Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Good demand fort slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.74/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$129.74

462 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

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	605	130.69	791	431
Medium and Large 2-3	515	116.57	600	31

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $190 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 sale462 hd

129.74

—

KY average22 barns · 3,635 hd

126.90

+2.84

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	1,854	94.63	1,755	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	62.24	989	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	60.26	786	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	54.71	553	27

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	148.18/cwt	141.00–152.00	471	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.24/cwt	121.00–133.50	741	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.58/cwt	124.00–138.00	689	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	645	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	141.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	616	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	880	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	941	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	872	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	117.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,009	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	128.70/cwt	128.70–128.70	1,100	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	136.30/cwt	136.30–136.30	1,094	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,106	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	149.96/cwt	147.00–156.00	954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.23/cwt	144.00–160.00	715	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	149.21/cwt	139.00–157.00	762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.72/cwt	149.00–168.00	677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.88/cwt	142.00–153.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.78/cwt	150.00–151.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	153.86/cwt	151.00–157.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	131.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.23/cwt	50.00–59.00	561	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	62.78/cwt	60.00–69.00	670	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	45.36/cwt	40.00–49.00	428	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	63.09/cwt	60.00–69.00	990	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	63.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	832	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	55.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	710	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,924	97.38/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,874	7
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.02/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,730	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	71
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	373	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	356	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	271	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	134.12/cwt	126.00–146.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.82/cwt	117.00–127.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	133.50/cwt	129.00–140.00	372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.39/cwt	114.00–120.50	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	128.98/cwt	122.00–134.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	128.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.84/cwt	142.00–161.00	653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.61/cwt	133.00–147.00	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.23/cwt	141.00–149.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.91/cwt	132.00–148.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	150.85/cwt	145.00–154.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	171.76/cwt	171.00–172.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	122.04/cwt	109.00–129.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	123.94/cwt	118.00–128.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	115.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	120.31/cwt	118.00–123.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	118.38/cwt	111.00–122.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	88.10/cwt	81.00–95.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.48/cwt	133.00–148.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.67/cwt	117.00–129.00	839	9

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 2,412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	318	141.00–152.00	148.18
18	—	569	121.00–133.50	130.24
31	—	520	124.00–138.00	132.58
38	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.04
61	—	434	130.00–146.00	141.97
9	—	623	117.00–127.00	123.82
7	—	279	129.00–140.00	133.50
6	—	715	114.00–120.50	119.39
3	—	1,006	92.00	92.00
2	—	797	106.00	106.00
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
10	—	377	133.00–148.00	139.48
9	—	668	117.00–129.00	125.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	851	116.00	116.00
60	—	709	124.10	124.10
68	—	804	117.00	117.00
83	—	636	137.10	137.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
10	—	481	109.00–129.00	122.04
5	—	433	118.00–128.00	123.94
4	—	561	112.00–120.00	115.30
3	—	527	118.00–123.00	120.31
3	—	390	111.00–122.00	118.38
2	—	873	81.00–95.00	88.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	117.00–120.00	117.58
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
6	—	424	126.00–146.00	134.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	746	135.25	135.25
62	—	855	128.70	128.70
62	—	803	136.30	136.30
57	—	797	138.75	138.75
13	—	540	166.00	166.00
10	—	636	147.00–156.00	149.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	470	144.00–160.00	152.23
18	—	511	139.00–157.00	149.21
16	—	424	149.00–168.00	159.72
9	—	573	142.00–153.00	146.88
6	—	620	135.00–145.00	141.14
5	—	315	150.00–151.00	150.78
4	—	275	151.00–157.00	153.86
3	—	652	128.00–135.00	131.34
2	—	388	164.00–169.00	166.55
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	171.00–172.00	171.76
4	—	328	175.00	175.00
3	—	360	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	755	94.00	94.00
3	—	455	82.00	82.00
1	—	445	80.00	80.00
1	—	295	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	122.00–134.00	128.98
2	—	378	120.00–136.00	128.37
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	142.00–161.00	150.84
12	—	572	133.00–147.00	142.61
12	—	478	141.00–149.00	145.23
9	—	527	132.00–148.00	137.91
6	—	329	145.00–154.00	150.85
3	—	793	108.00	108.00
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.70
2	—	708	116.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	618	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	165.00–167.50	166.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,015	50.00–59.00	55.23
6	—	1,068	60.00–69.00	62.78
6	—	943	40.00–49.00	45.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	60.00–69.00	63.09
1	—	1,690	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,321	60.00–65.00	63.01
7	—	1,269	54.00–59.00	55.97
1	—	1,285	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,924	92.00–102.00	97.38
2	—	1,610	83.00–87.00	85.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	850.00	850.00

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle