Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $127.84/cwt on 480 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −143.84 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$127.84

480 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

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

$1.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	558	129.33	722	31
Medium and Large 1-2	775	127.73	989	449

One grade step is worth $1.59/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale480 hd

127.84

—

KY average26 barns · 4,422 hd

131.91

−4.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−143.84

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	1,941	97.46	1,892	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	60.63	931	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	60.47	760	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	52.14	487	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	102.01	1,402	8thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	110.40/cwt	108.00–111.00	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	135.76/cwt	133.00–141.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	115.38/cwt	115.00–115.75	1,100	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	172.87/cwt	171.00–176.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	168.73/cwt	157.00–179.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,092	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.41/cwt	139.00–154.00	737	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.97/cwt	133.00–146.00	818	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.00/cwt	173.00–185.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.59/cwt	151.00–168.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	112.55/cwt	107.00–118.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	99.54/cwt	95.00–104.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	110.82/cwt	109.00–111.00	839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	106.98/cwt	106.00–109.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	155.91/cwt	144.00–159.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	112.05/cwt	110.00–113.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	129.58/cwt	121.00–132.00	759	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.94/cwt	162.50–177.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	888	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	631	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.34/cwt	102.00–109.00	762	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.06/cwt	112.00–119.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	133.21/cwt	123.00–138.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	103.67/cwt	103.00–104.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	116.38/cwt	112.00–119.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	126.70/cwt	126.70–126.70	810	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.67/cwt	121.00–137.00	682	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	136.11/cwt	127.00–141.00	577	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	515	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	69.03/cwt	66.00–71.00	785	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	55.27/cwt	51.00–59.00	525	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	66.02/cwt	65.00–67.00	997	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.49/cwt	50.00–57.00	687	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	48.08/cwt	45.00–50.00	445	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	60.04/cwt	59.00–63.00	923	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	60.74/cwt	58.00–64.00	779	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,086	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.60/cwt	132.00–147.00	872	18
Bulls	—	—	1,862	97.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,814	13
Bulls	—	—	2,121	103.46/cwt	101.00–107.00	2,194	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	87.74/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	145.32/cwt	142.00–155.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.38/cwt	128.00–133.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.76/cwt	134.00–139.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.51/cwt	115.00–124.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	109.53/cwt	105.00–118.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	119.88/cwt	115.00–123.00	700	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	112.70/cwt	112.70–112.70	864	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	93.67/cwt	90.00–100.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	151.67/cwt	151.00–152.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	130.25/cwt	126.00–132.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	165.97/cwt	159.00–175.00	690	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.02/cwt	117.00–133.00	867	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	111.63/cwt	111.25–111.90	1,034	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	157.17/cwt	157.00–157.50	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	135.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	647	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	122.66/cwt	121.00–124.00	882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	168.56/cwt	160.00–177.50	570	2

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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 1,449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	762	108.00–111.00	110.40
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
6	—	724	106.00–109.00	106.98
5	—	456	144.00–159.00	155.91
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
18	—	586	121.00–132.00	129.58
8	—	370	162.50–177.00	168.94
6	—	432	140.00–147.00	142.82
1	—	845	102.00	102.00
8	—	524	134.00–139.00	137.76
6	—	640	115.00–124.00	119.51
2	—	338	160.00–177.50	168.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
3	—	458	133.00–141.00	135.76
3	—	581	110.00–113.00	112.05
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
4	—	358	142.00–155.00	145.32
2	—	425	128.00–133.00	130.38
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	953	115.00–115.75	115.38
60	—	865	125.50	125.50
96	—	926	111.25–111.90	111.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
6	—	329	171.00–176.00	172.87
12	—	385	157.00–179.00	168.73
18	—	514	139.00–154.00	143.41
53	—	572	133.00–146.00	142.97
4	—	290	173.00–185.00	182.00
9	—	478	151.00–168.00	157.59
18	—	620	132.00–147.00	140.60
15	—	416	159.00–175.00	165.97
28	—	677	117.00–133.00	128.02
2	—	820	110.00–112.00	110.99
6	—	768	110.00–115.00	112.65
12	—	719	121.00–124.00	122.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,092	73.00	73.00
3	—	686	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	131.00–137.00	134.00
3	—	391	151.00–152.00	151.67
12	—	561	126.00–132.00	130.25
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
1	—	905	83.00	83.00
3	—	326	157.00–157.50	157.17
4	—	479	132.00–140.00	135.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	87.00	87.00
1	—	520	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	107.00–118.00	112.55
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
3	—	428	112.00–119.00	116.38
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
3	—	613	103.00–104.00	103.33
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
1	—	770	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	95.00–104.00	99.54
4	—	290	140.00–150.00	142.46
11	—	757	109.00–111.00	110.82
32	—	473	125.00–138.00	133.39
16	—	710	102.00–109.00	107.34
15	—	622	112.00–119.00	115.06
8	—	335	123.00–138.00	133.21
3	—	825	103.00–104.00	103.67
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
43	—	526	121.00–137.00	129.67
20	—	424	127.00–141.00	136.11
10	—	378	130.00–141.00	136.30
13	—	673	105.00–118.00	109.53
22	—	584	115.00–123.00	119.88
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
3	—	963	90.00–100.00	93.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	838	106.00	106.00
70	—	639	126.70	126.70
64	—	767	112.70	112.70

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	101.00–103.00	102.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,137	66.00–71.00	69.03
13	—	1,260	50.00–57.00	54.49
35	—	1,283	58.00–64.00	60.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	51.00–59.00	55.27
1	—	925	64.00	64.00
6	—	926	45.00–50.00	48.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	65.00–67.00	66.02
1	—	1,570	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,537	59.00–63.00	60.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,862	94.00–100.00	97.40
5	—	2,121	101.00–107.00	103.46
3	—	1,985	84.00–91.00	87.74

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle