Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.94/cwt on 632 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −139.74 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$131.94

632 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$1.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

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	782	131.99	1,032	603
Medium and Large 2-3	475	130.89	622	29

One grade step is worth $1.10/cwt here — about $409 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 sale632 hd

131.94

—

KY average26 barns · 4,473 hd

139.37

−7.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−139.74

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	1,715	90.17	1,546	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	64.78	1,056	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	62.58	819	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	60.55	658	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,142	110.54	1,262	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.47/cwt	135.00–159.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	142.66/cwt	125.00–144.00	800	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.26/cwt	116.00–123.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.83/cwt	128.00–140.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	143.11/cwt	130.00–153.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.36/cwt	151.00–167.00	759	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.08/cwt	158.00–171.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	150.09/cwt	140.00–160.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	166.58/cwt	161.00–176.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	144.46/cwt	135.00–152.00	836	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.95/cwt	128.00–147.00	879	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	126.13/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,150	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	136.01/cwt	125.00–141.00	899	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	952	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,154	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	115.04/cwt	112.00–117.90	1,118	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.41/cwt	123.00–131.25	1,003	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,090	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,052	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.41/cwt	137.00–152.00	779	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	120.11/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	123.87/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	926	70
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	454	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	150.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.57/cwt	61.00–65.00	682	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	86.18/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	65.67/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,063	12
Bulls	—	—	1,605	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	95.55/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	162.19/cwt	159.00–168.00	847	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	65.84/cwt	63.00–72.00	874	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	57.88/cwt	56.00–61.00	742	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,142	110.54/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,262	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	59.44/cwt	58.00–61.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	125.76/cwt	110.00–134.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	959.39/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	13,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	99.40/cwt	90.00–107.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.71/cwt	128.00–146.00	672	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	139.14/cwt	125.00–149.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	117.07/cwt	107.00–122.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.22/cwt	100.00–120.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	127.50/cwt	122.00–130.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	113.46/cwt	111.00–116.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.50/cwt	134.00–150.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.43/cwt	110.00–123.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.34/cwt	124.00–142.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	123.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.99/cwt	136.00–149.00	690	9

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,153Last week 864Year ago 1,449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 117Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	135.00–159.00	147.47
4	—	582	128.00–140.00	130.83
4	—	412	149.00–151.00	150.00
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
6	—	783	118.00	118.00
6	—	657	122.00–130.00	127.50
4	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	728	111.00–116.00	113.46
13	—	630	124.00–142.00	131.34
9	—	476	136.00–149.00	144.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	116.00	116.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	561	125.00–144.00	142.66
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
3	—	680	116.00–123.00	118.26
7	—	428	140.00–147.00	143.46
6	—	331	130.00–153.00	143.11
11	—	789	120.00	120.00
2	—	268	140.00–160.00	150.09
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
20	—	481	128.00–146.00	139.71
25	—	533	125.00–140.00	131.44
9	—	378	134.00–150.00	143.50
2	—	708	110.00–123.00	116.43
28	—	608	120.00–130.00	128.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	135.00	135.00
70	—	690	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	146.00–152.00	150.02
4	—	465	151.00	151.00
2	—	425	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	128.00	128.00
9	—	665	90.00–107.00	99.40
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.74
4	—	570	100.00–120.00	110.22
1	—	925	84.00	84.00
1	—	970	84.00	84.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	473	151.00–167.00	160.36
11	—	420	158.00–171.00	165.08
2	—	308	170.00	170.00
9	—	369	161.00–176.00	166.58
44	—	579	135.00–152.00	144.46
43	—	628	128.00–147.00	139.95
25	—	661	125.00–141.00	136.01
117	—	972	112.00–117.90	115.04
19	—	775	123.00–131.25	129.41
22	—	532	137.00–152.00	146.41
14	—	873	118.00–125.00	120.11
8	—	818	118.00–125.50	123.87
13	—	719	120.00–129.00	123.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	912	126.00–127.00	126.13
57	—	952	121.25	121.25
63	—	784	139.00	139.00
55	—	808	130.25	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	159.00–168.00	162.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	110.00–134.00	125.76
3	—	295	142.50	142.50
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
9	—	474	125.00–149.00	139.14
3	—	568	107.00–122.00	117.07
3	—	385	120.00–135.00	125.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	61.00–65.00	63.57
1	—	1,095	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,155	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,619	62.00–70.00	65.67
2	—	1,698	58.00–61.00	59.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,327	63.00–72.00	65.84
9	—	1,282	56.00–61.00	57.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	84.00–89.00	86.18
1	—	1,605	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,802	93.00–99.00	95.55
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,142	100.00–114.00	110.54

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,375	800.00–1,100.00	959.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	925.00	925.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle