Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.52/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$118.52

30 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$7.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	119.52	625	26
Large 1	519	112.01	581	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.51/cwt here — about $43 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 sale30 hd

118.52

—

KY average30 barns · 7,229 hd

128.19

−9.67

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	1,960	89.00	1,744	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	64.17	862	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	62.01	792	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,600	60.00	960	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	120.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	577	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	65.52/cwt	65.00–66.00	821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	58.50/cwt	57.00–60.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	64.37/cwt	63.00–67.00	874	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.82/cwt	115.00–126.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	127.86/cwt	118.00–133.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.40/cwt	126.00–143.00	732	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.30/cwt	146.00–150.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	149.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	818	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	519	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	3

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 65Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 46

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	146.00	146.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
3	—	565	146.00–150.00	147.30
7	—	548	145.00–150.00	149.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	117.00–125.00	120.61
3	—	656	111.00	111.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
5	—	525	115.00–126.00	121.82
2	—	350	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
4	—	611	110.00–117.00	113.47
4	—	568	119.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	110.00–114.00	112.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	126.00	126.00
8	—	661	118.00–133.00	127.86
13	—	533	126.00–143.00	137.40
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
3	—	795	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	65.00–66.00	65.52
2	—	1,300	57.00–60.00	58.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,358	63.00–67.00	64.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	89.00	89.00

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.

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