Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearlings 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.48/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.99 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$134.48

86 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$23.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	568	137.53	781	75
Medium and Large 2-3	546	113.73	621	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $160 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 sale86 hd

134.48

—

KY average27 barns · 2,045 hd

131.46

+3.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

−84.99

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	1,622	93.09	1,510	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	62.93	854	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,857	61.67	1,145	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	60.18	639	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	68.53/cwt	66.00–70.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	100.92/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.08/cwt	140.00–157.00	613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	92.63/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	709	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	104.45/cwt	99.00–110.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.28/cwt	116.00–135.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.52/cwt	134.00–139.00	856	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	97.98/cwt	97.00–99.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	105.39/cwt	103.00–106.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.08/cwt	132.00–144.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	114.56/cwt	109.00–120.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.60/cwt	124.00–140.00	563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.71/cwt	103.00–120.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	115.72/cwt	113.00–117.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	145.68/cwt	135.00–154.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	85.94/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	128.14/cwt	121.00–131.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	128.06/cwt	125.00–132.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	163.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	557	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	59.87/cwt	58.00–63.00	806	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.29/cwt	53.00–54.00	538	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	67.31/cwt	65.00–71.00	724	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	59.98/cwt	56.00–62.00	655	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	70.57/cwt	67.00–74.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	128.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,230	61

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 235Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 54Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
1	—	515	149.00	149.00
3	—	555	147.00–149.00	148.00
3	—	665	125.00–135.00	128.28
4	—	616	132.00–137.00	134.56
4	—	774	121.00–131.00	128.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	911	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
1	—	805	83.00	83.00
2	—	425	116.00–135.00	125.28
2	—	620	103.00–120.00	111.71
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	135.00–141.00	139.14
2	—	360	141.00	141.00
10	—	417	140.00–157.00	147.08
2	—	775	113.00	113.00
12	—	482	140.00–151.00	147.01
2	—	833	99.00–110.00	104.45
26	—	627	134.00–139.00	136.52
2	—	878	97.00–99.00	97.98
3	—	727	113.00–117.00	115.72
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
6	—	507	135.00–154.00	145.68
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	782	96.00	96.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
5	—	675	103.00–106.00	105.39
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
2	—	440	109.00–120.00	114.56
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	818	75.00	75.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
6	—	474	132.00–144.00	142.08
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
9	—	655	121.00–126.00	122.11
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
10	—	431	124.00–140.00	130.60
11	—	532	121.00–131.00	128.14
3	—	620	121.00–123.00	122.01
4	—	381	125.00–132.00	128.06
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	160.00–170.00	163.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	104.00	104.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	785	66.00–70.00	68.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	100.00–102.00	100.92
3	—	1,540	92.00–94.00	92.63
2	—	1,595	85.00–87.00	85.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	58.00–63.00	59.87
2	—	1,383	67.00–74.00	70.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,823	65.00–66.00	65.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	53.00–54.00	53.29
4	—	1,075	65.00–71.00	67.31
5	—	1,092	56.00–62.00	59.98

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

Bulls · 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