Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $142.37/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$142.37

123 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

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	683	142.82	975	119
Medium and Large 2-3	464	128.94	598	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.89/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 sale123 hd

142.37

—

KY average25 barns · 5,792 hd

137.71

+4.66

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	1,794	98.35	1,764	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	74.99	1,200	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	70.23	924	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	63.41	664	15

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	129.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	90.88/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.68/cwt	133.00–140.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,891	104.91/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.45/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	148.46/cwt	142.00–155.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	132.90/cwt	132.90–132.90	1,205	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	149.54/cwt	138.00–154.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.02/cwt	140.00–156.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.79/cwt	131.00–150.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	164.68/cwt	160.00–170.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.37/cwt	125.00–136.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.70/cwt	152.00–166.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	163.31/cwt	161.00–169.00	554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.15/cwt	144.00–163.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.51/cwt	143.00–145.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.61/cwt	143.00–161.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.17/cwt	108.00–122.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	139.93/cwt	133.00–143.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	118.97/cwt	117.00–121.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	693	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	549	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	74.29/cwt	72.00–80.00	998	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,007	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	75.99/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,233	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	55.35/cwt	55.00–56.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	64.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	686	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.16/cwt	62.00–69.00	852	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	82.88/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,119	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 375Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 44Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	126.00–135.00	129.30
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
3	—	578	133.00–140.00	137.68
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
3	—	665	120.00–126.00	121.99
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
4	—	634	120.00–136.00	126.45
2	—	383	142.00–155.00	148.46
2	—	897	103.00	103.00
3	—	410	143.00–161.00	149.61
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	907	132.90	132.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	138.00–154.00	149.54
6	—	567	140.00–156.00	148.02
7	—	480	131.00–150.00	143.79
2	—	278	160.00–170.00	164.68
8	—	380	152.00–166.00	162.70
2	—	705	133.00	133.00
11	—	339	161.00–169.00	163.31
2	—	823	121.00–125.00	122.96
12	—	418	144.00–163.00	154.15
4	—	612	143.00–145.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
2	—	435	125.00–136.00	130.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	108.00–122.00	115.17
2	—	488	117.00–121.00	118.97
1	—	370	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	133.00–143.00	139.93
4	—	466	124.00–130.00	127.67
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
4	—	522	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	975	94.00	94.00
3	—	563	121.00–127.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	617	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	108.00	108.00
3	—	413	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	90.00–92.00	90.88
7	—	1,891	100.00–112.00	104.91
2	—	1,350	82.00–84.00	82.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,344	72.00–80.00	74.29
12	—	1,288	62.00–69.00	66.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,623	72.00–81.00	75.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00
3	—	998	55.00–56.00	55.35
11	—	1,065	60.00–67.00	64.46

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	2	—	1,168	73.00	73.00

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