Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00- 6.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Moderate demand on a lite test of an average quality offering.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter 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 $111.20/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$111.20

62 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

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	539	113.50	612	50
Medium and Large 2-3	527	102.75	541	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	89.00	481	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $131 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 sale62 hd

111.20

—

KY average14 barns · 1,579 hd

117.28

−6.08

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	1,353	72.49	981	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,701	47.64	810	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	41.61	532	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	38.83	414	9thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	115.56/cwt	111.00–117.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	112.09/cwt	109.00–115.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	114.50/cwt	107.00–116.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	113.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.54/cwt	116.00–118.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	127.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.67/cwt	124.00–132.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	107.77/cwt	100.00–116.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	106.33/cwt	102.00–113.00	549	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	410	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	507	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	42.25/cwt	39.00–45.00	463	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	323	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	50.48/cwt	48.00–54.00	863	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	41.97/cwt	40.00–44.00	707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	42.62/cwt	40.00–45.00	560	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	47.92/cwt	46.00–51.00	596	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	33.49/cwt	30.00–37.00	418	5
Bulls	—	—	1,353	72.49/cwt	71.00–74.00	981	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	115.27/cwt	114.00–121.00	418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	107.07/cwt	101.00–113.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 103Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	111.00–117.00	115.56
4	—	464	109.00–115.00	112.09
6	—	602	107.00–116.00	114.50
7	—	527	111.00–116.00	113.82
13	—	575	116.00–118.00	117.54
3	—	272	117.00–120.00	118.91
2	—	930	98.00	98.00
2	—	782	101.00	101.00
2	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.56
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
2	—	512	105.00	105.00
7	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.32
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
2	—	522	127.00	127.00
2	—	635	129.00	129.00
2	—	802	125.00	125.00
5	—	319	125.00–129.00	127.34
7	—	471	124.00–132.00	125.67
9	—	574	122.00–126.00	124.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	117.00	117.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	707	104.00	104.00
4	—	566	100.00–116.00	107.77
5	—	516	102.00–113.00	106.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	72.00	72.00
2	—	330	80.00	80.00
2	—	415	80.00	80.00
2	—	507	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	114.00–121.00	115.27
5	—	716	100.00–110.00	106.06
2	—	638	101.00–113.00	107.07
2	—	500	106.00–110.00	108.00
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	39.00–45.00	42.25
3	—	1,010	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	48.00–54.00	50.48
2	—	1,685	40.00–44.00	41.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	40.00–45.00	42.62
5	—	1,244	46.00–51.00	47.92
5	—	1,249	30.00–37.00	33.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	71.00–74.00	72.49

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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