Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.83/cwt on 1,296 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.85 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$153.83

1,296 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.38

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	666	153.83	1,024	1,296

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,296 hd

153.83

—

KY average26 barns · 7,465 hd

150.45

+3.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−117.85

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	1,767	100.61	1,778	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	68.66	984	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	67.38	796	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	50.48	543	19

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	562	166.50/cwt	161.00–172.00	936	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	132.92/cwt	122.00–135.00	956	305
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	136.14/cwt	134.50–138.00	934	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.43/cwt	160.00–180.00	718	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	206.85/cwt	202.00–212.50	472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	289	167.93/cwt	167.00–168.00	485	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	149.33/cwt	143.00–152.40	1,072	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	866	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.37/cwt	143.00–157.00	583	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,134	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,347	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.21/cwt	119.00–130.00	784	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	141.73/cwt	132.00–142.90	876	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	159.50/cwt	157.50–163.00	1,005	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	752	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	133.90/cwt	133.90–133.90	1,181	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	186.13/cwt	182.00–191.00	785	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.98/cwt	140.00–160.00	802	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	145.14/cwt	141.00–150.00	904	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	144.74/cwt	136.00–150.00	968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	196.02/cwt	195.00–200.00	500	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	178.82/cwt	168.00–180.50	975	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	161.63/cwt	158.00–166.00	467	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,023	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	151.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	790	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	139.15/cwt	138.90–139.50	1,095	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	41.81/cwt	40.00–43.00	432	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	54.48/cwt	53.00–56.00	597	13
Bulls	—	—	1,700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	70.07/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,054	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	65.44/cwt	64.00–66.00	832	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	101.92/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	174.36/cwt	173.00–176.00	823	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	990	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	74.31/cwt	74.00–76.00	904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	63.34/cwt	62.00–64.00	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.04/cwt	141.00–155.00	859	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	111.75/cwt	103.00–115.00	862	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	152.20/cwt	145.00–156.00	633	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	161.80/cwt	160.00–163.00	688	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	131.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	909	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.19/cwt	156.00–168.00	769	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	170.56/cwt	165.00–173.00	800	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	171.12/cwt	171.00–172.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	116.73/cwt	112.00–123.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.03/cwt	130.00–156.00	737	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	182.19/cwt	172.00–189.00	680	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.61/cwt	132.00–145.00	795	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	132.74/cwt	128.00–140.00	974	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	121.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	915	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	159.19/cwt	151.00–164.00	519	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	173.37/cwt	161.00–178.00	562	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	148.99/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,024	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.65/cwt	118.00–133.00	858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	183.26/cwt	175.00–202.00	599	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	128.76/cwt	126.00–130.00	918	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	146.80/cwt	115.00–154.00	688	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.86/cwt	158.00–181.00	719	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	815	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	162.75/cwt	150.00–166.00	853	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	197.61/cwt	190.00–201.00	449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.21/cwt	137.00–156.00	913	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	133.96/cwt	132.00–134.20	1,132	73

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,671Last week 1,441Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 70Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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
77	—	562	161.00–172.00	166.50
262	—	718	143.00–152.40	149.33
50	—	1,134	118.75	118.75
36	—	630	157.50–163.00	159.50
121	—	882	133.90	133.90
44	—	422	182.00–191.00	186.13
91	—	545	168.00–180.50	178.82
114	—	787	138.90–139.50	139.15
20	—	472	173.00–176.00	174.36
41	—	687	142.00–155.00	148.99
73	—	845	132.00–134.20	133.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	424	160.00–180.00	169.43
14	—	228	202.00–212.50	206.85
41	—	565	150.00–165.00	153.27
1	—	925	122.00	122.00
16	—	669	136.00–150.00	144.74
24	—	255	195.00–200.00	196.02
15	—	775	130.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	870	122.00	122.00
35	—	469	165.00–173.00	170.56
37	—	373	172.00–189.00	182.19
4	—	805	133.00	133.00
25	—	734	128.00–140.00	132.74
22	—	327	175.00–202.00	183.26
5	—	1,085	107.00	107.00
51	—	524	150.00–166.00	162.75
38	—	620	137.00–156.00	147.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
305	—	719	122.00–135.00	132.92
61	—	686	134.50–138.00	136.14
13	—	289	167.00–168.00	167.93
90	—	618	132.00–142.90	141.73
18	—	482	155.00–157.00	156.02
38	—	521	150.00–153.00	151.67
7	—	365	162.00	162.00
35	—	425	160.00–163.00	161.80
41	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	385	143.00–157.00	151.37
30	—	631	119.00–130.00	124.21
6	—	230	153.00	153.00
14	—	289	158.00–166.00	161.63
2	—	1,037	97.00	97.00
24	—	771	103.00–115.00	111.75
30	—	416	145.00–156.00	152.20
7	—	852	112.00–123.00	116.73
103	—	519	130.00–156.00	142.03
53	—	578	132.00–145.00	137.61
27	—	326	151.00–164.00	159.19
17	—	672	118.00–133.00	127.65
59	—	469	115.00–154.00	146.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	531	140.00–160.00	150.98
35	—	623	141.00–150.00	145.14
5	—	1,000	99.00	99.00
48	—	569	141.00–155.00	151.04
5	—	250	185.00	185.00
5	—	940	88.00	88.00
20	—	690	130.00–137.00	131.70
49	—	477	156.00–168.00	161.19
17	—	380	171.00–172.00	171.12
8	—	841	118.00	118.00
16	—	752	117.00–125.00	121.69
19	—	324	161.00–178.00	173.37
16	—	713	126.00–130.00	128.76
47	—	423	158.00–181.00	169.86
7	—	227	190.00–201.00	197.61
17	—	850	113.00–117.00	115.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	40.00–43.00	41.81
13	—	1,096	53.00–56.00	54.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,504	66.00–73.00	70.07
7	—	1,271	64.00–66.00	65.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	74.00–76.00	74.31
12	—	1,162	62.00–64.00	63.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,800	100.00–104.00	101.92

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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