Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes.Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.76/cwt on 624 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −126.92 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$144.76

624 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

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	705	145.02	1,022	618
Medium and Large 2-3	704	117.65	828	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $194 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 sale624 hd

144.76

—

KY average28 barns · 6,135 hd

140.27

+4.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−126.92

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	1,705	94.90	1,618	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	66.08	1,052	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	60.78	799	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	57.92	637	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	75.51	940	2thin

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 2-3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	148.81/cwt	145.00–149.50	991	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	170.22/cwt	167.50–172.50	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	139.75/cwt	131.00–144.00	932	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.33/cwt	143.00–164.00	570	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.80/cwt	140.00–161.00	719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	142.78/cwt	139.00–148.10	1,084	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	51.39/cwt	48.00–55.00	550	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	65.69/cwt	64.00–67.00	713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	60.79/cwt	56.00–64.00	800	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	68.72/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,119	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	54.31/cwt	53.00–55.00	686	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	61.45/cwt	59.00–64.00	939	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	68.52/cwt	65.00–71.00	939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	58.85/cwt	57.00–62.00	659	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,856	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,230	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,225	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.41/cwt	139.00–151.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	165.93/cwt	165.00–167.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	157.84/cwt	145.00–167.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	101.17/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,920	6
Bulls	—	—	1,308	85.39/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,117	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	817	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	139.85/cwt	133.00–154.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,023	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	143.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	144.43/cwt	142.00–148.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	151.40/cwt	151.40–151.40	846	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.38/cwt	125.00–139.00	719	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	118.92/cwt	115.00–126.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	167.06/cwt	163.00–168.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	105.45/cwt	100.00–111.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	138.51/cwt	129.50–142.25	927	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.78/cwt	113.00–129.00	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	147.43/cwt	144.00–160.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.94/cwt	116.00–124.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	137.80/cwt	137.80–137.80	1,185	61
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.24/cwt	111.00–129.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	126.54/cwt	115.00–138.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.85/cwt	141.00–157.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.58/cwt	140.00–160.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.34/cwt	110.00–124.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	287	111.21/cwt	107.50–113.00	319	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	940	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	136.71/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,050	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	136.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	143.80/cwt	143.80–143.80	1,179	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.41/cwt	135.00–155.00	761	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	160.46/cwt	149.00–169.00	523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	149.26/cwt	142.00–150.25	1,055	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.11/cwt	140.00–153.00	834	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.87/cwt	125.00–144.00	656	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	104.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.91/cwt	131.00–144.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	142.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	734	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.25/cwt	123.00–136.00	743	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	142.01/cwt	132.50–155.00	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	326	108.97/cwt	108.00–111.00	355	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,527Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 129Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
5	—	437	115.00–138.00	126.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	139.00–151.00	148.41
2	—	230	165.00–167.00	165.93
14	—	382	145.00–167.00	157.84
2	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
19	—	580	130.00–146.00	140.88
3	—	322	133.00–154.00	139.85
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
4	—	710	111.00–129.00	119.24
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
5	—	468	141.00–157.00	145.85
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
8	—	426	140.00–160.00	152.58
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	666	145.00–149.50	148.81
8	—	605	151.00	151.00
197	—	759	139.00–148.10	142.78
61	—	860	137.80	137.80
64	—	820	143.80	143.80
85	—	707	142.00–150.25	149.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
2	—	685	116.00–124.00	119.94
2	—	780	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	167.50–172.50	170.22
2	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	280	195.00	195.00
6	—	526	158.00–160.00	159.35
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	122.50	122.50
15	—	667	131.00–144.00	139.75
4	—	812	131.00	131.00
14	—	367	143.00–164.00	155.33
27	—	477	140.00–161.00	150.80
6	—	414	144.00–160.00	147.43
18	—	768	129.00–138.00	136.71
6	—	734	136.00–140.00	136.66
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
19	—	516	135.00–155.00	147.41
8	—	326	149.00–169.00	160.46
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
22	—	571	140.00–153.00	146.11
8	—	632	141.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
2	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.90
3	—	287	107.50–113.00	111.21
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
3	—	326	108.00–111.00	108.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	849	120.50	120.50
80	—	559	151.40	151.40
180	—	669	129.50–142.25	138.51
7	—	885	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	130.00–148.00	143.09
4	—	316	142.00–148.00	144.43
16	—	535	125.00–139.00	134.38
12	—	664	115.00–126.00	118.92
4	—	761	117.00	117.00
19	—	619	113.00–129.00	123.78
5	—	715	110.00–124.00	118.34
24	—	476	125.00–144.00	137.87
8	—	427	131.00–144.00	138.91
32	—	575	123.00–136.00	129.25
2	—	273	140.00–154.00	146.42
3	—	222	132.50–155.00	142.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	170.00	170.00
8	—	338	163.00–168.00	167.06
8	—	445	152.00	152.00
27	—	516	140.00–144.00	142.17
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
2	—	380	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	100.00–111.00	105.45
2	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
3	—	667	101.00–108.00	104.68
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	103.00	103.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	48.00–55.00	51.39
3	—	1,085	64.00–67.00	65.69
10	—	1,120	57.00–62.00	58.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,316	56.00–64.00	60.79
6	—	1,264	53.00–55.00	54.31
5	—	1,370	65.00–71.00	68.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,629	65.00–73.00	68.72
4	—	1,528	59.00–64.00	61.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,898	99.00–105.00	101.17
3	—	1,308	84.00–86.00	85.39
5	—	1,712	91.00–95.00	93.09
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	75.00–76.00	75.51

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	70.00	70.00

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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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