Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to July 4th holiday, however all classes sold with good demand today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.58/cwt on 795 head.

Average price

$125.58

795 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$24.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

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	652	126.46	824	766
Medium and Large 2-3	633	102.32	648	29

One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $176 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 sale795 hd

125.58

—

KY average22 barns · 3,913 hd

124.68

+0.90

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	1,693	95.69	1,620	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	67.37	1,082	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	62.51	803	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	55.86	569	31

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	—	1,500	86.15/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	156.65/cwt	154.00–159.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	100.18/cwt	83.00–106.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	100.24/cwt	90.00–106.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	103.47/cwt	99.00–119.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	113.52/cwt	109.00–118.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	113.23/cwt	112.50–114.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	121.25/cwt	119.50–122.90	940	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	129.48/cwt	122.00–131.90	864	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	131.22/cwt	127.50–132.10	835	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	726	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	674	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	114.57/cwt	107.00–117.50	772	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.31/cwt	138.00–150.00	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	127.42/cwt	124.00–135.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	156.80/cwt	155.00–161.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	164.73/cwt	155.00–175.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	62.96/cwt	60.00–68.00	669	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	47.78/cwt	41.00–50.00	455	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	55.38/cwt	53.00–58.00	573	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	69.01/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,113	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	67.87/cwt	64.00–74.00	863	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	58.70/cwt	57.00–60.00	755	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	101.63/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,128	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,072	113.80/cwt	113.80–113.80	1,220	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	130.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	556	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.04/cwt	109.00–121.00	707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	137.73/cwt	130.00–147.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	144.75/cwt	144.00–149.00	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	92.01/cwt	91.00–94.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	711	128.22/cwt	127.10–129.25	912	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	93.03/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	122.98/cwt	119.25–124.90	1,138	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	134.32/cwt	133.70–135.00	1,053	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	925	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	146.83/cwt	131.00–152.00	717	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	135.68/cwt	133.00–138.50	1,001	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	137.19/cwt	136.00–139.50	870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.48/cwt	131.00–148.00	835	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.12/cwt	120.00–134.00	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.28/cwt	138.00–148.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.72/cwt	144.00–159.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	120.45/cwt	119.50–129.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.94/cwt	145.00–164.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	174.53/cwt	173.00–176.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.00	791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	130.43/cwt	121.00–137.00	605	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,025	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	967	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	904	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,035	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	108.23/cwt	100.00–119.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	120.41/cwt	112.00–126.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	130.92/cwt	122.50–140.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1

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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,724Last week 1,699Year ago 2,184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 117Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

No comparison due to July 4th holiday, however all classes sold with good demand today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	85.00–87.00	86.15
5	—	1,883	99.00–107.00	101.63
4	—	1,553	91.00–95.00	93.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	60.00–68.00	62.96
10	—	953	41.00–50.00	47.78
9	—	1,034	53.00–58.00	55.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,613	65.00–77.00	69.01
1	—	1,540	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,271	64.00–74.00	67.87
7	—	1,286	57.00–60.00	58.70
2	—	1,343	49.00	49.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
1	—	915	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
54	—	582	131.00–148.00	143.48
14	—	629	120.00–134.00	132.12
13	—	517	138.00–148.00	143.28
13	—	482	144.00–159.00	151.72
10	—	772	119.50–129.00	120.45
10	—	418	145.00–164.00	153.94
7	—	887	110.50	110.50
6	—	680	125.00–128.00	125.99
4	—	396	171.00	171.00
2	—	742	128.00	128.00
2	—	323	173.00–176.00	174.53
1	—	1,015	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	154.00–159.00	156.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	888	127.00	127.00
48	—	1,072	113.80	113.80
164	—	925	119.25–124.90	122.98
135	—	784	133.70–135.00	134.32
77	—	655	141.25	141.25
43	—	738	133.00–138.50	135.68
14	—	634	136.00–139.50	137.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	793	114.00–116.00	115.00
5	—	475	126.00–134.00	130.19
4	—	671	100.00–119.00	108.23
3	—	578	112.00–126.00	120.41
3	—	428	122.50–140.00	130.92
1	—	1,035	91.00	91.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	732	83.00–106.00	100.18
7	—	676	90.00–106.00	100.24
7	—	537	99.00–119.00	103.47
2	—	458	109.00–118.00	113.52
2	—	428	112.50–114.00	113.23
1	—	775	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	775	119.50–122.90	121.25
99	—	667	122.00–131.90	129.48
98	—	636	127.50–132.10	131.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	575	120.00–130.00	126.29
46	—	523	120.00–133.00	128.84
26	—	674	107.00–117.50	114.57
19	—	427	120.00–140.00	130.19
15	—	625	109.00–121.00	113.04
9	—	364	130.00–147.00	137.73
8	—	294	144.00–149.00	144.75
6	—	335	140.00	140.00
5	—	778	107.00	107.00
3	—	875	91.00–94.00	92.01
2	—	927	96.00	96.00
2	—	802	104.00	104.00
1	—	205	142.50	142.50
21	—	711	110.00–112.00	111.23
19	—	464	121.00–137.00	130.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	711	127.10–129.25	128.22
11	—	455	142.00	142.00
3	—	255	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
2	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	138.00–150.00	144.31
9	—	617	124.00–135.00	127.42
6	—	573	130.00–132.00	130.82
6	—	337	155.00–161.00	156.80
2	—	685	117.00–124.00	120.53
2	—	283	155.00–175.00	164.73
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
14	—	488	131.00–152.00	146.83
10	—	526	130.00–135.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	967	93.50	93.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	72.00	72.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	630.00	630.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle