Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower except 300-400 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Yearlings were 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.18/cwt on 723 head.

Average price

$124.18

723 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$24.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

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	617	125.88	777	672
Medium and Large 2-3	612	101.77	623	51

One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $154 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 sale723 hd

124.18

—

KY average24 barns · 6,247 hd

122.67

+1.51

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	1,509	81.97	1,237	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	54.91	896	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	52.46	697	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	51.00	557	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,433	94.00	1,347	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	90.00	1,130	1thin

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	—	618	114.51/cwt	108.00–121.00	708	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	127.61/cwt	120.00–137.00	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.26/cwt	139.00–150.00	694	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.71/cwt	120.00–134.00	594	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	113.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.06/cwt	119.00–123.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.19/cwt	111.00–116.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.07/cwt	94.00–106.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	126.39/cwt	122.50–130.30	967	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	108.96/cwt	95.00–113.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.68/cwt	119.00–137.00	555	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.15/cwt	143.00–163.00	646	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	146.43/cwt	141.00–160.00	687	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	104.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.23/cwt	125.00–132.00	404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.81/cwt	152.50–172.50	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.46/cwt	105.00–116.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	108.38/cwt	100.00–111.00	745	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	157.52/cwt	152.50–163.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	129.10/cwt	121.00–135.00	493	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	132.90/cwt	132.90–132.90	847	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	93.38/cwt	86.00–97.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	126.01/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	920	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.96/cwt	121.00–129.00	860	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.12/cwt	117.00–128.00	646	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.43/cwt	131.00–146.00	735	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	136.18/cwt	133.80–138.50	1,118	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.82/cwt	128.00–139.00	768	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.28/cwt	165.00–173.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	127.13/cwt	123.00–131.00	806	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	166.42/cwt	165.00–167.50	529	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,768	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	288	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.50	263	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	155	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	544	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	59.24/cwt	57.00–63.00	812	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	91.10/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,615	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	58.34/cwt	57.00–60.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	53.69/cwt	51.00–56.00	599	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.15/cwt	42.00–49.00	485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,502	75.57/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,135	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	54.00/cwt	51.00–56.00	868	9
Bulls	—	—	1,319	83.13/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,096	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	53.17/cwt	50.00–56.00	709	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	118.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	47.00/cwt	46.00–48.00	706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	47.06/cwt	40.00–49.00	607	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	64.44/cwt	63.00–66.00	757	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	73.05/cwt	65.00–81.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,433	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,347	3
Steers	Select	—	1,255	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	82.77/cwt	79.00–89.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	131.72/cwt	120.00–138.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	141.44/cwt	130.00–148.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	109.29/cwt	107.50–111.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	113.48/cwt	111.00–116.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	112.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	948	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.21/cwt	130.00–145.50	718	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,174	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	87.68/cwt	80.00–95.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.86/cwt	112.00–125.50	759	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,001	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,234	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.38/cwt	105.00–111.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	134.31/cwt	127.50–138.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	120.34/cwt	101.00–127.00	629	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	112.57/cwt	100.00–116.00	586	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	109.37/cwt	104.00–117.00	620	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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,819Last week 2,078Year ago 2,698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 105Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	618	108.00–121.00	114.51
3	—	293	120.00–137.00	127.61
47	—	469	120.00–134.00	126.71
18	—	574	119.00–123.00	121.06
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
9	—	770	111.00–116.00	113.19
9	—	713	100.00	100.00
2	—	810	94.00–106.00	100.07
47	—	428	119.00–137.00	129.68
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
8	—	310	125.00–132.00	130.23
15	—	687	100.00–111.00	108.38
23	—	382	121.00–135.00	129.10
67	—	525	117.00–128.00	123.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	765	122.50–130.30	126.39
121	—	637	132.90	132.90
69	—	739	128.25	128.25
40	—	538	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.50
11	—	835	79.00–89.00	82.77
1	—	860	81.00	81.00
2	—	760	85.00–90.00	87.47
2	—	373	107.50–111.00	109.29
2	—	728	80.00–95.00	87.68
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
2	—	617	96.00	96.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
15	—	521	100.00–116.00	112.57
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
9	—	567	104.00–117.00	109.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	787	124.00	124.00
3	—	260	175.00	175.00
17	—	478	139.00–150.00	145.26
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
9	—	826	118.00–127.00	126.01
18	—	731	120.00–130.00	125.84
7	—	427	140.00–156.00	149.63
23	—	683	121.00–129.00	125.96
23	—	520	131.00–146.00	141.43
35	—	570	128.00–139.00	134.82
10	—	373	165.00–173.00	167.28
35	—	634	123.00–131.00	127.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00–116.00	110.46
2	—	760	111.00–116.00	113.48
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
2	—	628	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	890	112.00	112.00
5	—	725	105.00–111.00	109.38
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
2	—	507	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	821	133.80–138.50	136.18
70	—	716	140.00	140.00
62	—	863	136.00	136.00
40	—	1,001	123.25	123.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
13	—	667	110.00–120.00	113.59
17	—	844	95.00–113.00	108.96
16	—	422	143.00–163.00	153.15
13	—	469	141.00–160.00	146.43
1	—	245	177.50	177.50
10	—	376	152.50–172.50	163.81
2	—	283	152.50–163.00	157.52
8	—	881	86.00–97.00	93.38
14	—	575	122.00–130.00	127.48
7	—	318	165.00–167.50	166.42
16	—	727	106.00–115.00	112.57
28	—	512	130.00–145.50	140.21
29	—	623	112.00–125.50	121.86
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	100.00–109.00	104.63
3	—	285	142.50	142.50
12	—	581	115.00–120.00	118.95
22	—	483	120.00–138.00	131.72
6	—	379	130.00–148.00	141.44
1	—	785	78.00	78.00
2	—	695	97.00–99.00	98.00
5	—	433	127.50–138.00	134.31
26	—	523	101.00–127.00	120.34
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	182.50	182.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	90.00–92.50	91.22
1	—	200	77.50	77.50
2	—	608	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	430	92.00	92.00

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	—	1,330	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	63.00–66.00	64.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	65.00–81.00	73.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	57.00–63.00	59.24
19	—	1,334	50.00–56.00	53.17
10	—	1,290	40.00–49.00	47.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	57.00–60.00	58.34
9	—	1,607	51.00–56.00	54.00
2	—	1,503	46.00–48.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,116	51.00–56.00	53.69
5	—	1,050	42.00–49.00	46.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	89.00–94.00	91.10
5	—	1,502	72.00–79.00	75.57
4	—	1,319	80.00–87.00	83.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	94.00	94.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	90.00	90.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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