Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2021-05-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 24

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 269▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 38▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	154.87/cwt	139.00–160.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	153.85/cwt	141.00–157.00	828	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	133.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	899	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	139.30/cwt	133.00–143.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	140.58/cwt	129.00–146.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	139.30/cwt	131.00–144.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	132.16/cwt	123.00–137.00	686	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	130.34/cwt	124.00–135.00	738	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	128.54/cwt	120.00–132.00	789	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	100.07/cwt	94.00–106.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	104.97/cwt	101.00–110.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	98.02/cwt	95.00–101.00	951	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	145.58/cwt	140.00–151.00	473	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	140.98/cwt	135.00–153.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	146.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	136.94/cwt	126.00–146.00	719	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	137.78/cwt	133.00–141.00	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	130.34/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	106.66/cwt	101.00–116.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	117.53/cwt	111.00–123.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	967	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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	54.16/cwt	50.00–56.00	582	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	60.92/cwt	59.00–63.00	655	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	68.76/cwt	65.00–73.00	742	8
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
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	72.97/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,116	2

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	71.00–75.00	72.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,312	69.00–79.00	74.05
1	—	1,430	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.