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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

351 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 309▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 42▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 7▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls steady, slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00

higher.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers

21 Holsteins 627 lbs $98.50

25 Holsteins 865 lbs $87.50

66 Holsteins 955 lbs $84.00

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 $113.55/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$113.55

27 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

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	524	113.79	596	26
Medium and Large 2-3	375	107.50	403	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $193 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 sale27 hd

113.55

—

KY average26 barns · 3,708 hd

122.13

−8.57

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	—	Low	1,712	84.80	1,452	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	64.00	838	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	55.97	693	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	50.33	556	3thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	438	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	132.26/cwt	130.00–133.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	139.91/cwt	130.00–143.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	261	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	136.70/cwt	130.00–142.50	452	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	123.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	100.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	666	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	136.07/cwt	131.00–142.50	508	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	128.87/cwt	126.00–132.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	95.88/cwt	90.00–102.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	91.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	220	118.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	262	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	259	116.46/cwt	95.00–122.50	302	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	357	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	372	108.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	103.08/cwt	86.00–109.00	443	26
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	98.51/cwt	97.00–101.00	527	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	619	97.38/cwt	94.00–98.50	603	30
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	652	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	606	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	718	88.76/cwt	85.00–99.00	637	16
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	771	88.84/cwt	88.00–90.00	685	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	838	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	721	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	870	85.81/cwt	83.50–87.50	747	43
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	66
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,622	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	47.57/cwt	47.00–48.00	566	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	633	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	54.50/cwt	50.00–59.00	658	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	838	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	63.44/cwt	60.00–66.00	851	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	966.28/cwt	525.00–1,350.00	10,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	861.83/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,411	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,231.45/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	15,910	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,533	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	935.80/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	12,980	5

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 Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 309Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers no comparison due to light test, Slaughter bulls steady, slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00

higher.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers

21 Holsteins 627 lbs $98.50

25 Holsteins 865 lbs $87.50

66 Holsteins 955 lbs $84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	163.00	163.00
4	—	559	130.00–133.00	132.26
2	—	247	177.50	177.50
4	—	637	130.00–143.00	139.91
2	—	707	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
3	—	835	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	955	84.00	84.00
26	—	430	86.00–109.00	103.08
14	—	550	100.00	100.00
10	—	220	115.00–120.00	118.90
5	—	259	95.00–122.50	116.46
30	—	619	94.00–98.50	97.38
16	—	718	85.00–99.00	88.76
11	—	535	97.00–101.00	98.51
7	—	771	88.00–90.00	88.84
43	—	870	83.50–87.50	85.81
18	—	372	105.00–110.00	108.21
12	—	320	110.00–113.00	111.63
8	—	652	93.00	93.00
7	—	838	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,010	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	81.00	81.00
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
3	—	775	90.00–96.00	91.99
1	—	1,010	81.00	81.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
4	—	662	116.00	116.00
2	—	895	81.00	81.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	373	131.00–142.50	136.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	90.00–102.00	95.88
2	—	418	126.00–132.00	128.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	130.00–142.50	136.70
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
6	—	663	100.00–103.00	100.51
5	—	456	120.00–126.00	123.18
2	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
2	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	570	108.00	108.00
1	—	205	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	47.00–48.00	47.57
5	—	1,342	60.00–66.00	63.44
14	—	1,208	50.00–59.00	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,060	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,823	88.00–90.00	89.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	525.00–1,350.00	966.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,092	750.00–925.00	861.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,292	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,231.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,387	775.00–1,025.00	935.80

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.