Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.46/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$117.46

66 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	476	120.59	574	54
Medium and Large 2-3	515	103.38	533	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $41 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 sale66 hd

117.46

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

118.54

−1.08

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	1,501	74.86	1,124	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	57.90	976	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	55.71	715	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	51.65	567	9thin

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 1-2	—	338	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.80/cwt	122.00–134.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	108.13/cwt	105.00–116.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.50/cwt	113.00–130.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	115.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.85/cwt	122.00–130.00	597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	96.68/cwt	90.00–99.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	139.65/cwt	134.00–151.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.39/cwt	143.00–160.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.70/cwt	122.00–137.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.20/cwt	119.00–120.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.67/cwt	124.00–136.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,477	76.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,134	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	49.02/cwt	48.00–50.00	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	67.92/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	58.27/cwt	54.00–62.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	57.90/cwt	55.00–62.00	976	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	55.00/cwt	53.00–59.00	623	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	122.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	98.77/cwt	95.00–102.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 411Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 77Year ago 114

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	110.00–113.00	111.53
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
7	—	613	105.00–116.00	108.13
5	—	375	113.00–130.00	120.50
5	—	291	110.00–117.00	115.58
15	—	471	122.00–130.00	126.85
6	—	429	122.00–137.00	129.70
5	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.20
8	—	522	120.00–127.00	122.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	107.50	107.50
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
4	—	442	111.00	111.00
1	—	785	79.00	79.00
4	—	620	95.00–102.00	98.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	122.00–134.00	125.80
4	—	718	90.00–99.00	96.68
4	—	308	142.00	142.00
3	—	391	134.00–151.00	139.65
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
10	—	513	124.00–136.00	127.67
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
8	—	472	140.00–148.00	143.42
3	—	323	143.00–160.00	152.39
11	—	440	150.00–156.00	155.46
1	—	550	146.00	146.00
2	—	505	137.00	137.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
3	—	633	114.00	114.00
1	—	745	82.00	82.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	75.00–80.00	76.77
2	—	1,510	64.00–72.00	67.92
1	—	1,555	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	48.00–50.00	49.02
1	—	1,310	41.00	41.00
11	—	1,280	54.00–62.00	58.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	40.00	40.00
6	—	1,133	53.00–59.00	55.00
2	—	1,030	45.00–50.00	47.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	55.00–62.00	57.90

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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