Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.17/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$111.17

94 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$30.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.80

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	490	116.45	570	70
Medium and Large 2-3	485	96.69	469	22
Small and Medium 1-2	416	85.50	356	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about $215 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 sale94 hd

111.17

—

KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd

121.96

−10.80

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	1,860	79.25	1,474	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	47.18	780	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	45.52	598	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	38.85	396	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	75.00	874	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,633	962.29/cwt	950.00–975.00	15,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.37/cwt	143.00–148.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.01/cwt	135.00–144.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	114.44/cwt	108.00–118.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.49/cwt	133.00–148.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.54/cwt	121.00–137.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.08/cwt	136.00–150.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	106.56/cwt	101.00–112.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	105.99/cwt	98.00–113.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	118.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.58/cwt	120.00–123.00	620	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	116.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	430	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.24/cwt	130.00–142.00	648	9
Bulls	—	—	1,983	82.63/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,639	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	103.68/cwt	96.00–111.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	34.35/cwt	32.00–36.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.10/cwt	133.00–142.00	585	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	516	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	660	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	40.49/cwt	38.00–44.00	424	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	46.75/cwt	45.00–49.00	495	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	51.77/cwt	49.00–54.00	901	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	42.58/cwt	39.00–46.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	48.97/cwt	47.00–54.00	647	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	41.92/cwt	38.00–44.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	33.46/cwt	29.00–36.00	326	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	392	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	105.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	98.12/cwt	97.00–100.00	328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	101.18/cwt	90.00–105.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	660	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	118.40/cwt	113.00–125.00	574	23

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,633	950.00–975.00	962.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	640.00	640.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
3	—	430	143.00–148.00	146.37
3	—	612	125.00–130.00	128.32
4	—	464	135.00–144.00	141.01
1	—	275	139.00	139.00
8	—	566	133.00–148.00	136.49
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	230	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	150.00–151.00	150.68
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	692	138.00	138.00
2	—	642	137.00	137.00
1	—	790	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	108.00–118.00	114.44
2	—	728	101.00–112.00	106.56
2	—	1,080	91.00	91.00
3	—	615	98.00–113.00	105.99
4	—	417	118.00–122.00	118.97
5	—	514	120.00–123.00	120.58
7	—	330	122.00–127.00	124.70
11	—	370	110.00–123.00	116.17
2	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	260	113.00	113.00
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
23	—	485	113.00–125.00	118.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	91.00	91.00
5	—	377	101.00–109.00	105.97
5	—	334	97.00–100.00	98.12
4	—	433	90.00–105.00	101.18
3	—	733	90.00	90.00
2	—	480	91.00	91.00
1	—	895	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	71.00	71.00
1	—	392	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
2	—	615	96.00–111.00	103.68
2	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	805	84.00	84.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	123.00–132.00	129.85
3	—	573	121.00–137.00	128.54
3	—	280	136.00–150.00	145.08
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
9	—	472	130.00–142.00	137.24
18	—	427	133.00–142.00	137.10
17	—	376	130.00–144.00	137.28
12	—	524	125.00–131.00	126.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,983	79.00–90.00	82.63
2	—	1,615	72.00–73.00	72.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	32.00–36.00	34.35
17	—	1,321	47.00–54.00	48.97
7	—	1,301	38.00–44.00	41.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	38.00–44.00	40.49
4	—	1,059	45.00–49.00	46.75
8	—	974	29.00–36.00	33.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	49.00–54.00	51.77
2	—	1,565	39.00–46.00	42.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	75.00	75.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle