Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher, feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady . Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.51/cwt on 761 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.17 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$141.51

761 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$28.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

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	717	141.85	1,017	752
Medium and Large 2-3	572	113.26	647	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about $369 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 sale761 hd

141.51

—

KY average27 barns · 4,335 hd

145.50

−3.99

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−130.17

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	1,753	87.17	1,528	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	66.43	960	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	60.10	730	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	47.67	480	8thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	571	142.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	164.64/cwt	152.00–170.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	841	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,060	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	113.24/cwt	102.00–124.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	144.70/cwt	143.90–149.00	936	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	58.09/cwt	54.00–62.00	708	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.94/cwt	57.00–61.00	604	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.81/cwt	45.00–52.00	603	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	36.48/cwt	36.00–37.00	348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	67.25/cwt	64.00–72.00	816	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	47.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	67.63/cwt	63.00–74.00	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	138.78/cwt	131.00–144.00	577	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	112.32/cwt	109.00–119.00	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.44/cwt	109.00–115.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	113.69/cwt	100.00–124.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	149.76/cwt	149.00–151.00	725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	111.35/cwt	102.00–113.00	789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	848	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	105.93/cwt	103.00–111.00	876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.92/cwt	132.50–150.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.72/cwt	121.00–138.00	887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	149.80/cwt	140.00–155.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.17/cwt	148.00–162.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	170.61/cwt	165.00–176.00	662	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	194.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	743	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	153.64/cwt	153.00–155.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.44/cwt	125.00–139.00	698	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.53/cwt	120.00–138.00	744	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	144.91/cwt	133.00–150.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	139.12/cwt	132.50–142.50	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	94.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	96.74/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,914	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.66/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	176.16/cwt	172.50–180.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	124.34/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,010	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	139.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	158.43/cwt	144.00–169.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	127.98/cwt	122.00–134.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	111.79/cwt	92.50–122.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	132.13/cwt	131.00–132.80	1,153	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,018	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	158.78/cwt	158.00–159.00	888	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	316	195.92/cwt	187.50–210.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	760	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	130.22/cwt	122.00–136.00	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	139.63/cwt	139.40–141.50	1,021	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	166.38/cwt	159.00–173.00	867	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	172.43/cwt	172.00–175.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.88/cwt	131.00–154.00	787	21

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,260Last week 233Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year 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
11	—	571	140.00–146.00	142.55
6	—	372	152.00–170.00	164.64
1	—	1,090	102.00	102.00
21	—	812	121.00–128.00	124.34
12	—	614	136.00–142.00	139.50
8	—	426	144.00–169.00	158.43
2	—	693	122.00–134.00	127.98
1	—	220	192.50	192.50
25	—	473	150.00–167.00	160.68
13	—	723	122.00–136.00	130.22
8	—	925	117.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	956	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
69	—	770	137.00	137.00
21	—	532	131.00–154.00	147.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	841	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	102.00–124.00	113.24
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
3	—	523	92.50–122.00	111.79
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	647	143.90–149.00	144.70
19	—	383	180.00–200.00	194.12
2	—	415	172.50–180.00	176.16
184	—	873	131.00–132.80	132.13
59	—	688	148.00	148.00
23	—	559	158.00–159.00	158.78
4	—	316	187.50–210.00	195.92
79	—	731	139.40–141.50	139.63
24	—	521	159.00–173.00	166.38
7	—	465	172.00–175.00	172.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	416	131.00–144.00	138.78
13	—	678	109.00–119.00	112.32
7	—	625	109.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
21	—	709	102.00–113.00	111.35
17	—	467	130.00–145.00	138.42
15	—	771	110.00	110.00
11	—	827	103.00–111.00	105.93
2	—	333	132.50–150.00	140.92
25	—	527	125.00–139.00	132.44
18	—	570	120.00–138.00	130.53
13	—	376	133.00–150.00	144.91
3	—	232	132.50–142.50	139.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	100.00–124.00	113.69
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	90.00–100.00	94.90
1	—	425	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	484	149.00–151.00	149.76
8	—	433	152.00	152.00
9	—	365	153.00–155.00	153.64
19	—	623	138.50	138.50
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	121.00–138.00	132.72
5	—	578	135.00–150.00	142.85
2	—	620	143.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
10	—	539	140.00–155.00	149.80
3	—	775	107.00	107.00
1	—	870	106.00	106.00
11	—	470	148.00–162.00	157.17
4	—	740	114.00–115.00	114.75
2	—	388	165.00–176.00	170.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,219	54.00–62.00	58.09
5	—	1,210	45.00–52.00	49.81
10	—	1,213	64.00–72.00	67.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	57.00–61.00	58.94
2	—	955	36.00–37.00	36.48
4	—	1,023	45.00–50.00	47.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,453	63.00–74.00	67.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,978	93.00–99.00	96.74
3	—	1,675	80.00–86.00	81.66

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	500.00	500.00

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.

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Stanford Livestock Auction

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle