Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.34/cwt on 601 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −127.34 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$144.34

601 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$9.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

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	736	145.02	1,068	559
Medium and Large 2-3	536	135.26	725	42

One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $343 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 sale601 hd

144.34

—

KY average26 barns · 5,773 hd

144.27

+0.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−127.34

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	1,488	94.12	1,400	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	70.59	1,105	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	64.77	791	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	58.75	563	11

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	139.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.25/cwt	119.00–133.00	724	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	154.73/cwt	154.00–155.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.42/cwt	124.00–135.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	88.37/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,056	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	104.27/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	93.88/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,440	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.04/cwt	147.00–156.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	143.28/cwt	142.50–145.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	162.55/cwt	157.50–167.50	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.96/cwt	155.00–162.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.14/cwt	144.00–159.00	650	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.27/cwt	143.00–154.00	876	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	161.28/cwt	150.00–164.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.30/cwt	129.00–141.00	995	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.32/cwt	131.00–143.00	709	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	122.47/cwt	116.00–124.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	657	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.42/cwt	133.00–147.00	529	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.69/cwt	111.00–117.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	124.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.22/cwt	119.00–131.50	778	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,172	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.22/cwt	151.00–160.00	743	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	141.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	144.58/cwt	142.75–146.10	1,173	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.73/cwt	134.00–149.00	883	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	123.32/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	137.74/cwt	134.00–143.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.74/cwt	147.00–159.00	799	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	123.52/cwt	123.00–127.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	126.83/cwt	121.00–131.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	986	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.06/cwt	132.00–144.00	585	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	126.01/cwt	123.00–130.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	110.16/cwt	109.00–111.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	893	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	124.82/cwt	115.00–128.00	835	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	127.04/cwt	123.00–129.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	914	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	923	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	52.93/cwt	50.00–56.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.00	872	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	62.53/cwt	58.00–65.00	592	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	57.66/cwt	54.00–60.00	707	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	65.06/cwt	61.00–68.00	792	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	66.93/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,047	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	74.24/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	112.21/cwt	108.00–116.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	143.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	108.52/cwt	105.00–119.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.23/cwt	131.00–145.00	734	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	138.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	119.93/cwt	117.00–123.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	134.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	138.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	930	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	159.93/cwt	159.00–162.50	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,096	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	117.69/cwt	116.00–121.00	778	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,367Last week 1,288Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 96Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
2	—	875	101.00–102.00	101.51
7	—	620	111.00–117.00	113.69
3	—	327	120.00–129.00	124.18
8	—	376	121.00–131.00	126.83
3	—	485	127.00	127.00
8	—	421	123.00–130.00	126.01
6	—	726	109.00–111.00	110.16
9	—	520	123.00–129.00	127.04
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	137.00–145.00	139.79
27	—	569	119.00–133.00	127.25
57	—	520	131.00–143.00	136.32
5	—	863	113.00	113.00
9	—	727	116.00–124.00	122.47
60	—	474	131.00–144.00	138.61
8	—	320	130.00–140.00	136.68
17	—	377	133.00–147.00	140.42
71	—	616	119.00–131.50	126.22
8	—	764	123.00–127.00	123.52
21	—	430	132.00–144.00	136.06
22	—	669	115.00–128.00	124.82
2	—	902	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	764	129.00	129.00
80	—	632	141.25	141.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	154.00–155.00	154.73
8	—	675	124.00–135.00	129.42
3	—	370	147.00–156.00	151.04
7	—	890	105.00	105.00
3	—	318	157.50–167.50	162.55
7	—	463	155.00–162.00	158.96
10	—	418	145.00–160.00	151.83
4	—	729	108.00–116.00	112.21
10	—	560	127.00–135.00	133.67
4	—	910	105.00–119.00	108.52
22	—	527	131.00–145.00	139.23
5	—	613	130.00–141.00	138.83
2	—	768	117.00–123.00	119.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	107.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
3	—	335	142.50–145.00	143.28
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
4	—	441	134.00–143.00	137.74
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
1	—	915	98.00	98.00
10	—	477	135.00–145.00	143.29
2	—	500	121.00	121.00
2	—	568	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	607	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	144.00–159.00	154.14
38	—	583	143.00–154.00	150.27
5	—	325	150.00–164.00	161.28
29	—	725	129.00–141.00	137.30
1	—	885	119.00	119.00
17	—	482	151.00–160.00	154.22
2	—	800	133.00	133.00
20	—	623	134.00–149.00	141.73
3	—	940	121.00–128.00	123.32
21	—	520	147.00–159.00	153.74
3	—	961	129.50	129.50
27	—	671	133.00–143.00	138.54
4	—	363	159.00–162.50	159.93
36	—	788	135.00–142.00	139.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
6	—	586	139.00–141.00	139.99
1	—	370	127.00	127.00
10	—	475	139.00–145.00	140.98
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
12	—	518	140.00–144.00	141.78
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
2	—	718	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
3	—	440	130.00–141.00	134.29
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
3	—	661	116.00–121.00	117.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	797	147.00	147.00
271	—	811	142.75–146.10	144.58
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	91.00	91.00
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	914	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	87.00–90.00	88.37
2	—	1,628	103.00–105.00	104.27
13	—	1,534	91.00–97.00	93.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	69.00	69.00
5	—	964	50.00–56.00	52.93
5	—	947	58.00–65.00	62.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	69.00–73.00	71.07
7	—	1,226	54.00–60.00	57.66
20	—	1,218	61.00–68.00	65.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	63.00–71.00	66.93
4	—	1,565	72.00–77.00	74.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,225.00	1,225.00

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