Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a plain quality offering, Moderate 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 $133.62/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.62

62 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

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	501	135.75	681	54
Medium and Large 2-3	518	119.25	618	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $63 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 sale62 hd

133.62

—

KY average26 barns · 3,509 hd

128.66

+4.96

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	1,647	101.49	1,671	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,734	67.52	1,171	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	66.61	872	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	60.76	644	21

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	—	—	1,975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	103.32/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	68.29/cwt	64.00–76.00	880	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,141	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	68.62/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,175	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	65.17/cwt	64.00–67.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	114.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	151.93/cwt	143.00–157.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.30/cwt	124.00–140.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.46/cwt	142.50–160.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.24/cwt	111.00–120.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.45/cwt	133.00–145.00	665	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	533	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,266.23/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	16,246	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.06/cwt	147.00–166.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.29/cwt	126.00–129.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.30/cwt	50.00–53.00	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	60.53/cwt	55.00–63.00	639	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	725	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	547	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	443	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	704	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 215Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,537	102.00–104.00	103.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,289	64.00–76.00	68.29
1	—	1,625	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,295	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,713	65.00–71.00	68.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	64.00–67.00	65.17
2	—	1,025	50.00–53.00	51.30
14	—	1,056	55.00–63.00	60.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	110.00–116.00	114.53
9	—	572	131.00–135.00	133.46
4	—	427	140.00–141.00	140.26
2	—	327	153.00	153.00
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
11	—	515	124.00–140.00	133.30
17	—	480	133.00–145.00	138.45
3	—	373	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
4	—	520	111.00–120.00	116.24
2	—	577	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	542	148.00	148.00
5	—	490	143.00–157.00	151.93
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	142.50–160.00	151.46
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	120.00–130.00	121.58
2	—	425	140.00–156.00	148.38
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
1	—	935	89.00	89.00
3	—	373	147.00–166.00	160.06
4	—	520	130.00–145.00	137.54
4	—	580	126.00–129.00	128.29
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	93.00	93.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
3	—	795	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,266.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle