Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders, no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls, 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows, 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.67/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$143.67

25 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$46.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.03

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	484	149.49	724	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	444	134.75	598	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	505	110.00	556	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	102.50	415	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.99/cwt here — about $309 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 sale25 hd

143.67

—

KY average25 barns · 2,365 hd

128.63

+15.03

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	1,415	94.84	1,342	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	75.04	1,079	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	64.20	732	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	46.86	441	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	995.49/cwt	900.00–1,070.00	10,443	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	72.69/cwt	70.00–76.00	866	12
Bulls	—	—	1,384	93.61/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,296	14
Bulls	—	—	1,532	103.41/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,584	8
Bulls	—	—	1,247	77.76/cwt	76.00–80.00	970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	927.82/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,466	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	295	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.56/cwt	159.00–166.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.78/cwt	131.00–146.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	138.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	696	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	55.78/cwt	51.00–59.00	542	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	44.63/cwt	43.00–49.00	403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	34.96/cwt	34.00–36.00	329	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	75.43/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,097	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	68.57/cwt	68.00–69.00	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	65.73/cwt	60.00–69.00	751	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.53/cwt	48.00–59.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,360	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	759.94/cwt	650.00–810.00	9,028	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	882.48/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	9,187	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	642.32/cwt	490.00–720.00	6,776	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,819	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,315	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 81Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders, no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls, 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows, 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	900.00–1,070.00	995.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,128	825.00–1,075.00	927.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	530.00	530.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	670.00	670.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	650.00–810.00	759.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,041	750.00–1,275.00	882.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,055	490.00–720.00	642.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,191	70.00–76.00	72.69
41	—	1,143	60.00–69.00	65.73
17	—	1,100	48.00–59.00	54.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	51.00–59.00	55.78
4	—	904	43.00–49.00	44.63
3	—	940	34.00–36.00	34.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,454	71.00–87.00	75.43
2	—	1,178	68.00–69.00	68.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,384	88.00–98.00	93.61
8	—	1,532	100.00–112.00	103.41
3	—	1,247	76.00–80.00	77.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	71.00	71.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	130.00–134.00	131.27
3	—	466	150.00–156.00	154.05
3	—	420	159.00–166.00	163.56
2	—	370	155.00–167.00	160.92
2	—	303	160.00–167.00	163.47
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	129.00–135.00	132.42
5	—	420	131.00–146.00	137.78
4	—	358	134.00–140.00	138.47
3	—	577	120.00–121.00	120.66
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle