Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.00/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$125.00

104 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$38.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

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	480	130.21	625	90
Medium and Large 2-3	746	91.47	683	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.74/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale104 hd

125.00

—

KY average28 barns · 5,379 hd

130.53

−5.54

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	2,152	96.71	2,081	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	65.16	1,080	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	56.79	765	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	47.82	495	24

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	63.64/cwt	61.00–68.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.20/cwt	116.00–128.00	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	116.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	143.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	93.20/cwt	84.00–102.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.14/cwt	125.00–138.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.20/cwt	130.00–141.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	137.73/cwt	126.00–142.00	525	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	120.88/cwt	117.00–125.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.56/cwt	127.00–132.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.00/cwt	151.00–159.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	2,152	96.71/cwt	94.00–101.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	145.58/cwt	139.00–147.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.68/cwt	135.00–141.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	632	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	464.05/cwt	400.00–575.00	5,049	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	657.74/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,538	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	788.55/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	146.22/cwt	146.00–147.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	134.87/cwt	131.00–138.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	72.69/cwt	69.00–76.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	127.26/cwt	120.00–142.50	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	152.87/cwt	146.00–161.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.49/cwt	127.00–136.00	822	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,199	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.37/cwt	132.00–151.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	158.57/cwt	150.00–167.50	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	180.12/cwt	172.50–192.50	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	157.71/cwt	157.50–160.00	811	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.05/cwt	131.00–145.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	42.48/cwt	34.00–49.00	421	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	65.16/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	45.47/cwt	45.00–46.00	592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	659	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	54.40/cwt	53.00–56.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	53.14/cwt	50.00–57.00	581	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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 2,217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	61.00–68.00	63.64
2	—	1,303	45.00–46.00	45.47
2	—	1,315	53.00–56.00	54.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	990	34.00–49.00	42.48
1	—	1,030	64.00	64.00
10	—	1,093	50.00–57.00	53.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	60.00–68.00	65.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,152	94.00–101.00	96.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	116.00–128.00	122.20
12	—	612	115.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
13	—	483	125.00–138.00	131.14
5	—	335	130.00–141.00	132.20
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
16	—	381	126.00–142.00	137.73
8	—	531	117.00–125.00	120.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	140.00–144.00	143.05
5	—	471	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	84.00–102.00	93.20
2	—	945	82.00	82.00
1	—	390	101.00	101.00
5	—	817	86.00	86.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	150.00–158.00	155.29
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
5	—	683	127.00–132.00	128.56
3	—	485	151.00–159.00	155.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
7	—	555	139.00–147.00	145.58
5	—	518	135.00–141.00	138.68
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
8	—	433	146.00–161.00	152.87
5	—	630	127.00–136.00	130.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	169.00	169.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
2	—	632	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
3	—	361	120.00–142.50	127.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	146.00–147.00	146.22
7	—	457	166.00	166.00
24	—	514	157.50–160.00	157.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	131.00–138.00	134.87
2	—	487	143.00	143.00
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
7	—	518	132.00–151.00	145.37
2	—	363	150.00–167.50	158.57
13	—	589	131.00–145.00	142.05
6	—	661	130.00–137.00	135.77
2	—	265	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	172.50–192.50	180.12
4	—	396	169.00	169.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	400.00–575.00	464.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	994	600.00–675.00	657.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	775.00–800.00	788.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	69.00–76.00	72.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	625.00	625.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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