Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Labor Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.99/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$115.99

172 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

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	514	118.94	611	133
Medium and Large 2-3	545	105.94	577	39

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $35 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 sale172 hd

115.99

—

KY average27 barns · 6,465 hd

123.28

−7.28

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	1,614	81.98	1,323	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	57.57	926	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	54.72	716	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	51.61	535	22

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	613	114.80/cwt	112.00–120.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	114.61/cwt	108.00–120.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	115.97/cwt	111.00–121.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.54/cwt	124.00–129.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.56/cwt	135.00–141.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	135.11/cwt	131.00–141.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	116.29/cwt	109.00–120.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	117.41/cwt	109.00–126.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.05/cwt	116.00–124.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	157.54/cwt	156.00–159.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.19/cwt	99.00–111.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.70/cwt	122.50–132.50	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	124.25/cwt	118.00–127.00	403	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	113.58/cwt	111.00–119.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	122.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	121.99/cwt	116.00–129.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	121.81/cwt	116.00–126.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	117.12/cwt	114.00–122.00	616	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	124.45/cwt	120.00–131.00	455	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.93/cwt	103.00–115.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	99.36/cwt	96.00–102.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	91.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	103.50/cwt	98.00–109.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	87.53/cwt	84.00–91.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	604	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	80.14/cwt	75.00–85.00	784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	651.36/cwt	500.00–840.00	7,797	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	561.99/cwt	430.00–700.00	6,176	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,687	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	677.74/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	728.90/cwt	690.00–800.00	7,879	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	581.32/cwt	490.00–730.00	5,999	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	586.17/cwt	500.00–710.00	6,940	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,049.48/cwt	730.00–1,200.00	10,705	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	769.76/cwt	630.00–990.00	9,814	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	819.31/cwt	690.00–1,000.00	9,807	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	744.26/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,340	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	681.02/cwt	630.00–725.00	8,499	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	545.20/cwt	500.00–675.00	5,752	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	53.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	542	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	46.18/cwt	44.00–49.00	496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	59.69/cwt	59.00–60.00	603	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	61.59/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,012	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	55.27/cwt	52.00–58.00	878	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	55.43/cwt	52.00–58.00	722	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	46.44/cwt	43.00–49.00	587	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	60.02/cwt	59.00–61.00	843	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	83.39/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,393	11
Bulls	—	—	1,399	74.08/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	90.03/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	114.28/cwt	106.00–122.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	114.71/cwt	100.00–120.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	123.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	107.75/cwt	106.00–110.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	87.30/cwt	83.00–91.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	96.35/cwt	93.00–101.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	138.96/cwt	132.50–142.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.46/cwt	125.00–136.00	746	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	138.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	135.49/cwt	131.00–140.00	654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.58/cwt	126.00–143.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	134.74/cwt	132.00–141.00	439	7

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due to Labor Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	112.00–120.00	114.80
2	—	908	84.00–91.00	87.53
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
4	—	817	91.00	91.00
4	—	669	106.00–110.00	107.75
4	—	439	128.00–135.00	131.47
3	—	868	83.00–91.00	87.30
3	—	712	93.00–101.00	96.35
3	—	286	132.50–142.00	138.96
19	—	572	125.00–136.00	130.46
14	—	392	130.00–140.00	138.93
13	—	483	131.00–140.00	135.49
8	—	534	126.00–143.00	130.58
7	—	326	132.00–141.00	134.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	108.00–120.00	114.61
2	—	793	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	388	111.00–121.00	115.97
2	—	340	122.00–125.00	123.48
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
9	—	519	106.00–122.00	114.28
6	—	558	100.00–120.00	114.71
4	—	460	122.00–125.00	123.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	128.00–129.00	128.60
2	—	402	151.00	151.00
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	121.00	121.00
4	—	616	124.00–129.00	126.54
4	—	373	135.00	135.00
16	—	523	135.00–141.00	136.56
11	—	487	131.00–141.00	135.11
2	—	765	116.00–124.00	120.05
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
3	—	880	110.00	110.00
3	—	728	111.00–119.00	113.58
3	—	315	130.00–137.00	134.52
23	—	571	125.00–135.00	131.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	109.00–120.00	116.29
2	—	490	109.00–126.00	117.41
2	—	410	119.00–126.00	122.59
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	146.00	146.00
4	—	425	156.00–159.00	157.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	99.00–111.00	107.19
2	—	395	110.00–116.00	113.00
1	—	700	88.00	88.00
1	—	400	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	109.00	109.00
11	—	472	103.00–115.00	111.93
6	—	634	96.00–102.00	99.36
3	—	685	90.00–94.00	91.29
2	—	540	98.00–109.00	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	105.00	105.00
4	—	275	122.50–132.50	127.70
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
15	—	324	118.00–127.00	124.25
12	—	464	116.00–129.00	121.99
6	—	559	114.00–115.00	114.67
6	—	418	116.00–126.00	121.81
5	—	919	104.00	104.00
5	—	667	102.00	102.00
29	—	526	114.00–122.00	117.12
23	—	366	120.00–131.00	124.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	765	118.00	118.00
10	—	625	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	75.00–85.00	80.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,197	500.00–840.00	651.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,099	430.00–700.00	561.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	660.00–700.00	677.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,081	690.00–800.00	728.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,032	490.00–730.00	581.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,184	500.00–710.00	586.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	730.00–1,200.00	1,049.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	630.00–990.00	769.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,197	690.00–1,000.00	819.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	700.00–800.00	744.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	630.00–725.00	681.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	500.00–675.00	545.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,016	50.00–57.00	53.35
8	—	1,073	44.00–49.00	46.18
3	—	1,010	59.00–60.00	59.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,643	59.00–66.00	61.59
9	—	1,588	52.00–58.00	55.27
1	—	1,500	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,302	52.00–58.00	55.43
7	—	1,264	43.00–49.00	46.44
6	—	1,404	59.00–61.00	60.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	81.00–86.00	83.39
4	—	1,399	72.00–77.00	74.08
2	—	1,735	89.00–91.00	90.03

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