Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.87/cwt on 1,113 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −127.81 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$143.87

1,113 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

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	720	143.94	1,037	1,104
Medium and Large 2-3	518	135.18	700	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $337 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 sale1,113 hd

143.87

—

KY average25 barns · 7,829 hd

151.47

−7.60

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−127.81

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	1,736	95.91	1,665	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	67.15	1,066	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	65.60	851	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	62.07	655	20

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	621	122.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	122.35/cwt	115.00–123.50	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	956	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	142.06/cwt	137.00–147.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	165.08/cwt	162.00–169.00	931	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.93/cwt	141.00–148.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	828	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	180.70/cwt	170.00–186.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	139.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	887	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	965	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	138.05/cwt	132.00–146.00	937	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,090	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	123.35/cwt	120.00–124.50	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	138.66/cwt	131.50–142.00	1,064	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	139.39/cwt	136.50–142.00	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	121.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	829	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	172.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	717	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	147.41/cwt	144.00–149.00	840	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	123.89/cwt	120.50–125.10	1,151	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	126.43/cwt	125.50–130.00	943	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	183.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	137.19/cwt	129.00–139.75	926	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	124.48/cwt	124.25–125.50	944	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	156.54/cwt	150.00–166.00	986	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	131.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,098	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,211	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	307	202.30/cwt	199.00–203.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	835	38
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	171.46/cwt	166.00–174.00	907	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	128.91/cwt	120.00–131.50	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	132.93/cwt	129.00–138.00	832	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	186.50/cwt	184.00–189.00	770	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	59.30/cwt	57.00–61.00	606	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	65.17/cwt	63.00–67.00	718	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	67.15/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,066	4
Bulls	—	—	2,023	93.91/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	98.70/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,638	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	61.25/cwt	60.00–62.00	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.77/cwt	63.00–75.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	997	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	87.07/cwt	79.00–99.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	150.22/cwt	145.00–153.00	778	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	95.13/cwt	84.00–101.00	542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	166.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	838	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.26/cwt	160.00–176.00	804	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	164.22/cwt	151.00–168.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.48/cwt	146.00–157.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.67/cwt	126.00–148.00	677	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.66/cwt	129.00–142.00	725	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.54/cwt	125.00–134.00	880	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.44/cwt	121.00–126.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.52/cwt	132.00–139.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	154.63/cwt	142.00–161.00	883	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.72/cwt	132.00–143.00	771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	162.56/cwt	159.00–166.00	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	161.86/cwt	155.00–172.00	605	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	155.79/cwt	155.00–157.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	154.48/cwt	152.00–158.00	732	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	159.16/cwt	156.00–162.00	442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.54/cwt	150.00–162.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	715	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,104Last week 2,671Year ago 1,151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 185Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	117.00–125.00	122.97
7	—	789	115.00–123.50	122.35
6	—	372	137.00–147.00	142.06
15	—	423	141.00–148.00	141.93
2	—	952	98.00	98.00
8	—	734	120.00–124.50	123.35
22	—	684	115.00–125.00	121.20
33	—	478	126.00–148.00	141.67
21	—	523	129.00–142.00	138.66
2	—	338	135.00–146.00	140.62
15	—	560	132.00–143.00	137.72
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	862	112.00	112.00
35	—	570	144.00–149.00	147.41
19	—	746	125.50–130.00	126.43
100	—	675	129.00–139.75	137.19
71	—	758	124.25–125.50	124.48
3	—	810	122.00	122.00
54	—	626	129.00–138.00	132.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	518	145.00–153.00	150.22
12	—	317	159.00–166.00	162.56
25	—	374	155.00–172.00	161.86
13	—	417	155.00–157.00	155.79
45	—	474	152.00–158.00	154.48
5	—	278	156.00–162.00	159.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	770	121.00–126.00	124.17
16	—	378	170.00–186.00	180.70
33	—	638	135.00–147.00	139.08
22	—	679	132.00–146.00	138.05
50	—	416	160.00–179.00	172.32
7	—	335	180.00–185.00	183.70
8	—	905	117.00	117.00
8	—	874	122.00–125.00	123.48
38	—	529	155.00–162.00	157.88
13	—	734	120.00–131.50	128.91
35	—	478	160.00–176.00	168.26
13	—	571	142.00–161.00	154.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	564	162.00–169.00	165.08
68	—	858	127.00	127.00
191	—	767	131.50–142.00	138.66
19	—	711	136.50–142.00	139.39
82	—	929	120.50–125.10	123.89
153	—	630	150.00–166.00	156.54
138	—	833	130.00–133.00	131.83
98	—	977	122.00–125.00	123.99
42	—	529	166.00–174.00	171.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	201.00	201.00
10	—	307	199.00–203.00	202.30
14	—	413	184.00–189.00	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
5	—	521	134.00–140.00	137.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	567	136.00–150.00	146.09
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
4	—	331	180.00	180.00
11	—	411	151.00–168.00	164.22
4	—	519	146.00–157.00	151.48
19	—	669	125.00–134.00	131.54
2	—	818	110.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	718	121.00–126.00	123.44
4	—	639	132.00–139.00	135.52
4	—	945	119.00	119.00
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
10	—	470	150.00–162.00	157.54
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	179.00	179.00
1	—	235	197.50	197.50
20	—	503	160.00–167.00	166.65
2	—	605	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	84.00–101.00	95.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,022	57.00–61.00	59.30
10	—	1,101	63.00–67.00	65.17
1	—	900	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	63.00–71.00	67.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	60.00–62.00	61.25
8	—	1,286	63.00–75.00	67.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,023	93.00–95.00	93.91
1	—	1,545	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,660	96.00–100.00	98.70

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	66.00	66.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	79.00–99.00	87.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	650.00	650.00

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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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