Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady except 500-600 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.66/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$114.66

118 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

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	541	118.82	643	84
Medium and Large 2-3	553	104.38	577	34

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $66 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 sale118 hd

114.66

—

KY average24 barns · 4,781 hd

122.25

−7.58

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	1,629	76.34	1,244	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	54.23	907	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	49.54	658	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	44.55	483	7thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	317	129.18/cwt	127.50–132.50	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	142.89/cwt	133.00–151.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	121.32/cwt	119.00–129.00	440	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	120.28/cwt	110.00–131.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	102.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	126.43/cwt	121.00–132.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.68/cwt	129.00–141.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.65/cwt	121.00–130.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.84/cwt	119.00–124.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	104.11/cwt	95.00–110.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.49/cwt	122.00–130.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	121.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.79/cwt	142.00–152.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.05/cwt	130.00–147.00	820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	655	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	174.11/cwt	170.00–177.50	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	136.28/cwt	132.50–137.50	328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	743	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	575.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,630	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	92.32/cwt	91.00–95.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.50/cwt	141.00–146.00	560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,045	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	67.79/cwt	60.00–74.00	698	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	610.33/cwt	520.00–670.00	6,872	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	871.84/cwt	810.00–940.00	11,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,875	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	314	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	38.46/cwt	37.00–40.00	428	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	70.65/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,087	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	54.94/cwt	51.00–60.00	927	6
Bulls	—	—	1,888	83.62/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	108.34/cwt	102.50–115.00	403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	53.46/cwt	51.00–57.00	714	8
Bulls	—	—	1,545	75.55/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,167	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	505	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	46.69/cwt	42.00–50.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	112.50/cwt	108.00–117.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	129.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	76.46/cwt	72.00–81.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	110.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	635	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	112.39/cwt	100.00–122.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.75/cwt	106.00–121.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	116.38/cwt	113.00–127.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	84.39/cwt	79.00–95.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	104.66/cwt	102.00–107.50	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	109.77/cwt	106.00–115.00	679	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	97.33/cwt	94.00–99.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	111.34/cwt	110.00–113.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.78/cwt	130.00–151.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	115.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	83.49/cwt	82.00–85.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.11/cwt	127.00–140.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	106.13/cwt	100.00–111.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.97/cwt	114.00–133.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	155.78/cwt	154.00–161.00	816	8

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 179Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 72Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	127.50–132.50	129.18
6	—	363	119.00–129.00	121.32
5	—	676	100.00–107.00	102.42
11	—	480	121.00–132.00	126.43
3	—	430	121.00–130.00	125.65
12	—	569	119.00–124.00	120.84
5	—	769	95.00–110.00	104.11
16	—	533	120.00–126.00	121.73
4	—	241	132.50–137.50	136.28
15	—	619	106.00–115.00	109.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	727	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	89.00	89.00
3	—	372	102.50–115.00	108.34
2	—	490	108.00–117.00	112.50
2	—	863	72.00–81.00	76.46
13	—	577	108.00–114.00	110.03
3	—	678	79.00–95.00	84.39
1	—	790	86.00	86.00
2	—	310	102.00–107.50	104.66
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
6	—	522	110.00–113.00	111.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	133.00–151.00	142.89
4	—	666	110.00–131.00	120.28
11	—	577	129.00–141.00	136.68
2	—	832	104.00	104.00
2	—	400	146.00	146.00
3	—	878	91.00–95.00	92.32
1	—	295	157.50	157.50
11	—	483	130.00–151.00	136.78
2	—	762	100.00	100.00
15	—	533	127.00–140.00	135.11
7	—	732	100.00–111.00	106.13
5	—	618	114.00–133.00	125.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	125.00–132.00	129.64
8	—	577	100.00–122.00	112.39
3	—	535	106.00–121.00	115.75
3	—	670	94.00–99.00	97.33
1	—	935	71.00	71.00
3	—	478	110.00–123.00	115.17
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	708	82.00–85.00	83.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	257	150.00–160.00	154.88
2	—	992	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	345	147.50	147.50
4	—	671	122.00–130.00	125.49
6	—	423	142.00–152.00	148.79
2	—	750	115.00	115.00
9	—	565	130.00–147.00	145.05
1	—	200	162.50	162.50
5	—	473	157.00	157.00
3	—	633	133.00–135.00	134.35
2	—	390	141.00–146.00	143.50
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	170.00–177.50	174.11
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
4	—	591	113.00–127.00	116.38
3	—	683	118.00–119.00	118.34
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	154.00–161.00	155.78
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	91.00	91.00
1	—	725	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,153	500.00–650.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,126	520.00–670.00	610.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	930.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,029	60.00–74.00	67.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	810.00–940.00	871.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,688	51.00–60.00	54.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	37.00–40.00	38.46
5	—	1,074	46.00–48.00	46.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,335	51.00–57.00	53.46
11	—	1,322	42.00–50.00	46.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	70.00–71.00	70.65
2	—	1,888	82.00–85.00	83.62
4	—	1,545	72.00–77.00	75.55

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle