Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Yearlings 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes, Lite demand for bawling, fleshier type calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $133.84/cwt on 1,224 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.84 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$133.84

1,224 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$44.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

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	715	134.27	961	1,193
Medium and Large 2-3	548	118.15	648	30
Small and Medium 1-2	590	90.00	531	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.27/cwt here — about $430 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 sale1,224 hd

133.84

—

KY average30 barns · 11,739 hd

134.62

−0.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−137.84

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	1,837	83.68	1,537	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	53.41	851	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	49.67	643	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	46.65	507	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,432	84.00	1,203	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,150	95.00	1,093	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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	—	710	116.08/cwt	108.00–119.75	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,033	119.64/cwt	116.90–122.30	1,236	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	166.25/cwt	162.50–170.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.85/cwt	110.00–126.00	624	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	151.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	801	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.45/cwt	129.00–149.00	795	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	133.25/cwt	132.00–134.50	1,074	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	133.41/cwt	130.25–136.90	954	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	110.23/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	118.46/cwt	113.00–122.00	682	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	107.89/cwt	100.00–113.00	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.54/cwt	152.00–170.00	625	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	112.40/cwt	101.00–120.00	698	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.28/cwt	116.00–130.00	786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	105.32/cwt	89.00–112.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	115.82/cwt	111.50–121.00	893	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.83/cwt	127.00–139.00	513	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	126.08/cwt	121.00–131.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.19/cwt	101.00–112.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.48/cwt	130.00–148.00	744	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	125.61/cwt	115.00–134.00	543	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	124.70/cwt	122.50–132.50	335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.33/cwt	127.00–145.00	713	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	120.89/cwt	110.00–126.00	583	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	86.58/cwt	86.00–89.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	105.32/cwt	96.00–108.00	749	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	116.19/cwt	112.00–121.00	969	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	165.31/cwt	162.00–166.00	673	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	116.95/cwt	111.50–119.50	901	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	121.76/cwt	120.00–126.50	836	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.76/cwt	147.00–161.00	678	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	803	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	158.11/cwt	145.00–162.50	338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	132.59/cwt	132.00–136.00	815	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	173.71/cwt	172.50–175.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	176.39/cwt	176.00–178.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.05/cwt	110.00–126.00	807	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	115.40/cwt	115.40–115.40	998	60
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	384	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	134.80/cwt	134.80–134.80	1,188	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	130.90/cwt	130.90–130.90	1,202	54
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	129.55/cwt	128.00–130.50	1,009	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	683	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	104.54/cwt	100.00–109.00	549	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	57.21/cwt	54.00–61.00	912	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	47.31/cwt	45.00–53.00	749	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	50.21/cwt	46.00–53.00	656	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,432	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	—	2,225	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	82.46/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,461	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	71.29/cwt	56.00–89.00	798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	41.76/cwt	37.00–44.00	533	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	56.53/cwt	56.00–57.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	49.11/cwt	46.00–52.00	530	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	39.26/cwt	30.00–44.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	104.32/cwt	100.00–106.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	85.06/cwt	80.00–90.00	538	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	56.20/cwt	54.00–61.00	683	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	62.33/cwt	59.00–67.00	686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	136.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	506	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,208	1
Steers	Select	—	1,150	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	90.85/cwt	81.00–97.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	94.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	96.67/cwt	90.00–101.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.28/cwt	103.00–127.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	101.62/cwt	95.00–107.00	436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.85/cwt	138.00–153.00	707	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.14/cwt	125.00–148.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	140.07/cwt	140.00–141.00	538	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	89.55/cwt	82.00–98.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.42/cwt	110.00–130.00	755	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	100.78/cwt	95.00–105.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.78/cwt	108.00–123.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	114.42/cwt	96.00–119.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	102.80/cwt	95.00–109.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	101.79/cwt	94.00–105.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.04/cwt	88.00–100.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	92.65/cwt	92.00–93.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.27/cwt	112.50–131.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.84/cwt	132.00–155.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	73.52/cwt	72.00–75.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	3

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Dec 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,672Last week 1,857Year ago 2,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 101Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	710	108.00–119.75	116.08
2	—	325	162.50–170.00	166.25
81	—	570	129.00–149.00	139.45
9	—	985	105.00–111.00	110.23
8	—	916	100.00–113.00	107.89
23	—	375	152.00–170.00	166.54
3	—	1,103	103.00	103.00
21	—	627	116.00–130.00	125.28
43	—	771	111.50–121.00	115.82
56	—	526	130.00–148.00	141.48
3	—	263	145.00–150.00	148.32
16	—	834	112.00–121.00	116.19
5	—	899	114.00	114.00
52	—	435	147.00–161.00	155.76
5	—	214	145.00–162.50	158.11
35	—	672	110.00–126.00	120.05
46	—	475	138.00–153.00	148.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	685	135.00	135.00
109	—	1,033	116.90–122.30	119.64
45	—	529	150.00–157.00	151.41
129	—	806	132.00–134.50	133.25
140	—	715	130.25–136.90	133.41
16	—	407	162.00–166.00	165.31
25	—	615	132.00–136.00	132.59
60	—	881	134.80	134.80
54	—	918	130.90	130.90
112	—	779	128.00–130.50	129.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	172.50–175.00	173.71
5	—	365	176.00–178.00	176.39
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	125.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
10	—	585	103.00–127.00	119.28
1	—	805	81.00	81.00
2	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	684	101.00–103.00	101.99
2	—	530	119.00–121.00	119.98
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
3	—	475	112.50–131.00	121.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	525	110.00–126.00	118.85
42	—	576	113.00–122.00	118.46
73	—	621	101.00–120.00	112.40
13	—	827	89.00–112.00	105.32
31	—	383	127.00–139.00	133.83
2	—	315	121.00–131.00	126.08
9	—	675	101.00–112.00	105.19
52	—	432	115.00–134.00	125.61
8	—	269	122.50–132.50	124.70
92	—	482	110.00–126.00	120.89
20	—	711	96.00–108.00	105.32
5	—	928	106.00	106.00
7	—	869	82.00–98.00	89.55
4	—	242	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	770	111.50–119.50	116.95
122	—	687	120.00–126.50	121.76
83	—	632	127.00	127.00
60	—	865	115.40	115.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	80.00	80.00
1	—	500	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	100.00–106.00	104.32
2	—	633	80.00–90.00	85.06
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
13	—	674	81.00–97.00	90.85
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	950	82.00	82.00
2	—	480	110.00–111.00	110.49
8	—	429	95.00–107.00	101.62
4	—	587	94.00–105.00	101.79
3	—	368	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	384	140.00–141.00	140.07
2	—	320	141.00	141.00
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	519	127.00–145.00	137.33
5	—	877	86.00–89.00	86.58
1	—	1,025	83.00	83.00
15	—	480	125.00–148.00	137.14
3	—	936	91.00	91.00
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
21	—	617	110.00–130.00	122.42
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
7	—	769	95.00–105.00	100.78
11	—	656	108.00–123.00	117.78
11	—	726	95.00–109.00	102.80
2	—	810	88.00–100.00	94.04
21	—	579	120.00–135.00	126.89
12	—	424	132.00–155.00	143.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	175.00–177.50	176.26
10	—	519	152.00	152.00
4	—	438	156.00	156.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00–109.00	104.54
1	—	470	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	90.00–100.00	94.24
7	—	681	90.00–101.00	96.67
2	—	525	106.00	106.00
5	—	583	96.00–119.00	114.42
3	—	720	92.00–93.00	92.65
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
2	—	915	72.00–75.00	73.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,594	54.00–61.00	57.21
9	—	1,583	45.00–53.00	47.31
1	—	1,680	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,306	46.00–53.00	50.21
7	—	1,277	37.00–44.00	41.76
5	—	1,215	54.00–61.00	56.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	56.00–57.00	56.53
13	—	1,080	46.00–52.00	49.11
7	—	1,099	30.00–44.00	39.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	91.00	91.00
6	—	1,772	80.00–86.00	82.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	95.00	95.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	56.00–89.00	71.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	59.00–67.00	62.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	450.00	450.00

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

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle