Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 287▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 103▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00- 6.00 higher,over 500 lbs steady,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Moderate demand on a lite test of an average quality offering.Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $111.20/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$111.20

62 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

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	539	113.50	612	50
Medium and Large 2-3	527	102.75	541	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	89.00	481	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $131 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 sale62 hd

111.20

—

KY average14 barns · 1,579 hd

117.28

−6.08

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	1,353	72.49	981	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,701	47.64	810	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	41.61	532	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	38.83	414	9thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	246	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	127.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	406	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	125.67/cwt	124.00–132.00	592	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	106.33/cwt	102.00–113.00	549	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	107.77/cwt	100.00–116.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	716	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	707	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	323	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	115.56/cwt	111.00–117.00	380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	112.09/cwt	109.00–115.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	113.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	117.54/cwt	116.00–118.00	676	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	114.50/cwt	107.00–116.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	911	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	115.27/cwt	114.00–121.00	418	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	107.07/cwt	101.00–113.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	759	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	507	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	380	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	72.49/cwt	71.00–74.00	981	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	323	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	42.25/cwt	39.00–45.00	463	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	47.92/cwt	46.00–51.00	596	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	33.49/cwt	30.00–37.00	418	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	42.62/cwt	40.00–45.00	560	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	41.97/cwt	40.00–44.00	707	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,709	50.48/cwt	48.00–54.00	863	4

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 103Year 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
4	—	329	111.00–117.00	115.56
4	—	464	109.00–115.00	112.09
6	—	602	107.00–116.00	114.50
7	—	527	111.00–116.00	113.82
13	—	575	116.00–118.00	117.54
3	—	272	117.00–120.00	118.91
2	—	930	98.00	98.00
2	—	782	101.00	101.00
2	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.56
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
2	—	512	105.00	105.00
7	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
2	—	522	127.00	127.00
2	—	635	129.00	129.00
2	—	802	125.00	125.00
5	—	319	125.00–129.00	127.34
7	—	471	124.00–132.00	125.67
9	—	574	122.00–126.00	124.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	117.00	117.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	707	104.00	104.00
4	—	566	100.00–116.00	107.77
5	—	516	102.00–113.00	106.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	72.00	72.00
2	—	330	80.00	80.00
2	—	415	80.00	80.00
2	—	507	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	114.00–121.00	115.27
5	—	716	100.00–110.00	106.06
2	—	638	101.00–113.00	107.07
2	—	500	106.00–110.00	108.00
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	39.00–45.00	42.25
3	—	1,010	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	48.00–54.00	50.48
2	—	1,685	40.00–44.00	41.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	40.00–45.00	42.62
5	—	1,244	46.00–51.00	47.92
5	—	1,249	30.00–37.00	33.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	71.00–74.00	72.49

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.