Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower,Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.43/cwt on 916 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −132.25 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$139.43

916 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$13.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	767	139.50	1,070	911
Medium and Large 2-3	580	126.01	731	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.49/cwt here — about $339 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 sale916 hd

139.43

—

KY average26 barns · 5,376 hd

142.14

−2.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−132.25

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	—	Low	1,655	100.50	1,663	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	74.47	1,260	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	70.22	922	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	64.63	680	21

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	149.59/cwt	141.00–155.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,005	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.49/cwt	140.00–156.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.73/cwt	125.00–141.00	729	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	174.46/cwt	162.00–182.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.63/cwt	160.00–171.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	868	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	125.79/cwt	123.10–127.00	1,042	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.07/cwt	123.00–137.00	937	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.90/cwt	138.00–153.00	916	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	151.96/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,023	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,113	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	164.33/cwt	158.00–165.00	924	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	131.70/cwt	131.70–131.70	926	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	144.21/cwt	144.00–144.25	835	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	724	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	144.30/cwt	144.00–144.50	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	132.57/cwt	126.80–135.90	1,155	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	141.46/cwt	139.00–142.95	1,047	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	162.56/cwt	157.00–169.00	855	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	979	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	61.79/cwt	59.00–64.00	628	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	74.47/cwt	69.00–88.00	1,260	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	61.94/cwt	59.00–64.00	845	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	72.67/cwt	66.00–82.00	943	21
Bulls	—	—	1,493	82.91/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,238	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,034	96.95/cwt	96.95–96.95	1,002	56
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	586	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	68.43/cwt	65.00–74.00	746	10
Bulls	—	—	1,712	110.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	128.30/cwt	127.75–130.00	1,070	134
Bulls	—	—	1,682	94.60/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	162.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	101.26/cwt	96.00–104.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	140.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	647	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	123.32/cwt	122.00–126.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	123.64/cwt	121.40–125.95	1,214	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	744	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.63/cwt	133.00–152.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	139.81/cwt	131.00–149.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.42/cwt	136.00–149.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	112.52/cwt	105.00–115.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	146.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.53/cwt	127.00–141.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	142.25/cwt	136.00–149.00	969	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	118.20/cwt	105.00–123.00	853	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	164.25/cwt	155.00–172.00	808	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	151.87/cwt	142.00–162.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	128.22/cwt	120.00–131.00	823	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	136.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	789	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.18/cwt	141.00–154.00	549	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.04/cwt	147.00–154.00	876	14

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,175Last week 1,880Year ago 1,803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 107Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	122.00–124.00	123.02
31	—	758	130.00–135.00	132.61
10	—	520	140.00–156.00	147.49
2	—	925	116.00–117.00	116.49
8	—	344	162.00–182.00	174.46
4	—	427	160.00–171.00	165.63
3	—	865	124.00	124.00
17	—	720	123.00–137.00	130.07
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	173.00	173.00
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
36	—	628	138.00–153.00	145.90
20	—	681	136.00–149.00	142.25
18	—	492	155.00–172.00	164.25
14	—	580	147.00–154.00	151.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	141.00	141.00
40	—	481	180.50	180.50
39	—	673	150.00–161.00	151.96
21	—	562	158.00–165.00	164.33
8	—	628	161.00	161.00
192	—	871	126.80–135.90	132.57
161	—	740	139.00–142.95	141.46
25	—	526	157.00–169.00	162.56
134	—	834	127.75–130.00	128.30
117	—	982	121.40–125.95	123.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	140.00–142.00	140.69
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	141.00–155.00	149.59
2	—	710	121.00	121.00
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
4	—	427	160.00–168.00	162.56
3	—	823	96.00–104.00	101.26
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
12	—	564	133.00–152.00	146.63
5	—	632	127.00–141.00	134.53
4	—	675	120.00–130.00	126.18
4	—	456	142.00–162.00	151.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	678	115.00–126.00	122.63
33	—	533	125.00–141.00	136.73
2	—	962	88.00	88.00
10	—	484	131.00–149.00	139.81
3	—	323	136.00–149.00	140.42
4	—	761	105.00–115.00	112.52
11	—	441	140.00–149.00	146.04
34	—	722	105.00–123.00	118.20
30	—	642	120.00–131.00	128.22
22	—	579	133.00–140.00	136.24
18	—	373	141.00–154.00	147.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	828	123.10–127.00	125.79
65	—	935	119.00	119.00
84	—	703	131.70	131.70
83	—	579	144.00–144.25	144.21
31	—	467	150.00–157.50	154.98
9	—	660	133.00	133.00
13	—	624	134.00–136.00	134.98
10	—	525	144.00–144.50	144.30
60	—	794	123.25	123.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
3	—	428	122.00–126.00	123.32
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
4	—	744	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	450	123.00	123.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
3	—	573	121.00–122.00	121.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,034	96.95	96.95
4	—	586	100.00	100.00
2	—	408	102.00–105.00	103.47
5	—	478	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	59.00–64.00	61.79
1	—	1,025	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,090	65.00–74.00	68.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,692	69.00–88.00	74.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	59.00–64.00	61.94
1	—	1,415	52.00	52.00
21	—	1,298	66.00–82.00	72.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	80.00–85.00	82.91
7	—	1,712	106.00–115.00	110.57
3	—	1,682	94.00–95.00	94.60

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle