Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.37/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$136.37

86 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	498	137.02	682	84
Medium and Large 2-3	638	109.00	695	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale86 hd

136.37

—

KY average26 barns · 7,471 hd

138.66

−2.29

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	1,591	93.57	1,488	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	68.23	1,111	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	66.27	863	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	62.61	660	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,206.13/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	15,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.35/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.01/cwt	111.00–116.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.64/cwt	100.00–102.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	148.22/cwt	141.00–155.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	158.60/cwt	158.00–159.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	153.21/cwt	150.00–154.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	143.90/cwt	141.00–145.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	169.68/cwt	160.00–178.00	797	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.76/cwt	156.00–171.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.95/cwt	126.00–144.00	666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.86/cwt	145.00–156.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.77/cwt	145.00–149.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	169.62/cwt	160.00–178.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.51/cwt	132.00–141.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.75/cwt	121.00–133.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	153.38/cwt	151.00–156.00	900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	162.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	70.54/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,171	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	99.25/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,726	6
Bulls	—	—	1,507	90.52/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,364	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	774	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	631	112.75/cwt	95.00–115.50	711	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	337	126.76/cwt	126.00–135.00	427	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	652	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	66.72/cwt	63.00–70.00	725	10
Bulls	—	—	1,377	85.28/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,174	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	980	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	892	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	113.95/cwt	111.00–114.50	655	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	67.48/cwt	63.00–71.00	875	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	59.99/cwt	59.00–61.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.00/cwt	40.00–57.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	174.87/cwt	173.00–179.00	715	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,209.18/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	14,812	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	272	123.92/cwt	115.00–128.00	337	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	677	105.35/cwt	97.00–110.00	713	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.70/cwt	134.00–147.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	126.77/cwt	117.00–130.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	391	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	469	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	446	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	578	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	714	101.46/cwt	101.00–101.50	724	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.10/cwt	150.00–168.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.46/cwt	143.00–154.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	163.16/cwt	157.00–166.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	872.39/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	10,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.03/cwt	123.00–129.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	125.95/cwt	116.00–136.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	164.70/cwt	156.00–169.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 307Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 58

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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)	12	—	1,292	925.00–1,275.00	1,206.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,225	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,209.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	785.00–1,000.00	872.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	73.00	73.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	130.00–145.00	140.35
6	—	735	100.00–102.00	100.64
2	—	628	110.00–125.00	117.29
3	—	367	141.00–155.00	148.22
18	—	479	126.00–144.00	138.95
6	—	322	145.00–156.00	148.86
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
10	—	516	132.00–141.00	138.51
8	—	577	121.00–133.00	129.75
2	—	223	160.00–165.00	162.75
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
2	—	675	110.00–118.00	113.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	158.00–159.00	158.60
5	—	416	150.00–154.00	153.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	390	130.00–141.00	135.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	141.00–145.00	143.90
16	—	470	160.00–178.00	169.68
2	—	670	136.00–137.00	136.50
6	—	433	156.00–171.00	162.76
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
4	—	378	160.00–175.00	164.38
4	—	333	160.00–178.00	169.62
1	—	545	156.00	156.00
17	—	587	151.00–156.00	153.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	160.00	160.00
3	—	528	169.00–171.00	170.00
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	795	111.00–116.00	115.01
4	—	575	145.00–149.00	146.77
8	—	474	150.00–168.00	158.10
7	—	526	143.00–154.00	149.46
7	—	429	157.00–166.00	163.16
3	—	701	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	663	123.00–129.00	126.03
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
5	—	409	173.00–179.00	174.87
1	—	580	159.00	159.00
10	—	528	156.00–169.00	164.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	134.00–147.00	140.70
4	—	574	117.00–130.00	126.77
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	116.00–136.00	125.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	770	100.50	100.50
12	—	631	95.00–115.50	112.75
12	—	337	126.00–135.00	126.76
5	—	528	123.50	123.50
4	—	980	91.00	91.00
13	—	575	111.00–114.50	113.95
12	—	272	115.00–128.00	123.92
8	—	677	97.00–110.00	105.35
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
8	—	391	120.00	120.00
7	—	446	129.50	129.50
25	—	714	101.00–101.50	101.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	61.00	61.00
10	—	1,087	63.00–70.00	66.72
3	—	1,000	40.00–57.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	65.00–74.00	70.54
1	—	1,500	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	57.00	57.00
18	—	1,296	63.00–71.00	67.48
2	—	1,385	59.00–61.00	59.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,739	95.00–104.00	99.25
3	—	1,507	88.00–94.00	90.52
3	—	1,377	85.00–86.00	85.28

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle