Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, 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 $110.01/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$110.01

125 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$33.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

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	581	115.91	673	91
Medium and Large 2-3	560	95.32	534	31
Small and Medium 1-2	507	82.83	420	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $253 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 sale125 hd

110.01

—

KY average28 barns · 4,606 hd

117.52

−7.51

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	1,718	74.80	1,285	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	53.21	882	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	51.43	698	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	49.17	510	17

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2-3	—	524	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	152.54/cwt	151.00–154.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	97.31/cwt	92.00–99.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	109.77/cwt	102.00–115.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.99/cwt	109.00–125.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	109.80/cwt	101.00–116.00	739	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	111.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	112.04/cwt	100.00–116.00	701	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	106.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.01/cwt	115.00–127.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	101.02/cwt	98.00–109.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.33/cwt	166.00–168.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.29/cwt	135.00–141.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,122	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	124.52/cwt	118.00–126.00	824	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	799.27/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,519	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	429	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	135.57/cwt	125.00–141.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	677	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	61.15/cwt	54.00–69.00	596	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	83.00/cwt	81.00–85.00	751	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	961	85.56/cwt	85.50–86.00	822	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fleshy	—	620	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	409	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	776	85.63/cwt	70.00–92.00	664	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	76.40/cwt	70.00–86.00	550	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	54.27/cwt	52.00–58.00	912	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	55.14/cwt	52.00–59.00	602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	54.40/cwt	52.00–59.00	720	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	49.82/cwt	47.00–51.00	693	7
Bulls	—	—	1,510	69.88/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,055	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	75.60/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,359	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	489	100.00/cwt	95.00–101.00	489	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	94.88/cwt	85.00–102.50	223	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	108.62/cwt	102.00–110.00	286	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	37.76/cwt	36.00–40.00	339	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	81.46/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,478	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	105.43/cwt	90.00–109.00	353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	975	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	798.11/cwt	760.00–830.00	8,763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	49.66/cwt	47.00–51.00	523	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	49.51/cwt	48.00–51.00	781	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	100.67/cwt	89.00–104.00	534	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	98.35/cwt	91.00–111.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	67.74/cwt	61.00–71.00	484	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	118.42/cwt	116.00–120.00	629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	101.46/cwt	97.50–106.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	94.41/cwt	92.00–95.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	103.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	103.09/cwt	100.00–116.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	586	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	871.52/cwt	780.00–900.00	10,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	106.34/cwt	106.00–107.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	89.98/cwt	85.00–95.00	592	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	377	95.69/cwt	84.00–108.00	361	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	434	97.25/cwt	85.00–101.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	93.67/cwt	90.00–100.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,720	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	89.01/cwt	85.00–91.00	617	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 345Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 58Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	86.00	86.00
3	—	672	97.50–106.00	101.46
6	—	571	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.50	167.50
6	—	764	110.00–120.00	111.67
4	—	717	115.00–127.00	124.01
1	—	1,005	97.00	97.00
3	—	613	130.00	130.00
3	—	365	166.00–168.00	167.33
10	—	519	135.00–141.00	139.29
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
2	—	450	140.00	140.00
11	—	662	118.00–126.00	124.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
1	—	805	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
6	—	620	92.00–99.00	97.31
5	—	587	102.00–115.00	109.77
2	—	435	129.00	129.00
5	—	669	92.00–95.00	94.41
5	—	518	100.00–116.00	103.09
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	105.00–108.00	106.50
2	—	410	151.00–154.00	152.54
6	—	618	109.00–125.00	111.99
5	—	663	105.00–110.00	106.00
6	—	736	98.00–109.00	101.02
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
2	—	388	152.00–153.00	152.50
1	—	995	74.00	74.00
4	—	340	160.00	160.00
10	—	561	125.00–141.00	135.57
4	—	481	135.00–150.00	140.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,122	73.00	73.00
2	—	975	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	101.00–116.00	109.80
3	—	767	90.00–100.00	95.02
18	—	626	100.00–116.00	112.04
2	—	708	95.00–99.00	97.02
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
22	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.66
15	—	469	124.00–130.00	126.91
15	—	531	116.00–120.00	118.42
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	80.00	80.00
1	—	530	81.00	81.00
1	—	425	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.50	112.50
10	—	522	91.00–111.00	98.35
3	—	715	61.00–71.00	67.74
1	—	290	114.00	114.00
6	—	481	100.00–111.00	103.44
1	—	825	71.00	71.00
3	—	577	106.00–107.00	106.34
1	—	780	70.00	70.00
2	—	658	85.00–95.00	89.98
3	—	625	90.00–100.00	93.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	91.00	91.00
2	—	905	81.00–85.00	83.00
9	—	961	85.50–86.00	85.56
7	—	776	70.00–92.00	85.63
5	—	720	70.00–86.00	76.40
6	—	489	95.00–101.00	100.00
3	—	235	85.00–102.50	94.88
15	—	263	102.00–110.00	108.62
5	—	335	90.00–109.00	105.43
22	—	530	89.00–104.00	100.67
2	—	560	90.00–92.00	91.02
9	—	377	84.00–108.00	95.69
5	—	434	85.00–101.00	97.25
3	—	693	85.00–91.00	89.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	66.00	66.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,191	700.00–850.00	799.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	760.00–830.00	798.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,158	780.00–900.00	871.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	54.00–69.00	61.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,681	52.00–58.00	54.27
2	—	1,578	48.00–51.00	49.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	52.00–59.00	55.14
3	—	898	36.00–40.00	37.76
9	—	1,054	47.00–51.00	49.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,323	52.00–59.00	54.40
7	—	1,391	47.00–51.00	49.82
1	—	1,395	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	68.00–71.00	69.88
8	—	1,797	72.00–79.00	75.60
2	—	1,815	81.00–82.00	81.46

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle