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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 209 vs last sale 477▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 4 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 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,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 $111.17/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$111.17

94 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$30.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.80

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	490	116.45	570	70
Medium and Large 2-3	485	96.69	469	22
Small and Medium 1-2	416	85.50	356	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about $215 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 sale94 hd

111.17

—

KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd

121.96

−10.80

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	—	High	1,860	79.25	1,474	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	47.18	780	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	45.52	598	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	38.85	396	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	75.00	874	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	469	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	469	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.37/cwt	143.00–148.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	141.01/cwt	135.00–144.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	136.49/cwt	133.00–148.00	773	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	955	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	412	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	98.12/cwt	97.00–100.00	328	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	116.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	430	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	105.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	400	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	392	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	118.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	101.18/cwt	90.00–105.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	118.40/cwt	113.00–125.00	574	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	120.58/cwt	120.00–123.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	114.44/cwt	108.00–118.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	105.99/cwt	98.00–113.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	106.56/cwt	101.00–112.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	983	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	145.08/cwt	136.00–150.00	406	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	129.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	429	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	137.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	516	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	137.10/cwt	133.00–142.00	585	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.24/cwt	130.00–142.00	648	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	126.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	660	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	128.54/cwt	121.00–137.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	103.68/cwt	96.00–111.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	874	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	82.63/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,639	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	33.46/cwt	29.00–36.00	326	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	40.49/cwt	38.00–44.00	424	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	46.75/cwt	45.00–49.00	495	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	34.35/cwt	32.00–36.00	447	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	41.92/cwt	38.00–44.00	545	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	48.97/cwt	47.00–54.00	647	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	42.58/cwt	39.00–46.00	666	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	51.77/cwt	49.00–54.00	901	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,155	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,633	962.29/cwt	950.00–975.00	15,714	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,544	1

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday:Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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	2	—	1,633	950.00–975.00	962.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	640.00	640.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
3	—	430	143.00–148.00	146.37
3	—	612	125.00–130.00	128.32
4	—	464	135.00–144.00	141.01
1	—	275	139.00	139.00
8	—	566	133.00–148.00	136.49
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	230	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	150.00–151.00	150.68
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	692	138.00	138.00
2	—	642	137.00	137.00
1	—	790	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	108.00–118.00	114.44
2	—	728	101.00–112.00	106.56
2	—	1,080	91.00	91.00
3	—	615	98.00–113.00	105.99
4	—	417	118.00–122.00	118.97
5	—	514	120.00–123.00	120.58
7	—	330	122.00–127.00	124.70
11	—	370	110.00–123.00	116.17
2	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	260	113.00	113.00
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
23	—	485	113.00–125.00	118.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	91.00	91.00
5	—	377	101.00–109.00	105.97
5	—	334	97.00–100.00	98.12
4	—	433	90.00–105.00	101.18
3	—	733	90.00	90.00
2	—	480	91.00	91.00
1	—	895	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	71.00	71.00
1	—	392	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
2	—	615	96.00–111.00	103.68
2	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	805	84.00	84.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	123.00–132.00	129.85
3	—	573	121.00–137.00	128.54
3	—	280	136.00–150.00	145.08
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
9	—	472	130.00–142.00	137.24
18	—	427	133.00–142.00	137.10
17	—	376	130.00–144.00	137.28
12	—	524	125.00–131.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,983	79.00–90.00	82.63
2	—	1,615	72.00–73.00	72.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	32.00–36.00	34.35
17	—	1,321	47.00–54.00	48.97
7	—	1,301	38.00–44.00	41.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	38.00–44.00	40.49
4	—	1,059	45.00–49.00	46.75
8	—	974	29.00–36.00	33.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	49.00–54.00	51.77
2	—	1,565	39.00–46.00	42.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	75.00	75.00

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.