Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.67/cwt on 569 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −132.01 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$139.67

569 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$36.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

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	685	139.86	957	566
Medium and Large 2-3	747	103.67	774	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.19/cwt here — about $183 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 sale569 hd

139.67

—

KY average27 barns · 4,516 hd

141.75

−2.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−132.01

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	1,885	89.62	1,689	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	60.17	941	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	55.96	744	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	48.46	493	17

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	267	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.54/cwt	131.00–153.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.39/cwt	115.00–121.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	129.32/cwt	124.00–136.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.54/cwt	140.00–142.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.48/cwt	130.00–147.00	839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	124.64/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,028	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	131.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.68/cwt	136.00–150.00	713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.37/cwt	122.00–136.50	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.11/cwt	135.00–136.00	827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	91.26/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	87.16/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	872	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,110	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	140.85/cwt	139.00–143.00	865	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	136.43/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,037	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	136.10/cwt	134.75–143.00	970	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,062	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	915	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	765	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	131.88/cwt	129.00–134.00	687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.90/cwt	136.00–138.00	775	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	51.96/cwt	50.00–54.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	59.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	112.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.07/cwt	143.00–151.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	98.50/cwt	91.00–106.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	114.97/cwt	113.00–117.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	40.86/cwt	32.00–46.00	404	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	51.63/cwt	48.00–56.00	533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	595	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	63.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	804	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	116.53/cwt	112.00–120.00	727	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	96.00/cwt	91.00–101.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	117.54/cwt	112.00–118.00	844	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	125.28/cwt	123.00–127.00	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	133.39/cwt	127.00–135.00	574	13

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 1,042Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 104Year 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
2	—	267	145.00	145.00
1	—	245	134.00	134.00
3	—	330	136.00–139.00	137.00
2	—	822	113.00	113.00
12	—	563	115.00–121.00	120.39
12	—	466	129.00–135.00	132.05
8	—	386	124.00–136.00	129.32
23	—	678	110.00–121.00	118.57
19	—	624	112.00–120.00	116.53
13	—	718	112.00–118.00	117.54
13	—	511	123.00–127.00	125.28
13	—	430	127.00–135.00	133.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	521	129.00–134.00	131.88
14	—	614	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	91.00–106.00	98.50
2	—	390	113.00–117.00	114.97
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	772	85.00	85.00
2	—	690	91.00–101.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	131.00–153.00	145.54
4	—	918	115.00	115.00
4	—	415	140.00–142.00	140.54
27	—	581	130.00–147.00	144.48
17	—	825	124.00–125.00	124.64
13	—	732	120.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
13	—	483	136.00–150.00	147.68
9	—	668	122.00–136.50	134.37
9	—	612	135.00–136.00	135.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	872	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
8	—	425	156.00	156.00
2	—	565	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	614	139.00–143.00	140.85
13	—	760	135.50–137.50	136.43
4	—	688	140.00	140.00
190	—	713	134.75–143.00	136.10
63	—	803	132.25	132.25
41	—	559	163.75	163.75
41	—	465	164.50	164.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.54
5	—	533	135.00–145.00	136.95
2	—	875	103.00	103.00
2	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	788	116.00	116.00
3	—	370	160.00	160.00
2	—	920	115.00	115.00
9	—	566	136.00–138.00	136.90
4	—	710	110.00–114.00	112.98
4	—	678	123.00	123.00
4	—	481	143.00–151.00	149.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	86.00	86.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	90.00–92.00	91.26
2	—	1,795	85.00–89.00	87.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	55.00–56.00	55.50
3	—	1,555	62.00–65.00	63.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	50.00–54.00	51.96
2	—	1,293	57.00–63.00	59.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	32.00–46.00	40.86
6	—	1,033	48.00–56.00	51.63
4	—	1,043	57.00	57.00

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