Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-02-03

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 156▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 42▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good 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 $128.29/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$128.29

123 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

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	467	132.47	618	107
Medium and Large 2-3	563	100.35	565	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $53 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 sale123 hd

128.29

—

KY average25 barns · 5,782 hd

127.46

+0.83

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	1,808	80.50	1,455	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,661	64.69	1,074	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	56.28	748	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	49.79	556	12

Every lot

77 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	155.86/cwt	153.00–159.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	840	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	992	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,073	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	213	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	324	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	141.31/cwt	132.00–147.50	390	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	110.91/cwt	109.00–113.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	309	147.39/cwt	146.00–148.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	141.58/cwt	131.00–143.00	469	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	135.83/cwt	133.00–140.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	146.83/cwt	143.00–150.00	621	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	134.15/cwt	121.00–139.00	580	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	135.30/cwt	131.00–139.00	629	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	99.76/cwt	90.00–110.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	118.89/cwt	116.00–123.00	674	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	107.14/cwt	99.00–115.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	118.53/cwt	110.00–124.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	117.80/cwt	113.00–120.00	782	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	83.96/cwt	81.00–87.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	885	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	818	78.49/cwt	74.00–83.00	642	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	281	176.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	159.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	516	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	162.48/cwt	156.00–165.50	596	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	134.00/cwt	128.00–140.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	136.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	113.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	540	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	136.20/cwt	130.00–142.00	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	123.04/cwt	108.00–128.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	131.61/cwt	121.00–134.00	807	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	125.40/cwt	125.00–127.00	838	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	860	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	44.12/cwt	35.00–48.00	468	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	53.84/cwt	49.00–58.00	623	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	62.13/cwt	59.00–67.00	815	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	602	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	53.52/cwt	49.00–58.00	717	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	56.00/cwt	54.00–58.00	909	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	68.42/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,147	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,565	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	628.78/cwt	580.00–690.00	7,828	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	755.44/cwt	630.00–840.00	9,481	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	774.34/cwt	700.00–830.00	10,221	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,923	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year 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
5	—	626	110.00–124.00	118.53
5	—	276	132.00–147.50	141.31
15	—	567	116.00–123.00	118.89
8	—	388	133.00–140.00	135.83
2	—	245	141.00	141.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	535	120.00–126.00	122.97
18	—	465	131.00–139.00	135.30
12	—	331	131.00–143.00	141.58
6	—	664	113.00–120.00	117.80
6	—	432	121.00–139.00	134.15
5	—	756	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	109.00–113.00	110.91
2	—	735	81.00–87.00	83.96
2	—	570	99.00–115.00	107.14
2	—	523	90.00–110.00	99.76
2	—	462	115.00	115.00
2	—	818	74.00–83.00	78.49
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	116.00	116.00
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
1	—	770	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	152.00	152.00
7	—	522	130.00	130.00
7	—	423	143.00–150.00	146.83
5	—	309	146.00–148.00	147.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	160.00	160.00
2	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
12	—	631	130.00–140.00	136.70
7	—	894	120.00	120.00
6	—	586	143.00–144.00	143.33
6	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.68
4	—	769	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	151.00	151.00
2	—	473	153.00–159.00	155.86
1	—	240	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	108.00–128.00	123.04
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
2	—	395	128.00–140.00	134.00
5	—	476	110.00–116.00	113.52
2	—	525	113.00	113.00
1	—	900	77.00	77.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	150.00–167.00	159.31
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	161.00	161.00
14	—	613	121.00–134.00	131.61
6	—	580	130.00–142.00	136.20
4	—	711	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	506	139.00–141.00	139.99
2	—	443	139.00–140.00	139.50
10	—	367	156.00–165.50	162.48
6	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.93
5	—	668	125.00–127.00	125.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
5	—	339	170.00	170.00
4	—	485	151.00	151.00
3	—	281	175.00–180.00	176.48

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	630.00–840.00	755.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	700.00–830.00	774.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	580.00–690.00	628.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,540	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	35.00–48.00	44.12
7	—	1,158	49.00–58.00	53.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,677	65.00–72.00	68.42
3	—	1,623	54.00–58.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,312	59.00–67.00	62.13
2	—	1,338	45.00	45.00
13	—	1,340	49.00–58.00	53.52

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.