Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.46/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$123.46

213 head · 863 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

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	864	123.49	1,067	212
Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about $377 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 sale213 hd

123.46

—

KY average27 barns · 5,598 hd

134.87

−11.41

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	1,644	100.98	1,660	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	69.97	1,217	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	66.52	861	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	66.27	679	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.62/cwt	117.00–121.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	115.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.42/cwt	130.00–133.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.48/cwt	121.00–131.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	106.92/cwt	98.00–110.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	101.59/cwt	95.00–105.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	120.30/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,096	179
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	165.97/cwt	161.00–171.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.81/cwt	140.00–151.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,236.91/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	17,131	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	707	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,626	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	808.47/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	748.15/cwt	660.00–810.00	7,923	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	73.32/cwt	72.00–75.00	940	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	75.45/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	49.38/cwt	46.00–54.00	483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	65.94/cwt	64.00–68.00	685	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	66.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	848	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	72.13/cwt	70.00–77.00	743	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	54.36/cwt	49.00–57.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	190	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	95.21/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	105.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.27/cwt	131.00–136.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	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 Jun 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 428Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 18Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	117.00–121.00	119.62
2	—	773	91.00–92.00	91.49
2	—	370	132.00–136.00	133.97
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
7	—	468	130.00–133.00	130.42
15	—	527	121.00–131.00	126.48
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
4	—	673	98.00–110.00	106.92
9	—	428	135.00–145.00	141.48
3	—	713	95.00–105.00	101.59
7	—	558	122.00–129.00	126.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	112.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	580	113.00–116.00	114.54
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	141.00–146.00	143.43
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
4	—	669	129.00–130.00	129.75
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
2	—	888	104.00–110.00	106.97
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	144.00	144.00
2	—	437	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	159.00	159.00
1	—	190	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	911	119.00–122.00	120.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	161.00–171.00	165.97
7	—	479	140.00–151.00	143.81
2	—	435	150.00–155.00	152.44
2	—	633	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
2	—	758	108.00	108.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
3	—	508	130.00–138.00	134.39
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
4	—	575	131.00–136.00	133.27
1	—	970	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,236.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,116	800.00–825.00	808.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,059	660.00–810.00	748.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,282	72.00–75.00	73.32
2	—	1,278	64.00–69.00	66.33
5	—	1,321	49.00–57.00	54.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,740	75.00–76.00	75.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	46.00–54.00	49.38
4	—	1,039	64.00–68.00	65.94
6	—	1,030	70.00–77.00	72.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	89.00–99.00	95.21
4	—	1,700	100.00–110.00	105.30

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle