Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $137.73/cwt on 609 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$137.73

609 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

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	641	138.06	884	543
Medium and Large 2-3	531	135.00	717	66

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $168 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 sale609 hd

137.73

—

KY average26 barns · 4,019 hd

137.56

+0.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.95

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	1,752	89.34	1,565	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	61.53	963	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	60.35	733	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	55.25	516	15

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Fancy	—	318	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	66.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	831	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	65.54/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,036	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	62.10/cwt	59.00–64.00	593	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	59.56/cwt	55.00–62.00	712	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.62/cwt	43.00–46.00	413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	52.71/cwt	52.00–53.00	637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	52.04/cwt	49.00–55.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	170.05/cwt	169.00–172.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.78/cwt	123.50–139.00	848	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	158.42/cwt	149.00–162.00	768	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	971	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	94.71/cwt	92.00–96.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	110.59/cwt	101.00–115.00	740	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.30/cwt	114.00–126.00	713	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.63/cwt	126.00–140.00	573	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	122.03/cwt	121.00–124.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	87.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	107.34/cwt	104.00–112.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.13/cwt	116.00–123.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.45/cwt	119.00–134.00	652	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.10/cwt	107.00–121.00	729	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	132.44/cwt	127.50–142.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	91.83/cwt	90.00–97.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	118.79/cwt	117.50–120.00	253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.21/cwt	114.00–125.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	122.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.71/cwt	120.00–134.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.53/cwt	119.00–130.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	758.63/cwt	710.00–800.00	9,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	158.86/cwt	152.00–169.00	658	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	137.89/cwt	136.00–138.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	145.24/cwt	143.00–147.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	102.10/cwt	102.10–102.10	987	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.82/cwt	142.00–156.50	795	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	175.28/cwt	174.00–176.00	678	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	170.62/cwt	161.00–175.00	577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	162.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	362	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	986.67/cwt	660.00–1,150.00	12,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.04/cwt	123.00–136.00	617	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	138.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	512	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	137.05/cwt	132.00–141.00	451	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	81.32/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.60/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	144.98/cwt	143.00–149.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	162.96/cwt	151.00–169.00	613	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	136.12/cwt	128.00–141.00	866	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	150.75/cwt	146.00–157.00	864	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	118.40/cwt	118.40–118.40	961	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	141.68/cwt	141.00–143.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	121.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	711	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	124.83/cwt	120.00–126.50	890	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.39/cwt	142.00–146.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,982	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,906	3

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 Apr 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,151Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	150.00–157.50	154.98
2	—	270	150.00–157.50	153.47
8	—	380	150.00–153.00	151.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
3	—	733	92.00–96.00	94.71
32	—	669	101.00–115.00	110.59
45	—	583	114.00–126.00	122.30
57	—	429	126.00–140.00	133.63
50	—	520	119.00–134.00	125.45
37	—	617	107.00–121.00	118.10
5	—	284	127.50–142.00	132.44
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
53	—	478	123.00–136.00	129.04
39	—	371	130.00–145.00	138.13
10	—	329	132.00–141.00	137.05
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	228	150.00–155.00	152.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00
3	—	375	121.00–124.00	122.03
4	—	759	84.00–89.00	87.73
8	—	531	104.00–112.00	107.34
6	—	420	116.00–123.00	121.13
3	—	478	116.00–120.00	117.35
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
6	—	655	90.00–97.00	91.83
3	—	617	101.00	101.00
2	—	213	117.50–120.00	118.79
1	—	305	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	169.00–172.00	170.05
21	—	387	174.00–176.00	175.28
1	—	245	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	669	123.50–139.00	126.78
74	—	485	149.00–162.00	158.42
3	—	808	106.00	106.00
33	—	414	152.00–169.00	158.86
45	—	520	142.00–156.50	152.82
14	—	338	161.00–175.00	170.62
2	—	223	160.00–165.00	162.25
18	—	376	151.00–169.00	162.96
2	—	928	99.00–101.00	100.00
37	—	636	128.00–141.00	136.12
54	—	573	146.00–157.00	150.75
17	—	713	120.00–126.50	124.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	881	110.25	110.25
54	—	967	102.10	102.10
59	—	812	118.40	118.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
17	—	578	136.00–138.00	137.89
4	—	468	143.00–147.00	145.24
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
3	—	686	119.00	119.00
8	—	429	143.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
3	—	376	141.00–143.00	141.68
4	—	632	121.00–125.00	121.96
23	—	530	130.00–135.00	134.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
3	—	543	118.00–125.00	122.68
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	375	123.00	123.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	114.00–125.00	118.21
4	—	476	130.00–140.00	136.70
2	—	227	177.50	177.50
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
8	—	574	120.00–134.00	127.71
4	—	633	119.00–130.00	122.53
3	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
3	—	723	116.00–117.00	116.67
6	—	430	145.00–152.00	149.19
14	—	518	142.00–146.00	144.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	194.00	194.00
5	—	455	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	65.00–70.00	66.02
14	—	1,196	55.00–62.00	59.56
3	—	1,208	52.00–53.00	52.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	63.00–69.00	65.54
2	—	1,535	53.00–54.00	53.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	59.00–64.00	62.10
3	—	925	43.00–46.00	44.62
5	—	912	49.00–55.00	52.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	80.00–83.00	81.32
6	—	1,725	85.00–91.00	88.60
3	—	1,982	94.00–99.00	96.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	710.00–800.00	758.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	77.00	77.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	660.00–1,150.00	986.67

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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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