Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.56/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.12 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$138.56

374 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$10.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

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	684	139.89	957	325
Medium and Large 2-3	547	129.75	709	49

One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $248 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 sale374 hd

138.56

—

KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd

139.34

−0.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.12

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	1,725	89.86	1,550	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	69.07	1,091	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	59.79	737	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	53.16	507	15

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	73.59/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,175	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	54.31/cwt	52.00–56.00	553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	44.92/cwt	42.00–49.00	413	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	60.88/cwt	57.00–64.00	754	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	54.07/cwt	51.00–56.00	620	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	61.75/cwt	60.00–63.00	556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	67.27/cwt	65.00–70.00	938	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	65.12/cwt	61.00–69.00	1,019	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	746.06/cwt	430.00–970.00	8,192	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	483.57/cwt	480.00–490.00	3,458	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,080	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	886	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	294	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	106.14/cwt	100.00–107.00	356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,036	125.90/cwt	125.90–125.90	1,304	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	129.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	155.08/cwt	150.00–158.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.21/cwt	139.00–153.00	782	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.02/cwt	157.00–169.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.71/cwt	139.00–151.00	835	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.18/cwt	131.00–142.00	806	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.85/cwt	133.00–147.00	757	27
Bulls	—	—	1,873	99.17/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.34/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	90.55/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	169.46/cwt	159.00–175.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	128.42/cwt	124.00–130.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	132.94/cwt	129.00–139.00	574	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	113.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.53/cwt	115.00–123.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.03/cwt	108.00–112.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	109.45/cwt	109.00–111.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.67/cwt	119.00–132.00	710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	136.40/cwt	135.00–142.50	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	105.97/cwt	103.00–111.00	771	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,074.31/cwt	710.00–1,375.00	14,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.65/cwt	151.00–163.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.88/cwt	120.00–127.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	137.90/cwt	137.90–137.90	1,034	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.05/cwt	133.00–146.00	929	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.73/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	117.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.15/cwt	118.00–129.50	920	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.18/cwt	119.00–122.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	140.07/cwt	136.00–141.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.14/cwt	120.00–132.50	666	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	123.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	999	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	147	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	180	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	195	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	268	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	484	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	145.28/cwt	141.00–152.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	131.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	683	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	171.27/cwt	165.00–180.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	137.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	849	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	124.23/cwt	121.00–127.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	94.73/cwt	93.00–96.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.37/cwt	131.00–136.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	118.39/cwt	114.00–123.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	110.35/cwt	109.00–111.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	111.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	136.88/cwt	132.50–141.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.44/cwt	116.00–127.00	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.35/cwt	119.00–132.00	606	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	121.61/cwt	120.00–123.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	145.78/cwt	141.00–147.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.08/cwt	121.00–132.00	777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	161.80/cwt	161.00–162.50	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	118.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	90.32/cwt	89.00–92.00	829	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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,683Year ago 2,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 86Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
9	—	474	130.00–136.00	132.78
1	—	985	75.00	75.00
9	—	509	124.00–130.00	128.42
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	305	111.00	111.00
3	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
5	—	434	141.00–147.00	145.78
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
4	—	669	106.00–112.00	109.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
3	—	918	89.00–92.00	90.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	131.00–142.00	138.18
3	—	708	117.00–119.00	118.34
27	—	530	133.00–147.00	142.85
4	—	361	159.00–175.00	169.46
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
8	—	420	151.00–163.00	154.65
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
10	—	484	141.00–152.00	145.28
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
2	—	813	111.00–115.00	112.97
13	—	616	121.00–132.00	126.08
2	—	320	161.00–162.50	161.80
12	—	681	115.00–124.00	118.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	82.00	82.00
1	—	260	113.00	113.00
8	—	335	100.00–107.00	106.14
2	—	147	122.50	122.50
2	—	195	137.50	137.50
4	—	461	105.00	105.00
5	—	400	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	172.50	172.50
19	—	476	150.00–158.00	153.74
8	—	414	150.00–158.00	155.08
42	—	524	139.00–153.00	149.21
7	—	363	157.00–169.00	163.02
40	—	573	139.00–151.00	145.71
19	—	663	133.00–146.00	140.05
4	—	822	121.00–124.00	121.73
20	—	735	118.00–129.50	125.15
5	—	769	119.00–122.00	121.18
6	—	317	165.00–180.00	171.27
33	—	616	130.00–143.00	137.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,036	125.90	125.90
69	—	750	137.90	137.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	127.00–135.00	129.94
4	—	427	141.00–142.00	141.51
3	—	358	131.00	131.00
6	—	640	120.00–127.00	125.88
7	—	679	112.00–119.00	117.43
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
9	—	462	136.00–141.00	140.07
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
14	—	518	130.00–134.00	131.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
9	—	529	110.00–116.00	113.87
2	—	235	115.00	115.00
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
9	—	656	109.00–111.00	109.45
2	—	880	89.00–90.00	89.51
4	—	728	103.00–111.00	105.97
4	—	383	121.00–127.00	124.23
7	—	765	93.00–96.00	94.73
1	—	315	121.00	121.00
3	—	637	109.00–111.00	110.35
6	—	572	110.00–114.00	111.64
3	—	475	110.00–112.00	111.31
5	—	424	120.00–123.00	121.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	432	129.00–139.00	132.94
3	—	268	130.00–136.00	133.44
17	—	667	115.00–123.00	122.53
4	—	770	108.00–112.00	110.03
24	—	574	119.00–132.00	123.67
6	—	392	135.00–142.50	136.40
36	—	528	120.00–132.50	126.14
12	—	806	117.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	328	131.00–136.00	133.37
15	—	621	114.00–123.00	118.39
2	—	238	132.50–141.00	136.88
14	—	713	116.00–127.00	123.44
44	—	476	119.00–132.00	127.35
1	—	895	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,597	71.00–76.00	73.59
8	—	1,565	61.00–69.00	65.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,018	52.00–56.00	54.31
5	—	919	42.00–49.00	44.92
4	—	901	60.00–63.00	61.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,238	57.00–64.00	60.88
16	—	1,147	51.00–56.00	54.07
7	—	1,395	65.00–70.00	67.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	96.00–102.00	99.17
4	—	1,656	83.00–85.00	84.34
5	—	1,722	87.00–95.00	90.55

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)	4	—	1,098	430.00–970.00	746.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	715	480.00–490.00	483.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,345	710.00–1,375.00	1,074.31

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

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