Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-06-03

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 3

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,880 head

▲ 924 vs last sale 956▼ 209 vs year ago 2,089 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 36▲ 54 vs year ago 53 · +101.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate 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 $135.41/cwt on 944 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −136.27 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$135.41

944 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$0.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

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	825	135.42	1,117	921
Medium and Large 2-3	570	135.04	769	23

One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about $348 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 sale944 hd

135.41

—

KY average17 barns · 3,265 hd

139.58

−4.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−136.27

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	1,662	96.76	1,608	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	68.18	1,102	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	65.43	811	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	63.65	611	14
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,175	103.00	1,210	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	275	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	349	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	161.10/cwt	159.00–167.00	512	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	155.73/cwt	154.00–160.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	168.53/cwt	159.00–172.00	718	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	150.03/cwt	148.00–151.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	145.00/cwt	142.00–148.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	162.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	791	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	156.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	817	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	144.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	152.43/cwt	149.00–160.00	875	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	141.20/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	156.63/cwt	156.00–157.00	954	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	146.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	917	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	142.78/cwt	138.00–149.00	957	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	719	122.25/cwt	121.00–124.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	138.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	999	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	132.74/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,042	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	136.78/cwt	134.75–137.90	1,109	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	822	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	130.80/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,088	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	135.90/cwt	132.90–137.50	1,171	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	126.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,104	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	128.17/cwt	127.20–128.90	1,187	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	118.22/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,143	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	970	126.90/cwt	126.90–126.90	1,231	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,229	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	136.19/cwt	130.00–142.00	444	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	143.10/cwt	137.00–150.00	529	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	130.14/cwt	127.00–133.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	692	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	682	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	130.23/cwt	126.00–132.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	145.15/cwt	145.00–147.00	753	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	720	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	123.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	781	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.07/cwt	120.00–136.00	787	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	115.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	880	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	131.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	910	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	117.96/cwt	110.00–120.50	848	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	956	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	127.60/cwt	125.75–129.95	1,004	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	126.80/cwt	126.80–126.80	1,026	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	113.59/cwt	112.00–114.00	923	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	113.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	978	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	872	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	160.50/cwt	158.00–163.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	163.42/cwt	156.00–169.00	696	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	153.72/cwt	148.00–159.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	156.21/cwt	147.00–160.00	808	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.68/cwt	132.00–148.00	793	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	140.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	867	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	124.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	846	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	860	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	110.48/cwt	109.00–113.00	911	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	107.34/cwt	107.00–108.00	923	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	105.46/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,023	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	571	98.31/cwt	97.00–100.00	561	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	612	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	588	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	94.97/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,420	10
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.20/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,378	5
Bulls	—	—	1,958	106.14/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,078	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	68.47/cwt	67.00–70.00	651	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	61.72/cwt	59.00–66.00	594	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	58.28/cwt	56.00–61.00	694	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	66.59/cwt	62.00–70.00	833	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	918	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	74.33/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,194	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	68.86/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,112	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	56.10/cwt	53.00–58.00	920	3

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,880Last week 956Year ago 2,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 36Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	572	131.00–140.00	136.54
99	—	691	120.00–135.00	131.63
42	—	624	120.00–136.00	126.07
5	—	813	112.00–114.00	113.59
6	—	326	130.00–142.00	136.19
6	—	432	140.00–150.00	146.76
12	—	370	137.00–150.00	143.10
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
56	—	524	130.00–144.00	137.34
12	—	719	110.00–120.50	117.96
16	—	858	110.00–116.00	113.99
18	—	470	136.00–149.00	145.21
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	151.00–153.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	639	137.00–140.00	137.77
133	—	809	126.80	126.80
72	—	724	132.00	132.00
13	—	519	145.00–147.00	145.15
126	—	787	125.75–129.95	127.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
2	—	720	90.00–92.00	91.03
6	—	565	120.00–126.00	123.32
4	—	485	126.00–132.00	130.23
3	—	633	110.00–119.00	115.66
2	—	872	81.00	81.00
2	—	673	116.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	980	79.00	79.00
2	—	508	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
2	—	378	127.00–133.00	130.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,088	113.00	113.00
26	—	785	123.00–136.00	132.74
5	—	318	159.00–167.00	161.10
24	—	626	140.00–153.00	146.50
16	—	574	149.00–160.00	152.43
22	—	487	150.00–165.00	162.45
10	—	426	159.00–172.00	168.53
13	—	832	122.00–132.00	130.80
4	—	391	154.00–160.00	155.73
72	—	670	138.00–149.00	142.78
1	—	295	179.00	179.00
1	—	215	162.50	162.50
6	—	873	124.00–127.00	126.49
6	—	722	130.00–142.00	138.30
33	—	524	150.00–163.00	156.00
29	—	967	118.00–118.50	118.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	970	126.90	126.90
112	—	811	134.75–137.90	136.78
235	—	926	127.20–128.90	128.17
178	—	862	132.90–137.50	135.90
11	—	609	156.00–157.00	156.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	146.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	460	142.00–148.00	145.00
4	—	581	140.00–144.00	141.20
2	—	543	141.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	210	131.00	131.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
4	—	719	121.00–124.00	122.25
2	—	822	115.00	115.00
3	—	438	148.00–151.00	150.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	135.00–144.00	140.11
10	—	679	120.00–132.00	124.59
3	—	860	107.00–108.00	107.34
4	—	455	148.00–159.00	153.72
1	—	915	107.00	107.00
2	—	355	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	320	158.00–163.00	160.50
3	—	715	119.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	970	103.00–108.00	105.46
6	—	825	109.00–113.00	110.48
11	—	517	147.00–160.00	156.21
7	—	426	156.00–169.00	163.42
7	—	564	132.00–148.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
6	—	522	130.00–135.00	133.71
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
1	—	925	88.00	88.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	96.00	96.00
9	—	571	97.00–100.00	98.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	53.00–58.00	56.10
5	—	1,606	73.00–77.00	74.33
8	—	1,615	66.00–72.00	68.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	56.00–61.00	58.28
3	—	1,252	72.00–75.00	73.31
29	—	1,251	62.00–70.00	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	963	59.00–66.00	61.72
4	—	951	67.00–70.00	68.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,958	102.00–109.00	106.14
10	—	1,495	90.00–99.00	94.97
5	—	1,580	85.00–89.00	87.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	103.00	103.00

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.