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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

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

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 361▼ 246 vs year ago 495 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 45▼ 103 vs year ago 130 · −79.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $116.77/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$116.77

86 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$38.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

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	511	119.88	613	74
Medium and Large 2-3	560	100.95	565	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	757	81.00	613	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.88/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale86 hd

116.77

—

KY average25 barns · 6,617 hd

124.56

−7.79

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	1,570	85.32	1,340	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	59.73	1,012	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	54.37	748	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	49.42	513	5thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	143.45/cwt	135.00–152.50	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	126.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	483	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	133.08/cwt	127.00–134.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	122.77/cwt	119.00–125.00	586	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	109.48/cwt	105.00–114.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	124.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	637	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	114.43/cwt	114.00–116.00	659	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	108.91/cwt	103.00–111.00	689	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	757	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	107.45/cwt	100.00–115.00	406	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	140.20/cwt	133.00–144.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	136.74/cwt	131.00–139.00	651	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	131.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	697	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	118.47/cwt	110.00–124.00	745	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	774	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	113.28/cwt	103.00–121.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	82.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,173	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	50.77/cwt	49.00–52.00	522	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	47.12/cwt	40.00–51.00	635	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	915	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	57.41/cwt	55.00–59.00	808	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	829	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	61.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,061	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,224.39/cwt	1,175.00–1,315.00	12,697	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,741	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	766.35/cwt	700.00–830.00	8,369	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	723.85/cwt	710.00–740.00	8,237	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	6,415	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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 361Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
2	—	368	135.00–152.50	143.45
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
5	—	841	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	114.00–116.00	114.43
9	—	414	127.00–134.00	133.08
2	—	340	119.00–126.00	122.50
2	—	270	122.50	122.50
9	—	382	120.00–129.00	126.32
5	—	723	95.00	95.00
22	—	513	120.00–126.00	124.08
11	—	633	103.00–111.00	108.91
5	—	477	119.00–125.00	122.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	87.00	87.00
1	—	265	102.50	102.50
3	—	595	106.00	106.00
1	—	920	73.00	73.00
2	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	488	105.00–114.00	109.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	100.00–115.00	107.45
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
2	—	420	113.00–114.00	113.51
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
2	—	662	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	96.00	96.00
1	—	555	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	103.00–109.00	105.96
3	—	838	90.00	90.00
3	—	430	133.00–144.00	140.20
2	—	913	91.00–95.00	92.99
3	—	663	115.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	570	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	370	146.00–147.00	146.49
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
8	—	476	131.00–139.00	136.74
16	—	531	120.00–133.00	131.35
18	—	629	110.00–124.00	118.47
4	—	723	103.00–121.00	113.28

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	1,175.00–1,315.00	1,224.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,595	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	710.00–740.00	723.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	700.00–830.00	766.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	49.00–52.00	50.77
1	—	1,075	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,720	60.00–65.00	61.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	40.00–51.00	47.12
1	—	1,365	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,408	55.00–59.00	57.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	80.00–85.00	82.98
1	—	1,885	90.00	90.00

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.