Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $136.88/cwt on 868 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −134.80 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$136.88

868 head · 843 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$486

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

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	472	143.19	675	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	849	136.76	1,162	853

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about −$486 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 sale868 hd

136.88

—

KY average26 barns · 4,808 hd

141.61

−4.73

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−134.80

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	1,751	104.51	1,830	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	70.05	859	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,656	68.25	1,130	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	61.50	576	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	70.00	1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2-3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	147.02/cwt	138.00–150.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.94/cwt	137.00–147.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	134.90/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.23/cwt	138.00–139.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	132.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	135.44/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	119.29/cwt	111.00–119.50	981	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.24/cwt	120.00–134.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.11/cwt	112.50–127.00	790	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	167.13/cwt	160.00–171.00	814	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,084	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	125.69/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.39/cwt	125.50–138.00	943	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	123.84/cwt	116.00–125.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	141.28/cwt	138.75–143.25	900	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	892	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,227	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	143.19/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,038	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	128.89/cwt	124.90–130.90	1,182	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.26/cwt	126.00–136.00	769	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	129.95/cwt	128.25–131.60	1,254	170
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	139.40/cwt	139.40–139.40	1,044	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,013	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	130.85/cwt	130.75–134.00	1,140	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	141.30/cwt	141.30–141.30	1,191	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	913	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.98/cwt	143.00–158.00	877	15
Bulls	—	—	1,804	112.52/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,030	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,280	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	63.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	747	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	77.24/cwt	75.00–80.00	955	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	922	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	101.10/cwt	101.10–101.10	910	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	460	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	70.46/cwt	67.00–74.00	877	19
Bulls	—	—	1,915	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	920	135.30/cwt	135.30–135.30	1,245	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	141.51/cwt	141.50–142.00	740	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,015	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	62.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	327	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	376	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	70.99/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,058	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	162.40/cwt	159.00–165.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	96.49/cwt	92.00–101.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.49/cwt	138.00–150.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	150.85/cwt	148.00–152.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.36/cwt	143.00–156.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,925Last week 2,175Year ago 1,801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 87Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
2	—	717	109.00	109.00
2	—	797	104.00	104.00
1	—	865	91.00	91.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	840	103.00	103.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
3	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	112.00	112.00
5	—	470	137.00–147.00	141.94
4	—	383	138.00–139.00	138.23
19	—	528	130.00–140.00	139.32
41	—	822	111.00–119.50	119.29
52	—	675	112.50–127.00	117.11
3	—	721	125.00	125.00
8	—	627	116.00–125.00	123.84
18	—	577	126.00–136.00	133.26
2	—	1,010	107.00	107.00
7	—	785	122.00	122.00
6	—	429	138.00–150.00	142.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	153.50	153.50
66	—	821	132.00	132.00
133	—	637	138.75–143.25	141.28
205	—	749	139.40	139.40
83	—	650	140.50	140.50
44	—	523	141.50–142.00	141.51
65	—	862	122.75	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	138.00–150.00	147.02
8	—	665	132.00–140.00	135.75
3	—	925	100.00–104.00	101.30
10	—	708	120.00–134.00	127.24
2	—	385	160.00	160.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
10	—	462	159.00–165.00	162.40
2	—	988	92.00–101.00	96.49
10	—	524	143.00–156.00	152.36
2	—	818	111.00–114.00	112.47
7	—	620	130.00–145.00	135.59
2	—	857	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
2	—	633	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	868	100.00–105.00	102.54
1	—	490	148.00	148.00
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	170.00–174.00	172.05
8	—	819	133.00–136.00	134.90
3	—	653	130.00–139.00	132.98
9	—	783	135.00–137.00	135.44
2	—	385	168.00	168.00
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
6	—	626	130.00–146.00	136.46
6	—	535	150.00–160.00	155.99
16	—	487	160.00–171.00	167.13
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
8	—	887	124.00–127.00	125.69
26	—	718	125.50–138.00	131.39
5	—	423	160.00–170.00	168.04
15	—	585	143.00–158.00	149.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	892	137.50	137.50
61	—	920	135.30	135.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	725	142.00–143.50	143.19
182	—	917	124.90–130.90	128.89
170	—	965	128.25–131.60	129.95
77	—	642	157.75	157.75
63	—	871	130.75–134.00	130.85
108	—	843	141.30	141.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	402	155.00	155.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
5	—	478	148.00–152.00	150.85
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
3	—	515	140.00–145.00	142.04
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	900	101.10	101.10
4	—	438	105.00	105.00
3	—	327	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	112.00–114.00	112.52
2	—	1,480	85.00–88.00	86.49
2	—	1,915	104.00–109.00	106.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,172	60.00–65.00	63.70
6	—	1,236	75.00–80.00	77.24
19	—	1,245	67.00–74.00	70.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	53.00–55.00	54.03
1	—	910	71.00	71.00
10	—	928	60.00–65.00	62.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	55.00	55.00
1	—	2,015	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,560	68.00–74.00	70.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	70.00	70.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	85.00	85.00

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

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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