Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Memorial Day Holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.15/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.32 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$143.15

90 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$32.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.68

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	542	148.21	803	76
Medium and Large 2-3	541	115.68	626	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.53/cwt here — about $177 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 sale90 hd

143.15

—

KY average26 barns · 2,186 hd

133.47

+9.68

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

−76.32

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	—	Low	1,699	96.16	1,634	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	72.40	1,128	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	65.04	848	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	63.71	683	4thin

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	—	367	143.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	159.06/cwt	148.00–165.00	525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	92.28/cwt	82.00–102.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	146.10/cwt	133.00–152.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	144.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	150.62/cwt	144.00–154.50	877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.71/cwt	130.00–151.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.51/cwt	117.00–132.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.79/cwt	132.00–144.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.11/cwt	125.00–147.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.53/cwt	123.00–138.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	112.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.89/cwt	129.00–149.00	619	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	67.41/cwt	65.00–70.00	717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	81.55/cwt	78.00–85.00	928	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	105.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,850	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	94.12/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	662	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	72.40/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,128	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	68.91/cwt	65.00–75.00	921	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	61.56/cwt	59.00–64.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	85.55/cwt	85.00–86.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	158.27/cwt	156.00–161.00	825	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	116.54/cwt	110.00–123.00	493	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	135.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	131.27/cwt	128.00–136.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.65/cwt	149.00–170.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	129.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.89/cwt	129.00–133.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.16/cwt	133.00–145.00	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 174Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 7

No comparison due to Memorial Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	140.00–144.00	143.28
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
6	—	632	117.00–132.00	123.51
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
13	—	528	132.00–144.00	138.79
7	—	481	125.00–147.00	141.11
4	—	691	110.00–120.00	112.51
11	—	430	129.00–149.00	143.89
2	—	310	124.00–135.00	129.32
9	—	565	129.00–133.00	129.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	150.00–151.00	150.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	148.00–165.00	159.06
8	—	562	133.00–152.00	146.10
12	—	514	130.00–151.00	145.71
5	—	663	123.00–138.00	132.53
2	—	813	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	935	101.00	101.00
3	—	718	124.00–126.00	125.34
3	—	425	155.00–170.00	161.86
2	—	864	105.00–110.00	107.48
6	—	471	149.00–170.00	162.65
6	—	621	133.00–145.00	141.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	82.00–102.00	92.28
2	—	423	110.00–123.00	116.54
3	—	593	120.00–124.00	122.67
1	—	690	81.00	81.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
3	—	483	130.00–142.00	135.64
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	156.00–161.00	158.27
5	—	458	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	140.00–148.00	144.39
10	—	582	144.00–154.50	150.62
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
2	—	393	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	167.00	167.00
2	—	420	171.00	171.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
3	—	473	128.00–136.00	131.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	55.00	55.00
7	—	1,336	65.00–75.00	68.91
2	—	1,240	59.00–64.00	61.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	65.00–70.00	67.41
1	—	1,110	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,050	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,558	66.00–76.00	72.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	78.00–85.00	81.55
4	—	1,754	101.00–110.00	105.50
4	—	1,925	92.00–96.00	94.12

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	2	—	938	85.00–86.00	85.55

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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