Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-07-15

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 15

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,812 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 1,627▲ 214 vs year ago 1,598 · +13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 87▲ 24 vs year ago 38 · +63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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 $143.78/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$143.78

1,003 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	700	143.83	1,007	1,001
Medium and Large 2-3	708	117.00	828	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $179 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 sale1,003 hd

143.78

—

KY average24 barns · 6,053 hd

141.68

+2.10

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	1,715	100.03	1,715	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	71.22	1,129	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	70.28	941	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	64.66	677	14

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	163.96/cwt	153.00–170.00	597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	162.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	163.06/cwt	150.00–171.00	778	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	161.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	855	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	172.54/cwt	172.00–173.00	983	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	152.28/cwt	146.00–166.00	886	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	157.89/cwt	151.00–162.00	987	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	141.76/cwt	141.00–144.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,018	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	145.56/cwt	143.00–147.00	981	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	151.12/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,088	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	136.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	982	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	138.42/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,059	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,152	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	136.97/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,148	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	897	135.83/cwt	135.75–137.50	1,218	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,303	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,021	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	982	140.21/cwt	136.75–142.00	1,377	169
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	153.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	140.55/cwt	131.00–145.00	538	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	160.38/cwt	154.00–165.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	139.28/cwt	130.00–148.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.90/cwt	133.00–149.00	667	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	148.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	776	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	139.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	744	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	144.69/cwt	144.00–149.00	810	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	137.34/cwt	130.00–142.00	777	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	152.10/cwt	140.00–152.90	966	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	136.07/cwt	129.00–139.00	864	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	147.91/cwt	146.25–148.70	985	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	128.23/cwt	125.00–132.00	855	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	860	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	142.82/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,057	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	144.74/cwt	144.00–146.90	1,106	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	126.02/cwt	123.00–129.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	126.34/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,087	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,166	135
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	156.06/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	160.24/cwt	153.00–166.00	586	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	160.66/cwt	155.00–163.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	152.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	153.34/cwt	140.00–161.00	808	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	147.82/cwt	143.00–159.00	834	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	870	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	139.95/cwt	131.00–143.00	939	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,577	104.98/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	96.11/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,874	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	67.03/cwt	64.00–73.00	709	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	58.97/cwt	57.00–61.00	628	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	70.28/cwt	64.00–76.00	941	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	71.22/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,129	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	980	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jul 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 1,627Year ago 1,598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 87Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	130.00–148.00	139.28
29	—	635	129.00–139.00	136.07
24	—	566	130.00–142.00	137.34
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
23	—	470	133.00–149.00	141.90
2	—	840	113.00	113.00
9	—	383	131.00–145.00	140.55
11	—	533	134.00–142.00	139.61
2	—	770	123.00–129.00	126.02
10	—	667	125.00–132.00	128.23
5	—	860	116.00–129.00	126.34
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
3	—	711	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	740	138.00–144.00	142.82
81	—	635	140.00–152.90	152.10
280	—	764	144.00–146.90	144.74
35	—	522	145.00–155.00	148.62
22	—	560	144.00–149.00	144.69
214	—	666	146.25–148.70	147.91
135	—	864	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	150.00–157.00	153.25
3	—	482	150.00–152.00	151.36
10	—	416	154.00–165.00	160.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	146.00–166.00	152.28
7	—	674	143.00–147.00	145.56
7	—	433	160.00–170.00	162.94
5	—	765	134.00–141.00	138.42
12	—	477	150.00–171.00	163.06
4	—	631	141.00–144.00	141.76
4	—	364	153.00–170.00	163.96
24	—	531	150.00–165.00	161.06
15	—	722	131.00–143.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	780	147.75	147.75
70	—	720	145.00–152.75	151.12
63	—	897	135.75–137.50	135.83
169	—	982	136.75–142.00	140.21
3	—	838	135.50–140.00	136.97
62	—	664	150.00–155.00	153.28
7	—	495	175.00	175.00
15	—	570	172.00–173.00	172.54
7	—	625	151.00–162.00	157.89
58	—	918	141.90	141.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
2	—	570	140.00–142.00	141.02
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
2	—	920	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	131.00	131.00
10	—	564	143.00–159.00	147.82
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
17	—	482	150.00–160.00	152.80
14	—	671	131.00–143.00	139.95
6	—	414	155.00–163.00	160.66
2	—	608	142.00–144.00	143.01
3	—	756	124.00	124.00
13	—	366	153.00–166.00	160.24
2	—	325	152.00–160.00	156.06
8	—	527	140.00–161.00	153.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	365	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	100.00–111.00	104.98
3	—	1,950	95.00–97.00	96.11
1	—	1,700	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	50.00	50.00
11	—	1,057	64.00–73.00	67.03
2	—	1,065	57.00–61.00	58.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	66.00–76.00	71.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,339	64.00–76.00	70.28

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	81.00	81.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	87.00	87.00

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.