Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of wintery weather. However there was very good demand for feeders, good demand for yearlings and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.72/cwt on 872 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −140.96 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$130.72

872 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$341

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	513	136.55	701	25
Medium and Large 1-2	798	130.54	1,042	847

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about −$341 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 sale872 hd

130.72

—

KY average25 barns · 5,723 hd

136.12

−5.40

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−140.96

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	—	High	1,775	93.21	1,655	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	60.00	977	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	59.65	794	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	54.78	574	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	85.00	1,046	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	128.81/cwt	121.00–131.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	118.83/cwt	115.00–121.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	176.04/cwt	170.00–181.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	905	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.23/cwt	146.00–154.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	110.47/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.44/cwt	135.00–149.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.31/cwt	132.00–143.00	651	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.96/cwt	137.00–154.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	165.10/cwt	149.00–175.00	784	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.34/cwt	107.00–115.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.15/cwt	130.00–132.00	820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.31/cwt	124.00–141.00	583	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	122.39/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,067	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,053	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.68/cwt	146.00–147.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.60/cwt	106.00–118.00	904	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.98/cwt	134.00–154.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.27/cwt	119.00–128.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	113.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	826	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.12/cwt	111.00–125.00	747	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	170.22/cwt	158.00–176.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	201.67/cwt	199.00–202.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	131.28/cwt	130.00–131.50	931	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.77/cwt	127.00–135.00	834	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	959	118.17/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,133	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	123.62/cwt	123.50–124.00	832	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	111.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	745	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	126.35/cwt	122.00–128.00	912	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	125.52/cwt	125.50–126.00	977	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,061	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,109	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,181	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	164.16/cwt	156.00–166.00	885	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	125.81/cwt	125.10–127.00	1,105	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	113.43/cwt	112.00–116.00	934	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	136.57/cwt	135.90–136.90	844	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	128.60/cwt	128.60–128.60	940	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	133.73/cwt	133.50–135.00	698	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	142.59/cwt	139.00–146.00	893	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	53.00/cwt	50.00–56.00	555	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	60.00/cwt	58.00–61.00	977	5
Bulls	—	—	2,030	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,080	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	93.02/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,652	7
Bulls	—	—	1,390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	66.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	873	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	614	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	190	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	226	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	385	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	98.10/cwt	98.10–98.10	800	69
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	964	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	901	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	61.40/cwt	59.00–63.00	818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	54.73/cwt	52.00–57.00	731	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	61.60/cwt	58.00–70.00	585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	724.67/cwt	670.00–770.00	6,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	861	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	256	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	347	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	122.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	103.16/cwt	102.00–105.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	170.78/cwt	163.00–175.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	153.41/cwt	147.50–160.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	114.35/cwt	113.00–116.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.25/cwt	116.00–130.00	719	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	186.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.40/cwt	131.00–152.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	99.12/cwt	94.00–104.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	142.06/cwt	139.00–145.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	149.83/cwt	149.00–150.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	125.85/cwt	116.00–130.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	98.77/cwt	90.00–103.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	130.37/cwt	128.00–133.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	102.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	689	8

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,983Last week 1,209Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 72Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 13

No comparison due to no sale last week because of wintery weather. However there was very good demand for feeders, good demand for yearlings and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	681	121.00–131.00	128.81
9	—	827	115.00–121.00	118.83
7	—	377	170.00–181.00	176.04
16	—	530	146.00–154.00	149.23
2	—	960	104.00–117.00	110.47
8	—	570	137.00–154.00	146.96
20	—	475	149.00–175.00	165.10
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
18	—	775	117.00–122.00	119.95
13	—	872	120.00–123.50	122.39
18	—	920	112.00–117.00	114.50
24	—	633	127.00–135.00	131.77
51	—	722	122.00–128.00	126.35
3	—	338	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	552	164.00	164.00
33	—	709	130.00–131.50	131.28
168	—	959	118.00–118.50	118.17
30	—	778	125.50–126.00	125.52
65	—	826	128.50	128.50
13	—	1,109	106.50	106.50
16	—	539	156.00–166.00	164.16
237	—	878	125.10–127.00	125.81
6	—	650	136.00	136.00
40	—	626	139.00–146.00	142.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	153.00	153.00
9	—	362	199.00–202.00	201.67
2	—	450	184.00	184.00
1	—	320	203.00	203.00
12	—	440	180.00–187.00	186.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	139.00–145.00	142.06
2	—	535	131.00–133.00	132.01
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
11	—	566	128.00–133.00	130.37
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	135.00–149.00	145.44
67	—	471	132.00–143.00	138.31
6	—	782	107.00–115.00	110.34
22	—	428	124.00–141.00	136.31
3	—	380	146.00–147.00	146.68
9	—	518	119.00–128.00	125.27
21	—	727	110.00–117.00	113.59
47	—	617	111.00–125.00	121.12
24	—	667	109.00–116.00	111.71
4	—	858	104.00–105.00	104.50
39	—	579	116.00–130.00	124.25
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	673	123.50–124.00	123.62
15	—	823	112.00–116.00	113.43
244	—	618	135.90–136.90	136.57
71	—	731	128.60	128.60
30	—	522	133.50–135.00	133.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	990	87.00	87.00
4	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
1	—	325	122.00	122.00
8	—	486	120.00–125.00	122.12
6	—	712	102.00–105.00	103.16
3	—	788	90.00–103.00	98.77
8	—	675	100.00–106.00	102.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
2	—	410	147.00–150.00	148.46
6	—	356	149.00–150.00	149.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	130.00–132.00	130.15
17	—	775	106.00–118.00	116.60
7	—	571	134.00–154.00	142.98
10	—	467	158.00–176.00	170.22
5	—	436	163.00–175.00	170.78
2	—	323	147.50–160.00	153.41
2	—	380	186.00	186.00
6	—	721	113.00–116.00	114.35
3	—	527	131.00–152.00	143.40
3	—	823	101.00–103.00	102.00
6	—	674	116.00–130.00	125.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	181.00	181.00
3	—	606	138.00	138.00
2	—	530	157.00	157.00
2	—	347	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	94.00–104.00	99.12
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
1	—	880	92.00	92.00
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	119.00	119.00
2	—	475	81.00	81.00
69	—	815	98.10	98.10
38	—	964	93.50	93.50
1	—	670	81.00	81.00
1	—	575	96.00	96.00
2	—	275	93.00	93.00
1	—	395	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	50.00–56.00	53.00
3	—	1,052	58.00–59.00	58.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	58.00–61.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,317	65.00–70.00	66.30
12	—	1,332	59.00–63.00	61.40
11	—	1,336	52.00–57.00	54.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,030	100.00–105.00	102.48
7	—	1,776	90.00–96.00	93.02
2	—	1,390	80.00	80.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	85.00	85.00

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	3	—	950	58.00–70.00	61.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	670.00–770.00	724.67

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

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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