Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to light test

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.25/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$133.25

29 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$39.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

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	501	137.41	689	25
Medium and Large 2-3	465	134.00	623	1thin
Large 1-2	728	98.33	716	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.07/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale29 hd

133.25

—

KY average27 barns · 5,869 hd

137.67

−4.43

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	—	Low	1,403	87.96	1,234	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	64.71	970	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	57.75	700	19

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	564	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	115.90/cwt	110.00–119.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	101.41/cwt	94.00–105.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	125.42/cwt	118.00–128.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.35/cwt	149.00–151.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.72/cwt	147.00–154.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.67/cwt	116.00–119.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,221	80.95/cwt	74.00–86.00	988	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	93.81/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,459	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	46.41/cwt	45.00–48.00	512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	63.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	796	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	55.15/cwt	50.00–59.00	662	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	60.64/cwt	59.00–62.00	958	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	66.75/cwt	63.00–71.00	974	6

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 268Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 39Year ago 0

No comparison to last week due to light test

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	665	108.00–111.00	109.48
2	—	758	91.00–92.00	91.50
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	825	81.00	81.00
1	—	890	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	855	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	142.00	142.00
1	—	320	111.00	111.00
1	—	670	93.00	93.00
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	702	87.00	87.00
3	—	508	110.00–119.00	115.90
3	—	633	94.00–105.00	101.41
4	—	286	118.00–128.00	125.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	91.00	91.00
1	—	445	102.00	102.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	237	136.00	136.00
3	—	318	161.00	161.00
3	—	441	149.00–151.00	150.35
5	—	466	147.00–154.00	149.72
9	—	667	116.00–119.00	118.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	74.00–86.00	80.95
6	—	1,555	91.00–95.00	93.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	45.00–48.00	46.41
8	—	1,253	60.00–66.00	63.50
9	—	1,201	50.00–59.00	55.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	59.00–62.00	60.64
6	—	1,459	63.00–71.00	66.75

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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