Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.91/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$117.91

133 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

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	537	120.13	645	118
Medium and Large 2-3	565	100.41	567	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $78 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 sale133 hd

117.91

—

KY average28 barns · 5,095 hd

119.58

−1.67

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	—	Low	1,634	86.13	1,407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	59.33	954	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	55.92	723	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	51.28	519	8thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	1,290	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	123.86/cwt	119.00–129.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	104.32/cwt	92.00–112.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	130.07/cwt	121.00–135.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	78.49/cwt	77.00–80.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	94.79/cwt	93.00–95.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	134.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	141.90/cwt	139.00–148.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	109.03/cwt	101.00–118.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	128.48/cwt	123.00–131.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	146.39/cwt	135.00–151.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	513	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	80.78/cwt	66.00–97.50	654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,043	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	76.40/cwt	65.00–85.00	973	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,070.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,111.34/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	15,036	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	154.51/cwt	150.00–156.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	782	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	611	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.85/cwt	156.00–158.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	145.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	736	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	791.90/cwt	650.00–850.00	11,087	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	44.24/cwt	39.00–48.00	430	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	40.50/cwt	40.00–41.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	56.73/cwt	53.00–59.00	734	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	54.37/cwt	51.00–58.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	122.19/cwt	114.00–125.00	679	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	131.76/cwt	127.00–136.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	100.93/cwt	90.00–102.50	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	105.75/cwt	99.00–116.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	139.50/cwt	132.00–147.50	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	105.50/cwt	95.00–116.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	72.36/cwt	71.00–74.00	865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,907	93.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,511	83.36/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	121.84/cwt	113.00–131.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.14/cwt	115.00–126.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.88/cwt	157.50–170.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.83/cwt	130.00–148.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	504	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	832	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	60.79/cwt	60.00–62.00	805	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.79/cwt	149.00–163.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.53/cwt	136.00–154.00	705	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	156.05/cwt	142.50–165.00	449	3

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	66.00–97.50	80.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,273	65.00–85.00	76.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,340	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,070.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,353	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,111.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	650.00–850.00	791.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	750.00	750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	192.50	192.50
5	—	611	139.50	139.50
1	—	195	190.00	190.00
8	—	504	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
2	—	658	106.00–110.00	107.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	95.00	95.00
4	—	454	150.00–156.00	154.51
2	—	865	101.00	101.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
7	—	440	156.00–158.00	156.85
6	—	505	143.00–147.00	145.65
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
2	—	373	157.50–170.00	163.88
3	—	985	100.00	100.00
6	—	572	130.00–148.00	140.83
11	—	660	123.00–128.00	127.25
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,065	85.00	85.00
3	—	615	130.00–138.00	135.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	782	95.00	95.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	119.00–129.00	123.86
9	—	688	92.00–112.00	104.32
7	—	416	121.00–135.00	130.07
2	—	840	91.00	91.00
14	—	521	120.00–130.00	124.61
9	—	889	93.00–95.00	94.79
8	—	318	130.00–140.00	134.46
5	—	284	139.00–148.00	141.90
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
18	—	556	114.00–125.00	122.19
14	—	372	127.00–136.00	131.76
8	—	769	90.00–102.50	100.93
6	—	631	99.00–116.00	105.75
2	—	233	132.00–147.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	77.00–80.00	78.49
1	—	735	76.00	76.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
5	—	481	101.00–118.00	109.03
1	—	780	72.00	72.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
2	—	545	95.00–116.00	105.50
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	90.00–92.00	91.01
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
4	—	429	135.00–151.00	146.39
2	—	805	90.00	90.00
2	—	327	157.00	157.00
6	—	627	115.00–126.00	124.14
3	—	373	149.00–163.00	155.79
15	—	481	136.00–154.00	146.53
2	—	528	130.00–131.00	130.52
3	—	288	142.50–165.00	156.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	123.00–131.00	128.48
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
3	—	473	113.00–131.00	121.84
2	—	568	114.00–117.00	115.53
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	170.00–171.00	170.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	39.00–48.00	44.24
1	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,009	51.00–58.00	54.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,688	58.00–59.00	58.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	40.00–41.00	40.50
14	—	1,294	53.00–59.00	56.73
4	—	1,324	60.00–62.00	60.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	71.00–74.00	72.36
5	—	1,907	90.00–100.00	93.86
4	—	1,511	80.00–89.00	83.36

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle