Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.19/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$129.19

404 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$28.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

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	641	129.90	833	394
Medium and Large 2-3	506	101.21	512	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.69/cwt here — about $320 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 sale404 hd

129.19

—

KY average28 barns · 4,813 hd

124.33

+4.86

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	1,738	73.53	1,278	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	48.66	765	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	46.50	626	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	44.82	457	22

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	329	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	125.86/cwt	124.00–129.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	109.49/cwt	103.00–113.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.77/cwt	110.00–122.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	129.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	947	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	118.64/cwt	114.00–120.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.61/cwt	128.00–139.00	901	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	128.76/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	853	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.00/cwt	105.00–119.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	159.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	901	141.95/cwt	141.95–141.95	1,279	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,067	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,326	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	134.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,252	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,502	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	157.28/cwt	155.00–159.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	728	136.25/cwt	136.00–137.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	276	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	993	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	150.18/cwt	150.00–152.00	767	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	853	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	133.90/cwt	133.90–133.90	964	151
Bulls	—	—	1,528	67.27/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,028	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.89/cwt	127.00–140.00	717	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.10/cwt	142.00–146.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.94/cwt	117.00–130.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	75.56/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.46/cwt	117.00–129.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.74/cwt	100.00–111.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	481	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	50.82/cwt	46.00–55.00	515	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	42.98/cwt	37.00–45.00	439	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	30.35/cwt	29.00–33.00	311	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	48.66/cwt	46.00–52.00	765	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	42.62/cwt	37.00–45.00	552	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	105.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	48.80/cwt	46.00–57.00	672	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.69/cwt	114.00–123.00	760	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.58/cwt	118.00–129.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.57/cwt	107.00–115.00	808	10

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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 967Last week 2,244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 104Year ago 0

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	120.00–132.00	126.22
7	—	489	124.00–129.00	125.86
6	—	814	103.00–113.00	109.49
5	—	758	110.00–122.00	117.77
16	—	688	114.00–120.00	118.64
2	—	212	130.00	130.00
5	—	428	120.00–127.00	123.19
33	—	630	114.00–123.00	120.69
18	—	523	118.00–129.00	124.58
13	—	574	115.00–125.00	122.85
10	—	718	107.00–115.00	112.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	428	104.00–108.00	106.01
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
2	—	510	101.00–109.00	105.00
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
2	—	468	102.00–105.00	103.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	432	130.00–139.00	134.89
6	—	517	130.00–131.00	130.33
5	—	276	135.00	135.00
2	—	397	141.00	141.00
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	632	135.00	135.00
6	—	856	121.00	121.00
151	—	720	133.90	133.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	136.00–145.00	141.45
5	—	924	125.00	125.00
5	—	509	145.00	145.00
2	—	415	146.00	146.00
21	—	731	125.00–133.00	129.57
2	—	1,087	113.00	113.00
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
16	—	669	128.00–139.00	134.61
15	—	784	126.00–135.00	128.76
22	—	620	135.00–138.00	137.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
5	—	712	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	342	156.00–160.00	159.01
2	—	352	162.00	162.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
53	—	901	141.95	141.95
40	—	1,067	124.25	124.25
45	—	1,252	120.00	120.00
9	—	484	155.00–159.00	157.28
4	—	728	136.00–137.00	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	678	146.50	146.50
48	—	511	150.00–152.00	150.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	122.50	122.50
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
4	—	758	99.00	99.00
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	105.00–119.00	112.00
1	—	835	108.00	108.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	147.50	147.50
6	—	377	130.00–145.00	138.31
24	—	528	127.00–140.00	135.89
12	—	484	142.00–146.00	144.10
6	—	617	117.00–130.00	122.94
5	—	672	117.00–129.00	122.46
4	—	874	107.00	107.00
3	—	770	100.00–111.00	103.74
2	—	940	96.00	96.00
2	—	325	146.00–150.00	148.00
6	—	570	127.00–132.00	128.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	153.00	153.00
3	—	370	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	65.00–70.00	67.27
1	—	2,005	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,815	75.00–76.00	75.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,014	46.00–55.00	50.82
9	—	1,022	37.00–45.00	42.98
3	—	1,025	29.00–33.00	30.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,573	46.00–52.00	48.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,296	37.00–45.00	42.62
27	—	1,377	46.00–57.00	48.80

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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