Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-03-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 4

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,414 head

▲ 431 vs last sale 1,983▲ 1,154 vs year ago 1,260 · +91.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 62▼ 7 vs year ago 72 · −9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.60/cwt on 989 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.08 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$134.60

989 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$5.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	723	134.66	974	978
Medium and Large 2-3	490	129.44	634	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about $340 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 sale989 hd

134.60

—

KY average26 barns · 7,898 hd

139.57

−4.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−137.08

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	1,582	89.03	1,408	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	62.32	919	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	62.29	714	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	51.44	485	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	89.83	1,316	4thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	124	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	153	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	176.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	589	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	147.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	498	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	173.43/cwt	169.00–179.00	657	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	187.59/cwt	185.00–193.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	177.10/cwt	172.00–182.50	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	132.35/cwt	120.00–145.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	161.57/cwt	152.00–169.00	711	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	156.29/cwt	145.00–167.00	747	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	174.78/cwt	173.00–178.00	839	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	168.66/cwt	158.00–175.00	867	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	153.66/cwt	140.00–158.00	828	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	148.02/cwt	138.00–155.00	841	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	155.54/cwt	155.50–156.00	927	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	147.63/cwt	143.00–150.75	912	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.69/cwt	126.00–141.00	828	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	132.13/cwt	124.00–135.25	896	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	138.42/cwt	138.25–141.00	952	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	122.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	895	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	133.22/cwt	131.25–135.00	973	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	120.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	936	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	119.11/cwt	116.00–123.00	983	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	847	128.37/cwt	128.00–128.75	1,087	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	116.35/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,016	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	111.85/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,014	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	124.80/cwt	124.80–124.80	1,158	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,091	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,156	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,103	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	144.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	146.08/cwt	138.00–152.00	543	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	141.37/cwt	128.00–145.00	611	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	679	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.59/cwt	125.00–144.00	637	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	133.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	707	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	125.51/cwt	117.00–132.00	666	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	128.38/cwt	115.00–137.00	732	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	117.94/cwt	111.00–125.00	735	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	106.40/cwt	100.00–119.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	129.66/cwt	126.25–135.75	812	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	773	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	129.33/cwt	129.10–129.90	881	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	684	104.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	93.07/cwt	83.00–101.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	109.85/cwt	106.50–113.00	848	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	92.70/cwt	87.00–101.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	116.58/cwt	116.35–118.50	919	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	114.60/cwt	114.60–114.60	959	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	914	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	172.53/cwt	160.00–183.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	164.29/cwt	156.00–176.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	160.50/cwt	143.00–170.00	774	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	143.92/cwt	130.00–160.00	758	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	140.29/cwt	134.00–151.00	795	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	134.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	836	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	117.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	855	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	89.83/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,316	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	76.66/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	91.78/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,535	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	49.92/cwt	48.00–53.00	456	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	580	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	53.35/cwt	52.00–54.00	596	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	60.69/cwt	59.00–63.00	693	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	66.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	772	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	59.87/cwt	58.00–61.00	879	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	939	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,322.22/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	17,850	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,414Last week 1,983Year ago 1,260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	772	106.50–113.00	109.85
8	—	994	92.00	92.00
40	—	837	114.60	114.60
2	—	330	140.00–149.00	144.70
36	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.19
21	—	372	138.00–152.00	146.08
58	—	570	115.00–137.00	128.38
19	—	470	125.00–144.00	135.59
17	—	432	128.00–145.00	141.37
17	—	531	117.00–132.00	125.51
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
49	—	623	111.00–125.00	117.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	626	126.25–135.75	129.66
42	—	529	132.00–136.00	133.65
257	—	681	129.10–129.90	129.33
12	—	467	145.00–147.00	145.49
77	—	788	116.35–118.50	116.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	83.00–101.00	93.07
3	—	775	87.00–101.00	92.70
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
4	—	684	103.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	625	100.00–119.00	106.40
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	121.03
4	—	574	100.00	100.00
2	—	540	110.00–115.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	160.00–183.00	172.53
2	—	660	125.00–131.00	128.02
13	—	482	143.00–170.00	160.50
12	—	726	111.00–121.00	117.75
10	—	622	132.00–140.00	134.41
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
5	—	567	134.00–151.00	140.29
18	—	527	130.00–160.00	143.92
3	—	426	156.00–176.00	164.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	873	107.00–120.00	116.35
14	—	629	126.00–141.00	131.69
27	—	678	124.00–135.25	132.13
51	—	776	115.00–126.00	120.63
11	—	478	145.00–167.00	156.29
4	—	334	170.00–180.00	176.27
64	—	539	140.00–158.00	153.66
1	—	1,070	108.00	108.00
10	—	1,114	99.00	99.00
27	—	568	138.00–155.00	148.02
1	—	280	182.50	182.50
12	—	907	106.00–116.00	111.85
10	—	440	152.00–169.00	161.57
6	—	379	169.00–179.00	173.43
130	—	825	116.00–123.00	119.11
2	—	124	123.00	123.00
5	—	983	111.00	111.00
47	—	729	120.00–126.00	122.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	514	158.00–175.00	168.66
123	—	847	128.00–128.75	128.37
32	—	596	155.50–156.00	155.54
99	—	618	143.00–150.75	147.63
77	—	688	138.25–141.00	138.42
8	—	480	173.00–178.00	174.78
3	—	381	185.00–193.00	187.59
5	—	418	172.00–182.50	177.10
107	—	730	131.25–135.00	133.22
58	—	928	124.80	124.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	120.00–145.00	132.35
2	—	338	140.00–155.00	147.44
1	—	780	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	58.00–61.00	59.87
8	—	1,478	62.00–65.00	63.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	64.00–71.00	66.65
5	—	1,142	59.00–63.00	60.69
3	—	1,118	52.00–54.00	53.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	56.00	56.00
3	—	913	48.00–53.00	49.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	86.00–95.00	89.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	70.00–81.00	76.66
1	—	1,130	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,672	90.00–94.00	91.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,322.22

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.