Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-01-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 7

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,520 head

▲ 591 vs last sale 929▼ 1,587 vs year ago 3,107 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 82▼ 109 vs year ago 189 · −57.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday

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 $129.62/cwt on 795 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.06 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$129.62

795 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	794	130.36	1,036	757
Medium and Large 2-3	586	116.16	681	34
Small and Medium 1-2	559	104.24	582	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $453 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 sale795 hd

129.62

—

KY average24 barns · 8,190 hd

135.07

−5.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−142.06

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	—	Low	1,811	91.32	1,654	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	53.85	847	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	52.02	691	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	48.78	508	13

Every lot

99 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	165.04/cwt	149.00–168.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	148.91/cwt	146.00–158.00	609	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	497	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	155.11/cwt	147.00–162.00	740	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	129.06/cwt	117.00–133.00	617	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	807	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	145.08/cwt	139.00–152.00	778	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	126.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	707	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	146.15/cwt	134.00–152.00	846	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	108.37/cwt	107.00–115.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	137.85/cwt	136.00–138.00	851	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	130.81/cwt	126.00–132.00	819	15
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	121.97/cwt	115.00–130.00	820	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	107.82/cwt	101.00–114.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	120.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	888	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	987	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	132.90/cwt	132.90–132.90	1,041	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	118.11/cwt	116.00–118.50	928	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	118.60/cwt	118.00–119.00	974	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	129.73/cwt	129.30–129.95	1,144	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	118.84/cwt	112.00–119.80	1,051	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,162	116.70/cwt	116.70–116.70	1,356	92
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	103.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	277	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	129.00/cwt	126.00–133.00	477	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	117.90/cwt	114.00–123.00	515	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	109.71/cwt	90.00–113.00	523	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	120.41/cwt	114.00–125.00	579	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	120.76/cwt	113.00–123.00	642	122
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	98.12/cwt	91.00–110.00	553	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	117.26/cwt	112.00–121.00	682	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	95.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	110.41/cwt	106.00–113.50	677	34
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	630	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	801	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	767	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	108.09/cwt	104.00–114.00	732	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	125.60/cwt	125.60–125.60	898	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	103.43/cwt	94.00–105.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	89.69/cwt	88.00–93.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	104.36/cwt	99.00–111.00	800	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	104.57/cwt	95.00–108.00	863	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	123.68/cwt	122.50–125.00	346	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	146.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	129.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	623	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	142.55/cwt	133.00–151.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	116.74/cwt	105.00–126.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	142.26/cwt	136.00–152.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	144.77/cwt	134.00–152.00	805	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	119.10/cwt	110.00–128.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	121.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	774	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	111.34/cwt	103.00–115.00	750	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	107.86/cwt	100.00–117.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	817	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	101.46/cwt	99.00–104.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	811	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	383	71.84/cwt	64.00–80.00	275	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,754	99.90/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,752	8
Bulls	—	—	1,782	73.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,902	88.76/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,688	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	50.84/cwt	49.00–52.00	500	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	45.51/cwt	41.00–48.00	494	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	51.82/cwt	49.00–54.00	679	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	56.25/cwt	55.00–58.00	757	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	45.96/cwt	42.00–48.00	629	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	57.71/cwt	57.00–58.00	888	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	52.19/cwt	51.00–54.00	831	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	45.32/cwt	43.00–48.00	742	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,520Last week 929Year ago 3,107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 82Year ago 189

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	107.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	635	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	820	121.00	121.00
14	—	617	136.00–138.00	137.85
92	—	1,162	116.70	116.70
3	—	650	134.00	134.00
64	—	783	132.90	132.90
181	—	882	129.30–129.95	129.73
40	—	748	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	821	118.00–119.00	118.60
14	—	786	116.00–118.50	118.11
31	—	737	119.00–126.00	120.50
69	—	579	134.00–152.00	146.15
10	—	536	139.00–152.00	145.08
15	—	626	126.00–132.00	130.81
6	—	380	149.00–168.00	165.04
4	—	924	110.00–114.00	111.95
71	—	884	112.00–119.80	118.84
26	—	477	147.00–162.00	155.11
2	—	305	145.00	145.00
14	—	409	146.00–158.00	148.91
45	—	672	115.00–130.00	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	940	92.00	92.00
8	—	478	117.00–133.00	129.06
6	—	608	107.00–115.00	108.37
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
2	—	430	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	538	120.00–129.00	122.96
2	—	708	105.00–108.00	106.49
3	—	560	124.00–130.00	126.32
6	—	678	101.00–114.00	107.82
1	—	315	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	514	155.00–160.00	156.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	677	104.00–114.00	108.09
39	—	582	112.00–121.00	117.26
11	—	437	114.00–123.00	117.90
9	—	767	99.00–111.00	104.36
2	—	318	120.00–122.00	121.04
1	—	920	103.00	103.00
12	—	825	95.00–108.00	104.57
23	—	481	114.00–125.00	120.41
8	—	370	126.00–133.00	129.00
7	—	719	94.00–105.00	103.43
34	—	613	106.00–113.50	110.41
122	—	532	113.00–123.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	653	117.50	117.50
84	—	631	127.00	127.00
75	—	715	125.60	125.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	90.00–113.00	109.71
3	—	268	100.00–105.00	103.45
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	101.00	101.00
7	—	564	91.00–110.00	98.12
1	—	840	84.00	84.00
3	—	720	88.00–93.00	89.69
3	—	417	109.00–110.00	109.67
2	—	765	89.00	89.00
2	—	610	90.00–102.00	95.95
1	—	650	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	91.00–96.00	93.46
6	—	674	103.00–115.00	111.34
3	—	728	100.00–117.00	107.86
8	—	418	146.00–152.00	148.98
4	—	321	145.00–150.00	146.17
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
5	—	556	134.00–152.00	144.77
3	—	771	106.00	106.00
2	—	828	99.00–104.00	101.46
7	—	465	133.00–151.00	142.55
5	—	524	136.00–152.00	142.26
8	—	635	119.00–124.00	121.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	123.00–124.00	123.67
6	—	573	110.00–128.00	119.10
2	—	402	114.00	114.00
2	—	375	124.00–135.00	129.35
2	—	335	117.50	117.50
3	—	475	105.00–126.00	116.74
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
2	—	280	122.50–125.00	123.68
4	—	630	105.00–107.00	105.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	91.00	91.00
1	—	420	65.00	65.00
2	—	383	64.00–80.00	71.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
6	—	983	49.00–52.00	50.84
6	—	1,085	41.00–48.00	45.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	42.00–48.00	45.96
8	—	1,346	55.00–58.00	56.25
18	—	1,310	49.00–54.00	51.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	51.00–54.00	52.19
2	—	1,638	43.00–48.00	45.32
7	—	1,538	57.00–58.00	57.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	70.00–79.00	73.57
8	—	1,754	96.00–104.00	99.90
6	—	1,902	85.00–91.00	88.76

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.