Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher,Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.25/cwt on 827 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.43 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$129.25

827 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$7.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

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	766	129.39	992	811
Medium and Large 2-3	572	121.93	697	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $295 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 sale827 hd

129.25

—

KY average27 barns · 5,557 hd

133.20

−3.95

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−142.43

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	1,697	92.94	1,577	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	63.61	808	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	62.26	984	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	60.98	647	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,185	99.00	1,173	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,126	104.00	1,171	3thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	607	124.14/cwt	118.00–127.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	139.52/cwt	131.00–144.00	741	21
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	94.44/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,763	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	101.79/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	81.10/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	146.93/cwt	135.00–154.00	677	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	122.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	111.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.42/cwt	128.00–145.00	779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	61.28/cwt	56.00–64.00	762	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	61.47/cwt	57.00–64.00	655	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	68.08/cwt	65.00–75.00	900	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	68.37/cwt	67.00–72.00	725	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.33/cwt	50.00–54.00	534	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	68.51/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	864.52/cwt	800.00–930.00	11,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	17,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	119.10/cwt	114.00–121.00	929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	103.98/cwt	98.00–107.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,089	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	120.60/cwt	120.00–121.20	1,070	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.96/cwt	121.00–138.00	877	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	112.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	991	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,126	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	126.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.70/cwt	136.00–154.00	754	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.40/cwt	149.00–159.00	648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.99/cwt	122.00–127.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	107.63/cwt	107.50–107.75	929	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	120.85/cwt	118.50–122.60	875	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	127.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	687	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	111.51/cwt	102.00–114.00	802	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,185	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	139.27/cwt	128.00–149.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	113.29/cwt	108.00–113.60	938	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.76/cwt	109.00–122.00	745	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.77/cwt	125.00–141.00	631	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.93/cwt	131.00–142.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	128.83/cwt	128.00–129.00	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	116.90/cwt	116.00–119.00	987	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.04/cwt	119.00–132.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.26/cwt	144.00–162.00	634	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	155.86/cwt	147.00–160.00	567	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	813	90.40/cwt	90.40–90.40	735	66
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,160	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,009	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	773	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	634	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,118	82.75/cwt	82.50–83.00	925	101
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	80.27/cwt	77.00–87.00	753	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	868	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.51/cwt	119.00–129.00	720	67
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.04/cwt	130.00–143.00	775	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,035	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	169.50/cwt	168.00–170.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	115.60/cwt	113.00–117.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.94/cwt	140.00–156.00	703	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,003	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.95/cwt	132.00–140.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	867	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	953	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	154.69/cwt	147.50–161.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	120.60/cwt	117.95–121.90	1,120	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	136.80/cwt	125.00–142.00	523	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	106.51/cwt	101.00–111.00	816	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.75/cwt	110.00–117.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	127.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	536	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.61/cwt	100.00–117.00	747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	105.43/cwt	100.00–112.00	615	4

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,898Last week 1,914Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year 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
6	—	607	118.00–127.00	124.14
21	—	531	131.00–144.00	139.52
5	—	763	111.00–115.00	113.00
16	—	461	135.00–154.00	146.93
4	—	721	110.00–113.00	111.77
14	—	571	128.00–145.00	136.42
6	—	819	102.00–105.00	103.52
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
9	—	669	119.00–132.00	126.04
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
11	—	425	144.00–162.00	149.26
4	—	364	147.00–160.00	155.86
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	120.00–126.00	122.66
1	—	925	83.00	83.00
3	—	465	129.00	129.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
2	—	533	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	780	114.00–121.00	119.10
45	—	675	121.00–138.00	129.96
10	—	879	110.00–116.00	112.79
4	—	940	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
51	—	521	136.00–154.00	144.70
12	—	417	149.00–159.00	155.40
9	—	730	122.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
21	—	844	116.00–119.00	116.90
35	—	570	130.00–143.00	136.04
34	—	472	140.00–156.00	148.94
32	—	635	130.00–140.00	136.61
4	—	359	147.50–161.00	154.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	98.00–107.00	103.98
4	—	519	123.00–130.00	126.07
2	—	467	138.00	138.00
3	—	566	113.00–117.00	115.60
2	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.95
2	—	682	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	825	132.00	132.00
10	—	412	168.00–170.00	169.50
1	—	210	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	887	120.00–121.20	120.60
12	—	715	128.00–129.00	128.83
65	—	840	123.25	123.25
65	—	785	127.75	127.75
47	—	681	139.95	139.95
157	—	929	117.95–121.90	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
2	—	855	100.00	100.00
34	—	537	120.00–132.00	127.87
28	—	719	102.00–114.00	111.51
4	—	332	128.00–149.00	139.27
35	—	627	109.00–122.00	118.76
29	—	479	125.00–141.00	131.77
13	—	431	131.00–142.00	136.93
67	—	578	119.00–129.00	124.51
18	—	382	125.00–142.00	136.80
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
17	—	766	101.00–111.00	106.51
17	—	669	100.00–117.00	111.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
2	—	320	121.00–124.00	122.50
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
4	—	530	110.00–117.00	114.75
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	888	90.00–91.00	90.50
4	—	583	100.00–112.00	105.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	863	107.50–107.75	107.63
113	—	724	118.50–122.60	120.85
153	—	828	108.00–113.60	113.29
20	—	758	117.00	117.00
7	—	608	125.00–129.00	127.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	153.00	153.00
6	—	536	133.00–135.00	133.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	813	90.40	90.40
1	—	1,160	87.00	87.00
6	—	773	82.00	82.00
101	—	1,118	82.50–83.00	82.75
2	—	340	100.00	100.00
3	—	938	77.00–87.00	80.27
4	—	868	86.00	86.00
5	—	265	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,867	91.00–99.00	94.44
3	—	1,648	100.00–104.00	101.79
3	—	1,407	78.00–86.00	81.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,660	67.00–70.00	68.51
1	—	1,510	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,243	56.00–64.00	61.28
13	—	1,322	65.00–75.00	68.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,065	57.00–64.00	61.47
5	—	1,060	67.00–72.00	68.37
5	—	1,040	50.00–54.00	51.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,126	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	99.00	99.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	800.00–930.00	864.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,640	1,060.00	1,060.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle