Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearling steers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.18/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$136.18

167 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	816	136.88	1,117	159
Medium and Large 2-3	535	122.23	653	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $464 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 sale167 hd

136.18

—

KY average27 barns · 5,677 hd

140.04

−3.86

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	1,628	96.78	1,575	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	63.07	1,003	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	62.37	831	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	57.81	616	21

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	123.94/cwt	121.00–127.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	146.39/cwt	146.00–148.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	129.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,200	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	143.63/cwt	131.00–150.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	1,173	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.05/cwt	149.00–159.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	132.81/cwt	126.00–135.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.95/cwt	131.00–151.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.10/cwt	140.00–161.00	657	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	689	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.99/cwt	136.00–151.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.30/cwt	126.00–140.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	98.34/cwt	98.00–99.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	117.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.87/cwt	126.00–135.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.01/cwt	129.00–142.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	117.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.58/cwt	126.00–140.00	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	102.55/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.98/cwt	112.00–127.00	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.91/cwt	136.00–153.00	734	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	153.54/cwt	151.00–156.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	65.76/cwt	63.00–72.00	729	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	48.66/cwt	42.00–56.00	485	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	60.52/cwt	57.00–62.00	663	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	58.89/cwt	56.00–62.00	801	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	65.19/cwt	63.00–68.00	849	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	60.06/cwt	58.00–62.00	908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	65.32/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,077	4

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearling steers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	142.50	142.50
4	—	671	121.00–127.00	123.94
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
6	—	366	136.00–151.00	140.99
2	—	340	149.00	149.00
6	—	613	126.00–140.00	132.30
2	—	790	111.00	111.00
10	—	576	130.00–144.00	139.60
2	—	818	104.00–109.00	106.54
11	—	521	136.00–153.00	140.91
2	—	915	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
4	—	458	151.00–156.00	153.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
3	—	641	110.00	110.00
3	—	823	98.00–99.00	98.34
8	—	573	112.00–127.00	120.98
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	111.00	111.00
3	—	467	127.00–133.00	129.94
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	146.00–148.00	146.39
61	—	927	129.50	129.50
67	—	840	139.60	139.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
3	—	532	131.00–150.00	143.63
4	—	478	149.00–159.00	153.05
4	—	729	126.00–135.00	132.81
5	—	582	131.00–151.00	134.95
9	—	421	140.00–161.00	156.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	112.50	112.50
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
3	—	670	105.00	105.00
5	—	364	115.00–122.00	117.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	140.00	140.00
3	—	607	113.00–120.00	117.65
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
6	—	426	126.00–135.00	130.87
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
7	—	368	129.00–142.00	135.01
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
9	—	580	130.50	130.50
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
13	—	467	126.00–140.00	133.58
2	—	913	97.00–99.00	97.99

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	1	—	970	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,570	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,790	102.00–103.00	102.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	63.00–72.00	65.76
7	—	996	42.00–56.00	48.66
9	—	1,096	57.00–62.00	60.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	55.00	55.00
6	—	1,361	56.00–62.00	58.89
10	—	1,303	63.00–68.00	65.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	58.00–62.00	60.06
4	—	1,649	63.00–68.00	65.32

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle