Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.19/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$134.19

119 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$0.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

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	767	134.20	1,030	115
Medium and Large 2-3	510	133.98	684	4thin

One grade step is worth $0.22/cwt here — about $346 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 sale119 hd

134.19

—

KY average29 barns · 5,216 hd

137.01

−2.82

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	1,668	102.82	1,715	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	69.05	1,062	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	68.96	900	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	63.91	669	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	462	138.96/cwt	129.00–144.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	149.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.79/cwt	152.00–169.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	119.03/cwt	114.00–121.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	134.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.99/cwt	129.00–147.00	606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	125.41/cwt	125.00–126.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	971	117.90/cwt	117.90–117.90	1,145	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	162.59/cwt	161.00–164.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	138.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.71/cwt	135.00–157.00	880	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.25/cwt	151.00–166.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	148.88/cwt	148.00–149.00	919	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	69.05/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,062	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	68.96/cwt	65.00–77.00	900	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	66.68/cwt	65.00–71.00	705	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	60.73/cwt	59.00–64.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	104.43/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,707	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,733	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	413	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	364	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	127.95/cwt	124.00–132.00	746	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.88/cwt	136.00–150.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	123.65/cwt	121.00–128.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.18/cwt	142.00–155.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	154.14/cwt	145.00–161.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.53/cwt	111.00–120.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.99/cwt	124.00–135.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.78/cwt	155.00–168.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 157Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 11Year 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
3	—	462	129.00–144.00	138.96
3	—	273	140.00–155.00	149.70
6	—	642	114.00–121.00	119.03
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
15	—	430	129.00–147.00	140.99
6	—	512	135.00–140.00	138.49
12	—	560	124.00–135.00	131.99
7	—	381	130.00–145.00	140.60
2	—	762	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	152.00–169.00	164.79
3	—	518	136.00	136.00
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	275	156.00	156.00
5	—	716	125.00–126.00	125.41
21	—	580	135.00–157.00	151.71
3	—	385	151.00–166.00	160.25
4	—	430	155.00–168.00	164.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	166.00	166.00
60	—	971	117.90	117.90
8	—	617	148.00–149.00	148.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	124.00–132.00	127.95
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	130.00–140.00	134.74
6	—	615	120.00–127.00	122.40
6	—	321	161.00–164.00	162.59
2	—	560	136.00–150.00	142.88
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
3	—	440	140.00–145.00	141.69
5	—	471	142.00–155.00	149.18
7	—	381	145.00–161.00	154.14
2	—	675	111.00–120.00	115.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
5	—	569	121.00–128.00	123.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	86.00	86.00
1	—	400	91.00	91.00
2	—	645	86.00	86.00
1	—	700	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	67.00–71.00	69.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	65.00–77.00	68.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,058	65.00–71.00	66.68
4	—	1,003	59.00–64.00	60.73
1	—	1,105	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,635	101.00–109.00	104.43
2	—	1,768	98.00	98.00

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	—	1,140	89.00	89.00

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

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