Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.07/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$113.07

60 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

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	471	115.16	542	51
Medium and Large 2-3	429	101.21	434	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale60 hd

113.07

—

KY average27 barns · 4,729 hd

118.64

−5.57

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	1,679	76.67	1,287	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	56.01	866	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	52.01	694	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	44.89	457	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	118.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.75/cwt	121.00–132.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.68/cwt	117.00–120.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	117.65/cwt	117.00–119.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	615.63/cwt	450.00–720.00	7,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,046.07/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.11/cwt	126.00–140.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	129.75/cwt	125.00–136.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	94.97/cwt	93.00–97.00	589	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	69.12/cwt	64.00–71.00	230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	118.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	115.37/cwt	109.00–117.00	481	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	103.00–109.00	735	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	81.00/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	42.35/cwt	41.00–44.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	45.58/cwt	41.00–49.00	463	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	56.82/cwt	55.00–59.00	765	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	52.03/cwt	50.00–53.00	682	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	831	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	691	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	811	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	133.27/cwt	131.00–138.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	101.50/cwt	97.00–106.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	112.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	517	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.55/cwt	131.00–142.00	653	13

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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 362Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate 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
3	—	290	129.00	129.00
3	—	525	120.00–131.00	127.33
2	—	605	121.00–124.00	122.51
5	—	470	126.00–140.00	137.11
2	—	325	131.00	131.00
5	—	419	125.00–136.00	129.75
3	—	700	103.00–109.00	105.00
4	—	561	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
3	—	408	115.00	115.00
3	—	456	115.00–116.00	115.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	110.00–120.00	118.40
3	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.68
3	—	333	117.00–119.00	117.65
2	—	677	112.00	112.00
17	—	525	110.00–120.00	114.69
10	—	417	109.00–117.00	115.37
10	—	459	110.00–116.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	109.00	109.00
1	—	295	107.00	107.00
1	—	240	96.00	96.00
2	—	620	93.00–97.00	94.97
2	—	433	100.00–106.00	102.98
2	—	455	97.00–106.00	101.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	121.00–132.00	125.75
3	—	563	125.00–133.00	130.25
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
5	—	868	115.00–120.00	118.99
6	—	412	131.00–138.00	133.27
13	—	475	131.00–142.00	137.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	64.00–71.00	69.12
67	—	811	95.00	95.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	450.00–720.00	615.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,113	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,046.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,080	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,016	41.00–49.00	45.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	41.00–44.00	42.35
4	—	1,346	55.00–59.00	56.82
5	—	1,310	50.00–53.00	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,565	56.00–57.00	56.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,859	79.00–84.00	81.00
2	—	1,318	68.00	68.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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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