Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $151.20/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$151.20

256 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	814	151.98	1,237	248
Medium and Large 2-3	606	126.97	769	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $467 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 sale256 hd

151.20

—

KY average24 barns · 9,994 hd

153.71

−2.51

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	1,606	91.60	1,471	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	59.06	976	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	57.41	739	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	54.39	574	12

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2-3	—	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	123.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	461	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	114.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	98.86/cwt	85.00–112.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	128.20/cwt	124.00–134.00	619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.13/cwt	120.00–133.00	726	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	535	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.83/cwt	111.00–121.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	100.16/cwt	91.00–105.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	113.25/cwt	100.00–120.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	122.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	149.65/cwt	148.00–151.10	1,374	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	134.76/cwt	132.00–138.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	177.43/cwt	177.00–180.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.09/cwt	137.00–149.00	816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.45/cwt	135.00–150.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	163.60/cwt	163.00–164.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	167.11/cwt	156.00–169.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	162.02/cwt	158.00–166.00	823	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	54.31/cwt	48.00–56.00	542	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	41.19/cwt	37.00–46.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	59.75/cwt	57.00–65.00	660	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	60.07/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,006	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	60.28/cwt	57.00–67.00	768	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	53.74/cwt	47.00–56.00	713	6
Bulls	—	—	1,045	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	99.15/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	91.77/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,441	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	895.47/cwt	750.00–950.00	12,483	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,588	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	79.29/cwt	77.00–82.00	875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	71.27/cwt	63.00–81.00	826	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,552	1,274.48/cwt	1,100.00–1,475.00	19,780	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	1,189.36/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	18,947	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	13,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	137.37/cwt	120.00–141.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.64/cwt	135.00–156.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	131.25/cwt	112.50–139.00	412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	133.28/cwt	123.00–140.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	884	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	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 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 425Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 63Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
3	—	536	111.00–116.00	114.34
2	—	570	85.00–112.00	98.86
3	—	622	91.00–105.00	100.16
1	—	255	112.50	112.50
1	—	320	102.00	102.00
3	—	728	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	91.00	91.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	374	120.00–128.00	123.31
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
20	—	483	124.00–134.00	128.20
2	—	762	114.00	114.00
20	—	567	120.00–133.00	128.13
22	—	425	125.00–131.00	125.85
10	—	615	111.00–121.00	118.83
9	—	526	120.00–132.00	128.49
9	—	325	119.00–125.00	122.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,025	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	111.00–114.00	112.98
6	—	575	135.00–150.00	146.45
5	—	440	163.00–164.00	163.60
2	—	883	104.00–110.00	107.03
7	—	476	156.00–169.00	167.11
6	—	970	114.00	114.00
4	—	519	135.00–156.00	150.64
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
13	—	622	129.00–139.00	136.37
9	—	678	127.00–135.00	130.44
7	—	704	115.00–125.00	120.86
3	—	308	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	180.00	180.00
4	—	508	158.00–166.00	162.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	120.00–141.00	137.37
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
5	—	688	114.00	114.00
5	—	528	128.00–133.00	130.01
6	—	314	112.50–139.00	131.25
6	—	469	123.00–140.00	133.28
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	671	100.00–120.00	113.25
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
3	—	493	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	481	169.00–170.00	169.50
6	—	668	130.00–145.00	136.90
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
7	—	613	145.00	145.00
8	—	353	166.00	166.00
6	—	730	132.00–138.00	134.76
7	—	421	177.00–180.00	177.43
10	—	566	137.00–149.00	144.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	918	148.00–151.10	149.65
3	—	628	147.00–150.00	149.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	48.00–56.00	54.31
2	—	1,080	37.00–46.00	41.19
5	—	1,105	57.00–65.00	59.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	57.00–64.00	60.07
1	—	1,500	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	45.00	45.00
12	—	1,274	57.00–67.00	60.28
6	—	1,327	47.00–56.00	53.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,940	96.00–102.00	99.15
3	—	1,570	88.00–94.00	91.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	938	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,394	750.00–950.00	895.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,508	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,310	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	77.00–82.00	79.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,159	63.00–81.00	71.27
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,552	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,274.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,593	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,189.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	940.00	940.00

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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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