Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.20/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$113.20

150 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

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	488	117.69	575	115
Medium and Large 2-3	640	98.47	630	35

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale150 hd

113.20

—

KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd

121.92

−8.72

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	1,675	76.48	1,281	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	53.13	810	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	46.31	598	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	43.21	453	28

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	—	1,633	83.16/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	108.60/cwt	105.00–116.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	113.39/cwt	102.50–124.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	137.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	768	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	47.06/cwt	44.00–49.00	489	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	49.34/cwt	48.00–50.00	757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	54.65/cwt	52.00–57.00	716	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	47.68/cwt	44.00–51.00	621	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	38.13/cwt	33.00–43.00	481	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	55.98/cwt	53.00–60.00	849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	38.94/cwt	33.00–43.00	410	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.48/cwt	126.00–140.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	128.02/cwt	126.00–132.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	117.91/cwt	112.00–120.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	91.03/cwt	85.00–96.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	779	101.21/cwt	90.00–103.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	98.22/cwt	93.00–106.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	119.57/cwt	110.00–123.00	520	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	115.52/cwt	110.00–121.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	101.37/cwt	98.00–106.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	115.25/cwt	109.00–119.00	713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	112.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	103.00/cwt	99.00–109.00	544	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	838	91.75/cwt	91.75–91.75	769	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	336	87.22/cwt	75.00–91.00	293	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	69.87/cwt	60.00–80.00	269	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	662	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	638	78.85/cwt	73.00–80.50	503	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	76.00/cwt	70.00–81.00	201	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	708.26/cwt	580.00–830.00	9,484	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	706.46/cwt	640.00–750.00	7,736	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	636.58/cwt	490.00–700.00	7,855	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	605.77/cwt	540.00–660.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.13/cwt	124.00–136.00	831	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	875.88/cwt	830.00–890.00	12,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	91.18/cwt	82.00–100.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.37/cwt	114.00–125.00	622	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	119.57/cwt	109.00–125.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	105.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	68.97/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	134.73/cwt	131.00–137.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	112.35/cwt	109.00–114.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.67/cwt	98.00–102.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	93.03/cwt	85.00–101.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	115.39/cwt	109.00–121.00	309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	78.67/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	779	2

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 241Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	81.00–86.00	83.16
5	—	1,542	64.00–72.00	68.97
8	—	1,774	76.00–80.00	78.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,039	44.00–49.00	47.06
1	—	1,095	53.00	53.00
14	—	1,052	33.00–43.00	38.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	48.00–50.00	49.34
4	—	1,516	53.00–60.00	55.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	52.00–57.00	54.65
11	—	1,303	44.00–51.00	47.68
11	—	1,261	33.00–43.00	38.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	590	105.00–116.00	108.60
5	—	420	102.50–124.00	113.39
1	—	960	76.00	76.00
1	—	350	109.00	109.00
6	—	486	109.00–125.00	119.57
3	—	646	110.00	110.00
2	—	690	98.00	98.00
2	—	228	100.00–110.00	105.16
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
3	—	780	98.00–102.00	100.67
2	—	703	85.00–101.00	93.03
2	—	268	109.00–121.00	115.39
1	—	855	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
4	—	461	131.00–139.00	137.00
6	—	658	120.00–123.00	122.50
7	—	513	126.00–132.00	128.02
5	—	567	125.00–132.00	127.95
2	—	338	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
8	—	435	131.00–137.00	134.73
6	—	621	129.50	129.50
3	—	712	109.00–114.00	112.35
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	109.00–119.00	113.98
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
2	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.59
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	118.00	118.00
2	—	677	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
8	—	578	126.00–140.00	135.48
8	—	526	125.00–136.00	130.25
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
8	—	629	124.00–136.00	132.13
5	—	470	129.00–134.00	132.03
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	560	112.00–120.00	117.91
39	—	435	110.00–123.00	119.57
15	—	465	110.00–121.00	115.52
2	—	285	114.00	114.00
15	—	619	109.00–119.00	115.25
7	—	363	110.00–115.00	112.13
23	—	521	114.00–125.00	119.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	85.00–96.00	91.03
11	—	779	90.00–103.00	101.21
3	—	870	97.00	97.00
3	—	465	93.00–106.00	98.22
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
3	—	578	98.00–106.00	101.37
2	—	373	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	80.00	80.00
5	—	528	99.00–109.00	103.00
2	—	628	82.00–100.00	91.18
1	—	335	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	838	91.75	91.75
10	—	336	75.00–91.00	87.22
2	—	385	60.00–80.00	69.87
24	—	765	86.50	86.50
9	—	638	73.00–80.50	78.85
20	—	510	80.00	80.00
5	—	265	70.00–81.00	76.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,339	580.00–830.00	708.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	640.00–750.00	706.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,234	490.00–700.00	636.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	540.00–660.00	605.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	530.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,445	830.00–890.00	875.88

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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