.00
2	—	363	136.00–147.50	141.55
3	—	783	111.00	111.00
4	—	461	151.00–158.00	154.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	84.00–95.00	89.42
2	—	747	71.00	71.00
2	—	607	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	106.00–111.00	109.20
21	—	491	121.00–131.00	124.30
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
9	—	425	120.00–135.00	129.14
3	—	360	122.00–126.00	124.65
7	—	541	119.00–129.00	127.68
2	—	293	117.50–122.00	119.73
8	—	569	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	770	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	142.00–156.00	151.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	85.00–88.00	86.23
3	—	1,832	92.00–99.00	94.65
1	—	1,100	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	50.00–52.00	51.35
2	—	1,460	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	50.00–54.00	52.17
5	—	1,645	55.00–62.00	58.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	43.00–47.00	44.93

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.