Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, No comparison on bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.64/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$129.64

113 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$27.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

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	525	132.75	697	100
Medium and Large 2-3	594	105.71	628	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $70 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 sale113 hd

129.64

—

KY average25 barns · 5,176 hd

134.89

−5.25

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	—	Average	1,549	92.97	1,440	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	69.01	1,184	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	68.45	910	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	54.75	562	11

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	170.72/cwt	161.00–180.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.75/cwt	125.00–142.00	642	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	162.96/cwt	153.00–170.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.54/cwt	130.00–142.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	132.84/cwt	125.00–140.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	118.32/cwt	110.00–125.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.50/cwt	145.00–151.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.77/cwt	153.00–165.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.12/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	139.60/cwt	134.00–142.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	108.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	136.77/cwt	134.00–139.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	165.74/cwt	164.00–168.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	149.52/cwt	147.00–151.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	175.37/cwt	171.00–180.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	162.59/cwt	156.00–165.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	178.53/cwt	175.00–182.00	568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,661	88.22/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	96.13/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,418	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	57.20/cwt	55.00–59.00	591	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	48.01/cwt	46.00–50.00	477	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	757	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	69.01/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,199	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,367.12/cwt	960.00–1,550.00	17,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	160.20/cwt	158.00–162.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	162.69/cwt	156.00–166.00	875	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	68.45/cwt	64.00–75.00	910	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	96.28/cwt	92.00–100.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.03/cwt	109.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.80/cwt	149.00–161.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	131.21/cwt	121.00–141.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	162.15/cwt	158.00–164.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.31/cwt	130.00–146.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.63/cwt	126.00–134.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	123.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.21/cwt	163.00–174.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	925	3

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 109Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	154.00–156.00	155.01
14	—	473	125.00–142.00	135.75
6	—	432	125.00–140.00	132.84
11	—	672	110.00–125.00	118.32
11	—	616	115.00–125.00	120.09
14	—	569	125.00–133.00	129.12
4	—	704	104.00–110.00	108.01
6	—	518	126.00–134.00	130.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	666	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.52
5	—	369	158.00–162.00	160.20
2	—	245	176.00	176.00
4	—	321	158.00–164.00	162.15
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
3	—	411	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	92.00–100.00	96.28
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	109.00–117.00	113.03
2	—	497	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	161.00–180.00	170.72
8	—	414	153.00–170.00	162.96
6	—	630	130.00–142.00	139.54
4	—	465	149.00–161.00	154.80
5	—	684	121.00–141.00	131.21
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
6	—	560	130.00–146.00	143.31
4	—	517	146.00–150.00	148.99
5	—	722	123.00–127.00	123.98
4	—	380	163.00–174.00	170.21
3	—	773	119.00–120.00	119.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	99.00	99.00
2	—	473	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
2	—	690	106.00–108.00	106.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	136.00	136.00
4	—	569	145.00–151.00	149.50
3	—	468	153.00–165.00	160.77
3	—	913	119.50	119.50
4	—	633	134.00–142.00	139.60
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
4	—	685	134.00–139.00	136.77
1	—	365	173.00	173.00
5	—	432	164.00–168.00	165.74
2	—	318	175.00–182.00	178.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	174.00	174.00
3	—	503	175.00	175.00
6	—	615	147.00–151.00	149.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	171.00–180.00	175.37
6	—	558	156.00–165.00	162.59
5	—	538	156.00–166.00	162.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	640	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	85.00–91.00	88.22
6	—	1,475	95.00–98.00	96.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	55.00–59.00	57.20
4	—	993	46.00–50.00	48.01
1	—	1,130	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	67.00–71.00	69.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,330	64.00–75.00	68.45

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,117	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	960.00–1,550.00	1,367.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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