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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 7

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

930 head

▼ 562 vs last sale 1,492▼ 648 vs year ago 1,578 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 56▼ 14 vs year ago 103 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $153.07/cwt on 491 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −118.61 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$153.07

491 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

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	726	153.68	1,115	476
Medium and Large 2-3	525	133.67	702	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $413 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 sale491 hd

153.07

—

KY average25 barns · 4,507 hd

146.94

+6.13

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−118.61

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	1,713	95.78	1,641	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,696	62.61	1,062	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	60.44	790	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	53.75	576	18

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	159.05/cwt	155.00–164.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	136.31/cwt	129.00–140.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	168.77/cwt	157.00–172.00	768	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	141.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	519	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	141.55/cwt	136.00–150.00	815	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	165.30/cwt	165.30–165.30	998	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	139.14/cwt	131.00–145.00	868	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	157.90/cwt	157.90–157.90	1,143	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	799	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,187	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	149.37/cwt	144.50–150.75	1,202	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	851	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,202	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	909	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,309	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	119.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	131.67/cwt	124.00–138.00	548	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	134.47/cwt	129.00–138.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.62/cwt	126.00–137.00	691	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	119.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	119.80/cwt	119.00–121.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.31/cwt	127.00–128.00	731	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	124.66/cwt	116.00–126.50	788	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	862	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	736	102.67/cwt	98.00–106.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	148.08/cwt	140.00–154.00	554	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	146.62/cwt	141.00–156.00	635	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	150.85/cwt	149.00–154.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	145.40/cwt	136.00–152.00	759	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	544	129.24/cwt	128.00–131.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.50/cwt	132.00–150.00	814	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	129.90/cwt	120.00–137.00	801	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	127.78/cwt	120.00–131.00	843	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	691	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	797	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,006	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,107	56
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	102.79/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,892	4
Bulls	—	—	1,862	93.29/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,737	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	48.32/cwt	44.00–52.00	497	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	59.17/cwt	56.00–62.00	660	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	60.77/cwt	58.00–62.00	779	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	65.43/cwt	63.00–68.00	865	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	53.55/cwt	52.00–55.00	715	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	58.98/cwt	55.00–62.00	937	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	68.65/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,287	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,136	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,728	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	573	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 Oct 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 1,492Year ago 1,578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 56Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	119.00–121.00	119.80
3	—	527	115.00–122.00	119.01
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
4	—	364	115.00–121.00	119.29
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
2	—	665	101.00	101.00
6	—	736	98.00–106.00	102.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
9	—	703	120.00–125.00	122.67
18	—	632	116.00–126.50	124.66
10	—	574	127.00–128.00	127.31
6	—	473	129.00–138.00	134.47
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
24	—	525	126.00–137.00	131.62
9	—	416	124.00–138.00	131.67
3	—	655	122.00–125.00	124.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	880	103.00	103.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
3	—	432	129.00–140.00	136.31
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
5	—	493	140.00–146.00	141.21
2	—	382	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	169.00–170.00	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
5	—	678	140.00–142.00	141.20
12	—	624	131.00–145.00	139.14
11	—	718	136.00	136.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	131.00	131.00
9	—	455	157.00–172.00	168.77
6	—	419	155.00–164.00	159.05
14	—	576	136.00–150.00	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	604	165.30	165.30
137	—	724	157.90	157.90
62	—	799	148.50	148.50
10	—	851	141.25	141.25
58	—	909	144.00	144.00
54	—	805	144.50–150.75	149.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,006	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	433	141.00–156.00	146.62
12	—	522	136.00–152.00	145.40
4	—	660	120.00–131.00	127.78
2	—	745	111.00	111.00
7	—	469	149.00–154.00	150.85
4	—	810	90.00–96.00	93.04
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
10	—	617	120.00–137.00	129.90
12	—	567	132.00–150.00	143.50
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
4	—	374	140.00–154.00	148.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
4	—	544	128.00–131.00	129.24
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
5	—	691	111.50	111.50
2	—	797	96.00	96.00
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,116	56.00–62.00	59.17
9	—	1,029	44.00–52.00	48.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	68.00–69.00	68.65
5	—	1,588	55.00–62.00	58.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	52.00–55.00	53.55
5	—	1,322	63.00–68.00	65.43
8	—	1,282	58.00–62.00	60.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	100.00–106.00	102.79
3	—	1,862	89.00–96.00	93.29
2	—	1,235	85.00–86.00	85.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,005	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00

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	—	785	73.00	73.00

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.