Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeders steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady,Feeder heifers steady,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.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 $125.92/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$125.92

121 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$28.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

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	487	128.06	624	112
Medium and Large 2-3	574	99.28	570	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about $54 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 sale121 hd

125.92

—

KY average27 barns · 5,005 hd

130.63

−4.71

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	1,849	82.06	1,517	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	63.69	1,047	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	59.56	780	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	47.34	471	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	280	127.59/cwt	122.50–132.50	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.70/cwt	120.00–136.00	625	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	135.71/cwt	133.00–139.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.60/cwt	109.00–115.50	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	141.94/cwt	141.00–144.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	125.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	163.56/cwt	157.00–171.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	136.85/cwt	135.00–142.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	152.51/cwt	144.00–163.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.19/cwt	133.00–137.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	190.73/cwt	189.00–194.00	700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	65.42/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,083	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	55.42/cwt	52.00–59.00	714	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	42.68/cwt	35.00–48.00	409	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	54.32/cwt	50.00–58.00	571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	63.11/cwt	61.00–66.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	114.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.58/cwt	133.00–137.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	132.72/cwt	120.00–138.00	483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.21/cwt	114.00–123.00	686	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,614	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,914	84.88/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.31/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	142.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.05/cwt	150.00–172.50	683	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	91.88/cwt	89.00–95.00	395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	680.28/cwt	670.00–690.00	7,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.38/cwt	119.00–128.00	665	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	994.18/cwt	900.00–1,090.00	11,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	169.69/cwt	153.00–176.00	736	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.77/cwt	139.00–150.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	165.32/cwt	164.00–168.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	197.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	152.82/cwt	147.00–157.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	197	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	394	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	103.19/cwt	97.00–110.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	772	3

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year 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
2	—	280	122.50–132.50	127.59
32	—	478	120.00–136.00	130.70
9	—	334	133.00–139.00	135.71
7	—	672	109.00–115.50	114.60
2	—	700	100.00	100.00
8	—	611	110.00–120.00	114.61
5	—	421	133.00–137.00	134.58
9	—	364	120.00–138.00	132.72
8	—	580	114.00–123.00	118.21
17	—	530	119.00–128.00	125.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	134.00	134.00
3	—	373	141.00–144.00	141.94
6	—	404	140.00–144.00	142.35
2	—	510	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	112.00	112.00
2	—	703	86.00–90.00	88.01
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
3	—	692	90.00–91.00	90.33
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	140.00	140.00
2	—	197	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	123.00–128.00	125.35
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
4	—	376	138.00–146.00	142.26
1	—	910	71.00	71.00
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
2	—	977	75.00	75.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	157.00–171.00	163.56
1	—	695	114.00	114.00
4	—	424	150.00–172.50	161.05
2	—	285	187.50	187.50
4	—	722	97.00–110.00	103.19
3	—	555	135.00–141.00	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	190.00	190.00
3	—	367	189.00–194.00	190.73
3	—	513	164.00–168.00	165.32
2	—	338	190.00–205.00	197.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	135.00–142.00	136.85
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	144.00–163.00	152.51
5	—	629	133.00–137.00	136.19
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
13	—	434	153.00–176.00	169.69
6	—	568	139.00–150.00	143.77
3	—	265	186.00	186.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
7	—	522	147.00–157.00	152.82
3	—	762	120.00–125.00	121.65
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	89.00–95.00	91.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	60.00–73.00	65.42
2	—	1,613	58.00–59.00	58.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	52.00–59.00	55.42
7	—	1,328	61.00–66.00	63.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	35.00–48.00	42.68
4	—	1,051	50.00–58.00	54.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,914	82.00–88.00	84.88
3	—	1,665	75.00–76.00	75.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	670.00–690.00	680.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	900.00–1,090.00	994.18

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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