Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-12-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 9

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

477 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 158▲ 477 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 47▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 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 under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher,over 600 lbs steady,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and 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 $110.29/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$110.29

186 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$22.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

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	548	112.93	619	151
Medium and Large 2-3	540	99.18	535	34
Small and Medium 1-2	530	90.00	477	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.93/cwt here — about $142 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 sale186 hd

110.29

—

KY average28 barns · 9,981 hd

120.54

−10.25

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	1,721	74.72	1,286	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,627	49.76	810	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	44.14	569	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,066	37.61	401	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	56.00	734	1thin

Every lot

84 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	230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	446	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	427	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	128.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	537	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	783	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	134.98/cwt	129.00–140.00	761	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	106.33/cwt	90.00–113.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	126.96/cwt	119.00–128.00	866	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,104	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,169	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	120.87/cwt	117.50–125.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	114.82/cwt	109.00–120.00	393	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	95.35/cwt	91.00–103.00	356	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	112.76/cwt	110.00–116.00	432	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	111.78/cwt	108.00–120.00	468	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	99.72/cwt	90.00–105.00	424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	117.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	550	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	102.56/cwt	95.00–106.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	112.54/cwt	107.00–121.00	600	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	538	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	667	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	115.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	102.53/cwt	101.00–105.00	603	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	103.67/cwt	95.00–110.00	654	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	104.61/cwt	103.00–105.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	961	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,028	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	315	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	127.16/cwt	120.00–131.00	417	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	128.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	475	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	134.67/cwt	121.00–139.00	575	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	109.15/cwt	107.50–111.00	505	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	129.00/cwt	119.00–136.00	606	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	105.57/cwt	100.00–108.00	552	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	124.37/cwt	115.00–130.00	660	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.75/cwt	116.00–130.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.24/cwt	115.00–130.00	752	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	92.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	695	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	260	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	143	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	340	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	71.76/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,245	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,329	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,016	32.75/cwt	30.00–35.00	333	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,063	49.01/cwt	48.00–50.00	521	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,121	40.67/cwt	37.00–45.00	456	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	41.80/cwt	37.00–45.00	534	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	48.06/cwt	46.00–55.00	621	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	33.47/cwt	33.00–34.00	443	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,616	50.58/cwt	49.00–53.00	817	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,705	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,784	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,411	768.16/cwt	680.00–860.00	10,839	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	10,730	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,636	853.25/cwt	780.00–960.00	13,959	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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	91.00	91.00
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
4	—	373	91.00–103.00	95.35
5	—	425	90.00–105.00	99.72
6	—	525	95.00–106.00	102.56
13	—	588	101.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	780	90.00–91.00	90.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	533	107.00–121.00	112.54
16	—	631	95.00–110.00	103.67
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
3	—	287	117.50–125.00	120.87
5	—	675	103.00–105.00	104.61
6	—	565	110.00–118.00	115.02
7	—	970	106.00	106.00
9	—	342	109.00–120.00	114.82
10	—	383	110.00–116.00	112.76
10	—	419	108.00–120.00	111.78
16	—	466	110.00–122.00	117.95
6	—	907	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	538	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,025	114.00	114.00
16	—	682	119.00–128.00	126.96
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	130.00–134.00	132.04
2	—	715	122.00	122.00
3	—	333	132.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	230	123.00	123.00
1	—	285	137.50	137.50
6	—	526	125.00–133.00	128.33
7	—	883	125.00	125.00
9	—	564	129.00–140.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	90.00–113.00	106.33
2	—	568	119.00	119.00
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	132.00	132.00
20	—	537	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	115.00–130.00	124.37
17	—	625	115.00–130.00	120.24
10	—	370	120.00–131.00	128.32
10	—	427	121.00–139.00	134.67
12	—	470	119.00–136.00	129.00
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
2	—	260	121.00	121.00
2	—	570	116.00–130.00	122.75
8	—	328	120.00–131.00	127.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.50	112.50
4	—	463	107.50–111.00	109.15
5	—	733	90.00–100.00	92.03
7	—	523	100.00–108.00	105.57
1	—	670	84.00	84.00
1	—	965	72.00	72.00
2	—	420	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	50.00	50.00
2	—	260	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	48.00–50.00	49.01
10	—	1,121	37.00–45.00	40.67
11	—	1,016	30.00–35.00	32.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	44.00	44.00
7	—	1,616	49.00–53.00	50.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	33.00–34.00	33.47
11	—	1,277	37.00–45.00	41.80
12	—	1,293	46.00–55.00	48.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	75.00–77.00	76.01
3	—	1,735	71.00–73.00	71.76
1	—	1,625	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	56.00	56.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,636	780.00–960.00	853.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,411	680.00–860.00	768.16

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.