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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 13

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,551 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 1,385▼ 363 vs year ago 1,914 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 41▲ 16 vs year ago 68 · +23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady,over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $132.43/cwt on 814 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −139.25 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$132.43

814 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$5.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

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	842	132.55	1,116	798
Medium and Large 2-3	528	126.61	669	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.94/cwt here — about $447 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 sale814 hd

132.43

—

KY average29 barns · 4,861 hd

136.58

−4.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−139.25

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	—	Average	1,555	95.69	1,487	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	70.45	1,134	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	68.34	885	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	62.00	654	30

Every lot

92 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	432	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	165.85/cwt	153.00–171.00	640	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	136.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	156.42/cwt	145.00–165.00	657	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	172.63/cwt	170.00–173.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	123.42/cwt	110.00–136.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	164.77/cwt	149.00–169.00	786	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	155.27/cwt	154.00–159.00	812	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.62/cwt	139.00–153.00	758	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	157.33/cwt	157.00–160.00	865	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	150.01/cwt	147.00–154.00	923	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	136.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	877	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	995	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	131.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	874	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	123.10/cwt	119.00–126.00	938	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	1,091	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	108.65/cwt	104.00–111.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	131.36/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,149	304
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	128.42/cwt	126.80–130.85	1,190	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	989	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,177	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,044	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,167	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	135.61/cwt	131.00–141.00	302	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	142.14/cwt	139.00–145.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	140.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	147.73/cwt	136.00–154.00	538	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	135.76/cwt	128.00–147.00	573	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	123.25/cwt	121.00–125.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	107.68/cwt	102.00–121.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	145.03/cwt	130.00–149.00	696	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.38/cwt	125.00–139.00	703	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	118.52/cwt	112.00–121.00	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	121.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	132.39/cwt	125.00–139.00	759	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	123.12/cwt	111.00–128.00	757	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	867	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	123.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	817	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	909	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	109.98/cwt	103.00–116.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	930	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	154.69/cwt	145.00–168.00	651	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	147.03/cwt	137.00–153.00	700	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	145.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	784	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	137.14/cwt	130.00–149.00	775	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	123.27/cwt	118.00–126.00	715	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.79/cwt	122.00–135.00	801	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	127.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	855	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	110.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	106.64/cwt	105.00–107.00	880	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	933	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	81.01/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	102.36/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,724	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	59.46/cwt	56.00–62.00	593	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	53.68/cwt	51.00–55.00	581	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	66.66/cwt	63.00–72.00	741	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	68.93/cwt	64.00–76.00	891	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	827	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	70.45/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,134	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	82.84/cwt	69.00–101.00	807	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,589	1

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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 1,385Year ago 1,914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 41Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	105.00–116.00	110.52
10	—	622	122.00–135.00	128.79
7	—	942	99.00	99.00
5	—	476	137.00–153.00	147.03
2	—	780	114.00	114.00
11	—	825	105.00–107.00	106.64
12	—	538	140.00–154.00	145.74
12	—	565	130.00–149.00	137.14
17	—	671	120.00–131.00	127.41
9	—	421	145.00–168.00	154.69
3	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	120.00–123.00	121.51
7	—	580	118.00–126.00	123.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	762	119.00–126.00	123.10
10	—	528	139.00–153.00	143.62
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
3	—	331	149.00	149.00
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
2	—	723	125.00	125.00
20	—	477	149.00–169.00	164.77
6	—	420	145.00–165.00	156.42
5	—	642	131.00–140.00	136.62
14	—	386	153.00–171.00	165.85
2	—	588	135.00–145.00	140.02
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
3	—	665	128.00–138.00	131.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	927	126.80–130.85	128.42
17	—	615	147.00–154.00	150.01
304	—	875	128.50–134.00	131.36
7	—	650	153.00	153.00
51	—	1,044	111.75	111.75
51	—	989	119.00	119.00
16	—	717	134.00	134.00
62	—	809	134.90	134.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	550	157.00–160.00	157.33
8	—	523	154.00–159.00	155.27
8	—	460	170.00–173.00	172.63
2	—	215	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	104.00–111.00	108.65
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	146.00	146.00
2	—	415	130.00–142.00	136.07
4	—	463	110.00–136.00	123.42
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
4	—	873	105.00–107.00	106.50
34	—	480	130.00–149.00	145.03
2	—	278	139.00–145.00	142.14
26	—	527	125.00–139.00	133.38
2	—	223	131.00–141.00	135.61
15	—	364	136.00–154.00	147.73
4	—	311	130.00–145.00	140.84
4	—	721	103.00–116.00	109.98
13	—	422	128.00–147.00	135.76
15	—	615	111.00–128.00	123.12
19	—	663	110.00–125.00	123.19
27	—	573	125.00–139.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	636	136.25	136.25
12	—	549	141.00	141.00
78	—	715	134.00	134.00
75	—	674	134.90	134.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	402	155.00	155.00
1	—	245	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	115.00–124.00	121.00
4	—	534	112.00–121.00	118.52
2	—	705	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	367	123.00	123.00
4	—	478	102.00–121.00	107.68
4	—	423	121.00–125.00	123.25
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	770	98.00	98.00
3	—	663	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	81.00	81.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	63.00–72.00	66.66
14	—	997	56.00–62.00	59.46
3	—	1,083	51.00–55.00	53.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	64.00–75.00	70.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	63.00	63.00
18	—	1,293	64.00–76.00	68.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,383	75.00–85.00	81.01
9	—	1,684	98.00–109.00	102.36

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	974	69.00–101.00	82.84

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	1	—	1,035	540.00	540.00

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.