Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Yearling's were steady to 2.00 higher,Moderate demand for calves and good demand for yearling's.Slaughter cows steady,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.40/cwt on 724 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.28 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$138.40

724 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

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

$59.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

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	713	139.47	995	691
Medium and Large 2-3	602	117.09	705	32
Small and Medium 1-2	520	80.00	416	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.47/cwt here — about $579 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 sale724 hd

138.40

—

KY average26 barns · 5,325 hd

135.35

+3.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.28

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	1,812	75.23	1,363	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	49.22	781	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	44.40	566	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	40.44	426	25

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	933	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	96.22/cwt	86.00–101.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	117.71/cwt	117.00–123.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	77.31/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	129.59/cwt	122.00–137.00	535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.40/cwt	126.00–141.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.84/cwt	126.00–138.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	142.60/cwt	136.50–144.00	876	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	113.45/cwt	112.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.41/cwt	119.00–133.00	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	39.71/cwt	36.00–42.00	414	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	49.22/cwt	45.00–54.00	781	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	31.29/cwt	28.00–33.00	302	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	40.65/cwt	37.00–43.00	515	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	44.90/cwt	43.00–50.00	495	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	46.57/cwt	44.00–51.00	595	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	649	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	116.80/cwt	109.00–122.00	618	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	941	73.22/cwt	72.00–77.00	689	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.79/cwt	113.00–119.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	118.78/cwt	110.00–123.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	101.27/cwt	96.00–106.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	137.20/cwt	137.20–137.20	829	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	117.07/cwt	111.00–121.00	677	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	102.37/cwt	91.00–106.00	438	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	141.25/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,023	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,025	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	852	27
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.13/cwt	126.00–142.00	699	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.56/cwt	125.00–141.00	641	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	117.74/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,069	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	73.85/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.13/cwt	108.00–113.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	116.15/cwt	112.00–122.00	505	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	145.60/cwt	144.90–146.30	1,195	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	899	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,245	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	840	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	114.02/cwt	113.00–116.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	794	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	128.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,054	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.21/cwt	121.00–131.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	116.63/cwt	116.00–118.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	76.07/cwt	72.00–80.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	919	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	99.58/cwt	96.00–101.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.21/cwt	107.00–123.00	702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	113.65/cwt	103.00–118.00	774	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 Oct 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,433Last week 1,993Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year 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
3	—	933	91.00	91.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
26	—	529	109.00–122.00	116.80
10	—	723	113.00–119.00	114.79
6	—	391	110.00–123.00	118.78
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
34	—	578	111.00–121.00	117.07
18	—	435	112.00–122.00	116.15
11	—	488	116.00–118.00	116.63
7	—	880	110.00	110.00
2	—	240	122.50	122.50
23	—	615	107.00–123.00	114.21
9	—	681	103.00–118.00	113.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	86.00–101.00	96.22
1	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	941	72.00–77.00	73.22
3	—	477	96.00–106.00	101.27
2	—	727	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	96.00	96.00
5	—	428	91.00–106.00	102.37
2	—	865	72.00–80.00	76.07
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
5	—	530	96.00–101.00	99.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	479	135.50	135.50
71	—	604	137.20	137.20
85	—	592	141.00	141.00
16	—	708	129.75	129.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	585	96.00	96.00
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	117.00–123.00	117.71
7	—	378	130.00–139.00	132.88
3	—	905	98.00	98.00
11	—	413	122.00–137.00	129.59
7	—	560	126.00–141.00	130.40
5	—	514	126.00–138.00	134.84
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
8	—	473	125.00–140.00	131.27
6	—	718	108.00–113.00	110.13
2	—	618	120.00–134.00	126.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	148.00	148.00
2	—	272	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	614	136.50–144.00	142.60
11	—	516	147.00	147.00
135	—	724	141.00–141.50	141.25
66	—	696	147.25	147.25
120	—	821	144.90–146.30	145.60
61	—	899	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	112.00–115.00	113.45
5	—	642	114.00	114.00
4	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.25
2	—	430	123.00	123.00
2	—	770	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	387	128.00	128.00
4	—	588	120.00–125.00	122.01
6	—	734	113.00–116.00	114.02
2	—	662	114.00	114.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	721	119.00–133.00	131.41
8	—	424	125.00–140.00	129.61
2	—	885	119.00–122.00	120.48
27	—	676	120.00–134.00	126.00
25	—	521	126.00–142.00	134.13
21	—	473	125.00–141.00	135.56
11	—	908	117.00–119.00	117.74
4	—	1,035	112.00	112.00
2	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.45
25	—	643	120.00–133.00	130.71
24	—	573	130.00–141.00	138.56
20	—	819	122.00–130.00	128.64
9	—	772	121.00–131.00	127.21
2	—	960	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	76.00–79.00	77.31
6	—	1,790	72.00–75.00	73.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,043	36.00–42.00	39.71
4	—	964	28.00–33.00	31.29
10	—	1,102	43.00–50.00	44.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,587	45.00–54.00	49.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	37.00–43.00	40.65
19	—	1,278	44.00–51.00	46.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	640.00	640.00

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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Steers · 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