Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to limited amount of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.40/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$112.40

31 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$17.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

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	504	117.52	592	22
Medium and Large 2-3	553	99.89	552	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $40 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 sale31 hd

112.40

—

KY average21 barns · 3,103 hd

120.15

−7.75

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	1,441	83.65	1,205	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	52.61	622	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	51.25	814	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	42.50	422	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,178	73.96/cwt	73.00–75.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,514	86.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	52.68/cwt	50.00–56.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	117.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.29/cwt	138.00–151.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	120.42/cwt	109.00–123.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	116.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	101.71/cwt	100.00–107.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	123.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	61.54/cwt	61.00–62.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	95.43/cwt	92.00–99.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	57.67/cwt	57.00–58.00	663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	47.36/cwt	47.00–48.00	526	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	866	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	763	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 Dec 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 493Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend due to limited amount of comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	73.00–75.00	73.96
4	—	1,514	85.00–90.00	86.66
1	—	1,675	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	30.00	30.00
1	—	980	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	50.00–56.00	52.68
3	—	1,150	57.00–58.00	57.67
3	—	1,110	47.00–48.00	47.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	53.00–54.00	53.50
2	—	1,558	49.00	49.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
6	—	625	120.00–125.00	124.14
1	—	365	147.00	147.00
8	—	467	138.00–151.00	141.29
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
2	—	773	107.00–109.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	107.00	107.00
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
3	—	320	120.00–130.00	123.57
2	—	878	92.00–99.00	95.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
5	—	516	116.00–121.00	117.00
6	—	574	109.00–123.00	120.42
6	—	468	115.00–120.00	116.48
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
3	—	383	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	101.00	101.00
2	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	104.00	104.00
3	—	680	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	130.00–140.00	135.07
3	—	613	118.00	118.00
4	—	767	100.00–107.00	101.71
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
2	—	597	118.00	118.00
2	—	672	122.00	122.00
3	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
2	—	887	81.00	81.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
2	—	652	110.00	110.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	61.00–62.00	61.54

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle