Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher,Slaughter 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 $139.26/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$139.26

493 head · 858 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

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	861	139.55	1,201	486
Medium and Large 2-3	709	121.84	864	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	585	104.00	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $592 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 sale493 hd

139.26

—

KY average26 barns · 5,768 hd

140.80

−1.53

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	1,697	87.34	1,482	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	65.14	984	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	60.22	763	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	56.14	592	32

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	122.18/cwt	111.00–126.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	125.34/cwt	120.00–134.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	112.32/cwt	107.00–118.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	682.34/cwt	610.00–740.00	6,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	733.07/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,995	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,623	919.11/cwt	850.00–980.00	14,917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	140.92/cwt	138.75–143.10	1,261	112
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	136.04/cwt	132.00–143.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	113.34/cwt	108.00–119.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	92.21/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	68.21/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,044	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.26/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,066	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.96/cwt	60.00–69.00	800	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	56.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	729	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	55.08/cwt	50.00–59.00	576	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	62.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	676	9
Bulls	—	—	1,720	88.14/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,516	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	44.16/cwt	41.00–49.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	125.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	104.60/cwt	101.00–108.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	128.85/cwt	121.00–136.00	492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.53/cwt	132.00–141.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	117.12/cwt	112.00–125.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.50	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	141.41/cwt	137.25–144.00	1,186	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	112.62/cwt	100.00–120.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	144.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	456	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	136.14/cwt	135.50–136.75	1,251	120

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 613Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	130.00–143.00	137.83
3	—	357	132.00–143.00	136.04
2	—	572	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
11	—	528	130.00–146.00	134.95
1	—	240	141.00	141.00
11	—	472	130.00–146.00	137.95
4	—	316	142.50–145.00	144.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
6	—	527	111.00–126.00	122.18
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
2	—	628	117.00–120.00	118.53
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
12	—	469	112.00–125.00	117.12
3	—	667	100.00–120.00	112.62
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	120.00–134.00	125.34
3	—	738	110.00	110.00
18	—	510	120.00–125.00	123.19
2	—	318	120.00–131.00	125.54
11	—	621	115.00–119.00	117.33
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.58
10	—	382	121.00–136.00	128.85
9	—	579	120.00–125.50	123.78
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
5	—	474	120.00–122.00	120.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	114.00	114.00
2	—	523	107.00–118.00	112.32
2	—	497	100.00	100.00
2	—	418	108.00–119.00	113.34
2	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	663	101.00–108.00	104.60
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
2	—	820	101.00	101.00
1	—	390	112.00	112.00
2	—	620	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	785	133.00	133.00
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
11	—	680	125.00–132.00	127.60
5	—	808	130.00	130.00
4	—	616	132.00–141.00	136.53
3	—	527	149.00–150.00	149.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	895	138.75–143.10	140.92
226	—	839	137.25–144.00	141.41
120	—	919	135.50–136.75	136.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	842	121.00	121.00
2	—	573	123.00–129.00	126.01
1	—	905	113.00	113.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	104.00	104.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	610.00–740.00	682.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	600.00–900.00	733.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,623	850.00–980.00	919.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	90.00–95.00	92.21
2	—	1,380	74.00–80.00	77.26
7	—	1,720	85.00–89.00	88.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	67.00–69.00	68.21
2	—	1,470	58.00–60.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,250	60.00–69.00	63.96
9	—	1,286	50.00–59.00	56.71
2	—	1,310	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,046	50.00–59.00	55.08
9	—	1,082	60.00–66.00	62.50
3	—	1,028	41.00–49.00	44.16

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle