Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers no comparison to last week, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Yearlings sold with good demand. 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 $149.22/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$149.22

232 head · 885 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$37.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	896	149.96	1,344	224
Medium and Large 2-3	561	130.72	734	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	750	112.00	840	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.96/cwt here — about $504 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 sale232 hd

149.22

—

KY average15 barns · 2,747 hd

151.93

−2.72

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	1,656	90.19	1,494	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	55.76	887	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	53.53	719	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	49.26	528	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	70.00	917	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	1,065	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	101.06/cwt	98.00–104.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	138.35/cwt	138.00–139.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	139.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.28/cwt	122.00–133.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.53/cwt	145.00–158.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	801	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	992	151.35/cwt	150.70–152.00	1,501	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,431	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.79/cwt	153.00–160.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	412	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.27/cwt	130.00–147.00	771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.49/cwt	154.00–159.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	819	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	56.81/cwt	56.00–57.00	929	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	57.67/cwt	56.00–61.00	795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	52.72/cwt	48.00–55.00	694	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	43.09/cwt	34.00–47.00	455	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	57.91/cwt	56.00–60.00	584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	50.96/cwt	48.00–54.00	560	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	45.49/cwt	45.00–46.00	650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	77.23/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,180	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	99.71/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,783	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,379	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	134.20/cwt	131.00–137.50	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	136.69/cwt	136.00–138.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	109.19/cwt	105.00–122.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	133.62/cwt	129.00–136.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	131.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	114.74/cwt	111.00–116.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.21/cwt	144.00–157.50	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.72/cwt	119.00–132.00	735	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 Nov 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 125Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 28Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	119.00	119.00
2	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
2	—	310	125.00–130.00	127.46
16	—	530	122.00–133.00	128.28
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
12	—	481	125.00–135.00	131.60
4	—	602	111.00–116.00	114.74
2	—	662	125.00	125.00
2	—	283	120.00–125.00	122.39
4	—	585	119.00–132.00	125.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	98.00–104.00	101.06
1	—	210	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	138.00–139.00	138.35
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	135.00–140.00	139.35
4	—	629	136.00–140.00	138.01
1	—	835	136.00	136.00
5	—	416	156.00	156.00
5	—	536	145.00–158.00	151.53
16	—	572	136.00–145.00	140.08
4	—	474	153.00–160.00	156.79
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	992	150.70–152.00	151.35
60	—	948	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	78.00	78.00
6	—	613	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	130.00–147.00	135.27
2	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
2	—	433	154.00–159.00	156.49
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	765	114.00–116.00	115.34
2	—	610	137.00	137.00
2	—	450	164.00	164.00
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
3	—	380	144.00–157.50	152.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
2	—	320	131.00–137.50	134.20
3	—	418	136.00–138.00	136.69
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
4	—	690	105.00–122.00	109.19
3	—	460	129.00–136.00	133.62
1	—	760	94.00	94.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	53.00–55.00	54.00
5	—	1,636	56.00–57.00	56.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	56.00–61.00	57.67
16	—	1,316	48.00–55.00	52.72
2	—	1,428	45.00–46.00	45.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	34.00–47.00	43.09
2	—	1,008	56.00–60.00	57.91
8	—	1,098	48.00–54.00	50.96
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	74.00–80.00	77.23
4	—	1,788	99.00–101.00	99.71
1	—	1,515	91.00	91.00

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	—	935	70.00	70.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle