Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.75/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$123.75

318 head · 856 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$1.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.69

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	861	123.78	1,065	313
Medium and Large 2-3	534	122.20	653	5thin

One grade step is worth $1.58/cwt here — about $413 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 sale318 hd

123.75

—

KY average28 barns · 5,625 hd

134.44

−10.69

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	1,524	94.31	1,437	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,785	70.24	1,254	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	65.49	838	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	59.47	606	11

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	678	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	125.06/cwt	124.00–128.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.78/cwt	142.00–145.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.95	1,074	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	117.86/cwt	117.00–118.70	1,087	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	144.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	835	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,071	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.86/cwt	145.00–165.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,153	81.63/cwt	77.00–86.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	93.18/cwt	85.00–96.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.22/cwt	122.00–129.00	663	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	814	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	50.28/cwt	44.00–54.00	510	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	70.24/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	64.39/cwt	60.00–67.00	808	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	72.48/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,022	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	63.50/cwt	59.00–68.00	646	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.10/cwt	126.00–137.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	101.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	102.15/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	159.62/cwt	150.00–164.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.51/cwt	157.00–171.00	528	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	93.45/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.54/cwt	129.00–146.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.32/cwt	128.00–139.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	153.28/cwt	144.00–161.00	751	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 Jun 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	111.00	111.00
11	—	478	120.00–130.00	126.40
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
12	—	587	124.00–128.00	125.06
2	—	235	150.00–152.50	151.22
2	—	320	137.00–140.00	138.57
8	—	525	122.00–129.00	126.22
8	—	418	126.00–137.00	133.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
2	—	587	120.00	120.00
2	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
4	—	626	100.00–106.00	101.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	166.00	166.00
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
4	—	585	142.00–145.00	143.78
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
2	—	495	167.00	167.00
2	—	538	140.00–149.00	144.52
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
3	—	693	124.00–125.00	124.67
1	—	380	162.50	162.50
2	—	602	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
1	—	450	171.00	171.00
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
58	—	835	128.25	128.25
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	880	120.00–123.95	122.01
117	—	922	117.00–118.70	117.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	145.00–165.00	155.86
4	—	868	85.00–96.00	93.18
3	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
5	—	422	150.00–164.00	159.62
2	—	323	157.00–171.00	163.51
5	—	534	129.00–146.00	140.54
2	—	625	128.00–139.00	133.32
3	—	490	144.00–161.00	153.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	168.00	168.00
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	77.00–86.00	81.63
4	—	1,603	100.00–105.00	102.15
7	—	1,584	89.00–99.00	93.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	44.00–54.00	50.28
1	—	1,055	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,018	59.00–68.00	63.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	69.00–72.00	70.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	60.00–67.00	64.39
2	—	1,410	71.00–74.00	72.48
1	—	1,140	57.00	57.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	73.00	73.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	750.00	750.00

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

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