Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.51/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.35 against this barn's trailing median of $218.87.

Average price

$117.51

131 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

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	506	122.13	619	108
Medium and Large 2-3	495	95.85	475	23

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $144 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.08, low $190.45, median $218.87 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

117.51

—

KY average27 barns · 3,462 hd

122.62

−5.11

This barn, trailing median3 sales

218.87

−101.35

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	1,623	73.10	1,186	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	54.99	871	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	49.12	617	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	43.79	475	14

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	99.27/cwt	96.00–102.50	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	92.39/cwt	84.00–95.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	120.85/cwt	115.00–124.00	517	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	81.04/cwt	75.00–87.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	82.55/cwt	76.00–89.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	97.84/cwt	86.00–105.00	521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	49.48/cwt	49.00–50.00	442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	46.24/cwt	46.00–47.00	557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	41.15/cwt	36.00–43.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.50	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	99.23/cwt	90.00–104.00	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	54.92/cwt	53.00–58.00	705	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	44.63/cwt	42.00–46.00	557	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	49.08/cwt	47.00–52.00	613	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	53.20/cwt	50.00–54.00	851	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	57.77/cwt	55.00–64.00	912	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	101.74/cwt	95.00–110.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.50	352	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	123.11/cwt	120.00–137.50	391	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	131.29/cwt	118.00–139.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.51/cwt	115.00–130.00	652	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.97/cwt	110.00–135.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	96.09/cwt	77.00–104.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	106.09/cwt	95.00–110.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	103.07/cwt	85.00–110.00	423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	110.00–126.00	456	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	70.33/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,099	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	75.08/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	615.39/cwt	580.00–650.00	6,849	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	687	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	161	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	235	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	848	64.00/cwt	62.00–72.00	543	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	576.11/cwt	500.00–630.00	6,418	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	615.58/cwt	500.00–830.00	7,295	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	124.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.62/cwt	120.00–134.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	132.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.84/cwt	130.00–133.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.13/cwt	130.00–142.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.32/cwt	122.00–147.00	661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	83.25/cwt	75.00–87.50	212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	98.91/cwt	80.00–110.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	95.74/cwt	75.00–106.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	115.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.50/cwt	109.00–123.00	622	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.52/cwt	113.00–118.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	100.93/cwt	94.00–110.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.68/cwt	109.00–115.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	117.40/cwt	110.00–123.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	108.95/cwt	101.00–113.00	732	11

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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 2,086Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	96.00–102.50	99.27
8	—	682	84.00–95.00	92.39
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	61.00	61.00
1	—	550	85.00	85.00
2	—	358	75.00–87.00	81.04
2	—	615	76.00–89.00	82.55
2	—	810	74.00	74.00
3	—	532	86.00–105.00	97.84
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	875	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	428	115.00–124.00	120.85
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
2	—	268	110.00–112.50	111.31
2	—	318	110.00–119.00	114.32
3	—	811	90.00–104.00	99.23
12	—	570	111.00–118.00	115.71
17	—	525	109.00–123.00	118.50
4	—	356	109.00–114.00	111.51
7	—	630	109.00–115.00	110.68
10	—	469	110.00–123.00	117.40
11	—	672	101.00–113.00	108.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	95.00–110.00	101.74
3	—	798	99.00	99.00
3	—	908	99.00	99.00
4	—	284	120.00–127.50	123.86
7	—	318	120.00–137.50	123.11
7	—	610	116.00–125.00	123.00
15	—	481	118.00–139.00	131.29
15	—	581	120.00–130.00	124.57
17	—	515	115.00–130.00	126.51
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	121.61
6	—	428	110.00–135.00	125.97
18	—	380	110.00–126.00	120.00
1	—	895	98.00	98.00
2	—	807	102.00	102.00
3	—	240	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	70.00	70.00
1	—	330	102.50	102.50
1	—	390	60.00	60.00
1	—	565	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,035	70.00	70.00
2	—	663	96.00–100.00	98.01
4	—	478	77.00–104.00	96.09
4	—	518	95.00–110.00	106.09
6	—	410	85.00–110.00	103.07
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	68.00	68.00
2	—	215	75.00	75.00
4	—	305	77.00	77.00
5	—	848	62.00–72.00	64.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	137.00	137.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
3	—	557	120.00–135.00	124.94
3	—	833	130.00	130.00
4	—	375	120.00–134.00	126.62
6	—	431	120.00–140.00	132.15
7	—	628	130.00–133.00	130.84
13	—	527	130.00–142.00	138.13
18	—	468	122.00–147.00	141.32
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
2	—	725	113.00–118.00	115.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	92.50	92.50
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
3	—	255	75.00–87.50	83.25
3	—	422	80.00–110.00	98.91
3	—	478	75.00–106.00	95.74
4	—	509	94.00–110.00	100.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	49.00–50.00	49.48
4	—	1,204	46.00–47.00	46.24
8	—	1,071	36.00–43.00	41.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,283	53.00–58.00	54.92
13	—	1,248	42.00–46.00	44.63
28	—	1,249	47.00–52.00	49.08
1	—	1,240	33.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	47.00	47.00
8	—	1,599	50.00–54.00	53.20
8	—	1,578	55.00–64.00	57.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	67.00–72.00	70.33
7	—	1,666	74.00–78.00	75.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	580.00–650.00	615.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,114	500.00–630.00	576.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,185	500.00–830.00	615.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	790.00	790.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle