Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 615 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

615 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

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	677	140.33	950	598
Medium and Large 2-3	552	123.78	683	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about $267 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 sale615 hd

139.87

—

KY average23 barns · 5,160 hd

138.32

+1.55

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	1,754	78.57	1,378	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	53.23	869	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	48.69	645	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	45.53	479	23

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	658	120.34/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.29/cwt	121.00–138.00	612	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.32/cwt	118.00–131.00	666	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	151.85/cwt	150.00–153.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.34/cwt	121.00–134.75	879	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.53/cwt	132.00–149.00	753	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	981	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.79/cwt	134.00–151.00	746	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.31/cwt	145.00–157.50	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	713	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.83/cwt	153.00–172.50	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	130.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	833	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.51/cwt	130.00–147.50	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	768	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	110.02/cwt	95.00–121.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.40/cwt	119.00–130.00	717	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.77/cwt	121.00–136.00	550	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	131.57/cwt	128.00–133.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	130.32/cwt	126.00–135.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.06/cwt	136.00–149.00	808	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	480	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	136.72/cwt	135.25–138.40	1,051	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	137.47/cwt	135.50–139.70	1,127	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.88/cwt	140.00–161.00	653	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	166.79/cwt	160.00–172.50	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	168.13/cwt	167.50–170.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.96/cwt	121.00–137.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	141.70/cwt	141.70–141.70	928	83
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	513	99.06/cwt	86.00–112.00	508	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	126.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.52/cwt	104.00–109.00	756	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	10,440	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	60.33/cwt	59.00–61.00	676	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	433	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	455	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	552	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	54.99/cwt	52.00–58.00	885	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	53.64/cwt	51.00–58.00	703	13
Bulls	—	—	1,898	83.93/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	77.55/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,352	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	35.50/cwt	33.00–40.00	336	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	35.66/cwt	32.00–40.00	444	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	45.18/cwt	42.00–48.00	490	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	113.20/cwt	99.00–121.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	118.57/cwt	114.00–120.00	447	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	52.23/cwt	49.00–56.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	47.59/cwt	42.00–50.00	639	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	50.30/cwt	49.00–51.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	124.79/cwt	116.00–131.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	123.34/cwt	122.50–125.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	112.20/cwt	111.00–113.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.50/cwt	121.00–137.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.01/cwt	133.00–150.00	611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	130.51/cwt	126.00–131.75	860	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.96/cwt	110.00–122.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.69/cwt	130.00–151.00	675	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	109.88/cwt	105.00–117.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	143.07/cwt	142.50–145.00	901	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.22/cwt	133.00–141.00	797	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	88.48/cwt	85.00–92.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	120.63/cwt	112.00–128.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.71/cwt	111.00–131.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	115.65/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,311Last week 1,578Year ago 2,316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 103Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	119.00–121.00	120.34
42	—	473	121.00–138.00	129.29
42	—	527	118.00–131.00	126.32
2	—	278	130.00–147.50	138.51
24	—	627	115.00–125.00	122.42
32	—	572	119.00–130.00	125.40
34	—	427	121.00–136.00	128.77
6	—	314	126.00–135.00	130.32
2	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	185	142.50	142.50
21	—	370	125.00–135.00	129.82
2	—	710	104.00–109.00	106.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	110.00	110.00
120	—	639	126.00–133.00	130.37
2	—	712	125.00	125.00
6	—	806	114.00	114.00
4	—	779	124.00	124.00
84	—	659	126.00–131.75	130.51
3	—	931	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	86.00–112.00	99.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	114.00–120.00	118.57
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
2	—	315	107.50	107.50
3	—	288	122.50–125.00	123.34
5	—	639	111.00–113.00	112.20
4	—	588	115.00–116.00	115.25
5	—	716	90.00–98.00	93.99
7	—	421	105.00–117.00	109.88
1	—	235	117.50	117.50
2	—	470	114.00–119.00	116.45
2	—	805	85.00–92.00	88.48
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	150.00–153.00	151.85
29	—	534	134.00–151.00	139.79
2	—	785	104.00–110.00	106.96
4	—	320	145.00–157.50	151.31
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
12	—	671	120.00–130.00	122.57
2	—	818	102.00–103.00	102.50
7	—	628	121.00–137.00	129.50
18	—	430	133.00–150.00	142.01
5	—	705	110.00–122.00	115.96
16	—	473	130.00–151.00	142.69
17	—	581	133.00–141.00	137.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	95.00–121.00	110.02
1	—	935	81.00	81.00
5	—	467	99.00–121.00	113.20
2	—	430	118.00–128.00	123.06
1	—	895	70.00	70.00
5	—	531	116.00–131.00	124.79
1	—	835	88.00	88.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
6	—	564	112.00–128.00	120.63
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
1	—	795	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	669	121.00–134.75	131.34
34	—	521	132.00–149.00	144.53
45	—	475	140.00–154.00	150.02
7	—	375	153.00–172.50	161.83
45	—	573	136.00–149.00	141.06
2	—	805	118.00	118.00
19	—	419	140.00–161.00	155.88
6	—	322	160.00–172.50	166.79
4	—	274	167.50–170.00	168.13
11	—	618	121.00–137.00	132.96
15	—	737	122.00–128.00	126.02
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
2	—	790	119.00–120.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	128.00–133.00	131.57
2	—	473	126.00–130.00	127.93
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	430	115.00–125.00	119.88
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
2	—	520	111.00–131.00	120.71
3	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	769	135.25–138.40	136.72
135	—	820	135.50–139.70	137.47
83	—	655	141.70	141.70
25	—	630	142.50–145.00	143.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	105.00	105.00
2	—	552	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	59.00–61.00	60.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	52.00–58.00	54.99
3	—	1,670	49.00–51.00	50.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,311	51.00–58.00	53.64
3	—	1,245	32.00–40.00	35.66
23	—	1,343	42.00–50.00	47.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	33.00–40.00	35.50
10	—	1,084	42.00–48.00	45.18
8	—	1,081	49.00–56.00	52.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	82.00–86.00	83.93
6	—	1,743	75.00–81.00	77.55
1	—	1,535	74.00	74.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle