Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower,Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher,over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher,Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.81/cwt on 1,159 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −141.87 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$129.81

1,159 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$22.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

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	770	130.65	1,006	1,116
Medium and Large 2-3	759	107.99	819	43

One grade step is worth $22.66/cwt here — about $186 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 sale1,159 hd

129.81

—

KY average29 barns · 5,582 hd

135.59

−5.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−141.87

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	—	High	1,486	94.18	1,400	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	73.85	951	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	71.62	1,131	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	71.53	775	6thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	661	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	116.32/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	120.77/cwt	118.70–124.80	1,058	378
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	135.63/cwt	124.00–144.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	148.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	919	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	147.33/cwt	142.00–151.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	123.90/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,004	160
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	106.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	119.40/cwt	119.40–119.40	1,126	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	103.17/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.47/cwt	148.00–164.00	751	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.97/cwt	104.00–115.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	864	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.41/cwt	116.00–124.00	762	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	114.84/cwt	114.75–116.00	870	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,088.42/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	11,864	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	85.46/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.55/cwt	112.00–123.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	141.94/cwt	128.00–147.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	896	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	778	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.42/cwt	104.00–114.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.99/cwt	123.00–135.00	734	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.89/cwt	126.00–140.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.18/cwt	124.00–136.00	674	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.63/cwt	133.00–151.00	823	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.71/cwt	125.00–140.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.91/cwt	150.00–166.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	896	104.60/cwt	104.50–106.00	937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	898	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	149.32/cwt	146.00–151.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.98/cwt	135.00–156.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	176.08/cwt	170.00–179.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	148.60/cwt	140.00–165.00	645	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	792	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	987.32/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	10,219	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	66.60/cwt	65.00–68.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	73.99/cwt	71.00–78.00	831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	67.36/cwt	63.00–69.00	847	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	76.28/cwt	70.00–85.00	991	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	71.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.23/cwt	115.00–126.00	960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	129.33/cwt	128.50–131.00	993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	136.20/cwt	136.20–136.20	974	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	837	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	118.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	157.34/cwt	154.00–159.00	840	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	145.91/cwt	145.75–146.00	1,002	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	117.86/cwt	117.75–119.00	849	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.20/cwt	121.00–142.00	633	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	141.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	724	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	118.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	554	6

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 Jun 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,803Last week 2,089Year ago 2,412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 53Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	126.00–130.00	128.65
4	—	633	133.00–135.00	134.51
4	—	718	112.00–123.00	118.55
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
6	—	502	146.00–151.00	149.32
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
9	—	471	135.00–156.00	144.98
3	—	328	170.00–179.00	176.08
16	—	434	140.00–165.00	148.60
3	—	571	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	680	116.00–117.00	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	867	110.00–117.50	116.32
9	—	537	142.00–151.00	147.33
4	—	990	100.00–113.00	103.17
23	—	471	148.00–164.00	159.47
39	—	565	133.00–151.00	145.63
14	—	664	125.00–140.00	134.71
2	—	430	150.00–166.00	157.91
44	—	722	123.00–125.00	124.32
1	—	385	162.00	162.00
17	—	785	115.00–126.00	122.23
2	—	913	101.00–105.00	103.01
20	—	621	125.00–140.00	134.74
4	—	808	117.00–119.00	118.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
378	—	876	118.70–124.80	120.77
67	—	621	144.00–150.00	148.04
160	—	810	122.00–125.00	123.90
60	—	943	119.40	119.40
19	—	768	128.50–131.00	129.33
74	—	715	136.20	136.20
40	—	534	154.00–159.00	157.34
120	—	687	145.75–146.00	145.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	124.00–144.00	135.63
3	—	757	100.00–110.00	106.70
12	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
14	—	896	104.50–106.00	104.60
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
3	—	670	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	183.00	183.00
3	—	485	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	765	104.00–115.00	110.97
2	—	810	97.00	97.00
47	—	633	116.00–124.00	120.41
6	—	387	128.00–147.00	141.94
17	—	660	114.00–120.00	117.94
7	—	725	104.00–114.00	110.42
24	—	569	123.00–135.00	128.99
9	—	422	126.00–140.00	129.89
28	—	518	124.00–136.00	130.18
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
47	—	479	121.00–142.00	132.20
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	678	127.50	127.50
43	—	615	127.50	127.50
74	—	758	114.75–116.00	114.84
47	—	720	117.75–119.00	117.86
34	—	512	138.00–143.00	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	828	87.00	87.00
9	—	896	89.50	89.50
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
2	—	642	110.00	110.00
4	—	543	115.00–119.00	117.00
6	—	468	118.00–120.00	118.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	382	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	92.00	92.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,090	925.00–1,150.00	1,088.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	825.00–1,125.00	987.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,310	85.00–86.00	85.46
2	—	1,540	97.00–98.00	97.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	65.00–68.00	66.60
4	—	1,123	71.00–78.00	73.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	63.00–69.00	67.36
16	—	1,299	70.00–85.00	76.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,579	70.00–75.00	71.62

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