Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.09/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$113.09

111 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

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	531	119.75	636	78
Medium and Large 2-3	547	97.36	532	33

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $103 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 sale111 hd

113.09

—

KY average25 barns · 6,257 hd

127.16

−14.06

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	1,518	89.03	1,351	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,743	60.42	1,053	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	56.87	722	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	52.94	556	32

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	—	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	106.68/cwt	101.00–113.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	525	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.82/cwt	116.00–128.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.96/cwt	125.00–140.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	101.01/cwt	90.00–106.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	112.57/cwt	107.50–117.50	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.12/cwt	121.00–129.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	112.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	60.42/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	55.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	713	14
Bulls	—	—	1,525	86.82/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,324	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	918	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	83.54/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	49.01/cwt	44.00–51.00	493	14
Bulls	—	—	1,538	92.70/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,426	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	60.66/cwt	59.00–62.00	760	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	103.54/cwt	99.00–107.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	80.78/cwt	79.00–84.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	103.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	101.63/cwt	97.50–106.00	396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	92.14/cwt	85.00–106.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	103.23/cwt	94.00–112.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	97.89/cwt	90.00–108.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.77/cwt	134.00–141.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.30/cwt	120.00–139.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.89/cwt	148.00–152.00	637	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	64.56/cwt	60.00–75.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.67/cwt	110.00–127.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	108.60/cwt	104.00–112.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.86/cwt	145.00–147.50	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	129.99/cwt	124.00–135.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	102.94/cwt	97.00–109.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.42/cwt	114.00–124.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	109.70/cwt	109.00–115.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	120.95/cwt	118.00–122.50	393	3

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 375Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 81Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	135.00	135.00
3	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	297	152.50	152.50
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
5	—	466	158.00	158.00
5	—	593	140.00	140.00
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	101.00–113.00	106.68
2	—	683	90.00–95.00	92.45
2	—	380	107.50–117.50	112.57
3	—	575	110.00–117.00	112.37
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
4	—	612	99.00–107.00	103.54
1	—	845	89.00	89.00
3	—	405	115.00–120.00	117.63
2	—	483	94.00–112.00	103.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	111.00	111.00
9	—	523	125.00–140.00	136.96
5	—	474	134.00–141.00	137.77
3	—	375	120.00–139.00	130.30
11	—	422	148.00–152.00	150.89
6	—	665	110.00–127.00	121.67
3	—	315	145.00–147.50	145.86
3	—	587	124.00–135.00	129.99
2	—	808	97.00–109.00	102.94
5	—	622	114.00–124.00	118.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	431	115.00–125.00	121.89
10	—	476	116.00–128.00	121.82
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
6	—	526	121.00–129.00	127.12
6	—	671	104.00–112.00	108.60
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
9	—	607	109.00–115.00	109.70
8	—	564	115.00–124.00	121.43
3	—	325	118.00–122.50	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	90.00–106.00	101.01
1	—	280	107.50	107.50
4	—	819	79.00–84.00	80.78
4	—	536	100.00–105.00	103.02
1	—	345	97.50	97.50
7	—	390	97.50–106.00	101.63
4	—	638	85.00–106.00	92.14
3	—	475	90.00–108.00	97.89
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	746	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	59.00–62.00	60.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	53.00–58.00	55.93
1	—	1,280	51.00	51.00
5	—	1,253	59.00–62.00	60.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,083	53.00–57.00	55.63
14	—	1,005	44.00–51.00	49.01
2	—	1,105	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	86.00–87.00	86.82
2	—	1,438	83.00–84.00	83.54
6	—	1,538	91.00–96.00	92.70

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	3	—	917	60.00–75.00	64.56

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