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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 30

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 303 vs last sale 665▲ 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 61▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 2▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.52/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$108.52

127 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$18.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	109.83	558	107
Small and Medium 1-2	455	105.00	478	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	441	103.16	455	16thin
Large 1-2	353	91.67	324	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.16/cwt here — about $234 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 sale127 hd

108.52

—

KY average28 barns · 6,276 hd

118.33

−9.81

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	—	Average	1,838	78.23	1,438	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	52.48	758	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	47.38	562	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	33.75	351	15

Every lot

105 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	201	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	469	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	560	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	138.96/cwt	132.00–143.00	655	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.21/cwt	123.00–137.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	109.44/cwt	106.00–113.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	655	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	122.05/cwt	113.00–125.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,021	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	106.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	310	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	310	88.00/cwt	86.00–90.00	273	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	112.89/cwt	106.00–117.50	367	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	114.15/cwt	111.00–117.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	113.92/cwt	111.00–120.00	481	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	102.39/cwt	100.00–107.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	440	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	460	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	116.01/cwt	110.00–121.00	552	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	100.87/cwt	98.00–104.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	112.63/cwt	106.00–117.00	597	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	108.63/cwt	102.00–113.00	616	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	93.59/cwt	90.00–97.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	94.24/cwt	91.00–96.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	95.10/cwt	91.00–102.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	278	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	293	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	300	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	273	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	428	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	106.86/cwt	102.50–111.00	395	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	125.65/cwt	115.00–131.00	466	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	525	7
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	462	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	128.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	106.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	558	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	118.11/cwt	112.00–126.00	622	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	122.53/cwt	113.00–127.50	690	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	106.95/cwt	103.00–111.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	585	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	114.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	630	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	104.00/cwt	90.00–111.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	742	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	71.96/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,993	82.41/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,642	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	396	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	240	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	34.36/cwt	30.00–39.00	365	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	59.44/cwt	56.00–65.00	677	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	42.10/cwt	36.00–47.00	485	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	50.87/cwt	46.00–55.00	627	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	53.78/cwt	53.00–56.00	756	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	805	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,315	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,568	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	982	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,928	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	4,242	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	524.03/cwt	460.00–570.00	6,016	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	583.36/cwt	500.00–640.00	7,047	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	620.28/cwt	470.00–730.00	7,586	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	715.82/cwt	490.00–940.00	8,933	6
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	923.84/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,931	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	956.43/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	11,123	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	675.55/cwt	625.00–725.00	8,194	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	839.73/cwt	725.00–950.00	10,799	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	659.62/cwt	525.00–775.00	8,575	2

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 665Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	102.00–110.00	106.05
4	—	370	102.50–111.00	106.86
3	—	463	110.00–111.00	110.65
2	—	625	100.00–104.00	101.94
2	—	578	103.00–111.00	106.95
1	—	275	101.00	101.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	563	113.00–127.50	122.53
15	—	371	115.00–131.00	125.65
10	—	527	112.00–126.00	118.11
7	—	426	120.00–127.00	123.29
6	—	615	110.00–116.00	114.30
6	—	492	120.00–130.00	128.39
4	—	661	90.00–111.00	104.00
2	—	333	126.00–131.00	128.48
2	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	905	82.00	82.00
1	—	865	91.00	91.00
1	—	840	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	110.00	110.00
2	—	462	101.00	101.00
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
1	—	735	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	93.00	93.00
1	—	440	101.00	101.00
1	—	300	91.00	91.00
1	—	290	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	94.00	94.00
2	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	930	77.00	77.00
24	—	476	110.00–121.00	116.01
22	—	530	106.00–117.00	112.63
16	—	567	102.00–113.00	108.63
11	—	422	111.00–120.00	113.92
8	—	325	106.00–117.50	112.89
4	—	675	91.00–96.00	94.24
4	—	371	111.00–117.00	114.15
3	—	725	91.00–102.00	95.10
3	—	290	100.00–110.00	106.78
2	—	845	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	102.00	102.00
1	—	460	93.00	93.00
1	—	345	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	86.00–90.00	88.00
1	—	440	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	108.00	108.00
3	—	425	100.00–107.00	102.39
3	—	370	103.00	103.00
2	—	570	90.00–97.00	93.59
2	—	523	98.00–104.00	100.87
1	—	335	101.00	101.00
1	—	250	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	88.00	88.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	106.00–110.00	108.66
3	—	517	119.00–120.00	119.33
2	—	672	103.00	103.00
2	—	585	106.00–113.00	109.44
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	820	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	132.00–143.00	138.96
6	—	580	123.00–137.00	125.21
4	—	721	113.00–125.00	122.05
3	—	530	135.00	135.00
3	—	365	125.00–132.00	128.37
2	—	438	125.00–131.00	127.95
1	—	920	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	142.50	142.50
1	—	175	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	109.00–110.00	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	103.00	103.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	460.00–570.00	524.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,223	470.00–730.00	620.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	420.00	420.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,248	490.00–940.00	715.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,208	500.00–640.00	583.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	982	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	590.00	590.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	875.00–975.00	923.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	625.00–725.00	675.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	525.00–775.00	659.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,163	775.00–1,050.00	956.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,286	725.00–950.00	839.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	81.00–85.00	82.41
2	—	1,605	70.00–74.00	71.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,063	30.00–39.00	34.36
2	—	960	25.00	25.00
1	—	900	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	53.00–56.00	53.78
1	—	1,630	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,151	36.00–47.00	42.10
21	—	1,232	46.00–55.00	50.87
4	—	1,139	56.00–65.00	59.44

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.