Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeders under 700 lbs moderate demand for yearlings over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows and 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 $158.86/cwt on 1,019 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −112.82 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$158.86

1,019 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$26.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

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	723	159.23	1,152	1,005
Medium and Large 2-3	488	132.39	646	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.84/cwt here — about $506 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 sale1,019 hd

158.86

—

KY average22 barns · 6,868 hd

155.45

+3.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−112.82

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	1,774	95.11	1,687	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	58.22	939	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	55.26	724	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	52.48	561	12

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.02/cwt	133.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.61/cwt	131.00–146.00	589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.10/cwt	115.00–126.00	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	146.90/cwt	146.90–146.90	1,091	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.06/cwt	110.00–129.00	758	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	119.25/cwt	110.00–129.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	165.13/cwt	164.00–171.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	157.88/cwt	156.50–171.00	927	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	138.25/cwt	136.00–139.50	867	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	140.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	138.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	133.79/cwt	130.00–152.00	630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	186.03/cwt	182.00–191.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	534	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	968	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	185.78/cwt	182.00–187.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	142.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	172.10/cwt	163.00–180.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	169.68/cwt	163.00–181.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	155.38/cwt	144.00–156.25	1,228	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.62/cwt	167.00–187.50	668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	137.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	174.12/cwt	159.00–178.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	153.30/cwt	151.60–154.95	1,415	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	147.96/cwt	133.00–154.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	150.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	943	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	163.08/cwt	146.00–163.50	1,132	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,118	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	156.42/cwt	155.10–158.25	1,292	197
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.44/cwt	142.00–154.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.98/cwt	119.00–131.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	619	145.27/cwt	144.00–146.00	899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	161.85/cwt	159.00–165.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	54.34/cwt	53.00–56.00	712	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	42.70/cwt	39.00–48.00	424	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	60.65/cwt	58.00–65.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	53.29/cwt	52.00–56.00	580	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	61.40/cwt	58.00–66.00	973	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	53.44/cwt	51.00–56.00	883	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	59.90/cwt	58.00–63.00	785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	93.86/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,712	8
Bulls	—	—	1,335	82.78/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	106.68/cwt	106.00–107.00	2,062	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	911	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	690.43/cwt	680.00–700.00	6,787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	94.03/cwt	91.00–100.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	172.65/cwt	160.00–181.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.77/cwt	127.00–138.00	618	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	512	104.08/cwt	101.00–110.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	103.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.93/cwt	126.00–133.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.36/cwt	130.00–143.00	870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	139.09/cwt	133.00–145.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	153.42/cwt	150.00–162.50	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	144.10/cwt	138.00–145.60	954	235
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	118.44/cwt	112.00–125.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.68/cwt	150.00–171.00	763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.20/cwt	121.00–126.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Dec 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,971Last week 1,924Year ago 929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 123Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
2	—	742	90.00	90.00
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	117.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
5	—	677	100.00–108.00	103.02
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
7	—	771	125.00	125.00
2	—	325	133.00–150.00	142.02
22	—	428	131.00–146.00	137.61
12	—	720	115.00–126.00	125.10
16	—	626	110.00–129.00	121.06
5	—	684	110.00–129.00	119.25
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	970	119.00	119.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
15	—	469	127.00–138.00	131.77
8	—	569	120.00–132.00	124.89
5	—	376	126.00–133.00	128.93
15	—	530	120.00–131.00	124.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	743	146.90	146.90
25	—	627	136.00–139.50	138.25
25	—	518	135.00–142.00	140.07
19	—	563	138.00	138.00
235	—	662	138.00–145.60	144.10
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	101.00–110.00	104.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	150.00–151.00	150.32
7	—	359	150.00–162.50	153.42
7	—	459	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	203.00	203.00
7	—	424	182.00–191.00	186.03
53	—	534	181.25	181.25
4	—	492	182.00–187.00	185.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	164.00–171.00	165.13
57	—	587	156.50–171.00	157.88
67	—	790	144.00–156.25	155.38
122	—	923	151.60–154.95	153.30
31	—	626	145.00–155.00	150.61
273	—	694	146.00–163.50	163.08
80	—	713	156.75	156.75
197	—	826	155.10–158.25	156.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	718	135.00–141.00	138.63
12	—	683	139.00–143.00	142.16
2	—	963	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
4	—	336	163.00–180.00	172.10
3	—	523	151.00–155.00	153.02
11	—	432	163.00–181.00	169.68
4	—	905	128.00–133.00	130.49
12	—	376	167.00–187.50	177.62
14	—	776	135.00–141.00	137.63
13	—	459	159.00–178.00	174.12
12	—	569	133.00–154.00	147.96
4	—	613	136.00–144.00	141.04
3	—	823	130.00–131.00	130.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	130.00–152.00	133.79
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	167.00	167.00
8	—	572	142.00–154.00	147.44
5	—	669	119.00–131.00	121.98
1	—	370	156.00	156.00
5	—	424	160.00–181.00	172.65
1	—	970	116.00	116.00
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
11	—	624	130.00–143.00	139.36
7	—	538	133.00–145.00	139.09
2	—	875	122.00	122.00
2	—	823	112.00–125.00	118.44
10	—	481	150.00–171.00	158.68
4	—	726	121.00–126.00	122.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	144.00–146.00	145.27
10	—	519	159.00–165.00	161.85
2	—	365	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	781	91.00–100.00	94.03
3	—	582	120.00–130.00	125.04
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	115.00–118.00	116.51
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
4	—	867	102.00	102.00
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
2	—	512	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	53.00–56.00	54.34
4	—	1,310	58.00–63.00	59.90
1	—	1,315	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	39.00–48.00	42.70
3	—	1,103	58.00–65.00	60.65
6	—	1,088	52.00–56.00	53.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	58.00–66.00	61.40
2	—	1,653	51.00–56.00	53.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,824	89.00–98.00	93.86
2	—	1,335	79.00–86.00	82.78
3	—	1,933	106.00–107.00	106.68

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	1	—	900	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	75.00	75.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	680.00–700.00	690.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	700.00	700.00

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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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