Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts and not enough comparable receipts. Feeder cattle did sell with higher undertones in some instances and moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.54/cwt on 281 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −149.14 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$122.54

281 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$11.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

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	728	123.77	901	250
Medium and Large 2-3	655	112.65	738	31

One grade step is worth $11.12/cwt here — about $163 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 sale281 hd

122.54

—

KY average27 barns · 2,690 hd

126.94

−4.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−149.14

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	—	Average	1,545	90.22	1,394	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	64.28	999	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	59.66	740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	45.14	441	8thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Fancy	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.00	462	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	65.35/cwt	64.00–69.00	879	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	559	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	59.48/cwt	56.00–63.00	710	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	52.36/cwt	50.00–54.00	616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	35.70/cwt	35.00–36.00	321	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	66.04/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.13/cwt	147.50–153.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	91.43/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	118.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	107.02/cwt	101.00–109.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	94.82/cwt	93.50–98.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.97/cwt	120.00–131.00	556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.63/cwt	114.00–125.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.34/cwt	112.00–123.00	625	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	102.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	666	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	111.06/cwt	106.00–116.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	964	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	1,039	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	133.23/cwt	125.00–136.25	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.72/cwt	142.00–146.00	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	128.13/cwt	127.50–130.00	274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	133.62/cwt	128.00–137.00	521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	129.63/cwt	127.00–130.00	441	8
Bulls	—	—	1,405	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.53/cwt	141.00–149.00	785	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	108.64/cwt	108.00–114.00	804	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	107.83/cwt	106.00–111.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	153.86/cwt	148.00–157.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	97.69/cwt	93.00–100.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.39/cwt	131.00–139.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	127.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.03/cwt	144.00–155.00	640	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	5

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 2,116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	783	99.00	99.00
3	—	487	130.00–131.00	130.33
2	—	633	106.00–116.00	111.06
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
3	—	737	93.00–100.00	97.69
3	—	440	131.00–139.00	136.39
2	—	300	143.00	143.00
7	—	827	99.00	99.00
3	—	535	126.00–130.00	127.28
2	—	688	111.00–112.00	111.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	964	107.75	107.75
64	—	855	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	585	125.00–136.25	133.23
13	—	470	142.00–146.00	144.72
3	—	885	101.00	101.00
25	—	532	141.00–149.00	147.53
18	—	740	108.00–114.00	108.64
6	—	752	106.00–111.00	107.83
3	—	368	148.00–157.00	153.86
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
24	—	424	144.00–155.00	151.03
13	—	632	120.00–128.00	125.90
5	—	688	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	147.50–153.00	150.13
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
5	—	606	125.00	125.00
3	—	453	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	543	115.00–125.00	118.31
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
4	—	442	136.00	136.00
1	—	480	102.00	102.00
4	—	726	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	101.00–109.00	107.02
1	—	295	129.00	129.00
13	—	431	120.00–131.00	128.97
8	—	476	114.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	578	115.00	115.00
29	—	524	112.00–123.00	119.34
10	—	653	101.00–105.00	102.00
4	—	214	127.50–130.00	128.13
13	—	390	128.00–137.00	133.62
8	—	340	127.00–130.00	129.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	695	93.50–98.00	94.82
2	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	101.00	101.00
2	—	747	92.00	92.00
1	—	620	94.00	94.00
4	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	393	112.50–115.00	113.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	720	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,582	65.00–67.00	66.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	45.00–47.00	45.99
3	—	1,035	53.00–55.00	54.00
3	—	898	35.00–36.00	35.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	64.00–69.00	65.35
5	—	1,193	56.00–63.00	59.48
3	—	1,177	50.00–54.00	52.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	89.00–94.00	91.43
1	—	900	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,405	97.00	97.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	630.00	630.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle