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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 1

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,441 head

▼ 438 vs last sale 1,879▼ 921 vs year ago 2,362 · −39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 64▼ 17 vs year ago 87 · −19.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $142.89/cwt on 738 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −128.79 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$142.89

738 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$5.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	749	143.19	1,073	696
Medium and Large 2-3	618	137.98	852	42

One grade step is worth $5.21/cwt here — about $221 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 sale738 hd

142.89

—

KY average25 barns · 6,339 hd

144.52

−1.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−128.79

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	—	Average	1,730	93.73	1,622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	65.67	1,103	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	63.34	793	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	939	58.12	546	13

Every lot

97 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	204.42/cwt	202.00–206.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	180.01/cwt	175.00–189.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	178.77/cwt	171.00–184.00	756	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	818	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	156.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	743	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	156.96/cwt	151.00–168.00	815	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	150.85/cwt	149.00–152.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	159.78/cwt	152.00–165.00	911	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	137.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	135.32/cwt	133.00–139.00	848	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	156.03/cwt	141.00–158.00	999	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	146.71/cwt	141.00–154.00	990	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	141.29/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,026	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,068	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	729	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	875	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	134.43/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,031	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	799	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	121.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	989	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,060	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	128.09/cwt	126.00–128.50	1,109	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	886	133.88/cwt	133.80–133.95	1,186	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	111.50/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,038	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	1,197	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	112.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,146	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,197	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,277	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	164.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	162.78/cwt	155.00–166.00	643	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	151.66/cwt	141.00–155.00	667	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	149.23/cwt	142.00–156.00	706	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	143.81/cwt	135.00–148.00	741	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	108.11/cwt	100.00–116.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	139.38/cwt	131.00–146.00	804	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	134.04/cwt	121.00–135.75	835	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	132.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	913	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	121.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	865	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	107.95/cwt	102.00–112.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	109.59/cwt	103.00–112.00	834	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	783	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	126.40/cwt	126.40–126.40	1,009	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	917	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,059	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	190	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	164.82/cwt	159.00–168.00	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	185.08/cwt	180.00–194.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	182.48/cwt	182.00–184.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	157.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	147.70/cwt	146.00–149.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	130.19/cwt	126.00–136.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	148.24/cwt	139.00–154.00	861	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	140.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	874	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	937	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	125.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	849	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	128.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	886	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	128.60/cwt	124.00–131.00	908	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	613	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	582	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	86.29/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	102.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	92.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,790	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	622	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	329	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	57.86/cwt	51.00–64.00	552	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	56.54/cwt	53.00–58.00	675	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	63.03/cwt	59.00–66.00	789	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	69.13/cwt	68.00–70.00	897	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	65.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,103	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,388	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	907.57/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	9,375	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,441Last week 1,879Year ago 2,362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 64Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	171.00–184.00	178.77
22	—	866	126.00–128.50	128.09
22	—	675	141.00–154.00	146.71
45	—	470	170.00–178.00	174.07
59	—	1,018	112.00–117.00	112.57
16	—	519	151.00–168.00	156.96
7	—	365	175.00–189.00	180.01
4	—	1,172	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,059	113.00	113.00
28	—	767	122.00–139.00	134.43
4	—	931	108.00–116.00	111.50
10	—	815	115.00–124.00	121.32
127	—	640	141.00–158.00	156.03
51	—	570	152.00–165.00	159.78
24	—	726	131.00–145.00	141.29
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	180.00–182.00	180.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	170.00–172.00	171.31
28	—	830	127.75	127.75
122	—	886	133.80–133.95	133.88
54	—	936	127.85	127.85
42	—	728	146.75	146.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	202.00–206.00	204.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	149.00–152.00	150.85
5	—	799	119.50	119.50
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
1	—	350	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,005	106.00	106.00
6	—	627	133.00–139.00	135.32
6	—	729	120.00	120.00
3	—	410	160.00–161.00	160.33
4	—	576	135.00–141.00	137.25
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
7	—	473	154.00–159.00	156.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	690	122.00–136.00	132.31
11	—	440	141.00–155.00	151.66
38	—	473	142.00–156.00	149.23
5	—	857	107.00	107.00
47	—	395	155.00–166.00	162.78
94	—	623	121.00–135.75	134.04
1	—	265	153.00	153.00
13	—	709	116.00–128.00	121.95
8	—	336	160.00–168.00	164.30
10	—	761	103.00–112.00	109.59
52	—	577	131.00–146.00	139.38
10	—	937	113.00	113.00
23	—	515	135.00–148.00	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	625	137.50	137.50
67	—	798	126.40	126.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	533	100.00–116.00	108.11
2	—	638	106.00–112.00	109.01
2	—	783	90.00–95.00	92.54
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	110.00–118.00	113.96
3	—	723	102.00–112.00	107.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.74
6	—	623	137.00–145.00	140.30
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
11	—	706	124.00–131.00	128.60
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	202.50	202.50
16	—	690	125.00–134.00	128.34
7	—	375	180.00–194.00	185.08
4	—	415	182.00–184.00	182.48
21	—	581	139.00–154.00	148.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	93.00	93.00
2	—	510	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	1,060	79.00	79.00
3	—	677	120.00–128.00	125.36
3	—	473	146.00–149.00	147.70
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
7	—	567	126.00–136.00	130.19
3	—	373	159.00–168.00	164.82
1	—	425	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	667	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	203.00	203.00
1	—	190	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
4	—	613	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	68.00–70.00	69.13
4	—	1,194	53.00–58.00	56.54
24	—	1,251	59.00–66.00	63.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	70.00	70.00
10	—	954	51.00–64.00	57.86
1	—	890	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	65.00–67.00	65.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,930	90.00–95.00	92.76
3	—	1,475	85.00–88.00	86.29
3	—	1,652	100.00–110.00	102.78

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,410	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	675.00–1,100.00	907.57

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.