Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.88/cwt on 604 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.80 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$133.88

604 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$13.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

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	789	134.17	1,059	591
Medium and Large 2-3	574	120.61	692	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $366 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 sale604 hd

133.88

—

KY average26 barns · 3,754 hd

134.05

−0.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−137.80

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	—	Low	1,538	79.62	1,225	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,714	62.92	1,079	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	55.72	717	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	54.45	574	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	79.00	960	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,140	103.00	1,174	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,270	90.00	1,143	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	127.54/cwt	124.00–130.90	1,184	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	92.41/cwt	90.00–93.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.02/cwt	109.00–121.00	772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.67/cwt	110.00–129.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	1,233	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	146.29/cwt	139.00–154.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.75/cwt	121.00–134.00	604	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	117.41/cwt	112.00–120.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.32/cwt	119.00–137.00	558	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	104.44/cwt	96.00–109.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.81/cwt	139.00–160.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	108.66/cwt	103.00–115.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	124.24/cwt	120.00–132.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	128.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	123.37/cwt	119.00–128.00	655	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	122.79/cwt	119.00–124.00	693	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	151.71/cwt	147.50–156.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	125.67/cwt	121.00–129.00	347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	117.41/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	153.51/cwt	140.00–156.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	106.34/cwt	101.00–109.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	129.32/cwt	124.00–132.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.80/cwt	111.00–121.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.87/cwt	126.00–144.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	130.76/cwt	122.00–135.00	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.37/cwt	131.00–149.00	700	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.26/cwt	131.00–143.00	796	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.20/cwt	121.00–134.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	133.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	968	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	175.55/cwt	172.50–177.50	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	915	79
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,095.00/cwt	1,095.00–1,095.00	17,137	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	818.53/cwt	750.00–870.00	8,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	786.18/cwt	700.00–860.00	9,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,243	68.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	851	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	41.35/cwt	41.00–42.00	429	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	42.02/cwt	38.00–44.00	517	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	58.91/cwt	54.00–66.00	766	34
Bulls	—	—	1,693	85.78/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,452	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	59.90/cwt	54.00–70.00	628	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	64.71/cwt	56.00–74.00	1,107	14
Steers	Select	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	50.42/cwt	49.00–52.00	876	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,140	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,174	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	49.07/cwt	44.00–53.00	523	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	49.61/cwt	45.00–53.00	627	11
Bulls	—	—	1,494	77.65/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	87.69/cwt	81.00–92.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	86.62/cwt	77.00–95.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	105.28/cwt	90.00–115.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	109.32/cwt	95.00–116.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	122.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	106.57/cwt	102.00–111.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	146.49/cwt	142.50–150.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	1,182	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.44/cwt	143.00–167.50	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	118.49/cwt	105.00–131.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	136.37/cwt	135.25–138.20	1,046	179
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.90/cwt	130.00–147.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	126.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	118.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	118.01/cwt	116.00–124.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1

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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 675Year ago 2,086

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 55Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	86.00	86.00
10	—	671	109.00–121.00	115.02
10	—	622	110.00–129.00	118.67
9	—	482	139.00–154.00	146.29
4	—	816	96.00–109.00	104.44
10	—	423	139.00–160.00	150.81
2	—	340	155.00–165.00	160.07
3	—	721	101.00–109.00	106.34
6	—	558	126.00–144.00	136.87
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
2	—	778	102.00–111.00	106.57
2	—	278	142.50–150.00	146.49
2	—	895	91.00–93.00	92.00
6	—	380	143.00–167.50	154.44
14	—	517	130.00–147.00	139.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	81.00	81.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
4	—	506	115.00–126.00	122.25
1	—	945	77.00	77.00
2	—	468	105.00–131.00	118.49
7	—	578	116.00–124.00	118.01
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	928	124.00–130.90	127.54
60	—	950	129.80	129.80
20	—	700	138.25	138.25
63	—	870	135.90	135.90
179	—	767	135.25–138.20	136.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	120.00–129.00	128.02
2	—	243	147.50–156.00	151.71
12	—	934	117.00–122.00	117.41
14	—	484	140.00–156.00	153.51
8	—	423	145.00–160.00	152.60
7	—	766	124.00–132.00	129.32
2	—	1,040	100.00	100.00
14	—	632	122.00–135.00	130.76
15	—	513	131.00–149.00	136.37
31	—	576	131.00–143.00	138.26
12	—	678	121.00–134.00	129.20
6	—	978	116.00–119.00	117.47
5	—	385	155.00–162.00	157.20
2	—	1,087	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
5	—	323	172.50–177.50	175.55
4	—	413	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
4	—	524	120.00–128.00	126.01
4	—	577	115.00–121.00	118.97
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	828	90.00–93.00	92.41
35	—	473	121.00–134.00	127.75
7	—	711	112.00–120.00	117.41
26	—	428	119.00–137.00	130.32
7	—	767	103.00–115.00	108.66
6	—	318	120.00–132.00	124.24
42	—	531	119.00–128.00	123.37
20	—	564	119.00–124.00	122.79
4	—	276	121.00–129.00	125.67
6	—	612	111.00–121.00	117.80
13	—	381	120.00–140.00	133.89
2	—	225	120.00–125.00	122.44
3	—	675	110.00–121.00	117.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	726	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	81.00–92.00	87.69
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
2	—	425	117.00	117.00
3	—	782	77.00–95.00	86.62
3	—	513	90.00–115.00	105.28
7	—	577	95.00–116.00	109.32
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
1	—	920	65.00	65.00
1	—	815	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,095.00	1,095.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	750.00–870.00	818.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	700.00–860.00	786.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	65.00–70.00	68.47
8	—	1,693	83.00–91.00	85.78
8	—	1,494	75.00–81.00	77.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	41.00–42.00	41.35
24	—	1,049	54.00–70.00	59.90
17	—	1,066	44.00–53.00	49.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	38.00–44.00	42.02
34	—	1,300	54.00–66.00	58.91
11	—	1,263	45.00–53.00	49.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,711	56.00–74.00	64.71
2	—	1,738	49.00–52.00	50.42
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	79.00	79.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle