Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.12/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$122.12

47 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

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	483	126.68	612	35
Medium and Large 2-3	556	108.84	605	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $7 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 sale47 hd

122.12

—

KY average26 barns · 3,259 hd

123.85

−1.73

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	—	Low	1,589	86.01	1,367	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	59.34	972	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	58.58	752	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	53.87	572	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	92.00	1,086	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	568	113.36/cwt	111.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	131.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	152.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	862	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	101.60/cwt	98.00–107.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	135.17/cwt	126.00–139.00	529	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	675.05/cwt	550.00–770.00	7,581	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,892	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	700.46/cwt	575.00–800.00	7,292	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	114.60/cwt	110.00–119.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	99.58/cwt	95.00–104.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	146.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	688	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	63.23/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,038	5
Bulls	—	—	1,288	78.57/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,012	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	55.45/cwt	53.00–57.00	907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,858	92.53/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	86.47/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,388	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	48.17/cwt	45.00–50.00	510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	48.97/cwt	48.00–50.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	55.17/cwt	52.00–59.00	587	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	62.66/cwt	60.00–70.00	829	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	56.44/cwt	53.00–59.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.54/cwt	126.00–135.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	110.40/cwt	110.00–111.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	113.49/cwt	110.00–121.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.55/cwt	138.00–142.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.38/cwt	120.50–125.00	889	5

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 Aug 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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
3	—	568	111.00–115.00	113.36
3	—	627	98.00–107.00	101.60
1	—	310	118.00	118.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
2	—	465	110.00–119.00	114.60
2	—	513	110.00–114.00	111.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	120.00–135.00	131.72
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
11	—	391	126.00–139.00	135.17
2	—	578	116.00–120.00	118.06
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.46
4	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.64
4	—	531	124.00–126.00	125.00
5	—	666	110.00–111.00	110.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	140.00	140.00
2	—	323	125.00–135.00	130.35
2	—	383	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	547	109.00	109.00
2	—	580	95.00–104.00	99.58
3	—	436	110.00–121.00	113.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	145.00–160.00	152.33
2	—	360	149.00	149.00
3	—	518	137.00–140.00	139.03
3	—	578	134.00	134.00
4	—	406	135.00–150.00	146.08
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
7	—	479	138.00–142.00	140.55
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	665	125.00–130.00	129.61
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
2	—	500	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	620	126.00–135.00	130.54
5	—	732	120.50–125.00	121.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
2	—	533	125.00–129.00	127.01
9	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.78

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,123	550.00–770.00	675.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,041	575.00–800.00	700.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	61.00–66.00	63.23
5	—	1,635	53.00–57.00	55.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,058	45.00–50.00	48.17
9	—	1,064	52.00–59.00	55.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	48.00–50.00	48.97
11	—	1,323	60.00–70.00	62.66
12	—	1,260	53.00–59.00	56.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	77.00–80.00	78.57
2	—	1,858	91.00–94.00	92.53
4	—	1,605	85.00–88.00	86.47
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	92.00	92.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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