Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.42/cwt on 1,222 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.26 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$129.42

1,222 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

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	817	131.39	1,074	1,085
Medium and Large 2-3	859	113.77	978	137

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $96 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 sale1,222 hd

129.42

—

KY average12 barns · 4,231 hd

135.62

−6.21

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−142.26

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	1,699	88.88	1,510	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	63.05	933	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	58.89	742	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	52.86	551	13

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 1-2	—	817	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.07/cwt	149.00–154.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	975	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,056	115.90/cwt	115.80–116.00	1,224	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	121.96/cwt	120.90–123.00	1,127	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,033	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	936	109.90/cwt	109.90–109.90	1,029	112
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	252	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	265	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	763.93/cwt	740.00–790.00	9,343	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.74/cwt	139.00–150.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	151.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	153.80/cwt	151.00–156.00	814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	133.82/cwt	127.00–146.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	134.39/cwt	129.00–135.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	140.26/cwt	131.00–146.00	506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.43/cwt	121.00–127.00	779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	128.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	749	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.40/cwt	129.00–139.00	587	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	640	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	697	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	137.72/cwt	133.75–141.00	800	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	137.95/cwt	135.90–140.00	858	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	44.70/cwt	41.00–50.00	449	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	46.20/cwt	39.00–50.00	616	5
Bulls	—	—	1,401	77.05/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	66.14/cwt	62.00–71.00	831	14
Bulls	—	—	1,856	95.95/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,781	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	62.34/cwt	62.00–63.00	660	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	70.41/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,041	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	58.15/cwt	54.00–62.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	53.55/cwt	51.00–58.00	567	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	56.51/cwt	51.00–61.00	702	16
Bulls	—	—	1,711	88.56/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	130.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	132.90/cwt	130.00–141.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	131.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	133.09/cwt	127.00–136.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	129.48/cwt	125.10–134.90	1,121	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	135.60/cwt	135.60–135.60	1,098	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	167.53/cwt	165.00–171.00	858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.44/cwt	139.00–152.00	845	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	141.57/cwt	135.00–149.00	865	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.37/cwt	130.00–132.00	958	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.24/cwt	140.00–160.00	809	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.93/cwt	150.00–152.00	564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.12/cwt	140.00–141.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.40/cwt	145.00–164.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	157.90/cwt	147.00–161.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	125.44/cwt	125.00–127.00	611	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	120.18/cwt	100.00–126.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	113.82/cwt	103.00–121.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	896	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	120.33/cwt	119.00–122.50	830	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jun 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,412Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	116.00	116.00
2	—	880	121.00	121.00
5	—	323	149.00–154.00	152.07
61	—	585	139.00–152.00	144.44
29	—	611	135.00–149.00	141.57
21	—	735	130.00–132.00	130.37
17	—	535	140.00–160.00	151.24
9	—	374	150.00–152.00	150.93
8	—	674	140.00–141.00	140.12
7	—	480	145.00–164.00	158.40
5	—	437	147.00–161.00	157.90
1	—	270	167.50	167.50
1	—	225	167.00	167.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	649	154.00	154.00
13	—	563	157.00	157.00
58	—	955	119.00	119.00
63	—	722	135.00	135.00
103	—	1,056	115.80–116.00	115.90
113	—	924	120.90–123.00	121.96
121	—	768	134.50	134.50
361	—	866	125.10–134.90	129.48
59	—	810	135.60	135.60
12	—	512	165.00–171.00	167.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	130.00	130.00
112	—	936	109.90	109.90
6	—	678	128.00–136.00	130.73
4	—	426	130.00–141.00	132.90
4	—	369	125.00–135.00	131.75
3	—	587	127.00–136.00	133.09
3	—	523	135.00	135.00
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
4	—	450	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
1	—	345	73.00	73.00
1	—	365	72.50	72.50
1	—	460	63.00	63.00
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	150.00–156.00	151.92
5	—	485	139.00–150.00	147.74
6	—	564	145.00–155.00	151.72
6	—	627	134.00	134.00
12	—	529	151.00–156.00	153.80
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	136.00	136.00
4	—	528	127.00–146.00	133.82
10	—	576	129.00–135.00	134.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	130.00–140.00	136.79
4	—	297	145.00	145.00
10	—	361	131.00–146.00	140.26
16	—	621	121.00–127.00	125.43
27	—	584	125.00–133.00	128.32
32	—	430	129.00–139.00	136.40
45	—	474	130.00–139.00	134.98
53	—	517	130.00–141.00	134.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	790	122.00	122.00
163	—	581	133.75–141.00	137.72
167	—	622	135.90–140.00	137.95
84	—	802	111.75	111.75
110	—	690	119.00–122.50	120.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	487	125.00–127.00	125.44
10	—	562	111.00	111.00
5	—	518	100.00–126.00	120.18
4	—	666	103.00–121.00	113.82
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
1	—	825	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	740.00–790.00	763.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	41.00–50.00	44.70
3	—	1,058	62.00–63.00	62.34
6	—	1,058	51.00–58.00	53.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	39.00–50.00	46.20
14	—	1,256	62.00–71.00	66.14
16	—	1,242	51.00–61.00	56.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	67.00–74.00	70.41
3	—	1,480	54.00–62.00	58.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	72.00–80.00	77.05
7	—	1,856	91.00–100.00	95.95
7	—	1,711	87.00–90.00	88.56

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle