Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

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 and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter clases.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.79/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$122.79

156 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$44.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

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	489	124.66	610	145
Medium and Large 2-3	515	104.79	540	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	565	80.33	454	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $156 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 sale156 hd

122.79

—

KY average26 barns · 4,494 hd

121.04

+1.75

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	—	High	1,541	78.05	1,203	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	63.32	985	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	55.19	570	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	55.15	701	17

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	526	120.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	635	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	123.15/cwt	116.00–130.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	161.71/cwt	153.00–165.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.14/cwt	113.00–119.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	126.92/cwt	120.00–131.00	541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	407	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.48/cwt	100.00–111.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	147.89/cwt	140.00–152.50	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.13/cwt	134.00–151.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	145.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	598	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.43/cwt	125.00–141.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.25/cwt	149.00–150.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.31/cwt	115.00–126.00	674	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	116.93/cwt	108.00–123.00	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.65/cwt	169.00–172.50	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.95/cwt	117.00–129.00	744	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	510	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	453	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.35/cwt	130.00–147.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	821	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	60.98/cwt	53.00–65.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	149.01/cwt	148.00–153.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,651	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	65.18/cwt	59.00–69.00	1,019	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	58.51/cwt	56.00–64.00	604	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	59.08/cwt	56.00–63.00	750	9
Bulls	—	—	1,135	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	73.60/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	52.82/cwt	48.00–55.00	681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	48.55/cwt	44.00–51.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	112.07/cwt	100.00–118.00	652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	120.85/cwt	117.50–124.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	746	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	113.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	103.80/cwt	98.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	92.09/cwt	88.00–96.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	162.45/cwt	157.00–165.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	115.00/cwt	105.00–125.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.23/cwt	132.00–150.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.04/cwt	126.00–143.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	112.11/cwt	108.00–116.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	94.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	749	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	127.33/cwt	119.00–133.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	860	10

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	115.00–125.00	120.75
18	—	426	120.00–131.00	126.92
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
11	—	320	120.00–132.00	127.29
9	—	675	100.00–111.00	108.48
18	—	480	120.00–130.00	124.66
17	—	565	115.00–126.00	119.31
11	—	617	108.00–123.00	116.93
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
1	—	240	122.50	122.50
2	—	730	90.00–100.00	94.90
10	—	381	119.00–133.00	127.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	81.00	81.00
1	—	585	77.50	77.50
1	—	480	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	104.00–110.00	107.04
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	108.00–116.00	112.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	455	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	116.00–130.00	123.15
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
3	—	582	100.00–118.00	112.07
2	—	418	117.50–124.00	120.85
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	127.50	127.50
2	—	673	98.00–110.00	103.80
2	—	768	88.00–96.00	92.09
1	—	700	88.00	88.00
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	113.00–119.00	116.14
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
1	—	970	79.00	79.00
3	—	363	140.00–152.50	147.89
3	—	522	125.00–141.00	135.43
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
4	—	436	149.00–150.00	149.25
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
2	—	605	117.00–129.00	122.95
5	—	726	110.00–117.00	113.99
8	—	471	132.00–150.00	141.23
9	—	565	126.00–143.00	133.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	148.00–153.00	149.01
3	—	561	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	153.00–165.00	161.71
9	—	424	134.00–151.00	140.13
7	—	491	141.00–148.00	145.88
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
6	—	623	121.00–131.00	127.17
2	—	318	169.00–172.50	170.65
5	—	523	141.00–149.00	142.98
3	—	218	132.50	132.50
6	—	770	120.00–125.00	122.86
9	—	565	130.00–147.00	141.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	400	171.00	171.00
2	—	523	155.00–159.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
2	—	590	125.00–128.00	126.51
1	—	520	109.00	109.00
4	—	729	110.00–115.00	113.79
2	—	460	105.00–125.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	157.00–165.00	162.45
19	—	488	153.50	153.50
10	—	577	149.00	149.00

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	—	1,018	53.00–65.00	60.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,135	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,555	73.00–74.00	73.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	59.00–69.00	65.18
1	—	1,510	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	56.00–64.00	58.51
4	—	1,035	44.00–51.00	48.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,270	56.00–63.00	59.08
6	—	1,290	48.00–55.00	52.82
2	—	1,218	44.00–45.00	44.48

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