Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-08-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 290▲ 131 vs year ago 252 · +52.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 46▼ 10 vs year ago 56 · −17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $134.13/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$134.13

217 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

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	862	134.38	1,159	212
Medium and Large 2-3	522	123.58	645	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $514 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 sale217 hd

134.13

—

KY average27 barns · 6,289 hd

143.74

−9.61

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	1,517	94.79	1,438	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	65.00	1,043	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	62.79	816	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	57.21	587	12

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	140.81/cwt	135.00–150.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	135.96/cwt	135.00–138.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	144.17/cwt	125.00–147.00	879	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	950	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,039	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	132.90/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,213	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,143	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	136.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	138.39/cwt	134.00–141.00	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	131.17/cwt	123.00–137.00	613	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	128.11/cwt	123.00–135.00	674	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	125.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	715	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	117.54/cwt	110.00–126.00	730	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	116.92/cwt	111.00–124.00	778	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	979	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	143.01/cwt	141.00–144.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	147.90/cwt	134.00–154.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.99/cwt	140.00–154.00	705	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	122.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	137.35/cwt	128.00–141.00	768	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	121.28/cwt	115.00–131.00	747	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	124.56/cwt	118.00–129.00	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	115.31/cwt	110.00–122.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.53/cwt	96.00–105.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	902	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	82.65/cwt	81.00–84.00	932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	92.95/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,462	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	104.11/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,809	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	52.49/cwt	47.00–56.00	530	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	58.42/cwt	57.00–59.00	604	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	693	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	65.23/cwt	63.00–70.00	842	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	59.30/cwt	57.00–62.00	777	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,043	2

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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 290Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 46Year ago 56

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
8	—	473	140.00–154.00	148.99
1	—	920	98.00	98.00
9	—	559	128.00–141.00	137.35
2	—	540	136.00	136.00
11	—	616	115.00–131.00	121.28
3	—	390	141.00–144.00	143.01
3	—	665	118.00–129.00	124.56
3	—	720	110.00–122.00	115.31
6	—	426	134.00–154.00	147.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	735	96.00–105.00	100.53
5	—	584	125.00	125.00
6	—	522	115.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
2	—	425	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	121.00	121.00
2	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
3	—	581	135.00–138.00	135.96
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
5	—	764	136.00	136.00
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
6	—	524	135.00–150.00	140.81
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
9	—	610	125.00–147.00	144.17
1	—	895	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	913	128.50–135.00	132.90
6	—	627	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	460	120.00–128.00	123.96
2	—	522	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	123.00–137.00	131.17
14	—	621	110.00–126.00	117.54
2	—	413	133.00	133.00
17	—	568	120.00–131.00	125.83
2	—	817	91.00	91.00
7	—	361	134.00–141.00	138.39
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
1	—	960	102.00	102.00
10	—	665	111.00–124.00	116.92
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
11	—	526	123.00–135.00	128.11
2	—	328	132.00–140.00	136.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	92.00–94.00	92.95
3	—	1,738	102.00–106.00	104.11
2	—	1,128	81.00–84.00	82.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	57.00–59.00	58.42
5	—	1,009	47.00–56.00	52.49
2	—	1,050	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,310	57.00–62.00	59.30
10	—	1,291	63.00–70.00	65.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	65.00	65.00

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.