Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, no test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.08/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$131.08

30 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

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	503	132.05	664	28
Medium and Large 2-3	518	117.50	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $56 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

131.08

—

KY average27 barns · 6,553 hd

131.57

−0.49

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	—	Low	1,700	80.00	1,360	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	66.11	1,064	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	62.25	846	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	56.31	602	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,111	103.00	1,144	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	66.11/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,064	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	64.59/cwt	62.00–69.00	734	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	47.58/cwt	40.00–52.00	503	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	56.54/cwt	54.00–59.00	588	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	49.50/cwt	48.00–51.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	128.26/cwt	120.00–132.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.68/cwt	145.00–169.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	123.90/cwt	119.00–129.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	153.41/cwt	146.00–170.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.98/cwt	121.00–124.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.97/cwt	125.00–142.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.46/cwt	121.00–131.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,111	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	64.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	884	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.58/cwt	138.00–149.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	140.51/cwt	138.00–143.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	242	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 355Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 85Year ago 104

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,610	64.00–68.00	66.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	62.00–69.00	64.59
3	—	1,057	40.00–52.00	47.58
6	—	1,040	54.00–59.00	56.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	48.00–51.00	49.50
1	—	1,320	58.00	58.00
15	—	1,377	60.00–67.00	64.23
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,111	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	120.00–132.00	128.26
5	—	573	138.00	138.00
6	—	538	144.00–150.00	148.84
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
2	—	608	138.00–143.00	140.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
2	—	242	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	145.00–169.00	152.68
6	—	733	119.00–129.00	123.90
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
2	—	643	125.00–135.00	130.02
3	—	522	134.00–139.00	135.97
5	—	423	146.00–170.00	153.41
1	—	360	157.50	157.50
4	—	570	138.00–149.00	144.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	100.00–105.00	102.45
4	—	574	121.00–124.00	121.98
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
4	—	456	125.00–142.00	133.97
6	—	521	121.00–131.00	126.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	590	113.00	113.00

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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