Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Good demand on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.18/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$117.18

66 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.27

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	550	120.72	664	55
Medium and Large 2-3	581	99.45	578	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $86 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 sale66 hd

117.18

—

KY average27 barns · 3,645 hd

127.45

−10.27

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	1,332	80.75	1,076	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	71.00	1,164	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	52.30	699	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	46.98	498	19

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	374	163.37/cwt	150.00–170.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,252	82.92/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.77/cwt	151.00–170.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.89/cwt	135.00–143.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.43/cwt	110.00–127.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	140.30/cwt	136.00–147.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	146.38/cwt	140.00–154.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.94/cwt	123.00–131.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	114.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	129.68/cwt	125.00–137.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	107.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	98.24/cwt	95.00–105.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	136.55/cwt	133.00–140.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.14/cwt	120.00–131.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	129.52/cwt	121.00–132.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	85.99/cwt	82.00–90.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	165.14/cwt	157.50–172.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	123.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	636	79.27/cwt	70.00–84.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	163.11/cwt	161.00–165.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	36.61/cwt	32.00–41.00	508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.70/cwt	51.00–58.00	581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	53.14/cwt	49.00–59.00	690	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	39.11/cwt	32.00–47.00	414	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,164	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	66.74/cwt	60.00–73.00	898	2

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 336Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Good demand on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	150.00–170.00	163.37
3	—	418	151.00–170.00	158.77
2	—	565	135.00–143.00	138.89
1	—	245	166.00	166.00
9	—	542	136.00–147.00	140.30
6	—	467	140.00–154.00	146.38
2	—	763	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
10	—	678	120.00–131.00	122.14
6	—	640	121.00–132.00	129.52
2	—	803	82.00–90.00	85.99
2	—	280	157.50–172.00	165.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	110.00–127.00	118.43
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	133.00–140.00	136.55
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	125.00–129.00	125.99
4	—	567	120.00–123.00	122.25
3	—	385	123.00–131.00	127.94
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	220	133.00	133.00
11	—	432	125.00–137.00	129.68
4	—	732	100.00–110.00	107.59
3	—	776	95.00–105.00	98.24
1	—	935	95.00	95.00
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
7	—	622	112.00–120.00	116.62
4	—	466	121.00–126.00	123.51
2	—	960	94.00	94.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	110.00–117.00	114.34
1	—	785	74.00	74.00
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
2	—	583	90.00–91.00	90.49
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
2	—	697	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	70.00–84.00	79.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	161.00–165.00	163.11
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
3	—	365	164.00–169.00	165.74
2	—	287	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	82.00–84.00	82.92
1	—	1,320	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,585	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,062	51.00–58.00	54.70
10	—	1,059	32.00–47.00	39.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	32.00–41.00	36.61
3	—	1,298	49.00–59.00	53.14
2	—	1,345	60.00–73.00	66.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	81.00	81.00

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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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