Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.60/cwt on 989 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.08 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$134.60

989 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$5.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

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	723	134.66	974	978
Medium and Large 2-3	490	129.44	634	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about $340 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 sale989 hd

134.60

—

KY average26 barns · 7,898 hd

139.57

−4.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−137.08

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	1,582	89.03	1,408	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	62.32	919	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	62.29	714	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	51.44	485	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	89.83	1,316	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	109.85/cwt	106.50–113.00	848	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	914	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	172.53/cwt	160.00–183.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	114.60/cwt	114.60–114.60	959	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	116.35/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,016	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.69/cwt	126.00–141.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	773	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.13/cwt	124.00–135.25	896	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	146.08/cwt	138.00–152.00	543	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	120.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	936	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.29/cwt	145.00–167.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	176.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	153.66/cwt	140.00–158.00	828	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.02/cwt	138.00–155.00	841	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	111.85/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,014	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	161.57/cwt	152.00–169.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	173.43/cwt	169.00–179.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	168.66/cwt	158.00–175.00	867	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.11/cwt	116.00–123.00	983	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	128.37/cwt	128.00–128.75	1,087	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	155.54/cwt	155.50–156.00	927	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	124	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	147.63/cwt	143.00–150.75	912	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	138.42/cwt	138.25–141.00	952	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	160.50/cwt	143.00–170.00	774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	129.66/cwt	126.25–135.75	812	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	174.78/cwt	173.00–178.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	187.59/cwt	185.00–193.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	133.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	707	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	177.10/cwt	172.00–182.50	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	133.22/cwt	131.25–135.00	973	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	124.80/cwt	124.80–124.80	1,158	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	129.33/cwt	129.10–129.90	881	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.38/cwt	115.00–137.00	732	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	117.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	855	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	59.87/cwt	58.00–61.00	879	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	89.83/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,316	4
Bulls	—	—	1,583	76.66/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,130	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	66.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	772	8
Bulls	—	—	1,672	91.78/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,535	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	134.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	836	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	60.69/cwt	59.00–63.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	679	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,322.22/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	17,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	93.07/cwt	83.00–101.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	53.35/cwt	52.00–54.00	596	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	49.92/cwt	48.00–53.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	92.70/cwt	87.00–101.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	116.58/cwt	116.35–118.50	919	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	104.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.59/cwt	125.00–144.00	637	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.35/cwt	120.00–145.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	147.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.40/cwt	100.00–119.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.37/cwt	128.00–145.00	611	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	140.29/cwt	134.00–151.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.92/cwt	130.00–160.00	758	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.51/cwt	117.00–132.00	666	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	895	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.94/cwt	111.00–125.00	735	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	164.29/cwt	156.00–176.00	700	3

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,414Last week 1,983Year ago 1,260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	772	106.50–113.00	109.85
8	—	994	92.00	92.00
40	—	837	114.60	114.60
2	—	330	140.00–149.00	144.70
36	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.19
21	—	372	138.00–152.00	146.08
58	—	570	115.00–137.00	128.38
19	—	470	125.00–144.00	135.59
17	—	432	128.00–145.00	141.37
17	—	531	117.00–132.00	125.51
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
49	—	623	111.00–125.00	117.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	626	126.25–135.75	129.66
42	—	529	132.00–136.00	133.65
257	—	681	129.10–129.90	129.33
12	—	467	145.00–147.00	145.49
77	—	788	116.35–118.50	116.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	83.00–101.00	93.07
3	—	775	87.00–101.00	92.70
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
4	—	684	103.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	625	100.00–119.00	106.40
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	121.03
4	—	574	100.00	100.00
2	—	540	110.00–115.00	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	160.00–183.00	172.53
2	—	660	125.00–131.00	128.02
13	—	482	143.00–170.00	160.50
12	—	726	111.00–121.00	117.75
10	—	622	132.00–140.00	134.41
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
5	—	567	134.00–151.00	140.29
18	—	527	130.00–160.00	143.92
3	—	426	156.00–176.00	164.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	873	107.00–120.00	116.35
14	—	629	126.00–141.00	131.69
27	—	678	124.00–135.25	132.13
51	—	776	115.00–126.00	120.63
11	—	478	145.00–167.00	156.29
4	—	334	170.00–180.00	176.27
64	—	539	140.00–158.00	153.66
1	—	1,070	108.00	108.00
10	—	1,114	99.00	99.00
27	—	568	138.00–155.00	148.02
1	—	280	182.50	182.50
12	—	907	106.00–116.00	111.85
10	—	440	152.00–169.00	161.57
6	—	379	169.00–179.00	173.43
130	—	825	116.00–123.00	119.11
2	—	124	123.00	123.00
5	—	983	111.00	111.00
47	—	729	120.00–126.00	122.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	514	158.00–175.00	168.66
123	—	847	128.00–128.75	128.37
32	—	596	155.50–156.00	155.54
99	—	618	143.00–150.75	147.63
77	—	688	138.25–141.00	138.42
8	—	480	173.00–178.00	174.78
3	—	381	185.00–193.00	187.59
5	—	418	172.00–182.50	177.10
107	—	730	131.25–135.00	133.22
58	—	928	124.80	124.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	120.00–145.00	132.35
2	—	338	140.00–155.00	147.44
1	—	780	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	58.00–61.00	59.87
8	—	1,478	62.00–65.00	63.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	64.00–71.00	66.65
5	—	1,142	59.00–63.00	60.69
3	—	1,118	52.00–54.00	53.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	56.00	56.00
3	—	913	48.00–53.00	49.92
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	86.00–95.00	89.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	70.00–81.00	76.66
1	—	1,130	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,672	90.00–94.00	91.78

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,322.22

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