Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.82/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$118.82

153 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	124.62	675	124
Medium and Large 2-3	680	94.05	639	29

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $36 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 sale153 hd

118.82

—

KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd

129.64

−10.82

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	1,772	86.08	1,525	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	62.55	1,016	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	62.51	816	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	57.63	613	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	90.00	1,229	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	177.25/cwt	167.00–186.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	119.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	680	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.01/cwt	160.00–167.00	787	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.29/cwt	121.00–137.00	853	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.84/cwt	144.00–162.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	170.11/cwt	165.00–180.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.33/cwt	139.00–158.00	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.31/cwt	110.00–125.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	135.39/cwt	124.00–144.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	108.00/cwt	104.00–111.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.65/cwt	155.00–163.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.41/cwt	120.00–138.00	621	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	119.06/cwt	111.00–128.00	748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.94/cwt	118.00–132.00	724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	152.17/cwt	141.00–159.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.63/cwt	168.00–180.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.49/cwt	136.00–157.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	105.22/cwt	104.00–107.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.46/cwt	119.00–130.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.60/cwt	119.00–138.00	544	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	145.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	541	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	144.96/cwt	141.00–152.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.07/cwt	148.00–158.00	804	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	64.65/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,060	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	57.66/cwt	56.00–59.00	917	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	50.01/cwt	49.00–51.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	81.17/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,407	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	85.64/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,458	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	57.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	625	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	50.80/cwt	46.00–54.00	524	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	63.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	676	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.05/cwt	60.00–73.00	846	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	57.80/cwt	55.00–59.00	735	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	169.94/cwt	168.00–172.00	799	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,402.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,525.00	15,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,048.31/cwt	710.00–1,300.00	13,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,248	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	106.52/cwt	104.00–109.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	162.70/cwt	161.00–165.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.46/cwt	133.00–136.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	81.52/cwt	79.00–84.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	131.67/cwt	125.00–138.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	85.63/cwt	75.00–90.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	135.50/cwt	126.00–140.00	864	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	92.84/cwt	84.00–96.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	151.56/cwt	140.00–161.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.43/cwt	156.00–165.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	1

How this sale compares

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 81Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 39Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	167.00–186.00	177.25
4	—	777	116.00–125.00	119.00
5	—	1,049	107.00	107.00
5	—	472	155.00–163.00	157.65
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
6	—	571	141.00–159.00	152.17
2	—	320	168.00–180.00	173.63
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
4	—	721	119.00–130.00	125.46
3	—	646	130.00	130.00
6	—	927	109.00	109.00
10	—	682	120.00–127.00	125.60
4	—	525	148.00–158.00	153.07
4	—	411	140.00–161.00	151.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	169.00	169.00
2	—	470	168.00–172.00	169.94
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
7	—	520	161.00–165.00	162.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	134.00	134.00
10	—	625	141.00–152.00	144.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	133.00–136.00	134.46
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
2	—	773	108.00–110.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	528	122.00–133.00	128.80
7	—	359	124.00–144.00	135.39
4	—	968	98.00	98.00
9	—	686	104.00–111.00	108.00
30	—	476	120.00–138.00	130.41
22	—	628	111.00–128.00	119.06
13	—	575	118.00–132.00	125.94
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
17	—	420	119.00–138.00	129.60
3	—	743	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	104.00–109.00	106.52
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
2	—	818	79.00–84.00	81.52
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
8	—	770	75.00–90.00	85.63
1	—	315	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
10	—	672	84.00–96.00	92.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	160.00–167.00	164.01
14	—	665	121.00–137.00	128.29
7	—	422	144.00–162.00	152.84
3	—	387	165.00–180.00	170.11
11	—	535	139.00–158.00	151.33
7	—	729	110.00–125.00	121.31
6	—	573	136.00–157.00	143.49
5	—	817	104.00–107.00	105.22
12	—	638	126.00–140.00	135.50
3	—	760	114.00–118.00	116.67
3	—	858	103.00	103.00
2	—	330	156.00–165.00	160.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	142.50–150.00	145.48
6	—	541	160.00–165.00	162.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	86.00	86.00
2	—	540	134.00–136.00	135.01
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	125.00–138.00	131.67
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
3	—	611	115.00–120.00	118.34
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	785	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	62.00–73.00	64.65
3	—	1,590	56.00–59.00	57.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	49.00–51.00	50.01
21	—	1,300	60.00–73.00	65.05
6	—	1,271	55.00–59.00	57.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	55.00–59.00	57.51
9	—	1,032	46.00–54.00	50.80
11	—	1,068	60.00–66.00	63.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	80.00–83.00	81.17
3	—	1,950	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,703	85.00–86.00	85.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,078	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,402.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	710.00–1,300.00	1,048.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle