Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 500 lbs mostly steady,Feeder heifers mostly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.67/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$127.67

160 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

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	480	128.49	617	155
Medium and Large 2-3	582	102.21	595	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $23 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 sale160 hd

127.67

—

KY average28 barns · 6,703 hd

124.52

+3.16

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	1,593	93.16	1,484	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	63.00	975	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	61.49	774	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	58.65	599	37

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	47.66/cwt	43.00–50.00	496	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	63.42/cwt	60.00–70.00	797	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	56.83/cwt	53.00–59.00	569	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	49.09/cwt	46.00–51.00	621	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	62.61/cwt	60.00–68.00	646	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	64.00/cwt	63.00–65.00	979	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	57.30/cwt	55.00–59.00	727	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	93.50/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.22/cwt	135.00–146.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	145.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	152.59/cwt	142.50–162.50	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	79.65/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.83/cwt	132.00–139.00	574	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	113.11/cwt	106.00–116.50	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	113.69/cwt	111.00–115.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.14/cwt	119.00–135.00	619	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.61/cwt	115.00–127.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	134.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.32/cwt	152.50–160.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	78.70/cwt	72.00–85.00	779	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.08/cwt	127.00–136.00	820	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.67/cwt	138.00–150.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.55/cwt	126.00–133.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	130.32/cwt	120.00–136.00	491	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.23/cwt	146.00–157.00	736	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.31/cwt	136.00–151.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	122.59/cwt	115.00–126.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	142.20/cwt	130.00–146.00	793	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	126.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	43.00–50.00	47.66
15	—	1,002	53.00–59.00	56.83
18	—	1,032	60.00–68.00	62.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,256	60.00–70.00	63.42
3	—	1,265	46.00–51.00	49.09
4	—	1,268	55.00–59.00	57.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,530	63.00–65.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,551	90.00–97.00	93.50
4	—	1,684	100.00–105.00	102.62
3	—	1,583	75.00–83.00	79.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.59
3	—	567	110.00–120.00	116.53
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
2	—	428	125.00–127.00	126.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	135.00–146.00	139.22
5	—	743	110.00	110.00
2	—	312	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
10	—	414	140.00–149.00	145.14
3	—	682	110.00–121.00	117.32
2	—	293	142.50–162.50	152.59
13	—	621	127.00–136.00	132.08
7	—	374	138.00–150.00	142.67
2	—	583	126.00–133.00	129.55
1	—	875	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	177.50	177.50
3	—	316	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
3	—	488	111.00–115.00	113.69
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	132.00–139.00	134.83
12	—	570	116.00–121.00	119.51
6	—	735	106.00–116.50	113.11
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
47	—	476	119.00–135.00	130.14
17	—	522	115.00–127.00	124.61
9	—	326	130.00–141.00	134.56
2	—	275	152.50–160.00	156.32
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
19	—	377	120.00–136.00	130.32
11	—	615	110.00–121.00	118.32
3	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
5	—	564	115.00–126.00	122.59
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	127.00	127.00
1	—	930	95.00	95.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	480	146.00–157.00	153.23
11	—	526	136.00–151.00	143.31
3	—	718	116.00–117.00	116.66
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
11	—	660	130.00	130.00
6	—	433	149.00–152.00	149.47
3	—	396	145.00	145.00
39	—	558	130.00–146.00	142.20
5	—	817	121.00	121.00
2	—	603	123.00–129.00	126.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	72.00–85.00	78.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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