Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.61/cwt on 929 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −136.07 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$135.61

929 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$2.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	796	135.72	1,080	891
Medium and Large 2-3	589	133.19	784	38

One grade step is worth $2.53/cwt here — about $296 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 sale929 hd

135.61

—

KY average25 barns · 4,621 hd

138.50

−2.89

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−136.07

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	1,745	103.45	1,805	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	70.27	1,134	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	68.40	837	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	61.21	588	10

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	—	1,140	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.12/cwt	131.00–144.00	740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.06/cwt	134.00–146.00	528	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.80/cwt	123.00–134.50	950	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	141.05/cwt	140.00–141.50	808	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	111.97/cwt	111.25–126.00	1,148	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	134.58/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,032	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.84/cwt	134.00–148.00	678	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	118.39/cwt	114.00–120.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	1,182	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	113.01/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.32/cwt	131.00–146.00	595	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	117.29/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	106.39/cwt	104.00–107.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	121.14/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.06/cwt	150.00–163.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.39/cwt	149.00–161.00	820	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.83/cwt	119.00–131.50	817	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	154.19/cwt	150.00–165.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.89/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.31/cwt	130.00–146.00	886	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.15/cwt	153.00–169.00	697	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	135.68/cwt	135.00–136.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.54/cwt	127.00–136.00	757	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	121.10/cwt	121.00–122.00	939	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,032	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.94/cwt	154.00–163.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	125.72/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	156.11/cwt	151.00–160.00	890	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.65/cwt	116.00–123.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.22/cwt	149.00–156.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	126.59/cwt	125.10–127.75	1,161	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	130.36/cwt	128.80–133.50	1,154	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	129.46/cwt	125.00–129.85	942	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,078	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	132.56/cwt	128.00–134.00	892	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	61.26/cwt	58.00–65.00	591	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	74.04/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,168	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	67.75/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	58.62/cwt	56.00–61.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	108.46/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,974	104.56/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	810.99/cwt	730.00–850.00	8,864	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	18,639	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	121.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	72.77/cwt	72.00–74.00	941	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	67.73/cwt	62.00–71.00	816	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	126.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,871	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	861	94.70/cwt	94.70–94.70	815	69
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	792	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	136.67/cwt	133.00–141.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	141.44/cwt	137.00–149.00	936	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	119.99/cwt	114.00–122.00	796	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.08/cwt	102.00–116.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	98.54/cwt	93.00–100.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.27/cwt	104.00–112.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	146.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.60/cwt	150.00–161.00	731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.69/cwt	120.00–133.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	141.77/cwt	139.00–147.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	128.84/cwt	127.00–130.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	134.29/cwt	131.00–137.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,932Last week 1,551Year ago 1,898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 84Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,590	108.00–109.00	108.46
4	—	1,974	103.00–107.00	104.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	964	58.00–65.00	61.26
1	—	890	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,005	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	73.00–75.00	74.04
3	—	1,637	63.00–71.00	67.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	56.00–61.00	58.62
11	—	1,293	72.00–74.00	72.77
28	—	1,205	62.00–71.00	67.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	532	131.00–144.00	139.12
17	—	377	134.00–146.00	140.06
40	—	475	134.00–148.00	142.84
5	—	753	114.00–120.00	118.39
19	—	430	131.00–146.00	138.32
2	—	938	97.00–98.00	97.50
33	—	634	119.00–131.50	128.83
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,088	95.00	95.00
30	—	580	127.00–136.00	130.54
32	—	663	114.00–122.00	119.99
5	—	812	93.00–100.00	98.54
13	—	727	104.00–112.00	109.27
3	—	320	140.00–141.00	140.67
1	—	150	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	573	140.00–141.50	141.05
89	—	775	121.00–122.00	121.10
133	—	839	123.00	123.00
87	—	470	158.00	158.00
82	—	728	125.00–129.85	129.46
101	—	673	128.00–134.00	132.56
10	—	945	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
6	—	576	120.00–124.00	121.65
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
3	—	467	124.00–131.00	126.69
4	—	684	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	865	83.00–85.00	84.01
2	—	388	120.00–124.00	122.04
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	945	88.00	88.00
2	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	715	123.00–134.50	132.80
20	—	1,025	111.25–126.00	111.97
46	—	767	126.00–139.50	134.58
3	—	1,065	111.00–117.00	113.01
7	—	862	118.00–123.00	121.14
12	—	482	150.00–163.00	156.06
42	—	528	149.00–161.00	155.39
16	—	627	130.00–146.00	141.31
19	—	430	153.00–169.00	162.15
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
6	—	377	154.00–163.00	156.94
9	—	821	117.00–129.00	125.72
19	—	570	151.00–160.00	156.11
2	—	913	122.00–125.00	123.50
1	—	980	111.00	111.00
4	—	340	154.00	154.00
36	—	662	137.00–149.00	141.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	960	123.10	123.10
181	—	917	125.10–127.75	126.59
164	—	885	128.80–133.50	130.36
57	—	840	131.00	131.00
26	—	602	158.50	158.50
135	—	743	145.10	145.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
5	—	658	130.00–132.00	131.20
2	—	1,007	104.00	104.00
11	—	572	133.00–141.00	136.67
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	149.00	149.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	640	120.00–124.00	122.00
3	—	515	139.00–147.00	141.77
7	—	419	144.00–150.00	146.95
3	—	467	131.00–137.00	134.29
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	112.00–120.00	117.29
5	—	911	104.00–107.00	106.39
7	—	385	150.00–165.00	154.19
9	—	574	135.00–141.00	137.89
3	—	760	116.00–123.00	120.65
3	—	425	149.00–156.00	151.22
1	—	330	157.00	157.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
4	—	725	102.00–116.00	110.08
14	—	540	141.00–150.00	146.02
9	—	473	150.00–161.00	154.60
7	—	622	120.00–133.00	129.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	98.00–100.00	99.00
3	—	533	135.00–136.00	135.68
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	470	144.00	144.00
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
5	—	569	127.00–130.00	128.84
1	—	1,055	83.00	83.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
2	—	792	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	861	94.70	94.70

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	730.00–850.00	810.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,710	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	490.00	490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00

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