Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.83/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$133.83

404 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

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	865	134.10	1,160	398
Medium and Large 2-3	610	115.82	706	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $454 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 sale404 hd

133.83

—

KY average9 barns · 1,840 hd

137.70

−3.87

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	1,637	88.46	1,448	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	58.81	968	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	58.51	761	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	55.00	581	23

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	750.35/cwt	650.00–850.00	10,692	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,321.47/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	15,897	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,187.55/cwt	825.00–1,375.00	12,517	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,264.87/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	18,252	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	55.72/cwt	53.00–59.00	740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	54.30/cwt	51.00–58.00	568	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	63.21/cwt	61.00–67.00	807	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	61.16/cwt	60.00–63.00	684	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	556	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	86.03/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,358	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	134.76/cwt	131.00–137.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	119.17/cwt	113.00–125.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	126.76/cwt	126.00–127.50	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	212	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	129.62/cwt	127.90–131.00	1,195	184
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	63.72/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,839	93.95/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,728	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,118	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.03/cwt	112.00–130.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	140.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	121.92/cwt	116.00–128.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	106.78/cwt	90.00–121.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.94/cwt	114.00–125.00	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.20/cwt	125.00–137.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.14/cwt	131.00–145.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	127.63/cwt	120.00–131.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	125.29/cwt	120.00–131.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.53/cwt	120.00–126.50	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	140.48/cwt	138.00–143.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	142.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	122.13/cwt	116.00–125.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	1,195	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,419	1,193.77/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	16,940	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	960.44/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	13,187	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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 1,091Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
3	—	446	137.00	137.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
8	—	567	130.00–144.00	140.14
4	—	610	125.00–137.00	131.20
4	—	491	138.00–143.00	140.48
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	922	127.90–131.00	129.62
69	—	831	134.50	134.50
123	—	854	139.95	139.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	106.00–110.00	108.04
2	—	558	116.00–128.00	121.92
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	737	94.00	94.00
4	—	519	113.00–125.00	119.17
2	—	622	115.00	115.00
7	—	475	112.00–130.00	121.03
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
5	—	569	90.00–121.00	106.78
5	—	392	120.00–131.00	127.63
3	—	423	116.00–125.00	122.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
8	—	490	131.00–137.00	134.76
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
3	—	683	120.00–121.00	120.68
1	—	205	152.50	152.50
2	—	380	133.00	133.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
8	—	531	131.00–145.00	138.14
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
6	—	317	140.00–144.00	142.54
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
4	—	436	130.00–137.00	133.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	126.00–127.50	126.76
8	—	529	124.00–130.00	127.74
3	—	383	124.00–130.00	126.03
2	—	820	112.00	112.00
14	—	618	114.00–125.00	119.94
2	—	333	120.00–131.00	125.29
9	—	565	120.00–126.50	125.53
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
6	—	430	120.00–130.00	126.25
3	—	493	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	212	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
2	—	360	113.00–119.00	116.00
2	—	338	119.00	119.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	141.00	141.00

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)	2	—	1,425	650.00–850.00	750.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,373	800.00–1,150.00	960.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,203	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,321.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,054	825.00–1,375.00	1,187.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,443	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,264.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,419	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,193.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,328	53.00–59.00	55.72
10	—	1,276	61.00–67.00	63.21
1	—	1,235	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,046	51.00–58.00	54.30
5	—	1,118	60.00–63.00	61.16
1	—	930	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	61.00–68.00	63.72
1	—	1,695	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,540	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,578	81.00–89.00	86.03
5	—	1,839	90.00–97.00	93.95
1	—	1,045	78.00	78.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle