Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.77/cwt on 1,199 head.

Average price

$136.77

1,199 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$26.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

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	643	137.10	882	1,184
Medium and Large 2-3	596	110.36	658	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $224 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 sale1,199 hd

136.77

—

KY average26 barns · 5,217 hd

132.49

+4.28

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	1,707	90.68	1,548	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	66.63	1,007	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	62.56	772	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	53.84	527	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,130	107.00	1,209	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	571	132.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	756	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	135.93/cwt	128.00–139.00	570	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	129.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	132.29/cwt	130.70–134.50	964	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	129.24/cwt	128.25–130.20	1,002	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	141.03/cwt	137.00–142.40	935	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	148.41/cwt	140.00–148.75	864	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	140.47/cwt	140.00–142.00	743	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	127.21/cwt	119.00–127.50	963	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	99.61/cwt	90.00–109.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	142.49/cwt	136.00–147.00	883	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	164.41/cwt	164.00–166.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	172.28/cwt	165.00–174.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	163.33/cwt	162.50–165.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.33/cwt	102.00–112.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	117.71/cwt	111.00–124.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	155.36/cwt	154.00–159.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	155.41/cwt	154.00–158.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.41/cwt	131.00–149.00	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.99/cwt	139.00–153.00	633	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	139.44/cwt	137.00–145.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.82/cwt	143.00–151.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.01/cwt	151.00–154.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,035	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	150.92/cwt	150.00–151.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.10/cwt	129.00–143.50	946	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.67/cwt	131.00–149.00	830	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	133.57/cwt	124.00–138.50	962	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,143	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	143.90/cwt	143.90–143.90	1,202	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,245	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,013	126.20/cwt	126.20–126.20	1,278	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	148.63/cwt	148.00–149.50	929	40
Steers	Choice	—	1,130	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	54.71/cwt	51.00–60.00	544	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	44.08/cwt	42.00–46.00	403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	67.23/cwt	60.00–74.00	664	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	66.63/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,007	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	64.50/cwt	60.00–70.00	803	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	56.96/cwt	53.00–59.00	685	9
Bulls	—	—	1,816	95.44/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	85.91/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	121.30/cwt	110.00–126.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	154.80/cwt	154.00–155.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.34/cwt	132.00–146.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.31/cwt	138.00–145.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.07/cwt	138.00–147.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.11/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.71/cwt	121.00–139.00	719	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.27/cwt	123.50–130.50	882	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	133.96/cwt	129.00–139.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.62/cwt	120.00–138.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	147.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	144.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	140.82/cwt	140.00–141.00	667	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.79/cwt	132.00–149.00	825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.07/cwt	132.00–149.00	597	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	496	3

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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,056Last week 2,706Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 69Year 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
24	—	571	126.00–136.00	132.40
18	—	419	128.00–139.00	135.93
15	—	614	127.00–130.00	129.33
60	—	757	119.00–127.50	127.21
32	—	469	125.00–139.00	133.11
33	—	530	121.00–139.00	135.71
37	—	688	123.50–130.50	128.27
1	—	335	133.00	133.00
2	—	238	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	283	129.00–139.00	133.96
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
9	—	376	120.00–138.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	729	130.70–134.50	132.29
136	—	775	128.25–130.20	129.24
136	—	663	137.00–142.40	141.03
102	—	582	140.00–148.75	148.41
21	—	529	140.00–142.00	140.47
275	—	620	136.00–147.00	142.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	90.00–109.00	99.61
2	—	425	117.00	117.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
3	—	715	102.00–112.00	105.33
3	—	472	111.00–124.00	117.71
2	—	690	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	140.00–146.00	142.93
8	—	302	140.00–149.00	147.87
13	—	372	140.00–146.00	144.07
17	—	474	140.00–141.00	140.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	164.00–166.00	164.41
5	—	288	165.00–174.00	172.28
3	—	311	162.50–165.00	163.33
7	—	471	154.00–159.00	155.36
7	—	440	154.00–158.00	155.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	767	133.00	133.00
3	—	817	128.00–129.00	128.67
2	—	853	122.00–127.00	124.49
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
18	—	517	131.00–149.00	141.41
14	—	425	139.00–153.00	148.99
13	—	638	137.00–145.00	139.44
13	—	478	143.00–151.00	145.82
8	—	376	145.00–150.00	147.11
6	—	328	151.00–154.00	152.01
49	—	675	129.00–143.50	140.10
43	—	578	131.00–149.00	143.67
30	—	720	124.00–138.50	133.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	705	146.75	146.75
13	—	574	150.00–151.00	150.92
6	—	675	151.00	151.00
65	—	794	144.00	144.00
64	—	835	143.90	143.90
58	—	950	131.00	131.00
52	—	1,013	126.20	126.20
40	—	625	148.00–149.50	148.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
4	—	476	110.00–126.00	121.30
2	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	128.00–134.00	130.98
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
12	—	524	132.00–146.00	137.34
11	—	480	138.00–145.00	142.31
9	—	618	120.00–138.00	127.13
3	—	373	138.00–147.00	142.07
12	—	578	132.00–149.00	142.79
23	—	420	132.00–149.00	142.07
2	—	715	120.00–125.00	122.55
3	—	333	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	154.00–155.00	154.80
2	—	603	141.00–145.00	143.01
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
1	—	270	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
1	—	395	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	107.00	107.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	995	51.00–60.00	54.71
4	—	915	42.00–46.00	44.08
2	—	988	60.00–74.00	67.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,511	60.00–69.00	66.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,245	60.00–70.00	64.50
9	—	1,202	53.00–59.00	56.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,816	90.00–100.00	95.44
4	—	1,598	84.00–89.00	85.91

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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