Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply lower,over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower,Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower,Very lite demand for unweaned fleshier calves,moderate demand for weaned calves.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 $99.67/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$99.67

86 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$28.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.54

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	543	106.29	577	60
Medium and Large 2-3	608	87.27	531	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	570	77.86	443	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.43/cwt here — about $134 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 sale86 hd

99.67

—

KY average25 barns · 6,618 hd

117.21

−17.54

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	1,565	72.97	1,142	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	54.26	879	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	49.45	649	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	44.52	474	26

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	98.09/cwt	80.00–108.00	363	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	349	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	108.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	110.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	113.23/cwt	108.00–116.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	97.28/cwt	86.00–101.00	510	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	491	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	90.38/cwt	80.00–101.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	107.70/cwt	100.00–111.00	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	97.04/cwt	90.00–106.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	35.37/cwt	32.00–38.00	505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	53.19/cwt	49.00–58.00	697	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	34.72/cwt	33.00–38.00	358	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	45.77/cwt	40.00–48.00	592	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	55.09/cwt	49.00–66.00	899	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	44.50/cwt	41.00–47.00	478	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	51.07/cwt	49.00–54.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	128.46/cwt	120.00–137.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	120.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	116.06/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	558	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	302	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	680.35/cwt	600.00–740.00	5,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	616.45/cwt	540.00–720.00	8,168	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	669.44/cwt	490.00–780.00	9,024	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	703	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	118.27/cwt	117.00–121.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.16/cwt	111.00–126.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.93/cwt	123.00–129.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	593	75.56/cwt	62.00–89.00	448	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	97.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	108.45/cwt	106.00–113.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	97.07/cwt	90.00–106.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	411	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	71.76/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	121.36/cwt	116.00–127.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	122.99/cwt	116.00–129.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	107.57/cwt	99.00–113.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	96.99/cwt	95.00–99.00	536	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	312	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	515	1

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 495Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
4	—	620	100.00	100.00
6	—	322	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
4	—	250	136.00	136.00
5	—	583	106.00	106.00
9	—	681	105.00–115.00	108.33
1	—	485	117.00	117.00
3	—	383	116.00–127.00	121.36
5	—	416	116.00–129.00	122.99
6	—	517	99.00–113.00	107.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	106.00	106.00
1	—	720	79.00	79.00
3	—	370	80.00–108.00	98.09
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
2	—	765	73.00	73.00
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	72.00	72.00
1	—	640	81.00	81.00
1	—	400	67.50	67.50
1	—	335	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
6	—	567	108.00–114.00	110.02
8	—	488	108.00–116.00	113.23
1	—	325	122.00	122.00
3	—	393	110.00–111.00	110.33
8	—	425	100.00–111.00	107.70
11	—	670	90.00–106.00	97.04
11	—	531	106.00–113.00	108.45
7	—	622	90.00–106.00	97.07
2	—	700	85.00–95.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	100.00	100.00
4	—	524	86.00–101.00	97.28
1	—	730	75.00	75.00
5	—	932	65.00	65.00
2	—	383	95.00–100.00	97.42
1	—	485	93.00	93.00
2	—	553	95.00–99.00	96.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	91.00	91.00
2	—	440	80.00–101.00	90.38
2	—	593	62.00–89.00	75.56
1	—	625	75.00	75.00
1	—	495	63.00	63.00
1	—	830	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	120.00–137.00	128.46
3	—	425	115.00–125.00	120.81
3	—	958	111.00–126.00	116.06
3	—	860	121.00	121.00
3	—	368	117.00–121.00	118.27
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
5	—	725	111.00–126.00	119.16
3	—	623	123.00–129.00	126.93
2	—	563	126.00–127.00	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
3	—	680	102.00–104.00	103.34
3	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.71
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	490	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	32.00–38.00	35.37
26	—	1,310	49.00–58.00	53.19
15	—	1,294	40.00–48.00	45.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	33.00–38.00	34.72
11	—	1,075	41.00–47.00	44.50
9	—	1,077	49.00–54.00	51.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,632	49.00–66.00	55.09
1	—	1,500	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	70.00–73.00	71.76
1	—	1,915	79.00	79.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	854	600.00–740.00	680.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	540.00–720.00	616.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,348	490.00–780.00	669.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	580.00	580.00

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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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