Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand on a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and 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 $117.17/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$117.17

59 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	498	122.23	609	47
Small and Medium 1-2	520	100.00	520	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	97.10	555	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about $54 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 sale59 hd

117.17

—

KY average25 barns · 5,559 hd

121.95

−4.78

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	1,769	85.91	1,519	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	58.35	936	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	52.63	698	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	45.55	465	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,086	98.00	1,064	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	117.32/cwt	117.00–118.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.57/cwt	139.00–144.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	132.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	710	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	120.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	152.28/cwt	145.00–156.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.06/cwt	104.00–111.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	122.93/cwt	119.00–126.00	653	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	52.80/cwt	49.00–56.00	704	12
Bulls	—	—	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	43.38/cwt	36.00–48.00	445	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	52.60/cwt	49.00–54.00	532	4
Steers	Select	—	1,086	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	124.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.59/cwt	112.00–121.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	130.32/cwt	128.00–145.00	700	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	54.02/cwt	52.00–56.00	925	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	42.83/cwt	34.00–47.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	684	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.35/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	57.95/cwt	57.00–62.00	793	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	139.98/cwt	131.00–149.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	76.05/cwt	67.00–85.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.63/cwt	112.00–113.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.28/cwt	143.00–156.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	126.97/cwt	124.00–131.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	76.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	545	2

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 249Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 27Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 14

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand on a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and 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
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
2	—	592	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	117.00–118.00	117.32
2	—	550	135.00	135.00
4	—	463	139.00–144.00	141.57
4	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
6	—	643	122.00–125.00	124.52
9	—	537	128.00–145.00	130.32
5	—	440	143.00–156.00	148.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	110.00	110.00
4	—	434	129.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	557	115.00–122.00	120.61
2	—	373	129.00–131.00	130.01
18	—	531	119.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
6	—	467	124.00–131.00	126.97
2	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	104.00–111.00	107.06
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	875	80.00–85.00	82.51
3	—	315	112.00–113.00	112.63
2	—	708	75.00–79.00	76.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
3	—	676	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	93.00	93.00
4	—	565	115.00–124.00	121.02
2	—	543	121.00–123.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	135.00–142.00	139.43
3	—	470	144.00	144.00
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
8	—	382	145.00–156.00	152.28
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
2	—	618	112.00–121.00	116.59
4	—	556	131.00–149.00	139.98
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,333	49.00–56.00	52.80
4	—	1,226	34.00–47.00	42.83
7	—	1,369	57.00–62.00	57.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,025	36.00–48.00	43.38
4	—	1,011	49.00–54.00	52.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	52.00–56.00	54.02
3	—	1,496	62.00–64.00	62.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,893	90.00–95.00	92.47
4	—	1,865	84.00–86.00	85.35
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,086	98.00	98.00

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	2	—	950	67.00–85.00	76.05

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