Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.89/cwt on 738 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −128.79 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$142.89

738 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$5.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	749	143.19	1,073	696
Medium and Large 2-3	618	137.98	852	42

One grade step is worth $5.21/cwt here — about $221 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 sale738 hd

142.89

—

KY average25 barns · 6,339 hd

144.52

−1.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−128.79

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	1,730	93.73	1,622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	65.67	1,103	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	63.34	793	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	939	58.12	546	13

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	423	178.77/cwt	171.00–184.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	128.09/cwt	126.00–128.50	1,109	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.71/cwt	141.00–154.00	990	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	913	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	818	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.66/cwt	141.00–155.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.23/cwt	142.00–156.00	706	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	112.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,146	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.96/cwt	151.00–168.00	815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	180.01/cwt	175.00–189.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	162.78/cwt	155.00–166.00	643	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.04/cwt	121.00–135.75	835	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	121.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	164.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	128.60/cwt	124.00–131.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	109.59/cwt	103.00–112.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	134.43/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,031	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	111.50/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	156.03/cwt	141.00–158.00	999	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.78/cwt	152.00–165.00	911	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	141.29/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,026	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	126.40/cwt	126.40–126.40	1,009	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,060	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	133.88/cwt	133.80–133.95	1,186	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	1,197	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	937	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,068	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	69.13/cwt	68.00–70.00	897	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	57.86/cwt	51.00–64.00	552	10
Bulls	—	—	1,930	92.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	86.29/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	102.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,698	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	56.54/cwt	53.00–58.00	675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	329	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	65.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,103	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	63.03/cwt	59.00–66.00	789	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	486	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	307	204.42/cwt	202.00–206.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	907.57/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	9,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	150.85/cwt	149.00–152.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	799	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	190	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	108.11/cwt	100.00–116.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	128.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	886	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	125.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.08/cwt	180.00–194.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	182.48/cwt	182.00–184.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.24/cwt	139.00–154.00	861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.38/cwt	131.00–146.00	804	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	147.70/cwt	146.00–149.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	130.19/cwt	126.00–136.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	135.32/cwt	133.00–139.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	137.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.81/cwt	135.00–148.00	741	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	164.82/cwt	159.00–168.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	156.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	107.95/cwt	102.00–112.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,441Last week 1,879Year ago 2,362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 64Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	171.00–184.00	178.77
22	—	866	126.00–128.50	128.09
22	—	675	141.00–154.00	146.71
45	—	470	170.00–178.00	174.07
59	—	1,018	112.00–117.00	112.57
16	—	519	151.00–168.00	156.96
7	—	365	175.00–189.00	180.01
4	—	1,172	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,059	113.00	113.00
28	—	767	122.00–139.00	134.43
4	—	931	108.00–116.00	111.50
10	—	815	115.00–124.00	121.32
127	—	640	141.00–158.00	156.03
51	—	570	152.00–165.00	159.78
24	—	726	131.00–145.00	141.29
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	180.00–182.00	180.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	170.00–172.00	171.31
28	—	830	127.75	127.75
122	—	886	133.80–133.95	133.88
54	—	936	127.85	127.85
42	—	728	146.75	146.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	202.00–206.00	204.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	149.00–152.00	150.85
5	—	799	119.50	119.50
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
1	—	350	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,005	106.00	106.00
6	—	627	133.00–139.00	135.32
6	—	729	120.00	120.00
3	—	410	160.00–161.00	160.33
4	—	576	135.00–141.00	137.25
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
7	—	473	154.00–159.00	156.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	690	122.00–136.00	132.31
11	—	440	141.00–155.00	151.66
38	—	473	142.00–156.00	149.23
5	—	857	107.00	107.00
47	—	395	155.00–166.00	162.78
94	—	623	121.00–135.75	134.04
1	—	265	153.00	153.00
13	—	709	116.00–128.00	121.95
8	—	336	160.00–168.00	164.30
10	—	761	103.00–112.00	109.59
52	—	577	131.00–146.00	139.38
10	—	937	113.00	113.00
23	—	515	135.00–148.00	143.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	625	137.50	137.50
67	—	798	126.40	126.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	533	100.00–116.00	108.11
2	—	638	106.00–112.00	109.01
2	—	783	90.00–95.00	92.54
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	110.00–118.00	113.96
3	—	723	102.00–112.00	107.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.74
6	—	623	137.00–145.00	140.30
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
11	—	706	124.00–131.00	128.60
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	202.50	202.50
16	—	690	125.00–134.00	128.34
7	—	375	180.00–194.00	185.08
4	—	415	182.00–184.00	182.48
21	—	581	139.00–154.00	148.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	93.00	93.00
2	—	510	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	1,060	79.00	79.00
3	—	677	120.00–128.00	125.36
3	—	473	146.00–149.00	147.70
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
7	—	567	126.00–136.00	130.19
3	—	373	159.00–168.00	164.82
1	—	425	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	667	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	203.00	203.00
1	—	190	219.00	219.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
4	—	613	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	68.00–70.00	69.13
4	—	1,194	53.00–58.00	56.54
24	—	1,251	59.00–66.00	63.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	70.00	70.00
10	—	954	51.00–64.00	57.86
1	—	890	37.00	37.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	65.00–67.00	65.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,930	90.00–95.00	92.76
3	—	1,475	85.00–88.00	86.29
3	—	1,652	100.00–110.00	102.78

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,410	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	675.00–1,100.00	907.57

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

Reporter comment USDA

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