Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearlings steady, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.63/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$130.63

258 head · 894 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

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	902	131.00	1,182	252
Medium and Large 2-3	552	115.31	636	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $546 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 sale258 hd

130.63

—

KY average30 barns · 11,700 hd

135.07

−4.43

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	1,634	79.41	1,297	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	49.54	654	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	48.00	797	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	45.00	461	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	570	117.63/cwt	111.00–120.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.63/cwt	110.00–122.00	612	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	96.17/cwt	90.00–98.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	106.67/cwt	103.00–114.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	123.85/cwt	117.00–127.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.88/cwt	132.00–149.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.10/cwt	125.00–141.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	121.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.48/cwt	133.00–134.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.56/cwt	130.00–149.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	121.49/cwt	116.00–126.00	580	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	448	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	470	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	130.81/cwt	129.70–133.00	1,206	240
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	49.96/cwt	46.00–52.00	656	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	67.52/cwt	61.00–75.00	994	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	92.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	82.69/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	36.44/cwt	34.00–39.00	384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	49.57/cwt	49.00–50.00	528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	113.21/cwt	107.00–123.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	97.35/cwt	94.00–110.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	94.31/cwt	91.00–101.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	112.43/cwt	105.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.08/cwt	111.00–120.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 382Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 60

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearlings steady, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	111.00–120.00	117.63
31	—	520	110.00–122.00	117.63
6	—	710	90.00–98.00	96.17
8	—	375	120.00–125.00	121.83
3	—	325	115.00–120.00	117.61
2	—	285	130.00	130.00
13	—	422	115.00–125.00	121.72
9	—	477	116.00–126.00	121.49
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	109.00	109.00
7	—	474	94.00–110.00	97.35
3	—	585	91.00–101.00	94.31
1	—	525	87.00	87.00
8	—	637	94.00	94.00
2	—	697	85.00	85.00
2	—	712	85.00	85.00
1	—	245	112.50	112.50
1	—	300	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	103.00–114.00	106.67
1	—	1,035	75.00	75.00
4	—	476	117.00–127.00	123.85
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	128.00	128.00
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	97.00	97.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	125.00–141.00	134.10
5	—	459	130.00–149.00	143.56
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
4	—	678	107.00–123.00	113.21
4	—	427	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	720	104.00	104.00
2	—	327	140.00	140.00
11	—	619	111.00–120.00	117.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	132.00–149.00	137.88
2	—	535	145.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	568	133.00–134.00	133.48
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
2	—	612	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	922	129.70–133.00	130.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	111.00	111.00
2	—	555	105.00–120.00	112.43
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	42.00	42.00
5	—	1,313	46.00–52.00	49.96
1	—	1,470	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	34.00–39.00	36.44
1	—	880	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,065	49.00–50.00	49.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	61.00–75.00	67.52
2	—	1,898	90.00–95.00	92.31
3	—	1,620	79.00–85.00	82.69

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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