Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher,Good demand for weaned feeder classes,Moderate demand for unweaned calves.Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 1,009 head.

Average price

$127.89

1,009 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

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	612	128.99	789	961
Medium and Large 2-3	554	105.85	586	48

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,009 hd

127.89

—

KY average27 barns · 5,264 hd

120.40

+7.49

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	1,651	79.27	1,309	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	54.44	861	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	53.25	701	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	45.76	482	26

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	771	105.29/cwt	102.00–111.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	123.51/cwt	118.00–129.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.66/cwt	120.00–131.00	418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	115.18/cwt	109.00–119.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.65/cwt	102.00–109.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	141.06/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,004	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	137.11/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,053	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	137.95/cwt	137.95–137.95	1,104	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,169	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	129.43/cwt	126.00–129.50	1,197	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	135.41/cwt	130.00–138.50	853	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	143.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	136.83/cwt	135.00–138.00	928	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.53/cwt	134.00–146.00	681	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.20/cwt	115.00–128.00	757	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	138.29/cwt	130.00–146.00	573	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	135.14/cwt	134.00–136.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	604	152.85/cwt	152.85–152.85	923	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	694	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.84/cwt	119.00–131.00	654	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.69/cwt	113.00–121.00	731	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.69/cwt	129.00–141.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	135.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	116.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	112.31/cwt	107.00–115.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	122.66/cwt	121.00–126.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	113.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	98.28/cwt	90.00–105.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	115.87/cwt	111.00–118.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	115.56/cwt	101.00–121.00	540	10
Bulls	—	—	1,461	69.88/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,021	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	86.90/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,575	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	79.41/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,309	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	44.04/cwt	42.00–45.00	565	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	58.09/cwt	56.00–62.00	788	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	51.66/cwt	46.00–55.00	669	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	57.65/cwt	57.00–58.00	910	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	53.23/cwt	49.00–55.00	843	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	49.31/cwt	46.00–54.00	533	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	41.47/cwt	36.00–45.00	428	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	259	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	77.54/cwt	75.00–80.00	340	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	678	79.74/cwt	79.00–82.00	541	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	754	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	102.44/cwt	94.00–105.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	108.72/cwt	102.00–112.00	616	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	121.65/cwt	113.00–127.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	117.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	102.46/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	109.71/cwt	106.00–111.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	111.49/cwt	110.00–112.50	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	94.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	131.58/cwt	123.50–134.75	891	437
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	132.36/cwt	130.50–134.50	732	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	824	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	920	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	950	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.37/cwt	112.00–123.00	623	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	117.22/cwt	113.00–122.00	565	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.62/cwt	114.00–126.00	517	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.79/cwt	111.00–121.00	731	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	118.36/cwt	114.00–121.00	666	20

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 Sep 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,381Last week 1,119Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 97Year 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
11	—	771	102.00–111.00	105.29
11	—	382	118.00–129.00	123.51
9	—	330	120.00–131.00	126.66
8	—	681	109.00–119.00	115.18
3	—	705	102.00–109.00	106.65
2	—	260	120.00–122.00	120.96
1	—	905	106.00	106.00
1	—	875	108.00	108.00
59	—	526	112.00–123.00	118.37
23	—	482	113.00–122.00	117.22
23	—	425	114.00–126.00	121.62
21	—	626	111.00–121.00	116.79
20	—	563	114.00–121.00	118.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	138.00	138.00
3	—	393	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	100.00–101.00	100.51
9	—	624	94.00–105.00	102.44
20	—	567	102.00–112.00	108.72
4	—	524	106.00–111.00	109.71
3	—	380	110.00–112.50	111.49
2	—	793	90.00–99.00	94.51
2	—	668	101.00–102.00	101.49
2	—	483	105.00–111.00	108.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
437	—	677	123.50–134.75	131.58
156	—	553	130.50–134.50	132.36
82	—	604	136.50	136.50
42	—	440	129.00	129.00
23	—	732	125.75	125.75
21	—	777	122.25	122.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
8	—	426	113.00–127.00	121.65
4	—	838	109.00	109.00
3	—	576	114.00–120.00	117.94
2	—	983	99.00–106.00	102.46
2	—	712	108.00	108.00
2	—	470	114.00	114.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	712	134.00–145.00	141.06
174	—	768	131.50–140.00	137.11
64	—	800	137.95	137.95
60	—	853	137.00	137.00
51	—	925	126.00–129.50	129.43
43	—	630	130.00–138.50	135.41
23	—	527	142.00–148.00	143.48
21	—	678	135.00–138.00	136.83
4	—	580	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	478	134.00–146.00	142.53
19	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.83
18	—	630	115.00–128.00	120.20
18	—	574	129.00–134.00	131.65
15	—	414	130.00–146.00	138.29
6	—	369	134.00–136.00	135.14
5	—	762	120.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	961	116.00	116.00
3	—	838	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
2	—	920	115.00	115.00
2	—	678	121.00–123.00	121.98
1	—	735	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	604	152.85	152.85
2	—	450	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	566	118.00–125.00	122.64
17	—	528	119.00–131.00	123.84
12	—	621	113.00–121.00	117.69
11	—	479	129.00–141.00	135.69
7	—	327	130.00–143.00	135.80
6	—	674	110.00–120.00	116.15
6	—	429	130.00–134.00	131.95
3	—	773	107.00–115.00	112.31
3	—	376	121.00–126.00	122.66
1	—	960	95.00	95.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	112.00–116.00	113.33
3	—	670	90.00–105.00	98.28
5	—	390	113.00	113.00
5	—	575	110.00–115.00	113.98
6	—	526	111.00–118.00	115.87
10	—	467	101.00–121.00	115.56
2	—	333	105.00–111.00	108.02
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	75.00	75.00
2	—	438	75.00–80.00	77.54
4	—	678	79.00–82.00	79.74
8	—	754	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	68.00–72.00	69.88
6	—	1,813	84.00–90.00	86.90
9	—	1,648	75.00–83.00	79.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	42.00–45.00	44.04
21	—	1,357	56.00–62.00	58.09
29	—	1,295	46.00–55.00	51.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	57.00–58.00	57.65
8	—	1,583	49.00–55.00	53.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
12	—	1,080	46.00–54.00	49.31
13	—	1,031	36.00–45.00	41.47

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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