Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a lite supply of average to plain quality feeders,Yearlings were 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.39/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$130.39

165 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

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	796	130.86	1,041	160
Medium and Large 2-3	516	115.40	595	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $446 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 sale165 hd

130.39

—

KY average28 barns · 5,425 hd

132.94

−2.55

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	1,682	96.76	1,627	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	61.64	1,018	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	59.49	773	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	57.06	584	13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	61.66/cwt	60.00–63.00	792	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	62.20/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,031	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.05/cwt	44.00–46.00	417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.00	691	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	56.64/cwt	53.00–59.00	558	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.26/cwt	122.00–131.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	113.31/cwt	105.00–118.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	113.10/cwt	109.00–117.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	120.14/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.76/cwt	122.00–140.00	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.94/cwt	132.50–141.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	247	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.47/cwt	121.00–143.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	127.92/cwt	126.70–129.10	1,124	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	133.69/cwt	115.00–142.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.82/cwt	124.00–137.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.14/cwt	125.00–126.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	157.24/cwt	150.00–164.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	157.98/cwt	157.00–161.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	114.97/cwt	111.00–117.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.40/cwt	124.00–126.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	133.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Bulls	—	—	1,060	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,417	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	106.01/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	85.55/cwt	80.00–91.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	106.19/cwt	104.00–109.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	82.93/cwt	75.00–91.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.14/cwt	125.00–139.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	391	2

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 365Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	60.00–63.00	61.66
2	—	1,345	52.00–54.00	52.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,658	60.00–66.00	62.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	44.00–46.00	45.05
5	—	1,108	60.00–65.00	62.37
6	—	985	53.00–59.00	56.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,540	92.00	92.00
2	—	2,063	103.00–109.00	106.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
6	—	578	105.00–118.00	113.31
2	—	328	115.00–120.00	117.37
2	—	523	109.00–117.00	113.10
2	—	675	90.00–98.00	94.06
2	—	838	80.00–91.00	85.55
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
2	—	883	75.00–91.00	82.93
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
4	—	411	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	122.00–131.00	125.26
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
13	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.87
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
14	—	564	120.00–122.00	120.14
2	—	700	101.00	101.00
15	—	430	122.00–140.00	130.76
3	—	320	132.50–141.00	137.94
5	—	686	104.00–109.00	106.19
7	—	376	125.00–139.00	134.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	247	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	140.00–148.00	142.20
2	—	325	170.00	170.00
9	—	622	121.00–143.00	132.47
2	—	407	151.00	151.00
2	—	822	121.00	121.00
3	—	670	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
5	—	375	140.00–150.00	146.46
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
5	—	736	122.00–125.00	123.18
2	—	217	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	879	126.70–129.10	127.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	115.00–142.00	133.69
7	—	478	125.00–126.00	125.14
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
2	—	265	127.00	127.00
2	—	590	119.00	119.00
3	—	420	111.00–117.00	114.97
3	—	515	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	124.00–137.00	127.82
2	—	885	95.00–96.00	95.51
3	—	387	150.00–164.00	157.24
1	—	220	172.50	172.50
3	—	602	120.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
4	—	408	157.00–161.00	157.98
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
5	—	576	124.00–126.00	124.40
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
8	—	463	132.00–140.00	133.97
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	147.00	147.00

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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