Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.41/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$138.41

84 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$21.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

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	629	140.23	883	77
Medium and Large 2-3	633	118.41	749	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $133 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 sale84 hd

138.41

—

KY average27 barns · 9,011 hd

139.42

−1.01

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	1,627	85.18	1,385	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,843	60.49	1,115	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	57.47	774	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	54.28	580	13

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	706	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.25/cwt	170.00–185.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.93/cwt	152.00–165.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.04/cwt	113.00–123.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.93/cwt	134.00–151.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.30/cwt	132.00–146.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.59/cwt	131.00–151.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.01/cwt	160.00–180.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.29/cwt	135.00–152.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	117.60/cwt	115.00–121.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	148.61/cwt	142.00–152.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	137.41/cwt	131.00–141.00	846	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.76/cwt	121.00–125.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.35/cwt	127.00–144.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.76/cwt	53.00–58.00	585	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	672	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	49.61/cwt	44.00–52.00	538	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	78.36/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	61.47/cwt	61.00–63.00	826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	55.88/cwt	54.00–58.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	721.72/cwt	700.00–740.00	6,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	118.46/cwt	110.00–125.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	615	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,843	60.49/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	114.85/cwt	101.00–118.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	116.50/cwt	114.00–118.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.68/cwt	123.00–125.00	841	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	67.54/cwt	65.00–70.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	126.17/cwt	120.00–135.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	128.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	109.57/cwt	106.00–113.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	148.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	110.56/cwt	107.00–114.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	111.86/cwt	110.00–116.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,133	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 402Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 91Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	131.00	131.00
6	—	524	134.00–151.00	142.93
6	—	626	132.00–146.00	137.30
3	—	665	129.00–135.00	131.30
7	—	370	160.00–180.00	166.01
1	—	320	152.50	152.50
6	—	578	135.00–152.00	143.29
6	—	481	150.00–157.00	154.36
5	—	834	115.00–121.00	117.60
3	—	925	113.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
2	—	432	159.00	159.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
9	—	883	110.00–116.00	111.86
2	—	1,012	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	608	150.00–152.00	151.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
3	—	656	122.00	122.00
2	—	723	111.00–115.00	112.95
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	170.00–185.00	175.25
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
5	—	429	152.00–165.00	159.93
4	—	806	104.00–105.00	104.50
8	—	573	131.00–151.00	139.59
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
9	—	531	142.00–152.00	148.61
7	—	616	131.00–141.00	137.41
3	—	680	123.00–125.00	123.68
2	—	765	106.00–113.00	109.57
4	—	483	140.00–153.00	148.73
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
3	—	540	120.00–126.00	122.02
1	—	830	88.00	88.00
1	—	995	64.00	64.00
2	—	567	108.00	108.00
2	—	458	107.00–114.00	110.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	113.00–123.00	120.04
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
4	—	330	136.00–146.00	138.61
12	—	525	121.00–125.00	123.76
3	—	376	127.00–144.00	132.35
13	—	486	120.00–135.00	126.17
7	—	433	126.00–131.00	128.55
3	—	568	120.00–121.00	120.35
2	—	785	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	110.00–125.00	118.46
2	—	330	125.00	125.00
13	—	538	101.00–118.00	114.85
4	—	568	114.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	470	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	53.00–58.00	55.76
2	—	1,093	61.00–62.00	61.51
5	—	1,084	44.00–52.00	49.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	61.00–63.00	61.47
6	—	1,373	54.00–58.00	55.88
1	—	1,205	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	59.00–64.00	60.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,413	75.00–81.00	78.36
1	—	1,705	84.00	84.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	700.00–740.00	721.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	65.00–70.00	67.54

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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Steers · 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