Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter 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 $114.77/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$114.77

125 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

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	509	115.96	590	106
Medium and Large 2-3	428	108.12	463	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $127 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 sale125 hd

114.77

—

KY average26 barns · 6,655 hd

121.33

−6.56

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	1,628	79.88	1,301	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	48.00	667	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	45.75	558	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	39.86	391	13

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	680	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	42.02/cwt	39.00–44.00	415	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	46.16/cwt	42.00–51.00	566	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	82.51/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	73.00/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	117.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.51/cwt	115.00–126.00	691	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	132.94/cwt	129.00–134.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	184.53/cwt	180.00–195.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	735	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	96.41/cwt	93.00–97.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	763	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.68/cwt	110.00–124.00	579	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	113.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	114.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	130.77/cwt	130.00–131.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	120.09/cwt	118.00–123.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	141.79/cwt	132.50–147.50	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	669	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,047	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	652.67/cwt	550.00–830.00	7,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.99/cwt	135.00–148.00	765	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	18,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	118.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	123.70/cwt	115.00–132.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.56/cwt	130.00–149.00	535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.48/cwt	118.00–129.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	105.47/cwt	100.00–108.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	109.94/cwt	108.00–114.00	661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.59/cwt	152.00–167.50	595	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	138.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	133.57/cwt	131.00–136.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.15/cwt	129.00–136.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.18/cwt	146.00–153.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	48.14/cwt	46.00–50.00	487	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	34.28/cwt	29.00–39.00	330	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	667	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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	109.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	860	79.00	79.00
20	—	573	115.00–126.00	120.51
7	—	517	120.00–131.00	122.70
9	—	484	129.00–134.00	132.94
3	—	282	180.00–195.00	184.53
2	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.52
11	—	373	130.00–149.00	143.56
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	123.46
2	—	623	118.00–129.00	123.48
1	—	700	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
5	—	460	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	110.00–125.00	117.75
4	—	545	109.00–110.00	109.75
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
6	—	462	110.00–120.00	118.36
2	—	313	115.00–132.00	123.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	93.00–97.00	96.41
2	—	712	90.00	90.00
37	—	480	110.00–124.00	120.68
8	—	532	110.00–119.00	113.01
4	—	395	110.00–118.00	114.25
1	—	190	155.00	155.00
11	—	428	118.00–123.00	120.09
5	—	312	132.50–147.50	141.79
2	—	587	114.00	114.00
18	—	601	108.00–114.00	109.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
2	—	392	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	103.00	103.00
1	—	595	92.00	92.00
4	—	321	130.00–131.00	130.77
1	—	635	71.00	71.00
1	—	445	101.00	101.00
7	—	481	100.00–108.00	105.47
2	—	272	111.00	111.00
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	84.00	84.00
2	—	527	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	145.00–147.00	146.03
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	131.00–136.00	133.57
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	535	135.00–148.00	142.99
3	—	591	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	152.00–167.50	159.59
4	—	495	135.00–150.00	138.68
2	—	722	107.00	107.00
13	—	630	129.00–136.00	133.15
3	—	428	146.00–153.00	148.18
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	39.00–44.00	42.02
3	—	1,012	46.00–50.00	48.14
6	—	963	29.00–39.00	34.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,226	42.00–51.00	46.16
1	—	1,145	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	76.00–88.00	82.51
3	—	1,390	68.00–79.00	73.00
1	—	1,205	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	550.00–830.00	652.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,240.00	1,240.00

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

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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