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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 22

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,417 head

▼ 395 vs last sale 1,812▼ 669 vs year ago 2,086 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 62▼ 39 vs year ago 82 · −47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 2.00 lower except 800 weights were 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate 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 $143.86/cwt on 732 head.

Average price

$143.86

732 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

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

$46.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

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	682	144.36	984	720
Medium and Large 2-3	625	115.35	721	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	395	97.50	385	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $599 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 sale732 hd

143.86

—

KY average26 barns · 5,746 hd

139.15

+4.70

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	1,742	94.63	1,649	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	69.74	1,086	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	66.75	888	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	58.71	598	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	102.00	1,112	1thin

Every lot

86 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 1-2Fancy	220	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	154.11/cwt	148.00–162.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	157.94/cwt	144.00–161.00	907	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	143.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	886	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	126.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	144.24/cwt	136.00–150.00	981	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	137.81/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,016	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	134.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,043	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	149.16/cwt	148.00–149.70	1,222	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	129.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,073	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	144.40/cwt	144.40–144.40	1,266	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,242	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,186	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	994	137.40/cwt	137.40–137.40	1,366	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	139.09/cwt	137.00–141.00	437	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	138.22/cwt	130.00–145.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	153.74/cwt	150.00–154.00	656	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	142.87/cwt	134.00–149.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	148.67/cwt	148.00–149.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	153.82/cwt	153.00–155.00	744	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	143.60/cwt	133.00–149.00	754	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	139.89/cwt	131.00–145.00	809	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	136.67/cwt	125.00–141.00	838	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	133.76/cwt	128.00–136.00	894	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	147.88/cwt	142.00–151.40	997	271
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	113.45/cwt	107.00–120.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	702	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	130.49/cwt	121.00–136.00	932	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	145.31/cwt	143.90–146.00	1,056	220
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	123.08/cwt	118.00–123.50	993	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	137.74/cwt	131.50–138.30	1,123	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	154.36/cwt	152.00–158.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	151.02/cwt	145.00–154.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	150.65/cwt	142.00–161.00	773	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	124.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	146.25/cwt	138.00–150.00	841	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	601	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	137.52/cwt	129.00–144.00	862	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	132.97/cwt	129.00–136.00	895	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	118.67/cwt	114.00–124.00	858	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	921	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	92.93/cwt	90.00–99.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	104.97/cwt	99.00–111.00	971	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,112	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	92.79/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,511	4
Bulls	—	—	2,200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	53.56/cwt	48.00–57.00	494	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	693	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	60.75/cwt	59.00–62.00	657	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	63.09/cwt	62.00–64.00	833	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	68.21/cwt	65.00–70.00	911	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	71.24/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,104	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,003	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	959	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	904.46/cwt	890.00–920.00	8,773	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	7,440	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 Jul 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,417Last week 1,812Year ago 2,086

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 62Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	163.00	163.00
5	—	723	114.00–124.00	118.67
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
6	—	469	150.00–152.00	150.68
14	—	513	142.00–161.00	150.65
14	—	575	138.00–150.00	146.25
3	—	423	145.00–154.00	151.02
4	—	774	119.00	119.00
1	—	860	121.00	121.00
5	—	379	152.00–158.00	154.36
2	—	812	115.00	115.00
4	—	673	129.00–136.00	132.97
20	—	627	129.00–144.00	137.52
2	—	925	99.00–111.00	104.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
3	—	573	120.00–127.00	124.58
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	305	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
3	—	823	90.00–99.00	92.93
3	—	693	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	148.00–149.00	148.67
21	—	668	128.00–136.00	133.76
20	—	525	133.00–149.00	143.60
6	—	890	119.00	119.00
9	—	314	137.00–141.00	139.09
7	—	431	134.00–149.00	142.87
3	—	370	130.00–145.00	138.22
2	—	260	150.00	150.00
19	—	578	131.00–145.00	139.89
13	—	807	118.00–123.50	123.08
9	—	613	125.00–141.00	136.67
9	—	714	121.00–136.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
271	—	674	142.00–151.40	147.88
7	—	527	154.00	154.00
74	—	815	131.50–138.30	137.74
220	—	727	143.90–146.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	150.00–154.00	153.74
11	—	484	153.00–155.00	153.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	100.00	100.00
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	702	113.00	113.00
2	—	675	107.00–120.00	113.45
2	—	640	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	455	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	775	130.00–139.00	134.55
40	—	737	134.00–144.00	137.81
30	—	574	144.00–161.00	157.94
6	—	466	148.00–162.00	154.11
12	—	617	135.00–150.00	143.67
3	—	395	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	154.00	154.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
15	—	919	129.00	129.00
2	—	522	156.00	156.00
13	—	680	136.00–150.00	144.24
3	—	830	124.00–134.00	129.30
2	—	875	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	877	144.40	144.40
200	—	819	148.00–149.70	149.16
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
58	—	913	136.00	136.00
57	—	994	137.40	137.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
3	—	673	124.00–130.00	126.33
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,081	59.00–62.00	60.75
3	—	923	48.00–57.00	53.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	62.00–64.00	62.98
9	—	1,549	66.00–74.00	71.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	65.00–70.00	68.21
2	—	1,320	62.00–64.00	63.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,628	89.00–96.00	92.79

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	—	1,245	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	890.00–920.00	904.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	930.00	930.00

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.