Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some instances of 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of 15.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $135.21/cwt on 499 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −136.47 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$135.21

499 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$7.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	734	135.31	993	492
Medium and Large 2-3	539	128.14	691	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.17/cwt here — about $302 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 sale499 hd

135.21

—

KY average25 barns · 3,980 hd

135.13

+0.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−136.47

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	1,682	93.10	1,566	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	67.24	1,116	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	63.77	793	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	54.79	524	19

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	709	120.22/cwt	112.00–121.50	852	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.76/cwt	136.00–148.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	934	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.68/cwt	136.00–149.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.23/cwt	147.00–159.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.40/cwt	121.00–125.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	138.17/cwt	137.50–138.50	864	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.90/cwt	120.00–134.75	840	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	121.53/cwt	116.00–124.00	843	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.51/cwt	161.00–166.00	838	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.26/cwt	127.00–143.00	857	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.28/cwt	148.00–156.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.04/cwt	156.00–173.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	184.17/cwt	179.00–190.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	163.83/cwt	157.00–171.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.90/cwt	61.00–69.00	805	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	56.67/cwt	53.00–60.00	702	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	66.49/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,141	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	75.92/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,154	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	59.48/cwt	58.00–61.00	874	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	55.08/cwt	51.00–59.00	531	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	48.64/cwt	46.00–50.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	73.30/cwt	71.00–79.00	924	14
Bulls	—	—	1,727	93.19/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,609	19
Bulls	—	—	1,517	86.38/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,310	10
Bulls	—	—	1,769	100.36/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.92/cwt	125.00–136.00	888	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	125.55/cwt	120.00–126.00	993	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	139.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	881	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.04/cwt	122.00–139.25	796	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	143.80/cwt	135.00–148.00	735	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	87.43/cwt	82.00–93.00	921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	712.94/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,707	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	14,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,104	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	842	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.44/cwt	152.00–164.00	899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	173.03/cwt	166.00–179.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	162.74/cwt	155.00–168.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,080	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.98/cwt	161.00–177.50	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	189.31/cwt	180.00–192.50	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.22/cwt	161.00–179.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	190.37/cwt	190.00–193.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	172.97/cwt	171.00–175.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	129.40/cwt	122.00–131.25	954	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	119.15/cwt	116.00–121.50	991	82

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year 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
23	—	709	112.00–121.50	120.22
21	—	765	110.00–117.00	112.50
15	—	482	136.00–148.00	143.76
13	—	881	106.00	106.00
10	—	423	136.00–149.00	141.68
8	—	375	147.00–159.00	152.23
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
109	—	632	120.00–134.75	132.90
95	—	694	116.00–124.00	121.53
58	—	585	122.00–139.25	136.04
28	—	511	135.00–148.00	143.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	450	157.00	157.00
4	—	565	143.00	143.00
3	—	441	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	115.00–118.00	116.00
3	—	520	121.00–125.00	122.40
2	—	825	94.00	94.00
2	—	380	121.00	121.00
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
1	—	695	82.50	82.50
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
1	—	305	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	625	137.50–138.50	138.17
10	—	404	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	96.00–100.00	97.99
2	—	618	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	161.00–166.00	161.51
9	—	620	127.00–143.00	138.26
7	—	567	148.00–156.00	151.28
6	—	469	156.00–173.00	168.04
3	—	675	126.00–130.00	128.68
2	—	373	179.00–190.00	184.17
2	—	318	157.00–171.00	163.83
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	197.00	197.00
1	—	345	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	668	125.00–136.00	132.92
26	—	791	120.00–126.00	125.55
23	—	631	135.00–144.00	139.56
17	—	571	152.00–164.00	157.44
17	—	465	166.00–179.00	173.03
12	—	529	155.00–168.00	162.74
10	—	1,000	108.00	108.00
10	—	373	161.00–177.50	165.98
5	—	990	105.50	105.50
4	—	338	180.00–192.50	189.31
3	—	425	161.00–179.00	167.22
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
93	—	737	122.00–131.25	129.40
82	—	832	116.00–121.50	119.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	150.00–152.00	151.33
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	863	127.00–129.00	127.97
16	—	459	183.50	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	190.00–193.00	190.37
4	—	520	171.00–175.00	172.97
2	—	450	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,240	61.00–69.00	64.90
25	—	1,239	53.00–60.00	56.67
14	—	1,261	71.00–79.00	73.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,716	63.00–71.00	66.49
3	—	1,520	73.00–81.00	75.92
2	—	1,470	58.00–61.00	59.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	964	51.00–59.00	55.08
3	—	922	46.00–50.00	48.64
2	—	955	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,727	90.00–96.00	93.19
10	—	1,517	82.00–89.00	86.38
9	—	1,769	99.00–104.00	100.36

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	82.00–93.00	87.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,081	600.00–800.00	712.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	970.00	970.00

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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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