Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.14/cwt on 1,127 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −129.54 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$142.14

1,127 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$17.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

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	769	142.25	1,094	1,120
Medium and Large 2-3	576	124.57	718	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $376 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 sale1,127 hd

142.14

—

KY average24 barns · 5,162 hd

139.64

+2.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−129.54

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	1,726	91.57	1,581	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	65.50	1,076	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	61.36	801	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	55.20	573	18

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	866	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,273	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	133.00/cwt	124.00–139.00	955	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	962	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	129.01/cwt	121.00–135.00	489	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	935	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	114.47/cwt	109.00–120.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.83/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	159.79/cwt	159.00–161.00	769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	148.48/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,007	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.57/cwt	141.00–149.00	543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	63.59/cwt	61.00–67.00	830	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	55.23/cwt	52.00–58.00	720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	95.91/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,779	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	55.78/cwt	51.00–59.00	567	11
Bulls	—	—	1,533	85.05/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	62.23/cwt	62.00–63.00	671	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	43.70/cwt	40.00–46.00	465	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	65.50/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.96/cwt	123.00–125.50	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.25/cwt	120.00–131.00	730	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	148.20/cwt	140.00–151.00	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.87/cwt	134.00–150.00	809	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	160.70/cwt	152.00–163.00	829	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	118.25/cwt	117.00–122.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.71/cwt	131.00–141.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	122.32/cwt	121.00–124.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,251	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	146.49/cwt	142.00–148.50	916	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.40/cwt	139.00–151.00	615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	109.30/cwt	91.00–113.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	136.31/cwt	130.50–138.50	859	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.71/cwt	123.00–135.00	552	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	126.77/cwt	126.00–129.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.51/cwt	133.00–149.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	140.34/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,102	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	998	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,292	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.60/cwt	126.00–139.00	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	128.96/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	110.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	134.13/cwt	133.75–134.30	985	350
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.21/cwt	120.00–131.00	670	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	119.60/cwt	116.00–122.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	124.08/cwt	112.00–127.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.71/cwt	129.00–143.00	734	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	139.84/cwt	138.50–141.00	1,166	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	136.51/cwt	134.00–136.75	1,211	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.12/cwt	134.00–150.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.81/cwt	134.00–145.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	115.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	127.47/cwt	121.00–134.00	598	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	773	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	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 Jul 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,184Last week 1,091Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 54Year ago 0

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
2	—	483	109.00–120.00	114.47
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
9	—	672	91.00–113.00	109.30
11	—	523	108.00–115.00	110.52
19	—	588	112.00–117.00	115.52
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
14	—	898	113.00	113.00
2	—	732	112.00	112.00
16	—	379	121.00–135.00	129.01
1	—	230	141.00	141.00
13	—	613	123.00–125.50	124.96
56	—	574	120.00–131.00	127.25
22	—	422	123.00–135.00	130.71
2	—	842	110.00	110.00
37	—	527	120.00–131.00	127.21
5	—	674	116.00–122.00	119.60
47	—	469	121.00–134.00	127.47
8	—	758	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	822	117.00	117.00
80	—	673	139.00	139.00
94	—	630	130.50–138.50	136.31
350	—	734	133.75–134.30	134.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	866	147.00	147.00
4	—	440	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	124.00–139.00	133.00
3	—	328	135.00	135.00
11	—	795	131.00–133.00	132.83
10	—	373	140.00–151.00	148.20
32	—	566	134.00–150.00	142.87
13	—	420	139.00–151.00	146.40
3	—	685	130.00–132.00	131.35
14	—	627	126.00–139.00	132.60
3	—	818	123.00–132.00	128.96
15	—	529	134.00–150.00	143.12
4	—	483	134.00–145.00	137.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	159.00–161.00	159.79
87	—	678	142.00–150.00	148.48
3	—	555	155.00	155.00
70	—	720	145.00	145.00
67	—	516	152.00–163.00	160.70
102	—	942	132.75	132.75
49	—	625	142.00–148.50	146.49
172	—	785	136.00–143.00	140.34
54	—	998	129.50	129.50
191	—	834	138.50–141.00	139.84
66	—	887	134.00–136.75	136.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	128.00	128.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
3	—	617	121.00–124.00	122.32
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	117.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	378	141.00–149.00	143.57
6	—	475	131.00–141.00	136.71
1	—	290	149.00	149.00
7	—	425	133.00–149.00	141.51
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
17	—	529	129.00–143.00	138.71
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
19	—	583	128.00–136.00	132.66
1	—	915	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
4	—	391	117.00–122.00	118.25
4	—	432	126.00–129.00	126.77
6	—	531	112.00–127.00	124.08
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,306	61.00–67.00	63.59
4	—	1,303	52.00–58.00	55.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,016	51.00–59.00	55.78
4	—	1,078	62.00–63.00	62.23
3	—	1,065	40.00–46.00	43.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	61.00–73.00	65.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	92.00–98.00	95.91
2	—	1,533	84.00–86.00	85.05

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