Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders, no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls and cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.15/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$126.15

73 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$53.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

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	525	128.69	675	68
Large 1-2	475	111.00	527	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	515	80.50	415	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	610	75.00	458	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.69/cwt here — about $218 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 sale73 hd

126.15

—

KY average28 barns · 4,869 hd

129.82

−3.67

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	1,745	83.10	1,450	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	55.47	809	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	51.29	611	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	44.17	441	23

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	53.29/cwt	49.00–59.00	640	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	177.47/cwt	165.00–181.00	772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	174.91/cwt	169.00–180.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	53.80/cwt	52.00–57.00	797	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	46.30/cwt	36.00–49.00	549	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	33.52/cwt	29.00–39.00	291	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	53.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	569	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	45.01/cwt	41.00–49.00	459	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	549	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.50/cwt	129.00–131.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	130.06/cwt	124.00–136.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.36/cwt	119.00–133.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	101.79/cwt	95.00–111.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	132.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	326	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	111.67/cwt	106.00–116.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.36/cwt	131.00–141.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	133.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	311	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	670	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,886	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	959.34/cwt	700.00–1,040.00	8,730	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	169.84/cwt	160.00–173.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.47/cwt	121.00–136.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	619.46/cwt	560.00–680.00	7,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	156.08/cwt	150.00–168.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	92.66/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.69/cwt	155.00–166.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.45/cwt	158.00–165.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	88.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	161.07/cwt	159.00–163.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	66.30/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 78Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders, no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls and cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,201	49.00–59.00	53.29
16	—	1,186	36.00–49.00	46.30
1	—	900	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	52.00–57.00	53.80
2	—	1,388	60.00–61.00	60.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	29.00–39.00	33.52
3	—	1,057	51.00–55.00	53.86
16	—	1,019	41.00–49.00	45.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,872	92.00–94.00	92.66
4	—	1,818	85.00–90.00	88.53
3	—	1,520	64.00–68.00	66.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	150.00	150.00
3	—	498	164.00	164.00
2	—	683	125.00–130.00	127.47
8	—	435	165.00–181.00	177.47
3	—	370	169.00–180.00	174.91
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
6	—	572	150.00–168.00	156.08
2	—	813	123.00–124.00	123.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	135.00–139.00	136.95
4	—	531	129.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	313	124.00–136.00	130.06
9	—	568	119.00–133.00	128.36
5	—	717	95.00–111.00	101.79
4	—	372	130.00–139.00	132.60
1	—	265	123.00	123.00
6	—	679	106.00–116.00	111.67
4	—	471	131.00–141.00	137.36
3	—	233	130.00–140.00	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	507	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	160.00–173.00	169.84
2	—	613	121.00–136.00	128.47
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
10	—	478	155.00–166.00	162.69
3	—	671	125.00–130.00	128.34
2	—	335	158.00–165.00	161.45
1	—	220	152.50	152.50
5	—	576	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	159.00–163.00	161.07
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
2	—	610	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	680.00	680.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	910	700.00–1,040.00	959.34
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	560.00–680.00	619.46

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle