Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifer sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.45/cwt on 562 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −140.23 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$131.45

562 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$5.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

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	740	131.81	975	528
Medium and Large 2-3	571	125.87	719	34

One grade step is worth $5.94/cwt here — about $256 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 sale562 hd

131.45

—

KY average26 barns · 4,199 hd

133.29

−1.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−140.23

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	1,761	84.21	1,483	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	64.07	1,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	58.07	717	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	50.81	492	10

Every lot, as filed

89 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.11/cwt	119.00–135.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	144.33/cwt	141.00–147.50	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.62/cwt	121.00–132.50	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	116.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.10/cwt	131.00–146.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.37/cwt	115.00–116.00	819	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.63/cwt	135.00–147.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	898	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	722	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	823	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.32/cwt	128.00–133.00	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.89/cwt	152.00–165.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	122.89/cwt	121.00–124.00	874	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	167.53/cwt	161.00–174.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	126.04/cwt	120.00–127.50	989	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.53/cwt	134.00–147.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	164.50/cwt	159.00–170.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	880	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	111.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,012	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.01/cwt	142.00–159.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	970	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	134.70/cwt	134.70–134.70	808	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.36/cwt	133.00–142.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.93/cwt	140.00–152.00	823	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.41/cwt	116.00–126.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.50/cwt	119.00–135.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	808	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	128.70/cwt	128.70–128.70	1,063	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	44.80/cwt	40.00–48.00	427	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	596	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	68.00/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,085	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	62.11/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	57.88/cwt	55.00–62.00	718	24
Bulls	—	—	1,821	89.67/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	163.31/cwt	154.00–169.00	663	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	274	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	866	100.59/cwt	100.00–101.30	871	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.86/cwt	63.00–70.00	827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,682	76.94/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,294	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	53.70/cwt	51.00–57.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	49.45/cwt	44.00–52.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	126.11/cwt	124.25–128.10	1,109	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.11/cwt	122.00–137.00	548	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	77.93/cwt	74.00–82.00	731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	108.75/cwt	108.00–109.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	114.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.69/cwt	121.00–135.00	664	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	162.35/cwt	161.00–165.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.25/cwt	111.00–125.00	671	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	99.50/cwt	98.00–101.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	102.51/cwt	101.00–105.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	135.90/cwt	135.00–137.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	107.24/cwt	107.00–108.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.61/cwt	119.00–127.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.81/cwt	117.00–122.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 1,031Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 14Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	119.00–135.00	125.11
1	—	845	98.00	98.00
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
1	—	910	93.00	93.00
4	—	304	161.00–174.00	167.53
9	—	534	134.00–147.00	139.53
7	—	665	116.00–126.00	121.41
7	—	623	119.00–135.00	123.50
7	—	406	154.00–169.00	163.31
3	—	372	161.00–165.00	162.35
4	—	738	101.00–105.00	102.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
2	—	353	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	965	89.00	89.00
3	—	530	119.00–127.00	123.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	104.00	104.00
25	—	710	115.00–116.00	115.37
6	—	328	135.00–147.00	141.63
36	—	619	110.00–119.00	116.58
17	—	660	119.00–126.00	124.71
9	—	474	128.00–133.00	132.32
1	—	845	98.00	98.00
14	—	766	110.00–113.00	111.58
7	—	385	133.00–142.00	139.36
11	—	428	122.00–137.00	128.11
40	—	524	121.00–135.00	126.69
43	—	572	111.00–125.00	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	115.00–119.00	116.40
3	—	420	113.00	113.00
1	—	295	102.50	102.50
4	—	574	108.00–109.00	108.75
3	—	362	110.00–117.00	114.32
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
2	—	320	108.00–110.00	109.05
2	—	740	98.00–101.00	99.50
4	—	641	107.00–108.00	107.24
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	692	127.10	127.10
64	—	600	134.70	134.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	141.00–147.50	144.33
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
4	—	524	123.00–124.00	123.48
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	149.00	149.00
3	—	445	123.00	123.00
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
10	—	574	135.00–137.00	135.90
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
5	—	610	117.00–122.00	119.81
3	—	745	116.00	116.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	121.00–132.50	125.62
13	—	528	131.00–146.00	139.10
1	—	1,080	105.00	105.00
1	—	915	117.00	117.00
4	—	373	152.00–165.00	157.89
18	—	711	121.00–124.00	122.89
54	—	785	120.00–127.50	126.04
2	—	410	159.00–170.00	164.50
18	—	482	142.00–159.00	149.01
17	—	810	119.75	119.75
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
40	—	580	140.00–152.00	141.93
38	—	620	125.00–135.00	130.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	602	149.25	149.25
69	—	783	129.25	129.25
61	—	826	128.70	128.70
122	—	879	124.25–128.10	126.11
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	83.00	83.00
121	—	866	100.00–101.30	100.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	40.00–48.00	44.80
2	—	970	60.00–63.00	61.49
3	—	993	51.00–57.00	53.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	67.00–69.00	68.00
4	—	1,643	58.00–64.00	62.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,240	55.00–62.00	57.88
5	—	1,255	63.00–70.00	65.86
4	—	1,185	44.00–52.00	49.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	85.00–92.00	89.67
3	—	1,682	75.00–80.00	76.94

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	74.00–82.00	77.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,000.00	1,000.00

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle