Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.62/cwt on 795 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.06 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$129.62

795 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	794	130.36	1,036	757
Medium and Large 2-3	586	116.16	681	34
Small and Medium 1-2	559	104.24	582	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $453 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 sale795 hd

129.62

—

KY average24 barns · 8,190 hd

135.07

−5.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−142.06

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	1,811	91.32	1,654	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	53.85	847	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	52.02	691	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	48.78	508	13

Every lot, as filed

99 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	108.09/cwt	104.00–114.00	732	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	137.85/cwt	136.00–138.00	851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,162	116.70/cwt	116.70–116.70	1,356	92
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	767	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	801	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	118.60/cwt	118.00–119.00	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	118.11/cwt	116.00–118.50	928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	50.84/cwt	49.00–52.00	500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	45.51/cwt	41.00–48.00	494	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	73.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	99.90/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,752	8
Bulls	—	—	1,902	88.76/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	117.26/cwt	112.00–121.00	682	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.34/cwt	103.00–115.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.86/cwt	100.00–117.00	785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	45.96/cwt	42.00–48.00	629	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	56.25/cwt	55.00–58.00	757	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	51.82/cwt	49.00–54.00	679	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	109.71/cwt	90.00–113.00	523	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	103.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	52.19/cwt	51.00–54.00	831	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	45.32/cwt	43.00–48.00	742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	57.71/cwt	57.00–58.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	98.12/cwt	91.00–110.00	553	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	383	71.84/cwt	64.00–80.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	89.69/cwt	88.00–93.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	117.90/cwt	114.00–123.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	125.60/cwt	125.60–125.60	898	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	119.10/cwt	110.00–128.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	146.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	132.90/cwt	132.90–132.90	1,041	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	129.73/cwt	129.30–129.95	1,144	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	120.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	888	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	144.77/cwt	134.00–152.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.15/cwt	134.00–152.00	846	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.08/cwt	139.00–152.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.81/cwt	126.00–132.00	819	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	987	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	104.36/cwt	99.00–111.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.04/cwt	149.00–168.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	101.46/cwt	99.00–104.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	807	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.55/cwt	133.00–151.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	104.57/cwt	95.00–108.00	863	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	120.41/cwt	114.00–125.00	579	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.26/cwt	136.00–152.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.00/cwt	126.00–133.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	118.84/cwt	112.00–119.80	1,051	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.11/cwt	147.00–162.00	740	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	129.06/cwt	117.00–133.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	129.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	108.37/cwt	107.00–115.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	103.43/cwt	94.00–105.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.74/cwt	105.00–126.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.41/cwt	106.00–113.50	677	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	126.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	107.82/cwt	101.00–114.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	95.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.76/cwt	113.00–123.00	642	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	123.68/cwt	122.50–125.00	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	148.91/cwt	146.00–158.00	609	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.97/cwt	115.00–130.00	820	45

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,520Last week 929Year ago 3,107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 82Year ago 189

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	107.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	820	121.00	121.00
14	—	617	136.00–138.00	137.85
92	—	1,162	116.70	116.70
3	—	650	134.00	134.00
64	—	783	132.90	132.90
181	—	882	129.30–129.95	129.73
40	—	748	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	821	118.00–119.00	118.60
14	—	786	116.00–118.50	118.11
31	—	737	119.00–126.00	120.50
69	—	579	134.00–152.00	146.15
10	—	536	139.00–152.00	145.08
15	—	626	126.00–132.00	130.81
6	—	380	149.00–168.00	165.04
4	—	924	110.00–114.00	111.95
71	—	884	112.00–119.80	118.84
26	—	477	147.00–162.00	155.11
2	—	305	145.00	145.00
14	—	409	146.00–158.00	148.91
45	—	672	115.00–130.00	121.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	940	92.00	92.00
8	—	478	117.00–133.00	129.06
6	—	608	107.00–115.00	108.37
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
2	—	430	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	538	120.00–129.00	122.96
2	—	708	105.00–108.00	106.49
3	—	560	124.00–130.00	126.32
6	—	678	101.00–114.00	107.82
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	514	155.00–160.00	156.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	677	104.00–114.00	108.09
39	—	582	112.00–121.00	117.26
11	—	437	114.00–123.00	117.90
9	—	767	99.00–111.00	104.36
2	—	318	120.00–122.00	121.04
1	—	920	103.00	103.00
12	—	825	95.00–108.00	104.57
23	—	481	114.00–125.00	120.41
8	—	370	126.00–133.00	129.00
7	—	719	94.00–105.00	103.43
34	—	613	106.00–113.50	110.41
122	—	532	113.00–123.00	120.76
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	653	117.50	117.50
84	—	631	127.00	127.00
75	—	715	125.60	125.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	90.00–113.00	109.71
3	—	268	100.00–105.00	103.45
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	101.00	101.00
7	—	564	91.00–110.00	98.12
1	—	840	84.00	84.00
3	—	720	88.00–93.00	89.69
3	—	417	109.00–110.00	109.67
2	—	765	89.00	89.00
2	—	610	90.00–102.00	95.95
1	—	650	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	91.00–96.00	93.46
6	—	674	103.00–115.00	111.34
3	—	728	100.00–117.00	107.86
8	—	418	146.00–152.00	148.98
4	—	321	145.00–150.00	146.17
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
5	—	556	134.00–152.00	144.77
3	—	771	106.00	106.00
2	—	828	99.00–104.00	101.46
7	—	465	133.00–151.00	142.55
5	—	524	136.00–152.00	142.26
8	—	635	119.00–124.00	121.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	123.00–124.00	123.67
6	—	573	110.00–128.00	119.10
2	—	402	114.00	114.00
2	—	375	124.00–135.00	129.35
2	—	335	117.50	117.50
3	—	475	105.00–126.00	116.74
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
2	—	280	122.50–125.00	123.68
4	—	630	105.00–107.00	105.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	91.00	91.00
1	—	420	65.00	65.00
2	—	383	64.00–80.00	71.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
6	—	983	49.00–52.00	50.84
6	—	1,085	41.00–48.00	45.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	42.00–48.00	45.96
8	—	1,346	55.00–58.00	56.25
18	—	1,310	49.00–54.00	51.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	51.00–54.00	52.19
2	—	1,638	43.00–48.00	45.32
7	—	1,538	57.00–58.00	57.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	70.00–79.00	73.57
8	—	1,754	96.00–104.00	99.90
6	—	1,902	85.00–91.00	88.76

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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