Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for the high quality feeders and moderate demand for the plainer quality.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower,Lite demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.29/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$114.29

140 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$20.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

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	520	116.85	608	122
Small and Medium 1-2	420	100.00	420	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	519	96.76	502	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.09/cwt here — about $106 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 sale140 hd

114.29

—

KY average27 barns · 7,054 hd

119.64

−5.35

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	1,830	74.51	1,364	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	42.59	675	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	39.12	504	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	37.51	402	34

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	387	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	117.03/cwt	116.00–119.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	112.50/cwt	110.00–116.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.43/cwt	118.00–120.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	116.81/cwt	110.00–125.00	387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.41/cwt	130.00–146.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.97/cwt	125.00–143.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	119.52/cwt	116.00–123.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	105.77/cwt	99.00–120.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	111.54/cwt	109.00–116.00	763	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	119.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	499	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	622	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	116.77/cwt	110.00–121.00	557	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	92.76/cwt	81.00–105.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	104.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	90.41/cwt	87.00–97.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	94.19/cwt	87.00–106.00	537	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	34.04/cwt	30.00–38.00	363	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	40.92/cwt	39.00–42.00	444	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	43.85/cwt	43.00–46.00	472	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	44.43/cwt	43.00–48.00	696	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	35.30/cwt	29.00–38.00	449	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	44.43/cwt	43.00–49.00	588	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	40.69/cwt	39.00–42.00	521	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	74.51/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	569.80/cwt	450.00–700.00	6,199	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	687.14/cwt	580.00–780.00	8,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	6,453	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	117.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.91/cwt	112.00–120.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	134.11/cwt	125.00–140.00	591	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.64/cwt	130.00–143.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	129.60/cwt	126.00–136.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.91/cwt	127.00–145.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	3

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 333Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	119.00	119.00
5	—	416	116.00–119.00	117.03
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
2	—	508	116.00–123.00	119.52
2	—	642	86.00	86.00
4	—	592	99.00–120.00	105.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	126.00–130.00	128.08
3	—	473	130.00–146.00	135.41
5	—	699	116.00	116.00
6	—	580	127.00–130.00	127.83
7	—	535	125.00–143.00	139.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	126.00	126.00
6	—	383	110.00–116.00	112.50
7	—	619	118.00–120.00	118.43
7	—	845	111.00	111.00
8	—	331	110.00–125.00	116.81
12	—	565	113.00–120.00	118.59
14	—	684	109.00–116.00	111.54
20	—	418	115.00–124.00	119.47
20	—	521	110.00–120.00	119.37
27	—	477	110.00–121.00	116.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
2	—	273	100.00–106.00	103.14
2	—	618	81.00–105.00	92.76
3	—	461	100.00–106.00	104.05
3	—	508	87.00–97.00	90.41
4	—	570	87.00–106.00	94.19
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	110.00–122.00	117.93
2	—	675	112.00–120.00	115.91
2	—	625	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	441	125.00–140.00	134.11
22	—	567	130.00–143.00	137.64
13	—	684	126.00–136.00	129.60
12	—	531	140.00–146.00	141.89
6	—	885	121.00	121.00
5	—	618	130.00–138.00	132.19
5	—	481	127.00–145.00	139.91
3	—	361	135.00	135.00
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	149.00	149.00
7	—	605	142.00	142.00
3	—	505	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,065	30.00–38.00	34.04
10	—	1,084	39.00–42.00	40.92
5	—	1,077	43.00–46.00	43.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	43.00–48.00	44.43
1	—	1,640	41.00	41.00
1	—	1,625	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,273	29.00–38.00	35.30
9	—	1,323	43.00–49.00	44.43
6	—	1,280	39.00–42.00	40.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	71.00–78.00	74.51

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	450.00–700.00	569.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	580.00–780.00	687.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	540.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	55.00	55.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle