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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) · Thu, Jun 17

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 17

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,925 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 2,175▲ 124 vs year ago 1,801 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 87▲ 0 vs year ago 68 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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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 — 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 $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

Price by quality 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

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. 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	168.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478

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 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

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 17

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,925 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 2,175▲ 124 vs year ago 1,801 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 87▲ 0 vs year ago 68 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $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

Price by quality 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

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. 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	168.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478

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 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

Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	138.23/cwt	138.00–139.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	142.49/cwt	138.00–150.00	611	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.94/cwt	137.00–147.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	141.51/cwt	141.50–142.00	740	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	736	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	133.26/cwt	126.00–136.00	769	18
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 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	913	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	117.11/cwt	112.50–127.00	790	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	717	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	139.40/cwt	139.40–139.40	1,044	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	797	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,084	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	119.29/cwt	111.00–119.50	981	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,058	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,074	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,081	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	162.40/cwt	159.00–165.00	750	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	152.36/cwt	143.00–156.00	798	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	147.02/cwt	138.00–150.00	816	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	135.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	841	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	135.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	903	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	127.24/cwt	120.00–134.00	901	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	920	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	868	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	890	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	937	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	96.49/cwt	92.00–101.00	953	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	327	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	376	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	438	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	460	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	900	101.10/cwt	101.10–101.10	910	64

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	112.52/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,030	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,039	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	62.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	576	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	537	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	63.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	747	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	77.24/cwt	75.00–80.00	955	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	70.46/cwt	67.00–74.00	877	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	820	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	70.99/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,107	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,015	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,531	1

Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,075	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	922	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	892	137.50	137.50
61	—	920	135.30	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	70.00	70.00

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