Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.76/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$127.76

461 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$2.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

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	759	127.79	970	456
Medium and Large 2-3	469	125.70	590	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.09/cwt here — about $381 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 sale461 hd

127.76

—

KY average26 barns · 4,937 hd

130.53

−2.77

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	1,751	97.13	1,700	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	65.00	995	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	61.40	801	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	56.13	578	19

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.22/cwt	131.00–147.00	847	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	137.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.90/cwt	123.00–130.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,014	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.65/cwt	140.00–154.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	148.78/cwt	132.00–152.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	157.95/cwt	150.00–161.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	123.90/cwt	123.90–123.90	1,044	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	48.35/cwt	47.00–50.00	463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	63.15/cwt	60.00–66.00	819	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	62.16/cwt	60.00–64.00	648	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	54.25/cwt	52.00–57.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	96.15/cwt	90.00–109.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	145.27/cwt	143.00–147.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	707	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.58/cwt	109.00–112.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	137.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	143.65/cwt	143.00–144.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.58/cwt	120.00–136.00	672	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.02/cwt	126.00–142.00	580	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	737	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	1,335.65/cwt	1,300.00–1,410.00	17,377	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,378	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,260.91/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	17,123	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,270.55/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	18,080	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	142.67/cwt	137.00–145.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	87.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	98.35/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	137.07/cwt	131.00–140.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.18/cwt	145.00–147.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	780.43/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	682.30/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,058	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	127.95/cwt	127.95–127.95	998	132

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 330Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	583	131.00–147.00	145.22
12	—	632	134.00–139.00	137.01
6	—	688	123.00–130.00	128.90
2	—	742	116.00	116.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
18	—	465	140.00–154.00	145.65
12	—	502	132.00–152.00	148.78
5	—	379	150.00–161.00	157.95
1	—	1,020	93.00	93.00
15	—	782	117.00	117.00
12	—	429	145.00–156.00	149.12
3	—	823	113.00	113.00
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	87.00	87.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	134.00	134.00
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	870	116.50	116.50
60	—	843	123.90	123.90
59	—	922	114.75	114.75
132	—	780	127.95	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	90.00–109.00	96.15
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
2	—	865	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	479	130.00–140.00	135.07
4	—	390	143.00	143.00
3	—	755	107.00	107.00
23	—	578	115.00–124.00	122.38
5	—	678	109.00–112.00	109.58
4	—	334	130.00–144.00	137.12
27	—	515	120.00–136.00	130.58
12	—	420	126.00–142.00	138.02
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	143.00–147.00	145.27
11	—	434	143.00–144.00	143.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
1	—	340	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	137.00–145.00	142.67
4	—	750	111.00	111.00
3	—	621	120.00–130.00	126.62
1	—	1,050	85.00	85.00
6	—	728	114.00	114.00
4	—	374	145.00–146.00	145.75
2	—	978	86.00–90.00	87.97
10	—	484	131.00–140.00	137.07
5	—	426	145.00–147.00	146.18
3	—	1,013	71.00	71.00
2	—	590	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	57.00	57.00
15	—	1,297	60.00–66.00	63.15
1	—	1,460	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	47.00–50.00	48.35
6	—	1,043	60.00–64.00	62.16
11	—	1,037	52.00–57.00	54.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,829	95.00–101.00	98.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,301	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,335.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,260.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,423	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,270.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,363	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	700.00–850.00	780.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	625.00–750.00	682.30

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle