Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.10/cwt on 760 head.

Average price

$125.10

760 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	640	126.03	806	723
Medium and Large 2-3	655	106.95	700	37

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $105 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 sale760 hd

125.10

—

KY average28 barns · 6,489 hd

126.72

−1.62

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	1,629	98.61	1,606	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.54	1,098	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	66.67	823	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	60.01	567	12

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	584	136.72/cwt	133.00–142.00	798	20
Bulls	—	—	1,715	108.83/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,866	3
Bulls	—	—	1,661	99.67/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,656	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.81/cwt	50.00–52.00	488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	66.52/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,035	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	60.06/cwt	54.00–62.00	717	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	73.43/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,180	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	74.20/cwt	73.00–76.00	994	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	67.08/cwt	63.00–71.00	826	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	59.24/cwt	55.00–63.00	573	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	67.95/cwt	66.00–71.00	600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,256	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	447	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	150.27/cwt	149.00–152.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	134.89/cwt	126.00–139.00	564	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	878	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	89.09/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,343	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	127.23/cwt	119.00–129.50	912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,121	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	174.07/cwt	165.00–178.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	148.19/cwt	147.00–149.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.61/cwt	117.00–129.50	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.01/cwt	143.00–158.00	797	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	125.97/cwt	123.00–131.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	113.17/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.10/cwt	134.00–149.00	898	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.93/cwt	127.00–136.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	110.56/cwt	107.00–112.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.81/cwt	123.00–139.00	707	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	107.77/cwt	101.00–111.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	124.18/cwt	115.00–127.50	725	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	102.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.00/cwt	123.00–138.00	626	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	119.67/cwt	117.00–122.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	117.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.54/cwt	146.00–160.00	720	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	102.04/cwt	98.00–106.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.31/cwt	119.00–129.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.11/cwt	132.00–147.00	728	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	172.35/cwt	171.00–173.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	110.04/cwt	108.00–111.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	182.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.46/cwt	158.00–165.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	108.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	140.44/cwt	132.00–144.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	943	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.73/cwt	113.00–127.00	741	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	112.43/cwt	109.00–113.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	96.95/cwt	93.00–101.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	121.62/cwt	113.00–123.75	816	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	107.61/cwt	103.00–111.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.95	946	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	118.70/cwt	118.70–118.70	1,145	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	846	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	182.24/cwt	172.00–186.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	134.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	169.13/cwt	169.00–170.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	124.90/cwt	124.90–124.90	1,108	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	171.82/cwt	167.00–173.00	729	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	106.27/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	106.64/cwt	105.00–109.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	130.35/cwt	129.80–131.00	1,088	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.85/cwt	124.00–136.00	879	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.06/cwt	153.00–163.00	740	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.50/cwt	115.00–127.00	745	8

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,699Last week 1,801Year ago 1,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 68Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year 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
20	—	584	133.00–142.00	136.72
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
3	—	733	116.00–119.00	117.00
20	—	472	146.00–160.00	152.54
3	—	675	119.00–129.00	124.31
17	—	523	132.00–147.00	139.11
3	—	377	171.00–173.00	172.35
3	—	895	111.00	111.00
2	—	302	181.00	181.00
4	—	224	180.00–185.00	182.65
2	—	430	158.00–165.00	161.46
5	—	778	120.00	120.00
2	—	802	108.00	108.00
8	—	618	115.00–127.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	117.00–122.00	119.67
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
2	—	723	98.00–106.00	102.04
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	633	108.00–111.00	110.04
4	—	775	105.00–111.00	108.49
1	—	1,000	87.00	87.00
5	—	482	132.00–144.00	140.44
2	—	385	149.00–151.00	149.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	193.00	193.00
8	—	458	169.00–170.00	169.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	117.00	117.00
5	—	468	147.00–149.00	148.19
4	—	629	123.00–131.00	125.97
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
4	—	535	127.00–136.00	131.93
3	—	566	131.00–136.00	134.31
3	—	712	105.00–109.00	106.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	717	119.00–129.50	127.23
8	—	382	165.00–178.00	174.07
14	—	767	117.00–129.50	124.61
86	—	531	143.00–158.00	150.01
4	—	850	116.00	116.00
11	—	922	109.00–114.00	113.17
55	—	632	134.00–149.00	142.10
2	—	845	117.00	117.00
19	—	569	147.00–150.00	148.63
9	—	323	172.00–186.00	182.24
20	—	424	167.00–173.00	171.82
9	—	961	101.00–109.00	106.27
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
33	—	672	124.00–136.00	130.85
11	—	474	153.00–163.00	156.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	904	124.00	124.00
60	—	965	118.70	118.70
65	—	887	124.90	124.90
248	—	835	129.80–131.00	130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	98.00	98.00
2	—	768	87.00–88.00	87.50
1	—	880	91.00	91.00
2	—	583	105.00–109.00	107.01
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	120.00–121.00	120.50
8	—	675	101.00–111.00	107.77
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
2	—	430	110.00–121.00	115.50
7	—	716	100.00–106.00	102.70
2	—	830	93.00–101.00	96.95
1	—	1,065	101.00	101.00
5	—	636	103.00–111.00	107.61
2	—	338	120.00–122.00	120.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	149.00–152.00	150.27
23	—	418	126.00–139.00	134.89
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
17	—	786	107.00–112.00	110.56
111	—	532	123.00–139.00	132.81
15	—	380	141.00–150.00	147.33
73	—	584	115.00–127.50	124.18
59	—	467	123.00–138.00	134.00
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
26	—	624	113.00–127.00	118.73
7	—	719	109.00–113.00	112.43
47	—	671	113.00–123.75	121.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	694	126.50	126.50
67	—	801	117.75	117.75
70	—	708	123.00	123.00
139	—	789	117.00–122.95	119.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	590	133.00	133.00
8	—	315	168.00	168.00
1	—	240	171.00	171.00
4	—	455	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	105.00–112.00	108.83
7	—	1,661	96.00–103.00	99.67
4	—	1,508	86.00–92.00	89.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	50.00–52.00	50.81
7	—	968	55.00–63.00	59.24
3	—	883	66.00–71.00	67.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,556	64.00–70.00	66.52
7	—	1,607	72.00–77.00	73.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	54.00–62.00	60.06
4	—	1,339	73.00–76.00	74.20
55	—	1,232	63.00–71.00	67.08

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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