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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 20

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 169 vs last sale 351▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 58▲ 88 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 cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.93/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$140.93

65 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

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	529	142.36	754	61
Medium and Large 2-3	627	119.00	746	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $7 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 sale65 hd

140.93

—

KY average28 barns · 4,669 hd

135.97

+4.95

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	1,894	88.77	1,681	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	65.80	861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	61.74	751	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	49.61	469	6thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	168.85/cwt	162.50–171.00	493	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.62/cwt	146.00–154.00	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	151.86/cwt	151.00–152.00	815	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	157.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	885	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	140.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	572	112.44/cwt	109.00–118.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	132.15/cwt	126.00–137.00	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	126.90/cwt	118.00–130.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	697	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	314	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	134.81/cwt	132.00–137.50	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	139.78/cwt	136.00–142.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	124.80/cwt	116.00–128.00	655	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	121.20/cwt	121.00–122.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	945	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	141.30/cwt	139.00–145.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	147.44/cwt	144.00–151.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	145.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	696	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	138.80/cwt	132.00–146.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	117.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	132.45/cwt	131.00–135.00	758	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	120.32/cwt	114.00–126.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fleshy	814	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	627	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fleshy	975	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	683	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,165	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,894	88.77/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,681	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	42.50/cwt	41.00–44.00	365	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	53.16/cwt	50.00–56.00	525	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	64.13/cwt	60.00–69.00	779	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	56.97/cwt	53.00–59.00	695	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	861	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,182.69/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	12,690	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	785.80/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,137	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	868.75/cwt	750.00–970.00	11,468	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,206.03/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	13,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,178.19/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	13,844	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,169.13/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	14,521	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers no comparison due to light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	115.00–121.00	117.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	140.00–152.00	145.10
6	—	572	131.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	608	114.00–126.00	120.32
3	—	375	139.00–145.00	141.30
2	—	515	132.00–146.00	138.80
2	—	408	144.00–151.00	147.44
1	—	1,090	77.00	77.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	162.00	162.00
2	—	427	158.00	158.00
1	—	290	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	101.00	101.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
1	—	310	147.50	147.50
6	—	630	126.00–137.00	132.15
6	—	570	135.00–142.00	140.80
4	—	658	118.00–130.00	126.90
4	—	468	146.00–154.00	149.62
4	—	292	162.50–171.00	168.85
2	—	720	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	109.00–118.00	112.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	458	150.00	150.00
7	—	537	151.00–152.00	151.86
5	—	563	150.00–159.00	157.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	72.00	72.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
1	—	380	126.00	126.00
1	—	320	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	116.00–128.00	124.80
5	—	559	121.00–122.00	121.20
5	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	412	121.00	121.00
2	—	362	121.00	121.00
2	—	328	132.00–137.50	134.81
1	—	915	60.00	60.00
1	—	880	65.00	65.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	85.00	85.00
1	—	855	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	136.00–142.00	139.78
7	—	314	147.00	147.00
5	—	413	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	77.00	77.00
7	—	975	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	86.00–91.00	88.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	50.00–56.00	53.16
2	—	858	41.00–44.00	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	64.00–68.00	65.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,214	60.00–69.00	64.13
8	—	1,220	53.00–59.00	56.97

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	750.00–970.00	868.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,290	750.00–850.00	785.80

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,206.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,242	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,169.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,178.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,073	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,182.69

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.