Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower with instances sharply lower on unweaned calves. Very lite demand for unweaned calves and moderate demand for weaned calves and yearlings.Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.95/cwt on 1,171 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −134.73 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$136.95

1,171 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$672

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

$43.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

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	706	138.27	976	1,107
Medium and Large 2-3	512	114.36	585	63
Small and Medium 1-2	320	95.00	304	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about $672 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 sale1,171 hd

136.95

—

KY average27 barns · 7,974 hd

137.01

−0.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−134.73

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	1,958	77.33	1,514	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	56.85	938	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	47.30	597	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	41.89	437	21

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.27/cwt	124.00–143.00	636	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.92/cwt	120.00–138.00	676	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	128.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	841	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.34/cwt	116.00–131.50	774	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.88/cwt	123.00–139.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	138.50/cwt	137.00–141.00	449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	130.55/cwt	122.00–132.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	122.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	133.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	127.72/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	115.86/cwt	110.00–128.00	445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	119.35/cwt	115.00–129.00	394	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	128.28/cwt	122.00–135.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,028	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	347	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	124.31/cwt	120.00–127.75	779	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	887	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	103.50/cwt	102.00–104.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	135.75/cwt	134.00–139.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	248	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	304	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	107.33/cwt	100.00–111.00	600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	794	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	111.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	407	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	105.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.32/cwt	116.00–135.00	699	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	128.88/cwt	122.00–133.00	601	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	36.31/cwt	33.00–38.00	381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	42.17/cwt	39.00–47.00	438	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	57.73/cwt	54.00–62.00	946	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	46.08/cwt	42.00–49.00	578	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	52.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	679	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	37.68/cwt	35.00–39.00	459	7
Bulls	—	—	1,822	75.58/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,377	6
Bulls	—	—	2,365	82.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	109.96/cwt	100.00–121.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	136.08/cwt	135.25–137.00	1,006	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	140.14/cwt	137.25–145.00	1,172	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	135.56/cwt	134.00–136.75	1,041	112
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	115.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	550	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	117.06/cwt	111.00–120.00	494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	113.78/cwt	101.00–120.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	111.13/cwt	107.00–114.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	121.21/cwt	111.00–128.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	141.80/cwt	141.80–141.80	1,255	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	966	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,316	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	144.45/cwt	144.00–145.00	974	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	138.34/cwt	135.00–149.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	141.88/cwt	135.00–146.00	329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.53/cwt	124.00–139.00	756	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	141.86/cwt	141.00–146.00	810	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	143.41/cwt	134.00–145.50	892	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	102.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	110.49/cwt	100.00–113.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	110.23/cwt	99.00–113.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	104.46/cwt	95.00–111.00	656	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	119.21/cwt	113.00–125.00	503	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	115.24/cwt	110.00–121.00	545	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	119.14/cwt	110.00–126.00	630	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.68/cwt	108.00–125.50	666	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	106.31/cwt	102.50–109.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	103.54/cwt	100.00–109.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	109.15/cwt	104.00–112.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	110.71/cwt	110.00–112.50	258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	103.67/cwt	101.00–107.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	105.17/cwt	101.00–107.00	540	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	151.77/cwt	147.00–153.00	654	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,117	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 Nov 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,698Last week 1,891Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 116Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	477	124.00–143.00	133.27
30	—	520	120.00–138.00	129.92
24	—	656	120.00–133.00	128.24
24	—	613	116.00–131.50	126.34
9	—	428	123.00–139.00	127.88
8	—	324	137.00–141.00	138.50
7	—	726	122.00–132.00	130.55
6	—	792	118.00–126.00	122.33
5	—	356	130.00–140.00	133.04
4	—	810	121.00–130.00	127.72
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
4	—	262	135.00–149.00	138.34
3	—	232	135.00–146.00	141.88
38	—	575	124.00–139.00	131.53
2	—	947	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,028	130.00	130.00
7	—	540	140.00–141.00	140.86
2	—	923	130.00–133.00	131.48
194	—	739	135.25–137.00	136.08
190	—	836	137.25–145.00	140.14
112	—	768	134.00–136.75	135.56
60	—	885	141.80	141.80
57	—	966	136.25	136.25
27	—	674	144.00–145.00	144.45
30	—	482	150.00	150.00
48	—	571	141.00–146.00	141.86
136	—	622	134.00–145.50	143.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	155.00	155.00
10	—	369	154.00	154.00
24	—	431	147.00–153.00	151.77
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	100.00–121.00	109.96
18	—	474	110.00–120.00	115.95
13	—	422	111.00–120.00	117.06
10	—	583	101.00–120.00	113.78
7	—	514	107.00–114.00	111.13
5	—	391	111.00–128.00	121.21
2	—	668	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	618	107.00–109.00	108.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	915	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	110.00–128.00	115.86
9	—	330	115.00–129.00	119.35
4	—	282	122.00–135.00	128.28
4	—	879	102.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	815	100.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
10	—	760	100.00–110.00	102.61
12	—	736	100.00–113.00	110.49
19	—	684	99.00–113.00	110.23
21	—	628	95.00–111.00	104.46
30	—	422	113.00–125.00	119.21
38	—	473	110.00–121.00	115.24
59	—	529	110.00–126.00	119.14
99	—	576	108.00–125.50	115.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	691	91.00	91.00
1	—	305	102.00	102.00
3	—	380	102.50–109.00	106.31
5	—	467	100.00–109.00	103.54
6	—	441	104.00–112.00	109.15
7	—	233	110.00–112.50	110.71
9	—	570	101.00–107.00	103.67
20	—	513	101.00–107.00	105.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	627	120.00–127.75	124.31
33	—	704	126.00	126.00
3	—	653	127.00	127.00
59	—	517	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	132.50	132.50
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
9	—	559	100.00–111.00	107.33
8	—	794	102.00–103.00	102.50
8	—	365	110.00–120.00	111.39
3	—	527	100.00–111.00	105.47
2	—	720	103.00	103.00
2	—	618	102.00–108.00	104.99
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	115.00–121.00	117.00
3	—	282	134.00–139.00	135.75
2	—	385	121.00	121.00
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
22	—	562	116.00–135.00	124.32
14	—	466	122.00–133.00	128.88
8	—	627	116.00–120.00	118.98
7	—	526	121.00–128.00	124.73
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	310	80.00	80.00
4	—	380	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	33.00–38.00	36.31
2	—	1,073	51.00	51.00
15	—	1,038	39.00–47.00	42.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,638	54.00–62.00	57.73
1	—	1,770	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,255	42.00–49.00	46.08
16	—	1,288	50.00–56.00	52.73
7	—	1,218	35.00–39.00	37.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,822	74.00–79.00	75.58
2	—	2,365	80.00–85.00	82.57

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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