Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower,over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.46/cwt on 886 head.

Average price

$137.46

886 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$38.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

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	573	139.12	796	848
Medium and Large 2-3	693	100.53	696	38

One grade step is worth $38.59/cwt here — about $100 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 sale886 hd

137.46

—

KY average28 barns · 7,043 hd

130.73

+6.73

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	1,866	91.65	1,711	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	62.52	867	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	61.63	1,000	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	55.81	611	8thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	723	124.10/cwt	122.00–126.00	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	134.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	586	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	142.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.90/cwt	126.00–144.00	847	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.22/cwt	137.00–157.00	795	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.91/cwt	138.00–158.00	862	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.78/cwt	122.00–143.00	645	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	116.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	733	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.93/cwt	147.00–167.00	760	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	116.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.49/cwt	126.00–141.00	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	122.29/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	131.05/cwt	131.00–131.10	1,173	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	109.78/cwt	102.00–113.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	169.45/cwt	161.00–180.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	120.20/cwt	120.00–120.25	1,099	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	126.56/cwt	119.00–127.50	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	121.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	171.03/cwt	161.00–182.50	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	162.85/cwt	153.00–174.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	133.18/cwt	131.00–136.00	978	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	170.49/cwt	163.00–178.00	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	125.90/cwt	125.90–125.90	1,146	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	148.74/cwt	137.00–153.00	776	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	803	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	738	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	912	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	147.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,136	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	981	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	135.85/cwt	127.00–137.60	831	249
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	56.20/cwt	53.00–58.00	638	4
Bulls	—	—	2,055	99.27/cwt	95.00–102.00	2,040	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	86.92/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	47.87/cwt	44.00–52.00	507	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	65.35/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,090	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	56.68/cwt	54.00–58.00	884	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	63.09/cwt	59.00–69.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	175.73/cwt	175.00–178.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	266	157.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	151.45/cwt	149.00–153.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	162.69/cwt	152.00–165.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	92.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	660	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	874	106.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	128.35/cwt	123.00–133.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	907	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	125.42/cwt	120.00–131.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.05/cwt	158.00–178.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.11/cwt	131.00–154.00	740	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.60/cwt	126.00–136.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	117.29/cwt	104.00–120.00	931	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.50/cwt	144.00–165.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.62/cwt	120.00–134.00	675	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.86/cwt	121.00–133.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.04/cwt	149.00–169.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.59/cwt	121.00–131.00	739	43

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,879Last week 2,138Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 111Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	723	122.00–126.00	124.10
44	—	619	126.00–144.00	136.90
36	—	526	137.00–157.00	151.22
26	—	571	138.00–158.00	150.91
20	—	478	147.00–167.00	158.93
15	—	664	126.00–141.00	134.49
10	—	822	119.00–124.00	122.29
4	—	377	161.00–180.00	169.45
19	—	914	120.00–120.25	120.20
14	—	764	119.00–127.50	126.56
10	—	869	118.00–122.00	121.60
4	—	331	161.00–182.50	171.03
9	—	429	153.00–174.00	162.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	895	131.00–131.10	131.05
25	—	734	131.00–136.00	133.18
10	—	501	163.00–178.00	170.49
2	—	610	150.00	150.00
60	—	910	125.90	125.90
8	—	766	130.00	130.00
63	—	848	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	121.00	121.00
4	—	874	101.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
3	—	567	123.00–133.00	128.35
2	—	523	120.00–131.00	125.42
1	—	950	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	175.00–178.00	175.73
2	—	460	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	437	130.00–140.00	134.03
5	—	390	137.00–144.00	142.64
36	—	475	122.00–143.00	135.78
18	—	627	110.00–124.00	116.89
16	—	661	110.00–121.00	116.70
6	—	716	102.00–113.00	109.78
21	—	794	104.00–120.00	117.29
28	—	521	120.00–134.00	129.62
6	—	875	112.00	112.00
43	—	579	121.00–131.00	127.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	522	137.00–153.00	148.74
106	—	453	163.00	163.00
63	—	811	121.00	121.00
249	—	612	127.00–137.60	135.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	803	113.00	113.00
4	—	912	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	433	146.00–150.00	147.21
4	—	266	150.00–165.00	157.79
10	—	379	149.00–153.00	151.45
6	—	319	152.00–165.00	162.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	90.00–98.00	92.62
3	—	580	113.00	113.00
7	—	907	85.00	85.00
2	—	327	120.00	120.00
2	—	667	104.00	104.00
13	—	750	95.00	95.00
8	—	545	110.00–119.00	115.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	134.00–138.00	135.96
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	827	100.00	100.00
10	—	376	158.00–178.00	166.05
24	—	521	131.00–154.00	142.11
7	—	620	126.00–136.00	131.60
7	—	466	144.00–165.00	156.50
9	—	574	130.00–141.00	134.46
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
9	—	677	121.00–133.00	127.86
13	—	435	149.00–169.00	161.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	184.00	184.00
5	—	515	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	58.00	58.00
8	—	1,382	59.00–69.00	63.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	62.00–64.00	62.97
4	—	1,136	53.00–58.00	56.20
2	—	1,060	44.00–52.00	47.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	63.00–67.00	65.35
3	—	1,560	54.00–58.00	56.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,055	95.00–102.00	99.27
3	—	1,685	84.00–90.00	86.92
1	—	1,845	83.00	83.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	77.00	77.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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