Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.94/cwt on 892 head.

Average price

$130.94

892 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

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	693	131.38	910	871
Large 1	440	114.00	502	2thin
Small 1-2	478	112.79	539	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $371 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 sale892 hd

130.94

—

KY average26 barns · 5,730 hd

128.29

+2.65

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	—	Average	1,595	88.97	1,419	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	61.76	794	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	54.75	612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	45.30	399	12

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	811	96.70/cwt	96.70–96.70	784	70
Bulls	—	—	1,423	87.45/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	56.62/cwt	55.00–57.50	662	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,226	60.56/cwt	59.00–62.00	742	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	47.22/cwt	43.00–50.00	416	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	64.15/cwt	62.50–66.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	145.33/cwt	143.00–146.00	834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	155.75/cwt	149.00–160.00	839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	133.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	907	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	150.02/cwt	145.00–154.00	710	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	132.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	962	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	141.77/cwt	135.00–144.50	883	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,214	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	139.86/cwt	130.00–144.20	1,073	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	136.48/cwt	135.25–136.75	1,108	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	138.68/cwt	130.00–141.75	1,201	235
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	793	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	682	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	862	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	832	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	156.32/cwt	155.00–157.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	127.84/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	123.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.99/cwt	134.00–142.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.15/cwt	129.00–139.00	836	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	123.88/cwt	119.00–124.50	1,013	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.09/cwt	139.00–156.00	711	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	95.43/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	519	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	37.28/cwt	35.00–39.00	314	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	81.54/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.64/cwt	116.00–125.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	93.00/cwt	85.00–101.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	135.44/cwt	134.00–147.00	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.17/cwt	125.00–140.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	736	21
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	111.51/cwt	101.00–114.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	121.72/cwt	119.00–126.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.60/cwt	119.00–133.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.52/cwt	126.00–132.00	482	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.91/cwt	95.00–112.00	842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.13/cwt	111.00–124.00	742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.00/cwt	128.00–138.00	569	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.17/cwt	119.00–128.00	653	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	133.29/cwt	131.00–135.00	642	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	129.88/cwt	127.00–138.00	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	121.07/cwt	118.50–127.00	805	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	125.86/cwt	122.00–128.00	663	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	133.58/cwt	124.00–135.25	842	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	132.60/cwt	130.00–133.90	969	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	134.80/cwt	134.80–134.80	1,068	320
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	593	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	421	117.44/cwt	116.00–118.00	494	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	112.14/cwt	104.00–116.00	527	7
Steers	Large 1	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Large 1	—	752	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	887	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jul 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,064Last week 2,184Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	811	96.70	96.70
4	—	793	86.00	86.00
67	—	862	96.50	96.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	130.00–140.00	137.13
1	—	900	114.00	114.00
2	—	447	149.00	149.00
3	—	385	155.00–157.00	156.32
3	—	715	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,018	116.00	116.00
8	—	791	127.00–134.00	127.84
11	—	666	130.00–135.00	133.90
12	—	877	120.00–125.00	123.52
14	—	531	134.00–142.00	138.99
14	—	623	129.00–139.00	134.15
20	—	818	119.00–124.50	123.88
23	—	480	139.00–156.00	148.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	143.00–146.00	145.33
20	—	539	149.00–160.00	155.75
20	—	678	130.00–138.00	133.80
21	—	473	145.00–154.00	150.02
44	—	724	129.00–135.00	132.94
55	—	623	135.00–144.50	141.77
57	—	934	130.00	130.00
89	—	767	130.00–144.20	139.86
152	—	812	135.25–136.75	136.48
235	—	866	130.00–141.75	138.68
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
2	—	535	112.00	112.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
2	—	752	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
2	—	593	112.00–120.00	115.98
7	—	421	116.00–118.00	117.44
7	—	470	104.00–116.00	112.14
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	86.00	86.00
2	—	308	126.00–127.00	126.51
3	—	283	128.00	128.00
5	—	468	125.00–134.00	128.52
5	—	732	101.00–114.00	111.51
11	—	552	119.00–126.00	121.72
11	—	666	119.00–133.00	121.60
13	—	375	126.00–132.00	128.52
15	—	773	95.00–112.00	108.91
20	—	618	111.00–124.00	120.13
22	—	428	128.00–138.00	133.00
47	—	522	119.00–128.00	125.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	135.00	135.00
14	—	482	131.00–135.00	133.29
19	—	593	127.00–138.00	129.88
20	—	665	118.50–127.00	121.07
25	—	527	122.00–128.00	125.86
97	—	630	124.00–135.25	133.58
215	—	731	130.00–133.90	132.60
320	—	792	134.80	134.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
2	—	625	116.00–125.00	120.64
2	—	673	119.00–125.00	122.01
2	—	830	85.00–101.00	93.00
4	—	342	155.00	155.00
5	—	376	126.00–136.00	131.53
9	—	410	134.00–147.00	135.44
10	—	526	125.00–140.00	132.17
12	—	484	135.00–142.00	138.14
21	—	582	123.00–130.00	126.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	84.00–89.00	87.45
3	—	1,813	94.00–97.00	95.43
2	—	1,525	81.00–82.00	81.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	55.00–57.50	56.62
2	—	1,018	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	59.00–62.00	60.56
7	—	1,344	62.50–66.00	64.15
2	—	1,265	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	43.00–50.00	47.22
1	—	1,005	54.00	54.00
3	—	843	35.00–39.00	37.28

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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