Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering.Moderate demand for feeder classes.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 $112.97/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$112.97

50 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

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	479	118.81	568	34
Small and Medium 1-2	436	105.33	460	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	99.47	503	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $66 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 sale50 hd

112.97

—

KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd

124.70

−11.73

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	1,767	78.13	1,380	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	49.52	796	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	46.56	612	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	41.57	437	18

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	429	124.04/cwt	119.00–127.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.23/cwt	110.00–113.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	110.00–130.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	626.26/cwt	610.00–640.00	7,359	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	661.49/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.46/cwt	145.00–151.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.64/cwt	147.00–149.00	642	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	696.04/cwt	550.00–910.00	7,949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	621.06/cwt	490.00–790.00	7,490	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	732.43/cwt	520.00–850.00	6,856	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	136.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	151.44/cwt	149.00–154.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	83.64/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	34.54/cwt	33.00–38.00	364	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	54.01/cwt	52.00–56.00	858	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	53.99/cwt	50.00–61.00	746	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	34.50/cwt	34.00–35.00	419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	71.77/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	482	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	521	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	45.87/cwt	44.00–49.00	746	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	45.83/cwt	41.00–49.00	599	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.08/cwt	41.00–49.00	473	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	119.54/cwt	114.00–121.00	613	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	98.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	105.67/cwt	101.00–108.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	124.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	104.71/cwt	100.00–107.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	119.34/cwt	118.00–121.00	556	6

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 624Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 4Year 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
5	—	429	119.00–127.00	124.04
4	—	660	110.00–113.00	112.23
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	121.00	121.00
6	—	513	114.00–121.00	119.54
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
4	—	369	121.00–130.00	124.86
3	—	723	100.00–107.00	104.71
2	—	340	114.00–116.00	115.00
6	—	466	118.00–121.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
4	—	387	94.00–100.00	98.51
3	—	425	101.00–108.00	105.67
2	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	108.00	108.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–130.00	120.00
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	125.00–129.00	127.03
2	—	542	127.00	127.00
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
4	—	474	145.00–151.00	149.46
3	—	435	147.00–149.00	147.64
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	149.00–154.00	151.44
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	70.00	70.00
1	—	695	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
2	—	460	105.00–109.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	143.00–146.00	145.00
5	—	579	131.00–140.00	136.99
2	—	267	132.00	132.00
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	139.00	139.00
3	—	610	128.00	128.00
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	136.00	136.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	610.00–640.00	626.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	550.00–910.00	696.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,206	490.00–790.00	621.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	936	520.00–850.00	732.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	650.00–675.00	661.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	82.00–85.00	83.64
1	—	2,000	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,631	65.00–76.00	71.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	33.00–38.00	34.54
12	—	1,050	41.00–49.00	45.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	52.00–56.00	54.01
3	—	1,627	44.00–49.00	45.87
1	—	1,640	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	50.00–61.00	53.99
2	—	1,215	34.00–35.00	34.50
18	—	1,306	41.00–49.00	45.83

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle