Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.49/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$126.49

33 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$46.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

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	478	137.44	657	25
Medium and Large 2-3	704	92.42	651	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	470	91.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $229 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 sale33 hd

126.49

—

KY average23 barns · 5,009 hd

136.71

−10.23

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	—	High	1,255	113.00	1,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	57.55	734	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	57.00	933	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	50.35	524	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	98.00–101.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	94.98/cwt	91.00–99.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	132.41/cwt	126.00–139.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	123.11/cwt	122.50–125.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	141.92/cwt	136.00–150.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,913	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	79.30/cwt	72.00–88.00	950	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,024	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	52.52/cwt	52.00–53.00	556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	55.62/cwt	55.00–56.00	731	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	58.71/cwt	57.00–63.00	735	5

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 240Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	177.00	177.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
3	—	835	98.00–101.00	100.00
1	—	315	169.00	169.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	127.50	127.50
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
4	—	408	122.50–125.00	123.11
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	159.00	159.00
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
2	—	867	125.00	125.00
3	—	718	135.00–136.00	135.66
4	—	626	143.00	143.00
1	—	665	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
1	—	800	108.00	108.00
2	—	457	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	160.00	160.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
1	—	440	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
2	—	425	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	530	126.00–130.00	128.02
2	—	302	142.50	142.50
2	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	365	126.00–139.00	132.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	70.00	70.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
3	—	737	91.00–99.00	94.98
2	—	675	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	146.00	146.00
9	—	511	136.00–150.00	141.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	72.00–88.00	79.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,540	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	52.00–53.00	52.52
1	—	1,005	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	55.00–56.00	55.62
5	—	1,252	57.00–63.00	58.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	113.00	113.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle