Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.41/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$132.41

164 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$8.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

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	835	132.58	1,107	161
Medium and Large 2-3	623	123.67	770	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.91/cwt here — about $336 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 sale164 hd

132.41

—

KY average26 barns · 5,556 hd

142.38

−9.97

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	1,690	98.42	1,664	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,674	73.22	1,226	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	71.94	964	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	67.86	712	20

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	47.50/cwt	47.00–48.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	71.57/cwt	65.00–80.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	145.32/cwt	134.00–148.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	163.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	161.26/cwt	155.00–164.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,212	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	135.88/cwt	125.00–145.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.71/cwt	125.00–141.00	708	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.81/cwt	141.00–160.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.57/cwt	150.00–152.00	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	124.90/cwt	124.90–124.90	1,177	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.69/cwt	135.00–150.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	134.02/cwt	126.00–143.00	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	157.56/cwt	149.00–159.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.92/cwt	146.00–164.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	138.60/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,016	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	75.92/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,286	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	72.36/cwt	66.00–82.00	973	19
Bulls	—	—	1,355	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	102.56/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	62.91/cwt	62.00–64.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	82.51/cwt	78.00–87.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	152.55/cwt	138.00–156.00	870	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	135.12/cwt	120.00–139.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	103.05/cwt	91.00–115.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	128.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	128.65/cwt	124.00–132.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.36/cwt	131.00–136.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	856	2

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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 214Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 39Year ago 18

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	47.00–48.00	47.50
15	—	1,063	65.00–80.00	71.57
3	—	1,002	62.00–64.00	62.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	57.00	57.00
6	—	1,694	74.00–78.00	75.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	64.00	64.00
19	—	1,344	66.00–82.00	72.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,802	99.00–107.00	102.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	71.00	71.00
3	—	328	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
2	—	943	78.00–87.00	82.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	155.00	155.00
4	—	458	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	130.00	130.00
2	—	722	110.00	110.00
8	—	486	125.00–145.00	135.88
24	—	518	125.00–141.00	136.71
2	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.48
2	—	220	132.50–135.00	133.75
8	—	413	126.00–143.00	134.02
11	—	672	123.00–129.00	128.47
4	—	324	124.00–130.00	128.59
9	—	612	124.00–132.00	128.65
8	—	562	131.00–136.00	133.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	135.00	135.00
5	—	365	160.00–166.00	163.45
11	—	487	155.00–164.00	161.26
4	—	423	141.00–160.00	151.81
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
3	—	513	135.00–140.00	136.62
17	—	570	138.00–156.00	152.55
9	—	659	120.00–139.00	135.12
1	—	210	157.50	157.50
2	—	778	109.00–111.00	109.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	170.00	170.00
2	—	520	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	91.00–115.00	103.05
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
2	—	712	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
5	—	633	134.00–148.00	145.32
4	—	655	130.00–144.00	138.01
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
5	—	273	150.00–152.00	151.57
4	—	515	135.00–150.00	140.69
7	—	556	149.00–159.00	157.56
6	—	480	146.00–164.00	156.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	954	127.00	127.00
58	—	942	124.90	124.90
5	—	733	138.00–139.00	138.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	161.00–162.00	161.50
1	—	610	150.00	150.00

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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