Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-7.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes,Good demand for yearling loads.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.89/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$124.89

278 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

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	681	126.04	858	265
Medium and Large 2-3	463	101.43	470	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $388 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 sale278 hd

124.89

—

KY average28 barns · 4,213 hd

118.95

+5.95

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	1,760	78.91	1,388	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	54.90	862	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	50.22	659	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	45.75	497	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	75.00	949	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	44.44/cwt	37.00–48.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	138.53/cwt	129.00–146.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	105.06/cwt	101.00–109.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	125.75/cwt	122.00–130.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	394	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	123.59/cwt	121.00–130.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	98.25/cwt	94.00–107.00	676	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	935.05/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	13,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	935.66/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	12,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	898.37/cwt	840.00–990.00	14,239	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	651.68/cwt	620.00–670.00	7,299	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	813.83/cwt	680.00–970.00	11,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	805.49/cwt	680.00–910.00	11,921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	13,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	646.28/cwt	590.00–710.00	8,628	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	25,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	82.08/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,611	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	57.35/cwt	56.00–59.00	902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,353	72.56/cwt	66.00–76.00	982	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.00	809	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	734	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	52.39/cwt	49.00–56.00	702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	129.41/cwt	126.00–133.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	122.38/cwt	120.00–132.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	116.84/cwt	111.00–120.00	616	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.98/cwt	119.00–134.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	99.50/cwt	91.00–106.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	124.70/cwt	124.70–124.70	994	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	94.94/cwt	91.00–97.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.66/cwt	119.00–121.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	130.01/cwt	120.00–134.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	130.80/cwt	130.80–130.80	912	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	117.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	112.35/cwt	108.00–117.50	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	567	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	729	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	43.13/cwt	37.00–48.00	463	8

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 589Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 169Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	37.00–48.00	44.44
15	—	1,340	49.00–56.00	52.39
2	—	1,215	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	56.00–59.00	57.35
2	—	1,585	50.00–52.00	51.02
1	—	1,530	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	50.00–52.00	51.00
8	—	1,074	37.00–48.00	43.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,963	79.00–85.00	82.08
3	—	1,353	66.00–76.00	72.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	88.00	88.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
5	—	394	120.00–122.00	121.20
1	—	885	87.00	87.00
2	—	595	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	408	120.00–121.00	120.66
1	—	295	117.50	117.50
4	—	474	108.00–117.50	112.35
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	129.00–146.00	138.53
4	—	466	122.00–130.00	125.75
3	—	688	94.00–107.00	98.25
7	—	533	120.00–132.00	122.38
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
11	—	577	119.00–134.00	123.98
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
3	—	615	119.00–121.00	119.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
5	—	420	115.00–118.00	117.02
5	—	365	121.00–130.00	123.59
10	—	571	110.00–120.00	115.87
3	—	290	120.00–123.00	121.00
22	—	527	111.00–120.00	116.84
3	—	638	95.00	95.00
3	—	670	91.00–97.00	94.94
4	—	486	114.00–118.00	117.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	101.00–109.00	105.06
1	—	805	78.00	78.00
2	—	423	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	260	104.00	104.00
5	—	582	91.00–106.00	99.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	797	124.70	124.70
145	—	697	130.80	130.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	128.00	128.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
2	—	580	126.00–133.00	129.41
4	—	772	120.00	120.00
6	—	658	119.00	119.00
7	—	541	120.00–134.00	130.01
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	90.00	90.00
1	—	550	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	850.00–1,000.00	935.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	880.00–1,000.00	935.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,585	840.00–990.00	898.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,442	680.00–970.00	813.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	620.00–670.00	651.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	680.00–910.00	805.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,335	590.00–710.00	646.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,825	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle