Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.81/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$125.81

65 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$20.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

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	546	128.60	702	56
Medium and Large 2-3	599	108.47	650	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $53 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 sale65 hd

125.81

—

KY average25 barns · 4,820 hd

131.24

−5.43

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	1,498	100.87	1,511	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	72.97	1,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	72.97	964	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	63.47	684	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	153.85/cwt	141.00–157.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.30/cwt	133.00–143.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	98.02/cwt	95.00–101.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	117.53/cwt	111.00–123.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.58/cwt	140.00–151.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	140.58/cwt	129.00–146.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	128.54/cwt	120.00–132.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.16/cwt	123.00–137.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.30/cwt	131.00–144.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	104.97/cwt	101.00–110.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	54.16/cwt	50.00–56.00	582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	68.76/cwt	65.00–73.00	742	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.92/cwt	59.00–63.00	655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	72.97/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,116	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	74.05/cwt	69.00–79.00	972	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	100.07/cwt	94.00–106.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,095	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	105.80/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,812	4
Bulls	—	—	1,040	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	106.66/cwt	101.00–116.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	154.87/cwt	139.00–160.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.34/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.78/cwt	133.00–141.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.94/cwt	126.00–146.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.34/cwt	124.00–135.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	140.98/cwt	135.00–153.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
5	—	371	133.00–143.00	139.30
2	—	970	95.00–101.00	98.02
7	—	432	129.00–146.00	140.58
9	—	614	120.00–132.00	128.54
8	—	519	123.00–137.00	132.16
7	—	475	131.00–144.00	139.30
2	—	323	130.00–131.00	130.49
5	—	721	101.00–110.00	104.97
2	—	765	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	653	110.00–115.00	112.49
6	—	566	124.00–135.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	94.00–106.00	100.07
2	—	608	110.00	110.00
2	—	445	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	141.00–157.00	153.85
6	—	675	132.00–139.00	133.18
3	—	611	140.00	140.00
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
4	—	565	135.00	135.00
4	—	410	139.00–160.00	154.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	111.00–123.00	117.53
2	—	325	140.00–151.00	145.58
3	—	718	110.00–114.00	112.00
1	—	975	102.00	102.00
1	—	910	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
15	—	615	120.00–136.00	130.34
6	—	568	133.00–141.00	137.78
6	—	525	126.00–146.00	136.94
4	—	479	135.00–150.00	146.24
4	—	414	135.00–153.00	140.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
3	—	622	101.00–116.00	106.66
1	—	915	81.00	81.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	99.00	99.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	50.00–56.00	54.16
8	—	1,079	65.00–73.00	68.76
2	—	1,075	59.00–63.00	60.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	71.00–75.00	72.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,312	69.00–79.00	74.05
1	—	1,430	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,713	100.00–111.00	105.80
1	—	1,040	93.00	93.00

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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