Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and Yearling steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Good to moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.73/cwt on 1,070 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −138.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$132.73

1,070 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$3.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.99

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	726	132.77	964	1,057
Medium and Large 2-3	578	129.48	748	13thin

One grade step is worth $3.29/cwt here — about $216 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 sale1,070 hd

132.73

—

KY average27 barns · 10,420 hd

140.72

−7.99

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−138.95

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	1,800	81.94	1,475	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	60.08	805	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	60.01	935	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	57.38	603	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	101.00	1,063	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	91.00	1,083	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Value Added	—	869	125.90/cwt	125.90–125.90	1,094	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	177.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.92/cwt	106.00–121.00	736	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.63/cwt	158.00–179.00	713	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	123.45/cwt	119.00–126.50	958	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.43/cwt	114.00–129.50	715	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.86/cwt	136.00–153.00	766	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	123.73/cwt	120.25–126.10	874	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.61/cwt	146.00–164.00	734	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.85/cwt	126.00–138.00	629	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.69/cwt	124.00–136.00	866	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	120.85/cwt	120.00–124.00	915	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	132.47/cwt	130.25–136.25	958	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.92/cwt	119.00–120.50	989	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	113.33/cwt	102.00–118.00	870	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.92/cwt	125.00–148.00	546	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	175.18/cwt	165.00–192.50	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.70/cwt	122.00–137.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	138.72/cwt	137.75–139.50	935	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	124.41/cwt	115.00–127.50	907	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	120.60/cwt	119.00–122.25	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.63/cwt	130.00–148.00	811	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	673	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	171.85/cwt	168.00–180.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,064	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	127.50/cwt	127.00–127.75	993	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	146.51/cwt	142.00–149.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	157.38/cwt	157.00–157.50	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	121.16/cwt	121.00–122.00	832	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	134.53/cwt	121.00–139.00	846	57
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	643	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	118.33/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,167	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	127.12/cwt	122.00–129.25	805	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	133.87/cwt	131.00–135.00	704	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	116.26/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,066	62
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	151.74/cwt	151.00–154.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	172.30/cwt	172.00–174.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	203.89/cwt	200.00–206.00	638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	61.51/cwt	59.00–64.00	831	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	56.08/cwt	53.00–58.00	732	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,052	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	86.11/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,481	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,047.03/cwt	775.00–1,275.00	13,643	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	79.86/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,469	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	47.67/cwt	45.00–51.00	450	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	62.04/cwt	59.00–66.00	674	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	53.49/cwt	53.00–54.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	778.94/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,895	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	985.32/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	12,139	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	898.99/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,278	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	74.27/cwt	62.00–89.00	733	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	68.10/cwt	66.00–70.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	109.82/cwt	107.00–115.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	105.36/cwt	102.00–106.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	101.75/cwt	101.00–102.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	148.76/cwt	148.00–149.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	105.85/cwt	99.00–112.00	779	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	143.59/cwt	136.00–148.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	134.65/cwt	125.00–143.00	587	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.54/cwt	133.00–146.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	125.04/cwt	115.00–132.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	141.38/cwt	139.00–142.50	389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	161.97/cwt	161.00–166.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.94/cwt	105.00–120.00	780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	217	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	151.06/cwt	136.00–156.00	772	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	171.03/cwt	162.00–174.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	108.55/cwt	105.00–112.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	105.83/cwt	105.00–106.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	114.18/cwt	106.00–119.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.50/cwt	106.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,420Last week 2,414Year ago 2,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 65Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	869	125.90	125.90
114	—	723	130.25–136.25	132.47
18	—	674	137.75–139.50	138.72
86	—	838	125.00–128.50	127.01
183	—	779	127.00–127.75	127.50
18	—	609	142.00–149.00	146.51
13	—	522	157.00–157.50	157.38
74	—	986	114.00–120.00	118.33
62	—	917	116.00–119.00	116.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	170.00–190.00	177.58
20	—	423	158.00–179.00	168.63
35	—	776	119.00–126.50	123.45
36	—	529	136.00–153.00	144.86
43	—	481	146.00–164.00	152.61
38	—	663	124.00–136.00	130.69
13	—	825	119.00–120.50	119.92
6	—	274	165.00–192.50	175.18
62	—	729	115.00–127.50	124.41
10	—	873	119.00–122.25	120.60
73	—	577	130.00–148.00	140.63
10	—	381	168.00–180.00	171.85
57	—	629	121.00–139.00	134.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	203.00	203.00
7	—	465	172.00–174.00	172.30
4	—	431	185.00	185.00
3	—	313	200.00–206.00	203.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
2	—	468	125.00–140.00	132.62
4	—	393	148.00–149.00	148.76
4	—	802	113.00	113.00
1	—	545	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	635	106.00–121.00	115.92
66	—	570	114.00–129.50	125.43
38	—	481	126.00–138.00	130.85
2	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
46	—	768	102.00–118.00	113.33
20	—	382	125.00–148.00	142.92
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
77	—	528	121.00–130.00	127.38
23	—	736	99.00–112.00	105.85
9	—	331	136.00–148.00	143.59
34	—	436	125.00–143.00	134.65
3	—	275	139.00–142.50	141.38
18	—	673	105.00–120.00	115.94
8	—	931	106.00	106.00
6	—	823	105.00–106.00	105.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	706	120.25–126.10	123.73
88	—	757	120.00–124.00	120.85
30	—	687	121.00–122.00	121.16
118	—	633	122.00–129.25	127.12
38	—	526	131.00–135.00	133.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	151.00–154.00	151.74
2	—	217	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	107.00–115.00	109.82
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
13	—	609	102.00–106.00	105.36
8	—	679	101.00–102.00	101.75
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
7	—	419	120.00	120.00
2	—	355	110.00–117.00	113.55
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	122.00–137.00	130.70
6	—	474	133.00–146.00	139.54
13	—	674	115.00–132.00	125.04
5	—	436	161.00–166.00	161.97
12	—	575	130.00–141.00	134.03
1	—	280	172.50	172.50
15	—	511	136.00–156.00	151.06
4	—	395	162.00–174.00	171.03
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
6	—	717	106.00–119.00	114.18
2	—	755	106.00–117.00	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	750	89.00	89.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
2	—	680	105.00–112.00	108.55
1	—	585	101.00	101.00

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	1	—	1,115	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,303	775.00–1,275.00	1,047.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,142	675.00–850.00	778.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	850.00–1,150.00	985.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	875.00–925.00	898.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	987	62.00–89.00	74.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	66.00–70.00	68.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	60.00–65.00	62.51
1	—	1,670	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,351	59.00–64.00	61.51
5	—	1,306	53.00–58.00	56.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	45.00–51.00	47.67
10	—	1,087	59.00–66.00	62.04
2	—	1,083	53.00–54.00	53.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,052	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,720	85.00–90.00	86.11
10	—	1,840	75.00–82.00	79.86

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle