Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.51/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$149.51

77 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	598	150.97	903	72
Medium and Large 2-3	541	128.62	696	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $207 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 sale77 hd

149.51

—

KY average26 barns · 7,992 hd

149.14

+0.38

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	1,267	87.63	1,110	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	63.35	1,034	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	63.08	823	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	60.58	617	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,150	111.08	1,277	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,133	114.00	1,292	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	172.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	826	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.85/cwt	140.00–160.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.68/cwt	161.00–175.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.95/cwt	124.00–140.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.60/cwt	150.00–153.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.31/cwt	140.00–158.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	136.90/cwt	133.00–146.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	152.28/cwt	141.00–155.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	128.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.87/cwt	110.00–121.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.37/cwt	141.00–146.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	655	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	157.64/cwt	151.00–161.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.57/cwt	156.00–165.00	522	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,133	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	63.35/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,034	3
Bulls	—	—	1,133	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	81.08/cwt	80.00–82.00	953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	64.20/cwt	61.00–66.00	853	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,150	111.08/cwt	98.00–127.00	1,277	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	58.35/cwt	56.00–60.00	574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	147.04/cwt	145.00–149.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	915	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	59.34/cwt	59.00–60.00	728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	65.03/cwt	64.00–66.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	98.97/cwt	90.00–102.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	159.12/cwt	147.00–169.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	109.41/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.72/cwt	146.00–166.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.00/cwt	134.00–147.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	122.43/cwt	119.00–126.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	163.47/cwt	152.00–170.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	967	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 463Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 22Year ago 88

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate 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
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
15	—	478	167.00–175.00	172.89
4	—	373	161.00–175.00	170.68
4	—	510	140.00–158.00	150.31
7	—	591	141.00–155.00	152.28
3	—	726	126.00–130.00	128.67
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
3	—	432	151.00–161.00	157.64
2	—	325	156.00–165.00	160.57
2	—	685	130.00–133.00	131.49
3	—	971	102.00–113.00	109.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	144.00	144.00
10	—	805	128.00	128.00
6	—	660	143.00	143.00
8	—	558	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00–149.00	147.04
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	130.00–140.00	135.52
8	—	521	140.00–160.00	147.85
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
1	—	275	172.50	172.50
11	—	408	147.00–169.00	159.12
2	—	785	112.00–116.00	114.00
5	—	472	146.00–166.00	156.72
9	—	579	134.00–147.00	142.00
3	—	713	115.00–125.00	119.39
4	—	367	152.00–170.00	163.47
1	—	1,000	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	78.00	78.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	73.00	73.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
5	—	767	90.00–102.00	98.97
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
2	—	570	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	865	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	94.00	94.00
1	—	925	88.00	88.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
2	—	378	119.00–126.00	122.43
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	103.00–105.00	104.01
5	—	630	110.00–125.00	120.50
8	—	533	124.00–140.00	131.95
5	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.37
2	—	273	150.00–153.00	151.60
8	—	469	133.00–146.00	136.90
3	—	665	110.00–121.00	116.87
5	—	373	141.00–146.00	142.37
6	—	577	125.00–131.00	127.97
3	—	778	100.00–105.00	101.66
2	—	925	103.00–106.00	104.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	146.00–147.00	146.67
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	63.00–64.00	63.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,329	61.00–66.00	64.20
3	—	1,227	59.00–60.00	59.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	56.00–60.00	58.35
2	—	1,088	64.00–66.00	65.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,133	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,175	80.00–82.00	81.08
2	—	1,425	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	98.00–127.00	111.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,245	69.00	69.00

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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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