Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. 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 $125.47/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$125.47

77 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

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	552	128.21	708	67
Medium and Large 2-3	593	107.12	635	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $73 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

125.47

—

KY average26 barns · 4,821 hd

129.23

−3.76

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	1,755	96.45	1,693	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	2,015	67.00	1,350	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	61.15	811	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	58.86	629	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Value Added	—	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.15/cwt	114.00–124.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	167.81/cwt	151.00–172.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	148.96/cwt	140.00–160.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.45/cwt	122.00–132.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	97.35/cwt	95.00–105.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.50/cwt	128.00–132.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	164.75/cwt	164.00–165.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	142.00/cwt	136.00–147.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.71/cwt	125.00–140.00	714	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.63/cwt	127.00–138.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	169.42/cwt	157.50–180.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	101.65/cwt	100.00–104.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	151.84/cwt	141.00–155.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.19/cwt	149.00–162.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	734	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.19/cwt	44.00–52.00	460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	63.90/cwt	61.00–67.00	689	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	58.83/cwt	55.00–60.00	642	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,015	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	64.85/cwt	62.00–70.00	863	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	51.39/cwt	50.00–53.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	92.25/cwt	83.00–107.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	190	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	57.33/cwt	54.00–60.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	96.45/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	928	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.46/cwt	146.00–161.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	123.50/cwt	116.00–133.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	96.09/cwt	90.00–102.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	105.01/cwt	102.00–108.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	132.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	105.07/cwt	91.00–110.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.15/cwt	130.00–150.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 212Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 53Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	111.00–114.00	112.51
4	—	372	164.00–165.00	164.75
2	—	675	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	446	160.00	160.00
3	—	278	157.50–180.00	169.42
13	—	545	141.00–155.00	151.84
4	—	611	131.00–135.00	132.01
4	—	473	149.00–162.00	155.19
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	114.00–124.00	117.15
5	—	621	118.00–125.00	122.61
5	—	431	151.00–172.00	167.81
7	—	461	140.00–160.00	148.96
6	—	570	128.00–132.00	130.50
2	—	723	101.00	101.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	102.00	102.00
4	—	371	146.00–161.00	157.46
13	—	520	130.00–150.00	141.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	124.00–128.00	125.95
3	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.65
4	—	492	132.00–135.00	132.75
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	122.00–132.00	125.45
5	—	773	95.00–105.00	97.35
8	—	367	136.00–147.00	142.00
23	—	522	125.00–140.00	136.71
11	—	472	127.00–138.00	131.63
3	—	707	100.00–104.00	101.65
4	—	601	116.00–133.00	123.50
3	—	660	120.00–124.00	121.98
4	—	862	91.00–110.00	105.07
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
2	—	513	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	90.00–102.00	96.09
2	—	628	102.00–108.00	105.01
1	—	405	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	44.00–52.00	47.19
7	—	1,078	61.00–67.00	63.90
9	—	1,092	55.00–60.00	58.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,331	62.00–70.00	64.85
3	—	1,295	50.00–53.00	51.39
3	—	1,340	54.00–60.00	57.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,755	95.00–102.00	96.45

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	83.00–107.00	92.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	70.00	70.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle