Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Moderate demand on a plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand on a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.24/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$127.24

87 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

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	497	128.90	641	81
Medium and Large 2-3	639	104.82	670	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale87 hd

127.24

—

KY average25 barns · 7,447 hd

134.75

−7.51

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	—	Average	2,030	94.00	1,908	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	57.00	929	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	53.49	679	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	49.00	497	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	144.63/cwt	135.00–150.00	344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.58/cwt	118.00–134.00	679	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.80/cwt	164.00–180.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	143.20/cwt	139.00–146.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	127.47/cwt	122.50–130.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	170.59/cwt	170.00–173.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.20/cwt	140.00–151.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	156.89/cwt	150.00–170.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.25/cwt	141.00–148.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.02/cwt	116.00–122.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	57.53/cwt	57.00–58.00	687	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	53.23/cwt	48.00–56.00	688	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	929	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,908	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,016	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.08/cwt	131.00–146.00	877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.75/cwt	123.00–137.00	618	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	794	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	116.88/cwt	116.00–120.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	103.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	741	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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 616Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 47Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
2	—	635	145.00–150.00	147.48
1	—	755	134.00	134.00
4	—	870	137.00	137.00
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
5	—	420	164.00–180.00	174.80
6	—	558	139.00–146.00	143.20
5	—	473	170.00–173.00	170.59
3	—	526	140.00–151.00	147.20
2	—	658	142.00–144.00	143.00
3	—	261	150.00–170.00	156.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	238	135.00–150.00	144.63
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
7	—	623	115.00–125.00	119.95
22	—	520	118.00–134.00	130.58
6	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.68
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
3	—	257	122.50–130.00	127.47
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
15	—	473	123.00–137.00	130.75
2	—	707	115.00	115.00
16	—	568	125.00–129.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	100.00–110.00	103.63
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
2	—	730	100.00–103.00	101.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	112.00	112.00
2	—	285	165.00	165.00
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
4	—	478	141.00–148.00	144.25
2	—	705	116.00–122.00	119.02
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
9	—	617	131.00–146.00	142.08
5	—	438	150.00–158.00	154.19
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	707	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
5	—	794	107.00	107.00
9	—	590	116.00–120.00	116.88
2	—	458	130.00–136.00	133.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,195	57.00–58.00	57.53
6	—	1,292	48.00–56.00	53.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,110	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	94.00	94.00

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	—	1,210	84.00	84.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	625.00	625.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle