Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00-15.00 higher on lite weights,Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher,Very good demand for steer classes and good demand for heifer classes.Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher,Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.49/cwt on 765 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.19 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$141.49

765 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$25.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

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	748	141.69	1,060	759
Medium and Large 2-3	708	115.81	820	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.88/cwt here — about $240 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 sale765 hd

141.49

—

KY average28 barns · 5,866 hd

144.61

−3.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−130.19

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	1,646	82.70	1,361	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	60.67	966	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	53.34	706	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	44.31	473	18

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	—	—	1,225	74.25/cwt	72.00–77.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	699	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	316	73.15/cwt	73.00–74.00	231	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	132.38/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	132.87/cwt	125.00–136.50	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	504	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	940	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.99/cwt	148.00–151.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	137.66/cwt	135.00–139.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,115	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	152.36/cwt	144.00–163.00	750	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	133.94/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,029	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	146.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	837	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	161.63/cwt	157.00–165.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	164.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	684	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	788	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.13/cwt	140.00–160.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	115.47/cwt	107.00–122.00	850	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	80.49/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,879	94.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	701	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	146.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	159.26/cwt	153.00–163.00	822	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	170.48/cwt	169.00–175.00	731	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	169.57/cwt	167.00–170.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	137.24/cwt	136.00–139.00	587	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	587	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	172.11/cwt	170.00–181.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	172.25/cwt	170.00–173.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	734	136.80/cwt	136.80–136.80	1,004	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	167.28/cwt	162.00–172.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	539	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	140.47/cwt	139.00–141.90	1,236	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	138.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,019	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	906	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	143.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,140	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,241	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	140.82/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,093	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	132.95/cwt	129.70–135.75	885	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	128.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	820	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	144.23/cwt	130.00–149.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.84/cwt	154.00–161.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	49.04/cwt	46.00–54.00	643	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	61.11/cwt	55.00–70.00	817	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	43.71/cwt	42.00–45.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	127.93/cwt	121.00–137.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.05/cwt	141.00–159.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	124.96/cwt	120.00–131.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	40.11/cwt	31.00–45.00	408	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	47.08/cwt	46.00–50.00	524	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	62.20/cwt	57.00–69.00	995	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.80/cwt	115.00–124.00	769	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.35/cwt	119.00–129.00	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.59/cwt	126.00–139.00	501	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	91.31/cwt	87.00–94.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.58/cwt	123.00–134.00	619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.45/cwt	118.00–135.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	125.54/cwt	118.00–128.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	111.02/cwt	106.00–113.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	109.54/cwt	103.00–116.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	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 Jan 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,632Last week 2,299Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	72.00–77.00	74.25
6	—	1,772	78.00–84.00	80.49
4	—	1,879	90.00–100.00	94.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	46.00–54.00	49.04
12	—	1,337	55.00–70.00	61.11
3	—	1,333	42.00–45.00	43.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	31.00–45.00	40.11
8	—	1,113	46.00–50.00	47.08
1	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,600	57.00–69.00	62.20
1	—	1,550	53.00	53.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	119.00–125.00	121.02
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
3	—	360	120.00–131.00	124.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	140.00–160.00	151.13
6	—	736	107.00–122.00	115.47
1	—	230	147.50	147.50
1	—	860	101.00	101.00
4	—	533	130.00–149.00	144.23
4	—	373	154.00–161.00	158.84
2	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	340	164.00	164.00
3	—	621	137.00	137.00
2	—	755	121.00	121.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
4	—	671	121.00–137.00	127.93
5	—	427	141.00–159.00	153.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	415	162.00–172.00	167.28
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
7	—	539	150.00	150.00
2	—	397	171.00	171.00
1	—	675	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	73.00–74.00	73.15
2	—	250	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	124.00–134.00	132.38
8	—	636	134.00–137.00	135.00
12	—	735	125.00–136.50	132.87
2	—	313	160.00–162.00	160.98
3	—	513	148.00–151.00	148.99
6	—	657	135.00–139.00	137.66
14	—	878	127.00	127.00
19	—	492	144.00–163.00	152.36
21	—	768	122.00–137.00	133.94
32	—	572	140.00–153.00	146.27
3	—	273	157.00–165.00	161.63
3	—	386	160.00–166.00	164.01
3	—	441	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	103.00	103.00
2	—	518	120.00–130.00	124.93
2	—	703	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	184.00	184.00
20	—	516	153.00–163.00	159.26
16	—	429	169.00–175.00	170.48
7	—	458	167.00–170.00	169.57
2	—	565	155.00	155.00
7	—	388	170.00–181.00	172.11
4	—	344	170.00–173.00	172.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	880	139.00–141.90	140.47
86	—	735	138.00–145.00	138.65
44	—	627	140.00–150.00	144.43
8	—	662	140.00–145.00	143.85
59	—	840	135.75	135.75
55	—	953	130.25	130.25
191	—	776	138.00–143.50	140.82
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
2	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	395	108.00	108.00
1	—	455	98.00	98.00
3	—	825	87.00–94.00	91.31
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
3	—	750	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	138.00	138.00
37	—	524	130.00–138.00	133.85
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
4	—	324	145.00–148.00	146.68
3	—	365	140.00–145.00	141.76
1	—	280	143.00	143.00
15	—	428	136.00–139.00	137.24
12	—	587	131.00	131.00
70	—	734	136.80	136.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	748	123.50	123.50
224	—	666	129.70–135.75	132.95
52	—	636	126.00–130.00	128.92
15	—	763	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	128.00	128.00
40	—	631	115.00–124.00	121.80
22	—	566	119.00–129.00	125.35
15	—	672	110.00–121.00	117.81
13	—	378	126.00–139.00	132.59
25	—	474	123.00–134.00	130.58
12	—	431	118.00–135.00	129.45
11	—	536	118.00–128.00	125.54
5	—	719	106.00–113.00	111.02
4	—	757	103.00–116.00	109.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	79.00	79.00

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle