Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the Labor Day holiday last week there are no comparisons this week, but good demand was noted for feeder classes today, as well as moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.06/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$124.06

49 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$20.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

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	519	125.33	650	46
Medium and Large 2-3	543	104.67	569	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.66/cwt here — about $81 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 sale49 hd

124.06

—

KY average27 barns · 4,145 hd

128.52

−4.46

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	1,556	92.77	1,444	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	66.00	983	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	58.11	759	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	53.87	557	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	128.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	129.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	113.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	97.31/cwt	95.00–102.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	129.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	130.93/cwt	127.50–134.00	292	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	114.00/cwt	110.00–121.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	119.80/cwt	110.00–130.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.33/cwt	124.00–136.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	143.43/cwt	136.00–155.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.49/cwt	111.00–115.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.87/cwt	135.00–151.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.83/cwt	131.00–145.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	156.76/cwt	156.00–157.00	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	51.62/cwt	47.00–55.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	628	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	51.98/cwt	50.00–55.00	642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	63.60/cwt	63.00–65.00	857	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	94.02/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	119.30/cwt	112.50–126.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	130.08/cwt	110.00–135.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	141.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	159.19/cwt	153.00–166.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	148.60/cwt	145.00–152.50	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	579	1

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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 320Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 56Year ago 77

Due to the Labor Day holiday last week there are no comparisons this week, but good demand was noted for feeder classes today, as well as moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	120.00–129.00	127.64
8	—	539	121.00–130.00	128.27
8	—	374	125.00–130.00	129.38
4	—	664	110.00–115.00	113.76
3	—	788	95.00–102.00	97.31
3	—	477	120.00–135.00	129.50
3	—	315	130.00–132.50	130.81
2	—	575	122.00–126.00	124.05
2	—	425	131.00	131.00
2	—	223	127.50–134.00	130.93
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	110.00–121.00	114.00
3	—	425	110.00–130.00	119.80
2	—	463	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	124.00–136.00	133.33
7	—	532	136.00–155.00	143.43
4	—	723	111.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	682	115.00–117.00	116.34
2	—	568	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	463	135.00–151.00	142.87
2	—	410	131.00–145.00	137.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	156.00–157.00	156.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	112.50–126.00	119.30
5	—	424	110.00–135.00	130.08
2	—	687	120.00	120.00
2	—	605	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	151.00	151.00
4	—	513	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	140.00–147.00	141.78
3	—	436	155.00	155.00
2	—	782	120.00	120.00
2	—	737	129.00	129.00
2	—	630	142.00	142.00
2	—	565	151.00–153.00	152.00
2	—	473	153.00–166.00	159.19
2	—	313	145.00–152.50	148.60
1	—	265	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	47.00–55.00	51.62
1	—	1,095	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,030	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	50.00–55.00	51.98
3	—	1,348	63.00–65.00	63.60
1	—	1,390	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	91.00–96.00	94.02
1	—	1,695	89.00	89.00

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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