Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.12/cwt on 638 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.56 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$141.12

638 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$9.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

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	715	141.48	1,011	613
Medium and Large 2-3	528	132.15	698	25

One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $314 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 sale638 hd

141.12

—

KY average23 barns · 4,984 hd

139.62

+1.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−130.56

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	1,632	100.04	1,633	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	74.95	1,205	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	66.99	845	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	64.01	611	13

Every lot, as filed

102 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%	—	1,264	68.53/cwt	65.00–73.00	866	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	64.14/cwt	60.00–68.00	625	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	54.11/cwt	51.00–57.00	483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	60.58/cwt	50.00–66.00	752	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	73.34/cwt	70.00–76.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	75.91/cwt	74.00–80.00	984	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	75.29/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,169	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	79.67/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,378	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	66.49/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,092	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	940	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	818	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	449	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	872	104.88/cwt	103.95–105.50	915	104
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	828	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	840	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	153.77/cwt	153.00–154.00	904	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,148	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	134.29/cwt	132.25–138.00	1,078	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	122.44/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.89/cwt	147.00–160.00	797	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	142.82/cwt	136.00–146.00	963	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	159.76/cwt	151.00–164.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	139.55/cwt	134.00–146.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	151.67/cwt	151.00–153.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.39/cwt	138.50–144.00	752	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	130.21/cwt	126.00–132.00	857	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	89.91/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,338	6
Bulls	—	—	1,714	101.93/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,747	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	111.47/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.09/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	138.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	767	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	136.14/cwt	135.00–138.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,078	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.72/cwt	122.00–131.00	792	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	145.13/cwt	144.00–147.50	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.55/cwt	144.00–156.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	132.40/cwt	132.40–132.40	1,010	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	126.37/cwt	118.00–129.00	959	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.46/cwt	150.00–152.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	128.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	621	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	607	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	577	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	763	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,109	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	155.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	751	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,069	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	139.85/cwt	133.00–148.00	875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	119.75/cwt	119.00–121.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	127.27/cwt	126.10–132.00	1,190	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.24/cwt	139.00–147.00	819	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	862	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	107.58/cwt	104.00–110.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.27/cwt	123.00–139.00	725	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	114.97/cwt	113.00–117.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.55/cwt	128.00–137.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.13/cwt	133.00–146.00	660	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	132.57/cwt	131.25–133.75	956	146
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	149.14/cwt	142.00–152.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	141.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	126.76/cwt	126.00–129.00	911	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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,527Last week 1,467Year ago 2,191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 105Year ago 83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,264	65.00–73.00	68.53
20	—	1,241	50.00–66.00	60.58
8	—	1,296	74.00–80.00	75.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	975	60.00–68.00	64.14
2	—	893	51.00–57.00	54.11
2	—	925	70.00–76.00	73.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,553	70.00–77.00	75.29
3	—	1,730	79.00–81.00	79.67
2	—	1,643	66.00–67.00	66.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	85.00–92.00	89.91
8	—	1,714	100.00–105.00	101.93
4	—	1,685	109.00–115.00	111.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	87.00	87.00
1	—	460	97.50	97.50
1	—	960	70.00	70.00
2	—	607	95.00	95.00
2	—	763	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	872	103.95–105.50	104.88
73	—	828	101.50	101.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	588	153.00–154.00	153.77
57	—	852	134.75	134.75
67	—	773	143.50	143.50
73	—	745	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
11	—	728	131.00–140.00	136.54
62	—	803	132.25–138.00	134.29
4	—	886	121.00–127.00	122.44
41	—	518	147.00–160.00	153.89
72	—	674	136.00–146.00	142.82
3	—	383	150.00–151.00	150.33
15	—	436	144.00–156.00	149.55
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
22	—	482	150.00–159.00	155.88
1	—	330	158.00	158.00
23	—	626	133.00–148.00	139.85
2	—	770	126.00	126.00
71	—	935	126.10–132.00	127.27
35	—	580	139.00–147.00	141.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	130.00	130.00
2	—	642	113.00	113.00
2	—	540	144.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	730	115.00	115.00
3	—	388	141.00	141.00
4	—	566	119.00–121.00	119.75
2	—	433	132.00–133.00	132.51
8	—	472	140.00–142.00	141.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	138.00–148.00	141.65
3	—	368	151.00–164.00	159.76
10	—	582	134.00–146.00	139.55
3	—	493	151.00–153.00	151.67
23	—	532	138.50–144.00	141.39
4	—	658	126.00–132.00	130.21
2	—	835	113.00	113.00
6	—	437	142.00–152.00	149.14
2	—	320	140.00–143.00	141.43
4	—	770	120.00–125.00	121.27
4	—	719	126.00–129.00	126.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,051	97.00	97.00
2	—	330	124.00–130.00	127.09
4	—	948	96.00	96.00
2	—	360	132.00–135.00	133.48
2	—	505	121.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
2	—	740	112.00–117.00	114.50
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
2	—	628	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
2	—	587	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	140.00–152.00	146.09
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
15	—	727	115.00–125.00	121.89
3	—	815	115.50	115.50
18	—	625	122.00–131.00	126.72
4	—	316	144.00–147.50	145.13
19	—	759	118.00–129.00	126.37
4	—	383	150.00–152.00	150.46
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
12	—	665	115.00–124.00	119.72
38	—	532	123.00–139.00	136.27
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
8	—	569	128.00–137.00	131.55
35	—	471	133.00–146.00	140.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	135.00–143.00	138.66
2	—	530	102.00	102.00
10	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.14
3	—	577	113.00–115.00	114.32
3	—	816	103.00	103.00
4	—	321	125.00–133.00	128.72
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
7	—	677	104.00–110.00	107.58
1	—	280	119.00	119.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
5	—	637	113.00–117.00	114.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	544	141.00	141.00
60	—	868	124.25	124.25
67	—	763	132.40	132.40
18	—	646	133.50	133.50
146	—	721	131.25–133.75	132.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	141.00	141.00

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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