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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 23

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 16Nov 23Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 249▼ 130 vs year ago 287 · −45.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 27▼ 39 vs year ago 103 · −37.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand on a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate 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 $117.17/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$117.17

59 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	498	122.23	609	47
Small and Medium 1-2	520	100.00	520	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	97.10	555	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about $54 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 sale59 hd

117.17

—

KY average25 barns · 5,559 hd

121.95

−4.78

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	1,769	85.91	1,519	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	58.35	936	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	52.63	698	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	45.55	465	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,086	98.00	1,064	3thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	148.28/cwt	143.00–156.00	652	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	141.57/cwt	139.00–144.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	130.32/cwt	128.00–145.00	700	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	124.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	117.32/cwt	117.00–118.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	112.63/cwt	112.00–113.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	132.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	126.97/cwt	124.00–131.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	107.06/cwt	104.00–111.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	122.93/cwt	119.00–126.00	653	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	120.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	76.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	722	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	152.28/cwt	145.00–156.00	582	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	139.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	139.98/cwt	131.00–149.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	116.59/cwt	112.00–121.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	765	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,086	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,064	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.35/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	52.60/cwt	49.00–54.00	532	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	43.38/cwt	36.00–48.00	445	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	42.83/cwt	34.00–47.00	525	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	52.80/cwt	49.00–56.00	704	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	57.95/cwt	57.00–62.00	793	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	938	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	54.02/cwt	52.00–56.00	925	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	76.05/cwt	67.00–85.00	722	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 249Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 27Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 14

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand on a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
2	—	592	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	117.00–118.00	117.32
2	—	550	135.00	135.00
4	—	463	139.00–144.00	141.57
4	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
6	—	643	122.00–125.00	124.52
9	—	537	128.00–145.00	130.32
5	—	440	143.00–156.00	148.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	110.00	110.00
4	—	434	129.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	557	115.00–122.00	120.61
2	—	373	129.00–131.00	130.01
18	—	531	119.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
6	—	467	124.00–131.00	126.97
2	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	104.00–111.00	107.06
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	875	80.00–85.00	82.51
3	—	315	112.00–113.00	112.63
2	—	708	75.00–79.00	76.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
3	—	676	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	93.00	93.00
4	—	565	115.00–124.00	121.02
2	—	543	121.00–123.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	135.00–142.00	139.43
3	—	470	144.00	144.00
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
8	—	382	145.00–156.00	152.28
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
2	—	618	112.00–121.00	116.59
4	—	556	131.00–149.00	139.98
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,333	49.00–56.00	52.80
4	—	1,226	34.00–47.00	42.83
7	—	1,369	57.00–62.00	57.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,025	36.00–48.00	43.38
4	—	1,011	49.00–54.00	52.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	52.00–56.00	54.02
3	—	1,496	62.00–64.00	62.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,893	90.00–95.00	92.47
4	—	1,865	84.00–86.00	85.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,086	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	67.00–85.00	76.05

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.