Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $138.65/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$138.65

114 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	791	139.84	1,107	104
Medium and Large 2-3	583	126.29	736	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $371 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 sale114 hd

138.65

—

KY average27 barns · 4,480 hd

142.05

−3.40

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	1,299	92.57	1,202	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,720	69.89	1,202	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	69.48	901	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	64.24	678	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	141.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.82/cwt	129.00–143.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.64/cwt	136.00–142.00	586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	158.49/cwt	157.00–159.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	158.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.68/cwt	125.00–144.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.76/cwt	136.00–152.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.17/cwt	126.00–144.00	769	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.11/cwt	150.00–167.00	754	4
Bulls	—	—	1,093	85.09/cwt	83.00–88.00	930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	70.02/cwt	64.00–74.00	914	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	69.06/cwt	64.00–72.00	762	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	69.89/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	136.80/cwt	136.80–136.80	1,270	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	147.33/cwt	146.00–149.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	108.95/cwt	103.00–115.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	135.64/cwt	135.00–136.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	121.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	144.64/cwt	135.00–151.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.17/cwt	125.00–138.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	4

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 150Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.20
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
3	—	368	135.00–136.00	135.64
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
8	—	427	136.00–152.00	144.76
2	—	660	135.00–141.00	137.95
2	—	375	144.00–152.00	147.89
6	—	757	116.00–125.00	121.32
5	—	453	135.00–151.00	144.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	156.00	156.00
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
3	—	625	146.00–149.00	147.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	131.00–136.00	133.99
2	—	573	136.00–137.00	136.48
9	—	524	140.00–150.00	144.00
5	—	657	138.00–148.00	141.97
2	—	390	155.00–161.00	158.04
4	—	800	137.00	137.00
4	—	923	122.00	122.00
4	—	638	141.00–145.00	143.02
4	—	471	150.00–167.00	160.11
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	157.00–159.00	158.49
1	—	645	152.00	152.00
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
2	—	833	103.00–115.00	108.95
2	—	690	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	127.00	127.00
3	—	495	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	928	136.80	136.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	129.00–143.00	137.82
11	—	420	136.00–142.00	139.64
3	—	675	114.00–126.00	122.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
7	—	471	125.00–144.00	135.68
22	—	569	126.00–144.00	135.17
5	—	624	125.00–138.00	130.17
4	—	379	130.00–135.00	132.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	113.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	83.00–88.00	85.09
1	—	1,915	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,305	64.00–74.00	70.02
1	—	1,190	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	61.00	61.00
1	—	915	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,103	64.00–72.00	69.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,720	66.00–73.00	69.89

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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