Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.07/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$133.07

778 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$14.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	614	134.02	823	726
Medium and Large 2-3	492	119.73	589	52

One grade step is worth $14.29/cwt here — about $234 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 sale778 hd

133.07

—

KY average26 barns · 5,182 hd

128.56

+4.50

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	1,563	91.94	1,437	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	68.63	1,095	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	60.85	770	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	59.32	592	9thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,196	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.92/cwt	122.00–127.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	124.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	466	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.81/cwt	140.00–157.00	701	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	783	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.74/cwt	136.00–148.00	806	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.42/cwt	127.00–136.00	827	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	146.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	633	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	122.90/cwt	118.00–129.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	117.80/cwt	116.00–122.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	168.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	620	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.51/cwt	53.00–57.00	557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	65.97/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,035	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	73.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	63.65/cwt	60.00–67.00	821	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	55.92/cwt	52.00–58.00	676	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	93.79/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,512	12
Bulls	—	—	1,353	83.71/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,802	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	14,122	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	613.59/cwt	530.00–650.00	7,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	973	120.30/cwt	120.30–120.30	1,171	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.92/cwt	142.00–158.00	711	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.51/cwt	119.00–123.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	130.58/cwt	128.00–131.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	131.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	131.27/cwt	129.00–133.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	858	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	873	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	116.56/cwt	115.00–119.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.20/cwt	121.00–127.50	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	133.95/cwt	132.20–135.70	885	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	143.30/cwt	143.30–143.30	860	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	123.20/cwt	123.20–123.20	1,109	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.05/cwt	124.00–137.00	552	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	132.40/cwt	129.00–142.00	618	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.95/cwt	129.00–140.00	514	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.38/cwt	143.00–155.00	788	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.59/cwt	138.00–151.00	837	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.16/cwt	135.00–148.00	874	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.35/cwt	145.00–161.00	644	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	129.68/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,089	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	139.20/cwt	139.20–139.20	1,203	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	136.80/cwt	136.80–136.80	1,064	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	141.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	139.23/cwt	135.00–141.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	131.52/cwt	129.00–136.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	138.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	735	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	735	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	668	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.82/cwt	146.00–153.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.96/cwt	127.00–138.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	122.85/cwt	116.00–127.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	126.93/cwt	121.00–133.00	972	10

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,683Last week 921Year ago 2,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 72Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	908	131.75	131.75
49	—	973	120.30	120.30
60	—	864	139.20	139.20
76	—	778	136.80	136.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	474	142.00–158.00	149.92
48	—	524	143.00–155.00	150.38
36	—	575	138.00–151.00	145.59
23	—	619	135.00–148.00	141.16
20	—	423	145.00–161.00	152.35
16	—	840	121.00–132.00	129.68
2	—	285	151.00	151.00
4	—	375	146.00–153.00	149.82
5	—	1,057	116.00	116.00
6	—	333	170.00	170.00
6	—	666	127.00–138.00	133.96
6	—	716	116.00–127.00	122.85
9	—	875	123.00	123.00
10	—	766	121.00–133.00	126.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
2	—	338	122.00–130.00	125.97
2	—	768	110.00–117.00	113.44
3	—	353	135.00	135.00
3	—	418	141.00–144.00	141.96
4	—	476	135.00–141.00	139.23
5	—	683	121.00	121.00
6	—	587	129.00–136.00	131.52
9	—	629	124.00–130.00	125.98
11	—	532	134.00–140.00	138.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	122.00–127.00	124.92
14	—	373	122.00–127.00	124.97
9	—	528	115.00–119.00	116.56
4	—	624	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	828	91.00–92.00	91.49
2	—	713	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.54
2	—	430	120.00–126.00	123.10
2	—	325	121.00–127.50	124.20
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	119.00–123.00	121.51
9	—	678	115.00–121.00	119.35
8	—	831	114.50	114.50
4	—	1,017	110.00	110.00
4	—	286	130.00–137.50	133.93
3	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	315	140.00–149.00	144.29
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
45	—	421	124.00–137.00	131.05
43	—	467	129.00–142.00	132.40
39	—	375	129.00–140.00	136.95
25	—	574	120.00–132.00	127.99
36	—	525	124.00–134.00	127.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	661	132.20–135.70	133.95
177	—	600	143.30	143.30
58	—	900	123.20	123.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
1	—	935	107.00	107.00
7	—	588	128.00–131.00	130.58
5	—	478	129.00–135.00	131.75
4	—	436	129.00–133.00	131.27
3	—	678	109.00–112.00	110.34
3	—	640	116.00–120.00	118.33
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.01
2	—	763	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	310	147.50–150.00	148.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	140.00–157.00	147.81
32	—	528	140.00–154.00	148.36
27	—	565	136.00–148.00	142.74
23	—	615	127.00–136.00	134.42
21	—	432	140.00–151.00	146.43
10	—	669	118.00–129.00	122.90
7	—	733	116.00–122.00	117.80
4	—	380	145.00–155.00	151.06
3	—	846	116.00	116.00
3	—	327	165.00–175.00	168.80
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	858	101.75	101.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	61.00–66.00	62.36
4	—	1,003	53.00–57.00	55.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	63.00–69.00	65.97
2	—	1,650	70.00–78.00	73.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,290	60.00–67.00	63.65
15	—	1,208	52.00–58.00	55.92
2	—	1,428	68.00–69.00	68.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,612	90.00–98.00	93.79
6	—	1,353	82.00–89.00	83.71
3	—	1,785	100.00–103.00	100.98

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,535	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	530.00–650.00	613.59

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle