Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $135.41/cwt on 944 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −136.27 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$135.41

944 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$0.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

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	825	135.42	1,117	921
Medium and Large 2-3	570	135.04	769	23

One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about $348 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 sale944 hd

135.41

—

KY average17 barns · 3,265 hd

139.58

−4.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−136.27

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	1,662	96.76	1,608	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	68.18	1,102	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	65.43	811	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	63.65	611	14
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,175	103.00	1,210	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	572	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	781	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	132.74/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,042	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.10/cwt	159.00–167.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	131.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	910	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.07/cwt	120.00–136.00	787	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	917	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	152.43/cwt	149.00–160.00	875	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	162.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	791	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	168.53/cwt	159.00–172.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	113.59/cwt	112.00–114.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	136.19/cwt	130.00–142.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.10/cwt	137.00–150.00	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	720	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.96/cwt	110.00–120.50	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	113.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	978	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	682	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.34/cwt	107.00–108.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	153.72/cwt	148.00–159.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	130.80/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,088	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	155.73/cwt	154.00–160.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.78/cwt	138.00–149.00	957	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	126.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	126.90/cwt	126.90–126.90	1,231	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	136.78/cwt	134.75–137.90	1,109	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	817	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	118.22/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,143	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	128.17/cwt	127.20–128.90	1,187	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	135.90/cwt	132.90–137.50	1,171	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	880	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	156.63/cwt	156.00–157.00	954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	126.80/cwt	126.80–126.80	1,026	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	956	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	56.10/cwt	53.00–58.00	920	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	74.33/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,194	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.28/cwt	56.00–61.00	694	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	106.14/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,078	7
Bulls	—	—	1,495	94.97/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,420	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.50/cwt	158.00–163.00	514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	61.72/cwt	59.00–66.00	594	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	68.86/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,112	8
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.20/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,378	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	66.59/cwt	62.00–70.00	833	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	68.47/cwt	67.00–70.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	105.46/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	123.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.23/cwt	126.00–132.00	632	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	612	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	588	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	571	98.31/cwt	97.00–100.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	115.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	145.15/cwt	145.00–147.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	127.60/cwt	125.75–129.95	1,004	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.48/cwt	109.00–113.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	156.21/cwt	147.00–160.00	808	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.42/cwt	156.00–169.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.68/cwt	132.00–148.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	142.00–148.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	141.20/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	144.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	122.25/cwt	121.00–124.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	150.03/cwt	148.00–151.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	130.14/cwt	127.00–133.00	492	2

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,880Last week 956Year ago 2,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 36Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	572	131.00–140.00	136.54
99	—	691	120.00–135.00	131.63
42	—	624	120.00–136.00	126.07
5	—	813	112.00–114.00	113.59
6	—	326	130.00–142.00	136.19
6	—	432	140.00–150.00	146.76
12	—	370	137.00–150.00	143.10
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
56	—	524	130.00–144.00	137.34
12	—	719	110.00–120.50	117.96
16	—	858	110.00–116.00	113.99
18	—	470	136.00–149.00	145.21
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	151.00–153.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	639	137.00–140.00	137.77
133	—	809	126.80	126.80
72	—	724	132.00	132.00
13	—	519	145.00–147.00	145.15
126	—	787	125.75–129.95	127.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
2	—	720	90.00–92.00	91.03
6	—	565	120.00–126.00	123.32
4	—	485	126.00–132.00	130.23
3	—	633	110.00–119.00	115.66
2	—	872	81.00	81.00
2	—	673	116.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	980	79.00	79.00
2	—	508	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
2	—	378	127.00–133.00	130.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,088	113.00	113.00
26	—	785	123.00–136.00	132.74
5	—	318	159.00–167.00	161.10
24	—	626	140.00–153.00	146.50
16	—	574	149.00–160.00	152.43
22	—	487	150.00–165.00	162.45
10	—	426	159.00–172.00	168.53
13	—	832	122.00–132.00	130.80
4	—	391	154.00–160.00	155.73
72	—	670	138.00–149.00	142.78
1	—	295	179.00	179.00
1	—	215	162.50	162.50
6	—	873	124.00–127.00	126.49
6	—	722	130.00–142.00	138.30
33	—	524	150.00–163.00	156.00
29	—	967	118.00–118.50	118.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	970	126.90	126.90
112	—	811	134.75–137.90	136.78
235	—	926	127.20–128.90	128.17
178	—	862	132.90–137.50	135.90
11	—	609	156.00–157.00	156.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	146.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	460	142.00–148.00	145.00
4	—	581	140.00–144.00	141.20
2	—	543	141.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	210	131.00	131.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
4	—	719	121.00–124.00	122.25
2	—	822	115.00	115.00
3	—	438	148.00–151.00	150.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	135.00–144.00	140.11
10	—	679	120.00–132.00	124.59
3	—	860	107.00–108.00	107.34
4	—	455	148.00–159.00	153.72
1	—	915	107.00	107.00
2	—	355	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	320	158.00–163.00	160.50
3	—	715	119.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	970	103.00–108.00	105.46
6	—	825	109.00–113.00	110.48
11	—	517	147.00–160.00	156.21
7	—	426	156.00–169.00	163.42
7	—	564	132.00–148.00	140.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
6	—	522	130.00–135.00	133.71
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
1	—	925	88.00	88.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	96.00	96.00
9	—	571	97.00–100.00	98.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	53.00–58.00	56.10
5	—	1,606	73.00–77.00	74.33
8	—	1,615	66.00–72.00	68.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	56.00–61.00	58.28
3	—	1,252	72.00–75.00	73.31
29	—	1,251	62.00–70.00	66.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	963	59.00–66.00	61.72
4	—	951	67.00–70.00	68.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,958	102.00–109.00	106.14
10	—	1,495	90.00–99.00	94.97
5	—	1,580	85.00–89.00	87.20
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	103.00	103.00

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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