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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 20

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 240▲ 100 vs year ago 106 · +94.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	974	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	132.41/cwt	126.00–139.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	141.92/cwt	136.00–150.00	725	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	737	94.98/cwt	91.00–99.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
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
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	123.11/cwt	122.50–125.00	502	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	100.00/cwt	98.00–101.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	462	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	52.52/cwt	52.00–53.00	556	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	58.71/cwt	57.00–63.00	735	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	55.62/cwt	55.00–56.00	731	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	847	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,024	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,913	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	79.30/cwt	72.00–88.00	950	3

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	600.00	600.00

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	—	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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	52.00–53.00	52.52
1	—	1,005	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.