Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.78/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$116.78

41 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$34.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	517	122.05	632	32
Medium and Large 2-3	545	99.30	541	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	88.00	374	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.05/cwt here — about $258 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 sale41 hd

116.78

—

KY average26 barns · 5,526 hd

119.38

−2.60

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	1,635	87.61	1,433	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	57.73	902	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	56.37	739	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	55.50	555	10

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	633	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	100.75/cwt	93.00–109.00	572	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,725	9
Bulls	—	—	1,245	84.58/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	493	2
Bulls	—	—	2,450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,038	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	94.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.45/cwt	127.50–139.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	122.14/cwt	122.00–123.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	504	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	93.74/cwt	90.00–97.50	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	131.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	101.81/cwt	91.00–113.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	112.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	58.76/cwt	58.00–59.00	739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	56.97/cwt	56.00–58.00	890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	54.40/cwt	53.00–56.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	939	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	59.51/cwt	58.00–63.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.32/cwt	141.00–145.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	56.08/cwt	54.00–57.00	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	482	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 88Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	109.00–111.00	110.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	93.00–109.00	100.75
2	—	488	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	124.00	124.00
3	—	323	127.50–139.00	133.45
7	—	564	122.00–123.00	122.14
2	—	377	139.00	139.00
2	—	718	90.00–97.50	93.74
7	—	463	129.00–137.00	131.03
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
2	—	522	126.00	126.00
6	—	603	100.00–115.00	112.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	73.00	73.00
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
3	—	530	91.00–113.00	101.81
1	—	435	96.00	96.00
2	—	583	106.00–108.00	106.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	132.00	132.00
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
3	—	525	141.00–145.00	143.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,083	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	80.00–89.00	84.58
1	—	2,450	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,724	90.00–100.00	94.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	58.00–59.00	58.76
1	—	1,390	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,345	54.00–57.00	56.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	56.00–58.00	56.97
1	—	1,565	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	53.00–56.00	54.40
4	—	1,016	58.00–63.00	59.51
1	—	1,070	45.00	45.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle