Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: No comparison due to no sale last week. However all classes of feeders and yearlings sold considerably higher. All classes sold with good to very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.77/cwt on 808 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −115.91 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$155.77

808 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

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	711	156.40	1,112	790
Medium and Large 2-3	600	128.13	769	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	124.00	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $442 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 sale808 hd

155.77

—

KY average24 barns · 8,378 hd

152.62

+3.14

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−115.91

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	1,902	93.04	1,770	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	59.52	934	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	57.65	752	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	51.56	560	9thin

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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.15/cwt	152.50–172.50	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	151.68/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,165	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.06/cwt	142.00–152.00	848	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	714	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,178	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	189.86/cwt	179.00–205.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	282	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	134.13/cwt	127.00–137.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	154.85/cwt	153.00–156.85	1,425	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	134.44/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	138.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,010	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	138.91/cwt	138.50–139.50	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	150.00/cwt	136.50–152.85	948	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	138.19/cwt	134.00–142.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.92/cwt	124.00–140.00	694	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	120.07/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	157.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	882	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	187.13/cwt	185.00–188.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	174.18/cwt	173.00–177.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	853	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.76/cwt	145.00–154.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	166.08/cwt	157.00–169.00	884	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	147.39/cwt	145.50–149.50	989	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	134.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	837	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.46/cwt	127.00–144.00	916	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	156.51/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,135	74
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	482	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	139.63/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,293	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	163.97/cwt	149.00–173.00	792	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	144.89/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,240	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	147.85/cwt	146.00–150.00	923	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.56/cwt	125.00–138.00	845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	474	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	61.77/cwt	58.00–67.00	981	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	53.00/cwt	51.00–55.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	45.01/cwt	44.00–46.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	51.41/cwt	47.00–56.00	557	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	60.60/cwt	57.00–69.00	799	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	52.50/cwt	48.00–56.00	674	6
Bulls	—	—	2,212	91.80/cwt	90.00–94.00	2,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	97.97/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,651	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	77.86/cwt	69.00–86.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.32/cwt	139.00–156.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.08/cwt	121.00–136.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	163.54/cwt	161.00–165.00	826	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	761	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.64/cwt	162.00–175.00	721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	736	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	107.49/cwt	100.00–113.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,049	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	766	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	814	160.90/cwt	160.90–160.90	1,310	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.67/cwt	117.00–125.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	126.20/cwt	118.00–130.00	781	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	125.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	107.33/cwt	102.00–113.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	147.88/cwt	145.00–152.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.85/cwt	123.00–141.00	628	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	115.35/cwt	111.00–120.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.49/cwt	125.00–143.00	581	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	784	102.61/cwt	89.00–111.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	856	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	873	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 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,860Last week 1,310Year ago 1,857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 55Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last Thursday: No comparison due to no sale last week. However all classes of feeders and yearlings sold considerably higher. All classes sold with good to very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	125.00–128.00	125.74
6	—	572	127.00–137.00	134.13
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
3	—	653	123.00–125.00	124.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	152.50–172.50	163.15
38	—	573	142.00–152.00	148.06
1	—	365	164.00	164.00
1	—	775	141.00	141.00
5	—	836	127.00–140.00	134.44
13	—	729	134.00–139.00	138.61
14	—	536	145.00–154.00	151.76
2	—	345	169.00	169.00
23	—	622	130.00–144.00	134.56
24	—	671	127.00–144.00	136.46
12	—	926	137.50–142.50	139.63
11	—	1,063	138.00	138.00
39	—	483	149.00–173.00	163.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	768	147.00–159.00	151.68
118	—	920	153.00–156.85	154.85
28	—	561	155.00–160.00	157.26
9	—	424	173.00–177.00	174.18
6	—	479	178.00	178.00
34	—	532	157.00–169.00	166.08
8	—	832	145.00	145.00
40	—	671	145.50–149.50	147.39
74	—	725	145.00–157.50	156.51
17	—	856	143.00–147.00	144.89
10	—	624	146.00–150.00	147.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	714	165.00	165.00
3	—	320	179.00–205.00	189.86
4	—	282	195.00	195.00
7	—	388	185.00–188.00	187.13
9	—	766	161.00	161.00
63	—	814	160.90	160.90
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	559	138.50–139.50	138.91
74	—	545	159.00	159.00
104	—	632	136.50–152.85	150.00
62	—	689	152.25	152.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	134.00–142.00	138.19
30	—	526	124.00–140.00	131.92
2	—	975	113.00–127.00	120.07
34	—	577	125.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
10	—	673	116.00–126.00	120.37
5	—	323	130.00–144.00	138.16
3	—	713	117.00–125.00	119.67
52	—	619	118.00–130.00	126.20
9	—	774	120.00–127.00	125.45
42	—	469	123.00–141.00	133.85
23	—	429	125.00–143.00	135.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	100.00–113.00	107.49
1	—	315	117.50	117.50
4	—	661	102.00–113.00	107.33
11	—	514	111.00–120.00	115.35
4	—	784	89.00–111.00	102.61
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
3	—	856	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	143.00	143.00
9	—	438	145.00–152.00	147.88
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	81.00	81.00
2	—	455	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	125.00–138.00	135.56
5	—	741	119.00	119.00
4	—	377	175.00	175.00
3	—	328	163.00	163.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
9	—	576	137.00–145.00	140.51
8	—	527	139.00–156.00	145.32
6	—	783	116.00–118.00	117.02
6	—	672	121.00–136.00	126.08
13	—	480	150.00–165.00	158.62
10	—	420	162.00–175.00	171.64
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	182.00	182.00
11	—	505	161.00–165.00	163.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	678	117.00	117.00
2	—	582	124.00	124.00
4	—	481	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	44.00–45.00	44.49
2	—	1,110	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,084	47.00–56.00	51.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,588	58.00–67.00	61.77
2	—	1,508	51.00–55.00	53.00
1	—	1,510	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	44.00–46.00	45.01
19	—	1,319	57.00–69.00	60.60
6	—	1,284	48.00–56.00	52.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,212	90.00–94.00	91.80
1	—	1,625	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,685	97.00–99.00	97.97

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	3	—	933	69.00–86.00	77.86

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

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle