Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.10/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$121.10

128 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.30

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	536	123.50	662	112
Medium and Large 2-3	556	104.33	580	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $82 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 sale128 hd

121.10

—

KY average27 barns · 5,431 hd

127.40

−6.30

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	1,553	89.13	1,384	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	59.80	796	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	58.29	917	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	56.97	619	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	129.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.90/cwt	119.00–130.00	654	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	103.43/cwt	101.00–106.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	103.77/cwt	100.00–111.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	115.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	731	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	62.92/cwt	60.00–66.00	853	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	930	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	56.43/cwt	55.00–58.00	909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	51.02/cwt	49.00–53.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.79/cwt	60.00–63.00	633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	56.93/cwt	54.00–59.00	629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	55.57/cwt	53.00–59.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	126.14/cwt	121.00–128.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.20/cwt	147.00–148.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.00/cwt	145.00–156.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.15/cwt	127.00–147.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	80.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.39/cwt	144.00–159.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	84.99/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	113.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.03/cwt	127.00–143.00	710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	—	—	1,622	93.27/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	93.74/cwt	90.00–98.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.39/cwt	148.00–154.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.19/cwt	119.00–134.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	127.46/cwt	122.50–132.50	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.49/cwt	141.00–158.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	108.37/cwt	100.00–114.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	107.14/cwt	104.00–113.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	616	18

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 168Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 21Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, 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	—	360	101.00	101.00
2	—	503	111.00–116.00	113.51
2	—	623	101.00–106.00	103.43
3	—	423	100.00–111.00	103.77
1	—	695	82.00	82.00
3	—	558	100.00–114.00	108.37
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
2	—	483	116.00–118.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	125.00–130.00	129.27
2	—	350	136.00	136.00
50	—	524	119.00–130.00	124.90
3	—	663	110.00–116.00	114.01
9	—	634	110.00–118.00	115.29
10	—	570	120.00–129.00	125.15
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
10	—	721	104.00–113.00	107.14
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
18	—	478	124.00–134.00	128.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	802	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	121.00–128.00	126.14
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
10	—	559	147.00–148.00	147.20
2	—	618	120.00–132.00	125.98
14	—	527	144.00–150.00	148.19
3	—	338	150.00–151.00	150.68
4	—	410	145.00–156.00	153.00
5	—	671	120.00–124.00	120.82
6	—	497	147.00–150.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	125.00	125.00
2	—	988	78.00–82.00	80.01
3	—	382	110.00–121.00	113.70
4	—	721	90.00–98.00	93.74
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
5	—	564	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
6	—	483	125.00–127.00	126.34
2	—	328	122.50–132.50	127.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	127.00–147.00	139.15
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
9	—	424	144.00–159.00	150.39
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
10	—	511	127.00–143.00	139.03
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
5	—	490	148.00–154.00	150.39
5	—	610	119.00–134.00	127.19
7	—	385	141.00–158.00	152.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,356	60.00–66.00	62.92
1	—	1,240	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,301	53.00–59.00	55.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,610	55.00–58.00	56.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	49.00–53.00	51.02
5	—	1,025	60.00–63.00	61.79
8	—	1,104	54.00–59.00	56.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	75.00–89.00	84.99
6	—	1,622	90.00–95.00	93.27

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	2	—	800	88.00	88.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	68.00	68.00

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

Heifers · 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