Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.84/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$124.84

50 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$26.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	404	128.02	517	44
Medium and Large 2-3	672	101.50	682	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about −$165 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

124.84

—

KY average27 barns · 3,498 hd

126.27

−1.43

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	1,625	86.50	1,406	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	52.50	668	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	52.24	878	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	42.50	439	2thin

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 2-3	—	512	112.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	52.24/cwt	48.00–56.00	878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	605	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,033	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.58/cwt	131.00–150.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	4
Bulls	—	—	1,935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	151.79/cwt	135.00–157.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.67/cwt	127.00–140.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	131.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	127.40/cwt	120.00–133.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	120.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	908.53/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	10,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	110.00–115.00	112.22
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
5	—	404	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
2	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	74.00	74.00
1	—	990	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	131.00–150.00	145.58
2	—	515	135.00–139.00	136.96
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
7	—	409	135.00–157.00	151.79
2	—	770	106.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	136.00	136.00
3	—	605	120.00–135.00	126.68
2	—	470	131.00–140.00	135.31
1	—	330	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	260	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
5	—	672	125.00–128.00	127.38
2	—	840	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
4	—	622	139.00	139.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
7	—	741	130.00	130.00
4	—	510	149.00	149.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	127.00–140.00	133.67
4	—	276	129.00–135.00	131.01
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
14	—	418	120.00–133.00	127.40
4	—	545	117.00–121.00	120.02
2	—	235	133.00	133.00
6	—	465	120.00–126.00	124.65
2	—	620	113.00–115.00	114.01
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	48.00–56.00	52.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,120	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,315	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,315	81.00	81.00

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)	3	—	1,110	800.00–1,080.00	908.53

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle