Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.82/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$137.82

468 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

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	595	138.79	826	447
Medium and Large 2-3	592	117.19	694	21

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $132 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 sale468 hd

137.82

—

KY average26 barns · 6,994 hd

135.39

+2.42

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	1,659	92.64	1,537	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	61.60	959	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	60.11	761	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	52.90	505	15

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	918	126.70/cwt	126.70–126.70	1,163	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	133.95/cwt	133.95–133.95	1,109	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	124.79/cwt	121.00–136.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.79/cwt	148.00–157.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	854	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.78/cwt	139.00–155.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.78/cwt	141.00–156.00	619	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	158.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	151.78/cwt	146.00–159.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.66/cwt	122.00–135.00	853	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	153.81/cwt	149.00–160.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.72/cwt	122.00–136.00	752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.54/cwt	165.00–172.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.40/cwt	151.00–165.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.47/cwt	136.00–149.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.60/cwt	125.00–135.50	957	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	129.04/cwt	122.00–135.00	808	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	152.99/cwt	144.00–159.00	863	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.04/cwt	134.00–147.00	732	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.05/cwt	161.00–170.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	143.35/cwt	137.00–148.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	970	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	121.12/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	156.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	162.86/cwt	151.00–168.00	748	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	45.93/cwt	41.00–51.00	430	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	64.67/cwt	64.00–65.00	986	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	61.52/cwt	59.00–63.00	954	7
Bulls	—	—	1,749	101.48/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,775	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	92.99/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,663	6
Bulls	—	—	1,432	85.15/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	60.19/cwt	56.00–64.00	771	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	58.15/cwt	55.00–61.00	563	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	143.25/cwt	143.00–144.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	52.80/cwt	49.00–55.00	590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	65.63/cwt	65.00–67.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	137.12/cwt	136.00–140.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	143.60/cwt	143.60–143.60	879	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	463	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	486	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	147.95/cwt	147.50–150.00	800	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.89/cwt	137.00–140.00	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	105.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	151.77/cwt	149.00–156.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	4

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 2,104Year ago 1,709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 52Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 3

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
57	—	918	126.70	126.70
61	—	828	133.95	133.95
4	—	497	172.00	172.00
3	—	508	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	148.00–157.00	152.79
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
13	—	722	125.00–135.50	132.60
33	—	564	144.00–159.00	152.99
11	—	417	161.00–170.00	166.05
9	—	619	137.00–148.00	143.35
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	159.00	159.00
8	—	840	118.00–125.00	121.12
5	—	339	155.00–160.00	156.02
3	—	890	122.00	122.00
22	—	459	151.00–168.00	162.86
2	—	368	150.00–165.00	157.86
8	—	681	137.00–140.00	138.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	176.00	176.00
2	—	367	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	148.00	148.00
1	—	210	142.50	142.50
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
3	—	427	149.00–156.00	151.77
2	—	693	124.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	576	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	121.00–136.00	124.79
9	—	417	150.00–162.00	158.92
10	—	516	149.00–160.00	153.81
2	—	768	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	376	165.00–172.00	168.54
10	—	468	151.00–165.00	159.40
13	—	571	136.00–149.00	144.47
7	—	633	136.00–140.00	137.12
3	—	715	111.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	143.00–144.00	143.25
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
2	—	728	103.00–108.00	105.47
2	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
2	—	440	145.00–148.00	146.48
2	—	555	134.00–136.00	135.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	627	136.25	136.25
64	—	789	123.00	123.00
13	—	582	142.00	142.00
57	—	541	147.50–150.00	147.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	139.00–155.00	145.78
26	—	419	141.00–156.00	147.78
1	—	220	154.00	154.00
9	—	377	146.00–159.00	151.78
22	—	679	122.00–135.00	125.66
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
2	—	837	117.00	117.00
10	—	571	122.00–136.00	131.72
3	—	708	106.00–108.00	107.33
38	—	626	122.00–135.00	129.04
23	—	519	134.00–147.00	141.04
6	—	322	152.00–160.00	156.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	164.00	164.00
13	—	405	160.00	160.00
88	—	612	143.60	143.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
3	—	678	110.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
2	—	535	122.00–126.00	123.96
1	—	890	111.00	111.00
4	—	724	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
1	—	790	97.00	97.00
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
2	—	373	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	475	137.00	137.00
2	—	313	135.00–140.00	137.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	936	41.00–51.00	45.93
1	—	980	65.00	65.00
7	—	969	55.00–61.00	58.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	64.00–65.00	64.67
7	—	1,551	59.00–63.00	61.52
1	—	1,690	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,281	56.00–64.00	60.19
5	—	1,117	49.00–55.00	52.80
6	—	1,284	65.00–67.00	65.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,749	99.00–105.00	101.48
6	—	1,788	88.00–95.00	92.99
5	—	1,432	83.00–86.00	85.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	850.00	850.00

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

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