Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.32/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$130.32

705 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$9.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

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	648	130.52	845	690
Medium and Large 2-3	425	121.21	515	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.30/cwt here — about $330 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 sale705 hd

130.32

—

KY average27 barns · 4,876 hd

128.79

+1.52

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	—	Average	1,616	102.72	1,660	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	75.43	1,207	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	71.17	931	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	65.55	688	22

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	49.77/cwt	42.00–57.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	755	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	108.56/cwt	100.00–115.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.92/cwt	123.00–134.00	686	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.11/cwt	129.00–144.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	134.62/cwt	127.50–141.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	145.57/cwt	145.00–147.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.93/cwt	113.00–121.00	834	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	113.95/cwt	107.00–118.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	119.67/cwt	115.00–124.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	769	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.85/cwt	118.00–134.00	791	5
Bulls	—	—	1,696	106.02/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.42/cwt	145.00–163.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	114.94/cwt	108.00–130.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.55/cwt	130.00–146.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.25/cwt	132.00–157.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	116.66/cwt	112.00–119.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	826	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	124.66/cwt	122.00–126.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	137.36/cwt	136.00–139.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	138.64/cwt	132.00–143.00	606	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	120.63/cwt	116.00–123.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	137.40/cwt	137.40–137.40	897	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	841	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.25/cwt	112.00–128.00	765	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	136.43/cwt	133.00–142.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.05/cwt	112.00–126.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	129.31/cwt	128.40–130.70	932	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	987	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.44/cwt	110.00–125.00	824	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.37/cwt	131.00–146.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	149.77/cwt	146.00–151.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.98/cwt	136.00–143.00	938	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	142.52/cwt	137.00–153.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	127.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.71/cwt	131.00–150.00	760	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	139.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	875	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	141.35/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,118	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	118.96/cwt	110.00–127.50	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	165.76/cwt	154.00–172.50	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	130.30/cwt	130.30–130.30	1,149	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.62/cwt	134.00–150.00	817	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.63/cwt	141.00–153.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	981	122.99/cwt	120.25–126.10	1,207	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	131.55/cwt	122.00–131.70	1,046	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.81/cwt	132.00–137.50	985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	134.06/cwt	131.00–136.50	1,122	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.52/cwt	133.00–143.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	155.62/cwt	140.00–161.00	496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,130	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	536	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	996	95.70/cwt	95.70–95.70	953	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	70.99/cwt	69.00–78.00	730	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	74.93/cwt	71.00–81.00	991	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	65.72/cwt	60.00–69.00	841	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	64.58/cwt	62.00–68.00	683	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	64.02/cwt	63.00–65.00	989	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	76.86/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,235	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.48/cwt	54.00–57.00	601	4

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,467Last week 2,086Year ago 2,056

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 82Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	42.00–57.00	49.77
36	—	1,323	71.00–81.00	74.93
17	—	1,280	60.00–69.00	65.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	69.00–78.00	70.99
9	—	1,057	62.00–68.00	64.58
4	—	1,083	54.00–57.00	55.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	63.00–65.00	64.02
16	—	1,607	73.00–81.00	76.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	98.00	98.00
8	—	1,696	100.00–115.00	106.02
1	—	1,130	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	122.50	122.50
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
2	—	333	115.00–124.00	119.67
2	—	403	124.00–126.00	124.99
8	—	465	112.00–126.00	121.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	572	128.00–135.00	131.95
10	—	868	100.00–115.00	108.56
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
58	—	524	123.00–134.00	130.92
14	—	472	129.00–144.00	135.11
2	—	228	127.50–141.00	134.62
15	—	713	113.00–121.00	116.93
4	—	812	107.00–118.00	113.95
28	—	437	132.00–143.00	138.64
6	—	756	116.00–123.00	120.63
33	—	621	112.00–128.00	123.25
7	—	333	133.00–142.00	136.43
35	—	673	110.00–125.00	122.44
10	—	371	131.00–146.00	139.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	145.00–147.00	145.57
13	—	516	136.00–139.00	137.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	653	137.40	137.40
44	—	615	136.75	136.75
207	—	721	128.40–130.70	129.31
67	—	776	127.25	127.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	142.00–147.00	144.03
5	—	619	118.00–134.00	127.85
6	—	365	145.00–163.00	156.42
8	—	484	130.00–146.00	140.55
3	—	425	132.00–157.00	146.25
10	—	665	120.00–130.00	124.14
3	—	703	122.00–126.00	124.66
12	—	573	133.00–143.00	139.52
4	—	319	140.00–161.00	155.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	121.00	121.00
2	—	758	106.00–109.00	107.51
3	—	333	108.00–130.00	114.94
3	—	408	112.00–119.00	116.66
2	—	458	115.00–119.00	116.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	152.00	152.00
21	—	675	136.00–143.00	138.98
13	—	483	137.00–153.00	142.52
3	—	821	125.00–129.00	127.70
23	—	540	131.00–150.00	140.71
16	—	629	130.00–145.00	139.10
5	—	936	114.00	114.00
23	—	882	126.75	126.75
6	—	289	154.00–172.50	165.76
29	—	573	134.00–150.00	142.62
8	—	428	141.00–153.00	146.63
65	—	795	122.00–131.70	131.55
10	—	725	132.00–137.50	135.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	415	110.00–127.50	118.96
3	—	663	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	146.00–151.00	149.77
6	—	662	149.00	149.00
11	—	712	139.00–143.00	141.35
59	—	882	130.30	130.30
113	—	981	120.25–126.10	122.99
133	—	837	131.00–136.50	134.06
2	—	757	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	996	95.70	95.70

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	810.00	810.00

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