Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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 $122.24/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$122.24

91 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

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	500	124.23	621	80
Medium and Large 2-3	508	107.73	548	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $73 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 sale91 hd

122.24

—

KY average28 barns · 7,628 hd

125.86

−3.62

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	1,665	81.91	1,364	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,780	54.23	965	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	45.58	600	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	43.93	458	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	432	145.97/cwt	136.00–148.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	117.48/cwt	113.00–122.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	276	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	57.55/cwt	54.00–64.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.40/cwt	140.00–141.50	812	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	153.87/cwt	153.00–154.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	403	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	81.91/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	118.29/cwt	108.00–128.00	506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	37.45/cwt	35.00–40.00	507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	52.49/cwt	52.00–53.00	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	54.89/cwt	50.00–59.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	44.32/cwt	41.00–46.00	473	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	35.96/cwt	33.00–39.00	381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	54.23/cwt	52.00–56.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.92/cwt	123.00–127.00	648	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	114.99/cwt	114.50–118.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	108.49/cwt	107.00–109.00	628	4

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 23Year 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
9	—	432	136.00–148.00	145.97
2	—	703	113.00–122.00	117.48
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
15	—	574	140.00–141.50	141.40
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
2	—	523	140.00–147.00	143.45
2	—	335	135.00–145.00	140.00
2	—	267	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
2	—	428	108.00–128.00	118.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	153.00–154.00	153.87
4	—	443	150.00	150.00
2	—	490	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	101.00	101.00
2	—	488	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	114.00	114.00
4	—	579	107.00–109.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	116.00–119.00	117.49
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
4	—	275	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	200	138.00	138.00
17	—	515	123.00–127.00	125.92
17	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.31
12	—	639	114.50–118.00	114.99
7	—	655	105.00–110.00	107.13
3	—	431	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	502	129.00	129.00
5	—	344	143.00	143.00
2	—	290	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
1	—	885	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	551	150.00	150.00
6	—	480	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	120.00	120.00
14	—	670	135.50	135.50
5	—	612	140.00	140.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	440.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	54.00–64.00	57.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	78.00–84.00	81.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	35.00–40.00	37.45
2	—	1,200	52.00–53.00	52.49
1	—	1,475	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	50.00–59.00	54.89
5	—	1,067	41.00–46.00	44.32
3	—	1,060	33.00–39.00	35.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	52.00–56.00	54.23

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