Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Very good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $140.01/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$140.01

259 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

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	783	140.28	1,098	254
Medium and Large 2-3	517	126.20	652	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $446 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 sale259 hd

140.01

—

KY average26 barns · 5,388 hd

141.29

−1.28

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	1,615	88.02	1,422	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	65.05	822	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	59.97	961	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	57.87	591	16

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	118.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	100.64/cwt	94.00–109.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	131.67/cwt	127.00–133.00	704	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	63.79/cwt	62.00–67.00	663	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	54.92/cwt	51.00–59.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	134.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	66.24/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,028	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	55.50/cwt	50.00–59.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	66.35/cwt	60.00–72.00	838	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	55.27/cwt	51.00–59.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.56/cwt	135.00–141.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.04/cwt	130.00–141.00	706	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	134.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.57/cwt	117.00–124.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	138.43/cwt	136.00–140.00	734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	143.13/cwt	142.50–143.80	1,234	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	136.23/cwt	126.00–139.00	648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.11/cwt	139.00–146.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.74/cwt	128.00–139.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	128.35/cwt	123.00–132.00	476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	136.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	858.23/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.83/cwt	139.00–149.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	835	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	229	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	79.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	137.58/cwt	130.00–146.00	638	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,467	4
Bulls	—	—	1,867	94.71/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,307	80.71/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	252	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	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 Jul 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 465Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Very good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
2	—	370	116.00–121.00	118.50
2	—	583	111.00–115.00	112.97
4	—	716	94.00–109.00	100.64
2	—	447	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	131.00–140.00	137.62
9	—	535	127.00–133.00	131.67
4	—	319	134.00–136.00	134.49
10	—	572	132.00–135.00	133.52
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
6	—	626	121.00–127.00	124.01
5	—	665	115.00–121.00	116.25
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
15	—	476	126.00–139.00	136.23
7	—	371	123.00–132.00	128.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	130.00	130.00
18	—	530	136.00–140.00	138.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	155.00	155.00
5	—	616	135.00–141.00	138.56
6	—	427	135.00–142.00	138.99
16	—	515	130.00–141.00	137.04
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
2	—	307	141.00	141.00
2	—	715	117.00–124.00	120.57
2	—	777	111.00	111.00
13	—	464	130.00–146.00	137.58
2	—	668	128.00–132.00	129.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.03
4	—	376	130.00–139.00	134.72
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	252	176.00	176.00
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	152.00	152.00
65	—	841	135.00	135.00
2	—	605	144.00–146.00	144.99
124	—	862	142.50–143.80	143.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	139.00–146.00	143.11
4	—	668	128.00–139.00	131.74
3	—	391	135.00–141.00	136.94
1	—	705	133.00	133.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
16	—	767	130.00	130.00
8	—	524	140.00–147.00	141.51
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
7	—	425	139.00–149.00	141.83
3	—	605	134.00–140.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	154.00	154.00
9	—	469	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,039	62.00–67.00	63.79
8	—	1,019	51.00–59.00	54.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	62.00–72.00	66.24
4	—	1,641	51.00–59.00	55.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	50.00–59.00	55.50
22	—	1,263	60.00–72.00	66.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	87.00–90.00	88.49
3	—	1,867	94.00–96.00	94.71
3	—	1,307	80.00–81.00	80.71

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	725.00–1,000.00	858.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	76.00–83.00	79.05

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle