Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady,Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,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 $128.59/cwt on 1,077 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −143.09 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$128.59

1,077 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

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	786	129.88	1,020	999
Medium and Large 2-3	851	112.03	954	78

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $67 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 sale1,077 hd

128.59

—

KY average19 barns · 4,434 hd

135.14

−6.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−143.09

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	1,599	94.97	1,519	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	65.10	1,047	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	64.03	822	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	61.15	631	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	94.00	1,222	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	84.93/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,168	3
Bulls	—	—	1,542	94.27/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,454	14
Bulls	—	—	1,894	102.94/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	161.10/cwt	158.00–165.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	125.81/cwt	124.00–128.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.01/cwt	140.00–158.00	719	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	796	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.71/cwt	139.00–151.00	759	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.64/cwt	162.50–180.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,029	114.90/cwt	114.90–114.90	1,182	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	120.74/cwt	120.00–121.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.68/cwt	140.00–159.00	710	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	109.21/cwt	98.00–109.40	1,013	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.54/cwt	126.00–138.00	891	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	144.36/cwt	144.00–145.00	920	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	126.32/cwt	121.40–129.60	1,095	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	125.74/cwt	124.00–126.00	976	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	126.16/cwt	123.00–129.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	107.67/cwt	102.50–112.50	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	135.71/cwt	135.00–137.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	128.64/cwt	125.00–129.25	826	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	108.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	805	123.80/cwt	123.80–123.80	997	139
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	117.81/cwt	115.75–119.90	932	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	106.49/cwt	99.00–109.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.64/cwt	140.00–152.50	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.63/cwt	138.00–154.00	777	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	926	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	108.78/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	974	114.88/cwt	114.00–114.90	1,119	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	119.11/cwt	116.00–119.25	1,061	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	163.70/cwt	152.00–171.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	134.70/cwt	134.70–134.70	1,067	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.20/cwt	130.00–142.00	860	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	128.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.93/cwt	131.00–135.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,094	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	171.30/cwt	167.00–173.00	697	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	123.55/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,014	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.07/cwt	132.00–148.00	834	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	108.30/cwt	95.00–115.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	116.10/cwt	112.00–120.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.52/cwt	142.00–165.00	676	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	788.29/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	953.75/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,014	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	966.98/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	113.63/cwt	108.00–118.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	179.50/cwt	176.00–183.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	130.39/cwt	121.00–137.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	172.10/cwt	164.00–176.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	881	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	118.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	867	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.80/cwt	131.00–139.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	122.06/cwt	120.00–123.25	873	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	109.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	108.66/cwt	104.00–115.00	787	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	639	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	637	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,767	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	893	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	66.11/cwt	63.00–76.00	1,070	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	50.50/cwt	48.00–53.00	495	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	64.91/cwt	60.00–71.00	831	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	63.79/cwt	60.00–70.00	664	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.75/cwt	120.00–134.00	688	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.78/cwt	123.00–139.00	629	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	145.29/cwt	128.00–149.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.94/cwt	124.00–133.00	750	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.72/cwt	129.00–143.00	567	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	117.98/cwt	116.90–120.00	1,111	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	143.19/cwt	143.00–143.50	959	16

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,158Last week 1,898Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	102.50–112.50	107.67
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
3	—	591	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	112.00	112.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	135.00–137.00	135.71
139	—	805	123.80	123.80
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
2	—	450	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	642	125.00–129.25	128.64
132	—	791	115.75–119.90	117.81
168	—	715	120.00–123.25	122.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	884	105.00–110.00	108.62
17	—	619	120.00–124.00	121.93
4	—	831	99.00–109.00	106.49
3	—	280	140.00–152.50	146.64
23	—	764	105.00–113.00	109.25
7	—	724	104.00–115.00	108.66
3	—	328	145.00–147.00	145.99
32	—	526	120.00–134.00	130.75
11	—	676	120.00–123.00	120.81
38	—	474	123.00–139.00	132.78
16	—	379	128.00–149.00	145.29
72	—	577	124.00–133.00	129.94
16	—	415	129.00–143.00	136.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
4	—	478	121.00–137.00	130.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	97.00	97.00
7	—	414	158.00–165.00	161.10
6	—	664	124.00–128.00	125.81
38	—	476	140.00–158.00	151.01
3	—	861	107.00	107.00
12	—	563	135.00–145.00	141.30
29	—	521	139.00–151.00	145.71
3	—	265	162.50–180.00	170.64
8	—	769	108.00–118.00	113.63
2	—	325	176.00–183.00	179.50
9	—	367	164.00–176.00	172.10
2	—	808	108.00–110.00	108.99
13	—	729	116.00–124.00	118.97
9	—	615	131.00–139.00	135.80
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,029	114.90	114.90
27	—	637	144.00–145.00	144.36
206	—	867	121.40–129.60	126.32
59	—	974	114.00–114.90	114.88
61	—	792	134.70	134.70
78	—	821	123.00–125.00	123.55
127	—	942	116.90–120.00	117.98
16	—	670	143.00–143.50	143.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	120.00–121.00	120.74
26	—	471	140.00–159.00	150.68
32	—	672	126.00–138.00	132.54
1	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
19	—	776	124.00–126.00	125.74
40	—	523	138.00–154.00	148.63
31	—	724	123.00–130.00	127.95
5	—	933	100.00–115.00	108.78
47	—	891	116.00–119.25	119.11
7	—	381	152.00–171.00	163.70
59	—	622	130.00–142.00	138.20
13	—	1,037	105.50	105.50
60	—	575	132.00–148.00	145.07
15	—	429	142.00–165.00	157.52
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	928	98.00–109.40	109.21
7	—	574	123.00–129.00	126.16
2	—	827	105.00	105.00
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
3	—	522	125.00–132.00	128.91
2	—	425	131.00–135.00	132.93
3	—	777	95.00–115.00	108.30
2	—	630	112.00–120.00	116.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	515	155.00–156.00	155.75
18	—	407	167.00–173.00	171.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	99.00–100.00	99.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	83.00–87.00	84.93
14	—	1,542	90.00–98.00	94.27
5	—	1,894	100.00–105.00	102.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,619	63.00–76.00	66.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	56.00	56.00
4	—	981	48.00–53.00	50.50
20	—	1,041	60.00–70.00	63.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,380	50.00	50.00
24	—	1,280	60.00–71.00	64.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	750.00–825.00	788.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	875.00–1,050.00	953.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,284	900.00–1,200.00	966.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	670.00	670.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	92.00	92.00

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