Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.97/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$115.97

153 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.20

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	527	117.83	621	136
Medium and Large 2-3	534	101.09	540	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $81 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 sale153 hd

115.97

—

KY average28 barns · 8,648 hd

123.18

−7.20

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	—	Average	1,707	82.92	1,415	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	54.00	834	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	48.86	655	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	47.67	528	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,425	65.00	926	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	106.42/cwt	100.00–111.00	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.11/cwt	102.00–120.00	760	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.78/cwt	95.00–110.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	128.65/cwt	120.00–137.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	124.77/cwt	122.50–127.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	120.14/cwt	116.00–126.00	621	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	141.24/cwt	133.00–145.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.22/cwt	129.00–137.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.48/cwt	127.00–133.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	126.19/cwt	120.00–132.50	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	120.60/cwt	115.00–123.00	563	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	137.29/cwt	125.00–143.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.18/cwt	140.00–152.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	134.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,121	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	863	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	39.33/cwt	35.00–43.00	518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	48.17/cwt	45.00–52.00	654	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	54.99/cwt	53.00–58.00	724	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	80.02/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,404	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	88.75/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.28/cwt	126.00–144.00	646	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	623	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	49.51/cwt	47.00–51.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.88/cwt	125.00–134.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	104.34/cwt	96.00–111.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	101.24/cwt	94.00–105.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	108.37/cwt	100.00–116.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	118.28/cwt	114.00–123.00	679	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.62/cwt	106.00–124.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	97.96/cwt	92.00–101.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	101.00/cwt	98.00–104.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.33/cwt	139.00–147.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	116.79/cwt	109.00–125.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	121.85/cwt	119.00–124.00	534	16

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 262Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	122.00	122.00
2	—	515	143.00	143.00
9	—	584	129.00–137.00	133.22
12	—	628	127.00–133.00	131.48
4	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
9	—	464	140.00–152.00	147.18
5	—	1,023	106.00	106.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,154	100.00	100.00
3	—	983	114.00	114.00
8	—	674	125.00–129.00	127.97
3	—	341	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
2	—	525	120.00–122.00	121.02
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
4	—	567	109.00–125.00	116.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	100.00–111.00	106.42
7	—	660	95.00–110.00	105.78
7	—	374	120.00–137.00	128.65
2	—	303	122.50–127.00	124.77
25	—	517	116.00–126.00	120.14
2	—	283	120.00–132.50	126.19
1	—	1,030	85.00	85.00
29	—	467	115.00–123.00	120.60
25	—	574	114.00–123.00	118.28
3	—	710	92.00–101.00	97.96
16	—	438	119.00–124.00	121.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	112.50	112.50
4	—	537	96.00–111.00	104.34
3	—	570	94.00–105.00	101.24
2	—	453	105.00–111.00	107.98
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	795	83.00	83.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
12	—	660	102.00–120.00	115.11
7	—	417	133.00–145.00	141.24
10	—	531	125.00–143.00	137.29
2	—	347	150.00	150.00
2	—	275	130.00–139.00	134.83
20	—	467	126.00–144.00	138.28
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
10	—	570	125.00–134.00	127.88
4	—	629	106.00–124.00	113.62
5	—	795	101.00	101.00
2	—	705	98.00–104.00	101.00
4	—	380	139.00–147.00	141.33
2	—	925	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
4	—	579	100.00–116.00	108.37
2	—	522	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	82.00	82.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	35.00–43.00	39.33
8	—	1,358	45.00–52.00	48.17
4	—	1,316	53.00–58.00	54.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,175	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,104	47.00–51.00	49.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	79.00–82.00	80.02
3	—	1,758	86.00–92.00	88.75
1	—	1,365	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	60.00	60.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle