Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower,Slaughter 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 $129.33/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$129.33

213 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

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	787	129.90	1,023	205
Medium and Large 2-3	682	114.88	784	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about $239 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

129.33

—

KY average14 barns · 1,740 hd

130.92

−1.58

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	—	High	1,532	100.48	1,539	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	69.20	1,100	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	66.08	868	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	59.50	622	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Value Added	—	912	123.40/cwt	123.40–123.40	1,125	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,010	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	137.63/cwt	130.00–141.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	149.96/cwt	148.00–154.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	114.92/cwt	100.00–120.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	120.62/cwt	116.00–126.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	78.57/cwt	75.00–82.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	132.11/cwt	122.00–136.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.21/cwt	141.00–157.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.28/cwt	151.00–164.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	66.01/cwt	65.00–69.00	700	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	47.77/cwt	45.00–53.00	487	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	70.66/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,111	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	67.00/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,082	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	64.87/cwt	61.00–68.00	850	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	71.33/cwt	69.00–73.00	945	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	105.98/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,566	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	95.98/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.22/cwt	136.00–146.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.42/cwt	125.00–136.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	136.42/cwt	131.00–143.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.06/cwt	150.00–159.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	158.92/cwt	155.00–163.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.47/cwt	119.00–126.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.19/cwt	122.00–131.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.28/cwt	126.00–135.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.31/cwt	123.00–133.00	671	6

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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 466Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 37Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	912	123.40	123.40
58	—	748	135.00	135.00
56	—	840	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	112.00	112.00
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	136.00–146.00	142.22
6	—	522	140.00–150.00	143.38
5	—	663	125.00–136.00	127.42
5	—	611	131.00–143.00	136.42
3	—	450	156.00	156.00
3	—	428	150.00–159.00	156.06
1	—	295	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	155.00–163.00	158.92
1	—	625	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	130.00–141.00	137.63
2	—	935	91.00	91.00
2	—	708	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	615	113.00–116.00	114.52
2	—	275	135.00–146.00	140.20
2	—	240	138.00–148.00	143.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
16	—	567	119.00–126.00	122.47
10	—	424	122.00–131.00	126.19
8	—	476	126.00–135.00	132.28
6	—	519	123.00–133.00	129.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	148.00–154.00	149.96
1	—	270	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	100.00–120.00	114.92
3	—	533	116.00–126.00	120.62
2	—	970	75.00–82.00	78.57
2	—	913	81.00	81.00
2	—	697	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	122.00–136.00	132.11
5	—	525	135.00–140.00	138.16
5	—	480	141.00–157.00	149.21
5	—	439	150.00	150.00
3	—	760	113.00–115.00	114.32
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	578	136.00–137.00	136.49
2	—	368	151.00–164.00	157.28
1	—	910	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	152.50	152.50
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	142.00–143.00	142.67
3	—	336	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	65.00–69.00	66.01
5	—	1,019	45.00–53.00	47.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	70.00–71.00	70.66
2	—	1,615	66.00–68.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,311	61.00–68.00	64.87
3	—	1,325	69.00–73.00	71.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	100.00–113.00	105.98
3	—	1,580	94.00–98.00	95.98
1	—	1,710	81.00	81.00

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	—	1,050	77.00	77.00

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