Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower,over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Lite to moderate demand for the fresh crop bawling calves, Good demand for weaned and yearling cattle. Slaughter cows and 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 $139.87/cwt on 1,014 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −131.81 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$139.87

1,014 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

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	770	140.32	1,080	983
Medium and Large 2-3	483	125.78	607	31

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $473 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 sale1,014 hd

139.87

—

KY average24 barns · 5,899 hd

137.89

+1.98

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−131.81

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	1,533	87.01	1,334	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	63.38	1,039	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	58.75	785	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	53.00	585	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,155	91.00	1,051	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.12/cwt	130.00–152.00	819	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.10/cwt	130.00–147.00	724	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	117.82/cwt	110.00–127.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	119.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	832	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.57/cwt	124.00–141.00	774	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,019	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,213	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	109.25/cwt	101.00–116.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	134.60/cwt	126.00–135.50	865	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.48/cwt	110.00–123.00	734	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	130.39/cwt	129.00–132.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	108.67/cwt	101.00–115.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	146.95/cwt	146.90–147.00	1,067	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	125.42/cwt	118.00–132.00	601	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	96.39/cwt	89.00–100.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	83.03/cwt	81.00–85.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	131.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	132.90/cwt	132.90–132.90	1,229	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.77/cwt	117.00–130.00	779	18
Bulls	—	—	1,539	87.02/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,339	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	57.06/cwt	54.00–59.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	61.64/cwt	60.00–64.00	845	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	60.78/cwt	60.00–64.00	665	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	64.30/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,062	15
Steers	Select	—	1,155	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,051	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	55.45/cwt	54.00–58.00	625	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	49.06/cwt	43.00–53.00	538	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	111.29/cwt	105.00–119.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	112.60/cwt	112.00–115.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	111.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.87/cwt	105.00–113.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,916	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	139.82/cwt	135.00–151.00	677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	124.61/cwt	121.00–128.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	129.25/cwt	121.00–135.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	119.21/cwt	119.00–120.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	151.33/cwt	145.00–165.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	864	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	877	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	733	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,033	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.33/cwt	123.00–135.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	108.04/cwt	105.00–111.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	149.85/cwt	138.00–154.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.99/cwt	149.00–164.00	588	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	124.52/cwt	116.00–131.00	540	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.62/cwt	142.00–152.50	623	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	81.96/cwt	76.00–88.00	855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	889.24/cwt	750.00–930.00	12,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.65/cwt	107.00–120.00	810	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.96/cwt	106.00–120.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.81/cwt	133.00–153.00	735	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	117.40/cwt	116.00–119.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	146.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.41/cwt	118.00–136.00	493	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	139.60/cwt	135.00–143.90	1,208	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.15/cwt	117.00–129.00	710	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.40/cwt	140.00–154.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.51/cwt	123.00–136.50	836	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	914	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,104	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	144.06/cwt	142.90–145.00	1,164	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	142.05/cwt	139.50–149.00	908	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.97/cwt	123.00–133.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.04/cwt	117.00–130.00	643	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	670	141.95/cwt	141.95–141.95	951	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	127.92/cwt	122.00–137.00	420	9

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,213Last week 955Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 135Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	114.00	114.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
13	—	528	130.00–147.00	137.10
32	—	571	124.00–141.00	135.57
1	—	955	89.00	89.00
18	—	619	117.00–130.00	125.77
13	—	484	135.00–151.00	139.82
2	—	913	93.00–94.00	93.50
2	—	867	103.00	103.00
9	—	437	138.00–154.00	149.85
7	—	726	116.00–119.00	117.40
3	—	386	140.00–150.00	146.68
1	—	310	169.00	169.00
2	—	665	117.00–119.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	110.00–127.00	117.82
7	—	534	115.00–123.00	119.62
2	—	302	138.00	138.00
3	—	582	105.00–119.00	111.29
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	572	130.00–152.00	143.12
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
3	—	332	145.00–165.00	151.33
53	—	776	131.00–135.00	133.14
8	—	664	123.00–135.00	128.33
12	—	372	149.00–164.00	157.99
9	—	892	117.00	117.00
17	—	419	142.00–152.50	148.62
18	—	950	118.00	118.00
37	—	515	133.00–153.00	142.81
9	—	477	140.00–154.00	146.40
18	—	631	123.00–136.50	132.51
3	—	280	140.00–155.00	150.18
6	—	710	123.00–133.00	128.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,019	119.00	119.00
136	—	726	146.90–147.00	146.95
49	—	925	132.90	132.90
118	—	865	135.00–143.90	139.60
66	—	772	143.00	143.00
292	—	808	142.90–145.00	144.06
26	—	639	139.50–149.00	142.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	129.00–132.00	130.39
2	—	483	128.00–135.00	131.52
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
3	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.36
2	—	620	105.00–113.00	108.87
5	—	539	121.00–128.00	124.61
7	—	428	121.00–135.00	129.25
5	—	673	119.00–120.00	119.21
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	596	139.60	139.60
89	—	643	126.00–135.50	134.60
80	—	672	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	101.00–116.00	109.25
2	—	697	100.00	100.00
2	—	342	119.00	119.00
3	—	368	101.00–115.00	108.67
3	—	635	89.00–100.00	96.39
2	—	828	81.00–85.00	83.03
2	—	738	100.00	100.00
10	—	593	112.00–115.00	112.60
9	—	513	105.00–115.00	111.10
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	630	110.00–123.00	116.48
49	—	479	118.00–132.00	125.42
2	—	780	105.00–111.00	108.04
16	—	434	116.00–131.00	124.52
25	—	713	107.00–120.00	113.65
15	—	672	106.00–120.00	114.96
3	—	266	120.00–125.00	123.28
18	—	384	118.00–136.00	128.41
48	—	572	117.00–129.00	124.15
37	—	523	117.00–130.00	123.04
9	—	328	122.00–137.00	127.92
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
282	—	670	141.95	141.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	864	101.50	101.50
6	—	733	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,539	85.00–89.00	87.02
1	—	1,115	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	55.00–58.00	56.50
15	—	1,651	62.00–69.00	64.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,317	54.00–59.00	57.06
11	—	1,371	60.00–64.00	61.64
1	—	1,205	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	60.00–64.00	60.78
5	—	1,127	54.00–58.00	55.45
11	—	1,096	43.00–53.00	49.06
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	91.00	91.00

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	—	910	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,376	750.00–930.00	889.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	76.00–88.00	81.96

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