Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. The continued rise in corn and soybean futures is putting downward pressure on the yearling trade. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $126.96/cwt on 687 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −144.72 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$126.96

687 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

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	830	127.02	1,054	679
Medium and Large 2-3	571	121.63	694	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $360 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 sale687 hd

126.96

—

KY average26 barns · 3,779 hd

137.08

−10.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−144.72

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	—	Low	1,613	89.67	1,447	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,731	68.78	1,191	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	65.25	866	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	62.14	695	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,080	108.00	1,166	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	473	140.03/cwt	132.00–143.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.53/cwt	152.00–153.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.27/cwt	126.00–140.00	767	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	120.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	117.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.77/cwt	125.00–144.00	726	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	109.50/cwt	100.00–114.00	789	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	119.90/cwt	117.00–123.00	939	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.72/cwt	115.00–121.50	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.53/cwt	134.00–141.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.09/cwt	128.00–140.00	924	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	166.43/cwt	151.00–172.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	129.38/cwt	129.00–135.00	824	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.64/cwt	123.00–138.00	810	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	991	117.28/cwt	113.00–117.80	1,162	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	124.69/cwt	121.50–126.95	1,081	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	143.90/cwt	143.90–143.90	1,033	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	121.86/cwt	120.60–123.30	882	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.61/cwt	136.00–155.00	779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.18/cwt	138.00–146.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	121.66/cwt	117.00–123.10	1,110	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	939	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	62.04/cwt	61.00–63.00	811	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	802	1
Steers	Select	—	1,080	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,443	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	68.34/cwt	66.00–72.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	60.66/cwt	60.00–62.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	51.95/cwt	50.00–54.00	527	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	68.78/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,191	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	66.99/cwt	64.00–72.00	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.32/cwt	106.00–117.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	116.97/cwt	111.00–121.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	118.89/cwt	110.00–123.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	145.81/cwt	142.00–151.00	545	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	805	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.26/cwt	135.00–150.00	750	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.60/cwt	160.00–163.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	101.86/cwt	100.00–104.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.15/cwt	134.00–145.00	790	6

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,385Last week 1,153Year ago 1,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 67Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	132.00–143.00	140.03
2	—	323	152.00–153.00	152.53
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
14	—	571	126.00–140.00	134.27
13	—	627	115.00–124.00	120.94
5	—	970	93.00	93.00
10	—	666	110.00–120.00	117.99
34	—	531	125.00–144.00	136.77
18	—	721	100.00–114.00	109.50
4	—	429	134.00–141.00	137.53
11	—	374	142.00–151.00	145.81
9	—	832	100.00–104.00	101.86
2	—	875	88.00–90.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	637	129.00–135.00	129.38
169	—	724	120.60–123.30	121.86
66	—	800	118.00	118.00
13	—	886	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
6	—	420	154.00	154.00
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	106.00	106.00
2	—	575	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	865	81.00	81.00
4	—	515	111.00–121.00	116.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	107.00	107.00
3	—	672	118.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	716	106.00–117.00	113.32
1	—	390	166.00	166.00
1	—	860	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
25	—	636	120.00–130.00	126.63
15	—	520	135.00–150.00	144.26
5	—	431	160.00–163.00	161.60
6	—	572	134.00–145.00	138.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	94.00	94.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
5	—	568	110.00–123.00	118.89
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	113.00	113.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	783	117.00–123.00	119.90
12	—	728	115.00–121.50	119.72
29	—	679	128.00–140.00	136.09
6	—	418	151.00–172.00	166.43
3	—	866	113.00	113.00
2	—	345	153.00	153.00
39	—	615	123.00–138.00	131.64
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
21	—	528	136.00–155.00	147.61
6	—	477	138.00–146.00	142.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	991	113.00–117.80	117.28
182	—	867	121.50–126.95	124.69
73	—	718	143.90	143.90
223	—	912	117.00–123.10	121.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	134.00	134.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
2	—	613	114.00–118.00	116.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	61.00–63.00	62.04
1	—	1,485	54.00	54.00
12	—	1,320	64.00–72.00	66.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	66.00–72.00	68.34
3	—	1,178	60.00–62.00	60.66
2	—	1,015	50.00–54.00	51.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	68.00–71.00	68.78
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,535	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,650	91.00	91.00

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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