Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower,over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher,Feeder heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder calves and Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.80/cwt on 802 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.88 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$133.80

802 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

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	134.10	1,028	789
Medium and Large 2-3	624	115.52	721	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $307 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 sale802 hd

133.80

—

KY average27 barns · 6,351 hd

133.90

−0.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−137.88

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	1,637	98.00	1,604	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	62.68	814	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	62.50	1,100	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	57.64	605	8thin

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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	110.96/cwt	105.00–117.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.96/cwt	114.00–118.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.75/cwt	121.00–133.50	692	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.48/cwt	101.00–114.00	786	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	136.67/cwt	129.00–142.00	584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	844	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	146.10/cwt	146.10–146.10	1,017	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	106.63/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.15/cwt	123.00–136.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	142.18/cwt	142.00–143.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	142.30/cwt	142.30–142.30	1,015	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	963	117.80/cwt	117.80–117.80	1,134	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	63.44/cwt	60.00–66.00	826	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	56.06/cwt	52.00–59.00	579	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,414	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	119.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	116.13/cwt	110.00–122.50	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	135.39/cwt	131.00–139.00	651	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.44/cwt	114.00–125.00	809	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	109.80/cwt	108.00–111.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	114.43/cwt	113.00–115.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	94.50/cwt	93.00–96.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,030	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	95.71/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	107.52/cwt	105.00–112.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.31/cwt	126.00–141.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,077	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	153.78/cwt	145.00–158.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	129.58/cwt	127.75–130.75	1,064	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	136.60/cwt	136.60–136.60	1,046	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.65/cwt	131.00–147.00	827	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	126.50/cwt	122.00–127.50	918	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.56/cwt	101.00–116.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.33/cwt	130.00–144.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	115.30/cwt	114.50–116.50	956	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	125.70/cwt	125.50–125.90	1,028	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	115.35/cwt	109.00–123.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	119.37/cwt	110.00–124.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	126.78/cwt	126.10–127.50	986	210
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	77.66/cwt	74.00–81.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,139	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	123.41/cwt	116.00–131.00	500	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	373	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	375	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	451	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.41/cwt	131.00–136.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.47/cwt	129.00–145.00	714	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.30/cwt	99.00–108.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.77/cwt	112.00–131.00	750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.56/cwt	124.00–139.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.44/cwt	133.00–148.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.48/cwt	131.00–152.00	748	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	127.40/cwt	127.40–127.40	1,157	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.76/cwt	137.00–156.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,103	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,598Last week 1,724Year ago 2,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 83Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
2	—	535	114.00–118.00	115.96
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
3	—	608	94.00	94.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
6	—	420	110.00–125.00	119.71
2	—	260	110.00–122.50	116.13
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
6	—	378	110.00–124.00	119.37
1	—	825	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	677	105.00–117.00	110.96
36	—	529	121.00–133.50	130.75
13	—	725	101.00–114.00	108.48
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
12	—	427	129.00–142.00	136.67
38	—	481	131.00–139.00	135.39
6	—	770	101.00–116.00	110.56
20	—	581	120.00–130.00	125.23
10	—	375	130.00–144.00	137.33
32	—	829	114.50–116.50	115.30
10	—	629	109.00–123.00	115.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	575	139.00	139.00
132	—	818	125.50–125.90	125.70
210	—	778	126.10–127.50	126.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	537	157.25	157.25
72	—	696	146.10	146.10
11	—	614	142.00–143.00	142.18
65	—	713	142.30	142.30
59	—	963	117.80	117.80
193	—	821	127.75–130.75	129.58
49	—	766	136.60	136.60
56	—	878	129.75	129.75
58	—	908	127.40	127.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
1	—	710	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
2	—	405	116.00–131.00	123.41
3	—	481	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	104.00–112.00	106.63
11	—	663	123.00–136.00	130.15
2	—	805	124.00	124.00
11	—	617	130.00–139.00	136.05
23	—	883	122.00	122.00
12	—	783	120.00–125.00	122.35
5	—	382	145.00–158.00	153.78
43	—	580	131.00–147.00	142.65
14	—	726	122.00–127.50	126.50
5	—	1,038	109.50	109.50
11	—	481	133.00–148.00	143.44
23	—	518	131.00–152.00	144.48
8	—	431	137.00–156.00	146.76
16	—	939	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	672	114.00–125.00	120.44
5	—	793	108.00–111.00	109.80
2	—	850	104.00	104.00
7	—	714	113.00–115.00	114.43
2	—	903	93.00–96.00	94.50
8	—	475	126.00–141.00	135.31
2	—	1,028	92.00–94.00	92.99
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
5	—	422	131.00–136.00	134.41
15	—	527	129.00–145.00	135.47
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
4	—	825	99.00–108.00	105.30
12	—	616	112.00–131.00	121.77
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
3	—	223	171.00	171.00
10	—	584	124.00–139.00	136.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	108.00	108.00
2	—	608	109.00	109.00
2	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	100.00–101.00	100.48
1	—	515	93.00	93.00
3	—	451	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	55.00	55.00
1	—	2,020	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,302	60.00–66.00	63.44
2	—	1,273	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	52.00–59.00	56.06
2	—	1,098	60.00–65.00	62.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,603	92.00–98.00	95.71
3	—	1,862	105.00–112.00	107.52

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	74.00–81.00	77.66

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

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