Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.13/cwt on 815 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −150.55 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$121.13

815 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$1.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

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	755	121.28	916	742
Medium and Large 2-3	626	119.54	748	73

One grade step is worth $1.75/cwt here — about $167 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 sale815 hd

121.13

—

KY average27 barns · 4,614 hd

128.36

−7.24

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−150.55

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	1,214	87.41	1,061	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	56.75	672	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	55.50	872	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	53.12	477	21

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	794	122.35/cwt	115.00–127.00	971	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	103.38/cwt	98.00–105.25	901	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	133.47/cwt	122.00–139.00	820	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.77/cwt	121.00–130.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	657	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	73.47/cwt	73.00–74.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	140.63/cwt	137.00–143.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	112.72/cwt	103.00–113.00	779	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	116.63/cwt	109.00–119.00	710	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	131.62/cwt	124.00–137.00	549	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	137.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	865	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.61/cwt	149.00–163.00	741	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	125.23/cwt	123.00–127.50	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	653	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	94.75/cwt	94.75–95.00	827	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.33/cwt	122.00–136.00	634	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	101.90/cwt	101.00–103.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	940	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	102.53/cwt	101.00–104.75	963	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.31/cwt	132.00–148.00	746	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	127.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	103.75/cwt	101.00–108.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.50/cwt	108.00–115.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.44/cwt	157.00–162.00	694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,068	79.41/cwt	77.00–81.00	848	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	94.25/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,199	88.56/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	109.62/cwt	106.00–111.00	642	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	44.94/cwt	41.00–48.00	420	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	49.38/cwt	46.00–52.00	638	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	57.90/cwt	54.00–62.00	655	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	60.61/cwt	59.00–64.00	513	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.90/cwt	63.00–71.00	857	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	53.57/cwt	51.00–57.00	486	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	52.67/cwt	52.00–53.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.44/cwt	113.00–123.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,012	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,002	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.37/cwt	115.00–130.25	857	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	141.18/cwt	132.00–148.50	786	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	120.31/cwt	120.00–121.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	939	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	160.20/cwt	155.00–163.00	700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	137.42/cwt	133.00–140.00	514	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	3,999	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.17/cwt	100.00–101.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	136.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	842	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.93/cwt	116.00–127.00	691	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.05/cwt	119.00–133.00	653	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.85/cwt	102.00–106.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	947	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	136.91/cwt	130.00–143.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	101.97/cwt	97.00–103.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	139.79/cwt	138.00–143.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,449Last week 1,709Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year 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
143	—	794	115.00–127.00	122.35
83	—	872	98.00–105.25	103.38
24	—	614	122.00–139.00	133.47
15	—	470	149.00–163.00	157.61
7	—	1,012	90.50	90.50
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
97	—	939	101.00–104.75	102.53
47	—	532	132.00–148.00	140.31
12	—	708	113.00–123.00	116.44
2	—	320	150.00–152.50	151.29
113	—	678	115.00–130.25	126.37
80	—	557	132.00–148.50	141.18
14	—	437	155.00–163.00	160.20
6	—	824	97.00–103.00	101.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	542	124.00–130.00	127.01
4	—	726	109.00	109.00
2	—	340	138.00	138.00
15	—	565	124.00–130.00	127.74
5	—	771	101.00–108.00	103.75
4	—	885	93.00	93.00
2	—	423	143.00–144.00	143.49
16	—	629	120.00–121.00	120.31
7	—	939	88.00	88.00
5	—	374	133.00–140.00	137.42
4	—	473	138.00–143.00	139.79
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	746	126.00	126.00
56	—	1,012	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
5	—	417	137.00–143.00	140.63
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
2	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	102.00	102.00
3	—	683	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	121.00–130.00	125.77
2	—	485	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	670	108.00–115.00	111.50
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
4	—	387	165.00	165.00
2	—	435	157.00–162.00	159.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	691	103.00–113.00	112.72
51	—	609	109.00–119.00	116.63
20	—	417	124.00–137.00	131.62
8	—	386	130.00–142.00	137.15
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
58	—	873	94.75–95.00	94.75
25	—	472	122.00–136.00	134.33
9	—	759	101.00–103.00	101.90
4	—	283	130.00–140.00	136.33
64	—	571	116.00–127.00	120.93
31	—	522	119.00–133.00	125.05
13	—	806	96.50	96.50
7	—	720	102.00–106.00	104.85
4	—	329	130.00–143.00	136.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	813	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,018	85.00	85.00
2	—	353	123.00–127.50	125.23
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
38	—	586	106.00–111.00	109.62
6	—	660	100.00–101.00	100.17
2	—	892	85.00	85.00
1	—	975	88.00	88.00
7	—	793	96.50	96.50
2	—	947	72.00	72.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	477	137.00	137.00
66	—	834	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	95.00	95.00

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	—	773	73.00–74.00	73.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	77.00–81.00	79.41
2	—	1,500	93.00–96.00	94.25
9	—	1,199	87.00–91.00	88.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,603	52.00–53.00	52.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	934	41.00–48.00	44.94
6	—	846	59.00–64.00	60.61
9	—	907	51.00–57.00	53.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	46.00–52.00	49.38
21	—	1,131	54.00–62.00	57.90
3	—	1,300	63.00–71.00	65.90

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle