Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Lite to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.02/cwt on 662 head.

Average price

$130.02

662 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$28.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

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	605	131.95	799	617
Medium and Large 2-3	569	103.66	589	45

One grade step is worth $28.28/cwt here — about $210 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 sale662 hd

130.02

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

124.89

+5.13

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	1,607	77.42	1,244	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	56.08	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	51.02	648	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	48.62	502	16

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2	—	732	108.26/cwt	106.00–110.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	100.39/cwt	95.00–106.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.09/cwt	124.00–138.00	755	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.39/cwt	121.00–142.00	716	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	103.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	946	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.28/cwt	126.00–146.00	655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	333
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	132.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	139.90/cwt	139.90–139.90	1,213	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.02/cwt	136.00–154.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	89.86/cwt	80.00–100.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.93/cwt	114.00–136.00	772	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	114.68/cwt	114.00–116.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	130.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	113.31/cwt	108.00–120.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.68/cwt	104.00–113.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	103.31/cwt	100.00–106.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.33/cwt	110.00–129.00	610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,721	83.66/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,440	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	52.99/cwt	50.00–56.00	810	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	52.34/cwt	50.00–54.00	661	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	106.16/cwt	98.00–117.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	111.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	74.59/cwt	64.00–79.00	1,160	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.21/cwt	42.00–49.00	466	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	47.39/cwt	42.00–49.00	606	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	60.71/cwt	57.00–64.00	971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	56.60/cwt	56.00–57.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	110.58/cwt	104.00–117.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	108.27/cwt	103.00–111.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	98.05/cwt	95.00–103.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	81.02/cwt	79.00–83.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	111.55/cwt	107.00–116.00	645	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,626	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	715.07/cwt	710.00–720.00	9,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	76.13/cwt	74.00–78.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	114.62/cwt	104.00–121.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	132.10/cwt	131.00–132.25	671	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	936	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	14,442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	13,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.04/cwt	130.00–147.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.34/cwt	112.00–116.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.84/cwt	117.00–130.00	533	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	140.20/cwt	137.00–155.00	618	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	138.90/cwt	138.90–138.90	1,008	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,136	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	122.11/cwt	116.00–128.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.36/cwt	116.00–130.00	593	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	127.49/cwt	122.00–131.00	978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	123.83/cwt	118.00–130.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.49/cwt	117.00–129.00	713	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.41/cwt	109.00–121.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	151.07/cwt	149.00–155.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	119.34/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	115.08/cwt	109.00–121.00	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	123.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	890	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.08/cwt	120.00–131.00	853	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	142.39/cwt	138.00–149.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.35/cwt	141.00–147.50	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.31/cwt	120.00–138.00	836	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.53/cwt	130.00–148.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	127.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	421	5

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,578Last week 2,213Year ago 2,027

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 93Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	732	106.00–110.00	108.26
4	—	826	108.00	108.00
13	—	918	100.00–104.00	103.08
4	—	875	97.00	97.00
26	—	427	117.00–130.00	124.84
2	—	287	134.00	134.00
45	—	477	116.00–130.00	124.36
8	—	378	118.00–130.00	123.83
33	—	577	117.00–129.00	123.49
5	—	678	109.00–121.00	114.41
5	—	1,074	90.00	90.00
12	—	626	109.00–121.00	115.08
43	—	518	115.00–125.00	121.81
5	—	329	125.00–131.00	127.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
333	—	638	140.00	140.00
50	—	508	131.00–132.25	132.10
25	—	746	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.00	112.00
2	—	737	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
7	—	580	104.00–113.00	110.68
6	—	678	100.00–106.00	103.31
9	—	461	98.00–117.00	106.16
6	—	428	107.00–115.00	111.40
4	—	526	103.00–111.00	108.27
1	—	840	82.00	82.00
1	—	340	112.00	112.00
5	—	624	95.00–103.00	98.05
2	—	908	79.00–83.00	81.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	95.00–106.00	100.39
26	—	576	124.00–138.00	131.09
45	—	529	121.00–142.00	135.39
16	—	474	126.00–146.00	138.28
3	—	425	129.00–140.00	132.45
5	—	375	136.00–154.00	146.02
26	—	618	114.00–136.00	124.93
6	—	757	114.00–116.00	114.68
1	—	990	92.00	92.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
6	—	723	112.00–116.00	114.34
14	—	677	116.00–128.00	122.11
2	—	315	141.00–147.50	144.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	115.00–122.00	118.46
2	—	715	80.00–100.00	89.86
2	—	388	120.00–129.00	124.41
5	—	519	114.00–119.00	115.97
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
2	—	820	89.00–91.00	90.02
1	—	855	87.00	87.00
7	—	578	107.00–116.00	111.55
5	—	413	104.00–121.00	114.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	867	139.90	139.90
74	—	726	138.90	138.90
236	—	821	135.00–142.00	138.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	128.00–132.00	130.70
2	—	783	113.00–116.00	114.52
10	—	579	108.00–120.00	113.31
2	—	463	127.00–128.00	127.51
2	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
5	—	520	110.00–129.00	117.33
2	—	608	104.00–117.00	110.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	154.00	154.00
2	—	555	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	130.00–147.00	137.04
3	—	881	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,037	108.00	108.00
1	—	910	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
48	—	441	137.00–155.00	140.20
14	—	767	122.00–131.00	127.49
3	—	377	149.00–155.00	151.07
3	—	846	114.00–122.00	119.34
14	—	721	120.00–129.00	123.41
33	—	666	120.00–131.00	128.08
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
11	—	482	138.00–149.00	142.39
44	—	627	120.00–138.00	133.31
18	—	528	130.00–148.00	140.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,721	81.00–86.00	83.66
11	—	1,555	64.00–79.00	74.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,529	50.00–56.00	52.99
4	—	1,599	57.00–64.00	60.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,262	50.00–54.00	52.34
15	—	1,279	42.00–49.00	47.39
5	—	1,277	56.00–57.00	56.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	50.00–55.00	51.77
10	—	1,009	42.00–49.00	46.21
1	—	1,150	57.00	57.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,268	710.00–720.00	715.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,570	840.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	74.00–78.00	76.13

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

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