Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Yearlings steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.62/cwt on 688 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −128.06 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$143.62

688 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

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	696	143.88	1,001	681
Medium and Large 2-3	680	117.57	799	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $202 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 sale688 hd

143.62

—

KY average26 barns · 4,888 hd

141.44

+2.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−128.06

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	1,615	94.95	1,534	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	67.52	1,056	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	66.70	883	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	58.83	614	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	86.37	992	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.43/cwt	141.00–163.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.23/cwt	136.00–144.00	805	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	125.81/cwt	114.00–134.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	112.47/cwt	109.00–116.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.63/cwt	143.00–157.00	640	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.75/cwt	112.00–123.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,051	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	119.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	138.75/cwt	128.00–145.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.83/cwt	125.00–144.00	646	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	68.41/cwt	65.00–74.00	902	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	58.60/cwt	57.00–61.00	651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	62.72/cwt	61.00–64.00	839	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	67.41/cwt	65.00–72.00	684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.62/cwt	48.00–53.00	486	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	69.61/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,077	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	887	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.77/cwt	119.00–126.00	832	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	85.85/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,755	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	95.16/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	849	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	117.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	741	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	139.84/cwt	139.00–140.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	112.64/cwt	103.00–120.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	906	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	133.50/cwt	129.00–137.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	116.31/cwt	111.00–120.00	905	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.21/cwt	123.00–132.00	716	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	86.37/cwt	80.00–97.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	157.72/cwt	154.00–158.25	885	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.94/cwt	142.00–165.00	745	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.49/cwt	150.00–166.00	607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	125.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	138.46/cwt	136.90–139.60	1,133	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	133.86/cwt	127.00–141.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.88/cwt	133.00–151.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.62/cwt	150.00–161.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	128.30/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,136	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.20/cwt	122.00–141.00	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	958	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,429	991.75/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	14,172	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	694	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	291	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.20/cwt	142.00–161.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.91/cwt	151.00–172.50	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.00/cwt	122.00–136.00	795	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.83/cwt	111.00–119.00	843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.57/cwt	131.00–153.00	818	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	154.85/cwt	154.75–157.00	842	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	129.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	139.80/cwt	139.80–139.80	1,194	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	959	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,256	54

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,181Last week 1,682Year ago 1,670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 103Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
3	—	390	141.00–163.00	148.43
20	—	570	136.00–144.00	141.23
2	—	863	109.00–116.00	112.47
13	—	422	143.00–157.00	151.63
10	—	678	119.00–126.00	122.77
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
2	—	522	139.00	139.00
12	—	480	142.00–161.00	150.20
2	—	335	151.00–172.50	161.91
11	—	631	122.00–136.00	126.00
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
10	—	728	111.00–119.00	115.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	114.00–134.00	125.81
3	—	441	136.00	136.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	705	112.00–123.00	121.75
3	—	663	115.00–122.00	119.62
6	—	417	128.00–145.00	138.75
24	—	469	125.00–144.00	137.83
3	—	900	105.00	105.00
15	—	631	110.00–120.00	117.39
6	—	343	139.00–140.00	139.84
16	—	526	128.00–139.00	133.49
6	—	370	129.00–137.00	133.50
16	—	778	111.00–120.00	116.31
23	—	567	123.00–132.00	126.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	821	128.00	128.00
63	—	597	142.25	142.25
76	—	644	140.75	140.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
3	—	532	103.00–120.00	112.64
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	148.00	148.00
60	—	472	142.00–165.00	157.94
12	—	378	150.00–166.00	160.49
2	—	820	127.00–129.00	127.98
7	—	788	120.00–128.00	125.16
12	—	629	127.00–141.00	133.86
2	—	1,020	112.00	112.00
10	—	522	133.00–151.00	141.88
13	—	423	150.00–161.00	157.62
10	—	869	122.00–129.00	128.30
19	—	668	122.00–141.00	132.20
33	—	578	131.00–153.00	141.57
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
20	—	733	122.00–135.00	129.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	975	102.00	102.00
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	561	154.00–158.25	157.72
172	—	818	136.90–139.60	138.46
3	—	608	143.00–144.00	143.67
3	—	683	144.00	144.00
15	—	920	123.50	123.50
78	—	544	154.75–157.00	154.85
63	—	854	139.80	139.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	959	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	89.00	89.00
1	—	315	92.50	92.50
1	—	635	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,318	65.00–74.00	68.41
9	—	1,338	61.00–64.00	62.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	57.00–61.00	58.60
3	—	1,015	65.00–72.00	67.41
3	—	960	48.00–53.00	50.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,547	66.00–73.00	69.61
1	—	1,740	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,570	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	84.00–88.00	85.85
3	—	1,743	100.00–101.00	100.66
5	—	1,657	90.00–98.00	95.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	80.00–97.00	86.37

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,429	900.00–1,100.00	991.75

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

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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