Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady,over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.43/cwt on 814 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −139.25 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$132.43

814 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$5.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

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	842	132.55	1,116	798
Medium and Large 2-3	528	126.61	669	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.94/cwt here — about $447 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 sale814 hd

132.43

—

KY average29 barns · 4,861 hd

136.58

−4.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−139.25

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	1,555	95.69	1,487	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	70.45	1,134	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	68.34	885	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	62.00	654	30

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	110.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.79/cwt	122.00–135.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.03/cwt	137.00–153.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.10/cwt	119.00–126.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.62/cwt	139.00–153.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.03/cwt	130.00–149.00	696	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	128.42/cwt	126.80–130.85	1,190	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	142.14/cwt	139.00–145.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.38/cwt	125.00–139.00	703	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	135.61/cwt	131.00–141.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	147.73/cwt	136.00–154.00	538	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	150.01/cwt	147.00–154.00	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	867	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	164.77/cwt	149.00–169.00	786	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	131.36/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,149	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.42/cwt	145.00–165.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	136.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	165.85/cwt	153.00–171.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	909	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,044	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,167	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,177	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	1,091	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	66.66/cwt	63.00–72.00	741	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	59.46/cwt	56.00–62.00	593	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	70.45/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,134	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	81.01/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	102.36/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,724	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	53.68/cwt	51.00–55.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	157.33/cwt	157.00–160.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	155.27/cwt	154.00–159.00	812	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	591	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	82.84/cwt	69.00–101.00	807	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	121.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	118.52/cwt	112.00–121.00	633	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	68.93/cwt	64.00–76.00	891	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	108.65/cwt	104.00–111.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	172.63/cwt	170.00–173.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	107.68/cwt	102.00–121.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	123.25/cwt	121.00–125.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	140.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	109.98/cwt	103.00–116.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	106.64/cwt	105.00–107.00	880	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	145.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	784	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.14/cwt	130.00–149.00	775	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	127.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	855	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.69/cwt	145.00–168.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.76/cwt	128.00–147.00	573	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.27/cwt	118.00–126.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.12/cwt	111.00–128.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	123.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	817	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	136.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	123.42/cwt	110.00–136.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.39/cwt	125.00–139.00	759	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 1,385Year ago 1,914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 41Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	105.00–116.00	110.52
10	—	622	122.00–135.00	128.79
7	—	942	99.00	99.00
5	—	476	137.00–153.00	147.03
2	—	780	114.00	114.00
11	—	825	105.00–107.00	106.64
12	—	538	140.00–154.00	145.74
12	—	565	130.00–149.00	137.14
17	—	671	120.00–131.00	127.41
9	—	421	145.00–168.00	154.69
3	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	120.00–123.00	121.51
7	—	580	118.00–126.00	123.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	762	119.00–126.00	123.10
10	—	528	139.00–153.00	143.62
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
3	—	331	149.00	149.00
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
2	—	723	125.00	125.00
20	—	477	149.00–169.00	164.77
6	—	420	145.00–165.00	156.42
5	—	642	131.00–140.00	136.62
14	—	386	153.00–171.00	165.85
2	—	588	135.00–145.00	140.02
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
3	—	665	128.00–138.00	131.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	927	126.80–130.85	128.42
17	—	615	147.00–154.00	150.01
304	—	875	128.50–134.00	131.36
7	—	650	153.00	153.00
51	—	1,044	111.75	111.75
51	—	989	119.00	119.00
16	—	717	134.00	134.00
62	—	809	134.90	134.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	550	157.00–160.00	157.33
8	—	523	154.00–159.00	155.27
8	—	460	170.00–173.00	172.63
2	—	215	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	104.00–111.00	108.65
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	146.00	146.00
2	—	415	130.00–142.00	136.07
4	—	463	110.00–136.00	123.42
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
4	—	873	105.00–107.00	106.50
34	—	480	130.00–149.00	145.03
2	—	278	139.00–145.00	142.14
26	—	527	125.00–139.00	133.38
2	—	223	131.00–141.00	135.61
15	—	364	136.00–154.00	147.73
4	—	311	130.00–145.00	140.84
4	—	721	103.00–116.00	109.98
13	—	422	128.00–147.00	135.76
15	—	615	111.00–128.00	123.12
19	—	663	110.00–125.00	123.19
27	—	573	125.00–139.00	132.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	636	136.25	136.25
12	—	549	141.00	141.00
78	—	715	134.00	134.00
75	—	674	134.90	134.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	402	155.00	155.00
1	—	245	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	115.00–124.00	121.00
4	—	534	112.00–121.00	118.52
2	—	705	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	367	123.00	123.00
4	—	478	102.00–121.00	107.68
4	—	423	121.00–125.00	123.25
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	770	98.00	98.00
3	—	663	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	81.00	81.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	63.00–72.00	66.66
14	—	997	56.00–62.00	59.46
3	—	1,083	51.00–55.00	53.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	64.00–75.00	70.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	63.00	63.00
18	—	1,293	64.00–76.00	68.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,383	75.00–85.00	81.01
9	—	1,684	98.00–109.00	102.36

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	5	—	974	69.00–101.00	82.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	540.00	540.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle