Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers mostly steady,Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.30/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$140.30

149 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

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	743	140.75	1,045	143
Small and Medium 1-2	485	130.00	631	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	129.58	739	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $307 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 sale149 hd

140.30

—

KY average18 barns · 5,272 hd

135.41

+4.90

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	1,587	87.64	1,391	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	62.67	975	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	60.16	792	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	52.90	530	27

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,220.38/cwt	950.00–1,425.00	11,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.81/cwt	138.00–149.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	91.02/cwt	89.00–92.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	102.35/cwt	94.00–107.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	146.16/cwt	141.00–152.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	134.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.50	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.58/cwt	145.00–156.00	726	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.34/cwt	150.00–152.50	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	134.05/cwt	125.00–143.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	64.12/cwt	60.00–69.00	850	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	55.99/cwt	52.00–59.00	727	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	54.39/cwt	50.00–59.00	563	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	47.15/cwt	46.00–48.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	45.11/cwt	39.00–48.00	437	9
Bulls	—	—	1,519	86.55/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,315	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	63.06/cwt	60.00–66.00	615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	91.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,639	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	63.77/cwt	61.00–66.00	994	7
Bulls	—	—	1,120	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	862	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	141.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	156.60/cwt	149.00–158.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	100.84/cwt	91.00–113.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	140.15/cwt	137.75–142.50	1,069	132
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	493	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	355	3
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	146.82/cwt	140.00–152.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	136.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.50/cwt	119.00–122.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	118.54/cwt	113.00–125.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	148.24/cwt	141.00–152.00	725	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	295	1

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jun 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 515Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers mostly steady,Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	950.00–1,425.00	1,220.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	138.00–149.00	143.81
4	—	430	144.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	628	135.00–136.00	135.51
14	—	482	145.00–156.00	150.58
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
7	—	395	150.00–152.50	150.34
6	—	561	136.00–146.00	141.03
5	—	317	140.00–152.00	146.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	863	89.00–92.00	91.02
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
3	—	783	94.00–107.00	102.35
2	—	673	120.00–123.00	121.49
2	—	428	125.00–143.00	134.05
2	—	390	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
7	—	478	130.00–140.00	136.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	140.00–146.00	142.63
12	—	470	130.00–139.00	135.31
3	—	265	141.00–152.00	146.16
12	—	433	130.00–139.00	134.51
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
8	—	514	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
8	—	372	130.00–145.00	140.54
5	—	567	127.00–135.00	130.96
4	—	624	119.00–122.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	470	115.00–122.50	118.79
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
5	—	684	91.00–113.00	100.84
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
4	—	566	113.00–125.00	118.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	149.00–158.00	156.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
7	—	489	141.00–152.00	148.24
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	490	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	840	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	763	137.75–142.50	140.15
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	72.00	72.00
1	—	410	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,326	60.00–69.00	64.12
8	—	1,299	52.00–59.00	55.99
2	—	1,325	46.00–48.00	47.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,036	50.00–59.00	54.39
9	—	969	39.00–48.00	45.11
5	—	975	60.00–66.00	63.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	61.00–66.00	63.77
1	—	1,535	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	83.00–89.00	86.55
4	—	1,788	90.00–93.00	91.67
1	—	1,120	77.00	77.00

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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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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle