Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.43/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$145.43

57 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$39.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	593	146.11	866	56
Medium and Large 2-3	850	107.00	910	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.11/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale57 hd

145.43

—

KY average28 barns · 5,859 hd

143.78

+1.65

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	1,638	80.14	1,312	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	59.15	974	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	56.88	739	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	48.79	513	11

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	154.58/cwt	151.00–155.00	815	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	113.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.10/cwt	114.00–127.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	134.05/cwt	131.00–138.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.50/cwt	128.00–139.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	622.09/cwt	560.00–690.00	6,936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	83.57/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,408	5
Bulls	—	—	1,400	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.06/cwt	130.00–144.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	53.52/cwt	51.00–56.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	40.50/cwt	34.00–45.00	431	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	53.62/cwt	48.00–56.00	562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	61.37/cwt	57.00–65.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	133.63/cwt	131.00–135.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	59.83/cwt	58.00–62.00	616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	62.81/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	85.56/cwt	81.00–90.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	118.28/cwt	116.00–123.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	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 Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	527	151.00–155.00	154.58
4	—	552	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	115.00	115.00
2	—	630	128.00–139.00	133.50
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	140.00	140.00
6	—	761	134.00	134.00
2	—	747	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
2	—	725	81.00–90.00	85.56
2	—	675	101.00–102.00	101.50
2	—	562	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	628	110.00–121.00	113.70
11	—	573	114.00–127.00	122.10
9	—	489	131.00–138.00	134.05
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
3	—	408	131.00–135.00	133.63
3	—	540	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	378	116.00–123.00	118.28
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	144.00–147.00	145.48
1	—	845	109.00	109.00
1	—	375	143.00	143.00
4	—	429	130.00–144.00	137.06
2	—	657	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	153.00	153.00
2	—	490	153.00	153.00
2	—	365	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	560.00–690.00	622.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	80.00–86.00	83.57
1	—	1,400	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,585	44.00	44.00
5	—	1,657	58.00–67.00	62.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	51.00–56.00	53.52
3	—	1,378	57.00–65.00	61.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	34.00–45.00	40.50
4	—	1,049	48.00–56.00	53.62
2	—	1,030	58.00–62.00	59.83

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

Steers · 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