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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 30

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 23Nov 30Dec 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 157▲ 104 vs year ago 158 · +65.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 64▲ 1 vs year ago 47 · +2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand on a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $111.72/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$111.72

96 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$27.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.74

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	506	115.42	584	83
Small and Medium 1-2	555	95.00	527	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	87.50	580	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.92/cwt here — about $4 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 sale96 hd

111.72

—

KY average17 barns · 2,547 hd

120.46

−8.74

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	1,780	77.53	1,380	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	52.77	815	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	50.77	682	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	42.07	455	14

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	147.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	130.40/cwt	125.00–136.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	688	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	139.62/cwt	125.00–141.00	792	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	115.23/cwt	100.00–120.00	667	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	101.64/cwt	99.00–105.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	122.07/cwt	110.00–124.00	892	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	124.70/cwt	122.50–132.50	354	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	118.32/cwt	110.00–122.00	379	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	117.40/cwt	110.00–121.00	434	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	117.56/cwt	110.00–124.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	118.01/cwt	110.00–125.00	550	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	119.10/cwt	114.00–122.00	617	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	116.43/cwt	108.00–120.00	654	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	107.59/cwt	101.00–117.00	663	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	91.49/cwt	88.00–95.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	83.47/cwt	81.00–86.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	822	77.35/cwt	74.00–79.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	696	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	180	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	333	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	128.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	105.18/cwt	90.00–114.00	398	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	131.02/cwt	128.00–133.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	133.57/cwt	129.00–141.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	126.57/cwt	122.00–134.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	109.64/cwt	104.00–115.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	104.45/cwt	101.00–115.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	92.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	105.70/cwt	95.00–110.00	717	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	715	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	443	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	101.27/cwt	94.00–105.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	95.68/cwt	93.00–100.00	751	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	96.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	70.15/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	81.22/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,453	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	34.24/cwt	30.00–45.00	366	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	51.42/cwt	49.00–55.00	563	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	644	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	42.14/cwt	35.00–46.00	559	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	58.28/cwt	56.00–61.00	784	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	52.08/cwt	48.00–55.00	703	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	777	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	675	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	57.03/cwt	55.00–59.00	907	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	548	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	67.17/cwt	61.00–78.00	745	4

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 157Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 64Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	95.00–110.00	105.70
3	—	382	126.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	619	101.00–115.00	104.45
3	—	512	122.00–134.00	126.57
6	—	426	128.00–133.00	131.02
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
1	—	890	94.00	94.00
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
3	—	733	94.00–105.00	101.27
5	—	810	95.00–100.00	96.59
7	—	478	129.00–141.00	133.57
7	—	330	125.00–130.00	128.55
3	—	785	93.00–100.00	95.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	104.00–115.00	109.64
2	—	415	117.00–120.00	118.54
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	90.00–114.00	105.18
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
3	—	628	90.00–94.00	92.67
1	—	670	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	180	185.00	185.00
1	—	215	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	71.00	71.00
1	—	390	101.00	101.00
3	—	822	74.00–79.00	77.35
2	—	728	81.00–86.00	83.47
2	—	623	88.00–95.00	91.49
1	—	260	102.50	102.50
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
1	—	480	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	122.50–132.50	124.70
2	—	653	97.00–101.00	99.01
14	—	518	114.00–122.00	119.10
6	—	370	110.00–121.00	117.40
5	—	320	110.00–122.00	118.32
3	—	760	106.00	106.00
15	—	616	101.00–117.00	107.59
5	—	418	110.00–124.00	117.56
15	—	466	110.00–125.00	118.01
14	—	562	108.00–120.00	116.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	135.00–149.00	143.58
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
7	—	731	110.00–124.00	122.07
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
12	—	567	125.00–141.00	139.62
2	—	375	140.00–155.00	147.70
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	125.00–136.00	130.40
3	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	116.00	116.00
6	—	579	100.00–120.00	115.23
3	—	672	99.00–105.00	101.64
2	—	425	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,094	49.00–55.00	51.42
8	—	1,069	30.00–45.00	34.24
1	—	1,110	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	55.00–59.00	57.03
1	—	1,495	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,500	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	48.00–55.00	52.08
5	—	1,327	35.00–46.00	42.14
4	—	1,345	56.00–61.00	58.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	80.00–85.00	81.22
2	—	1,763	66.00–75.00	70.15

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	4	—	1,109	61.00–78.00	67.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	63.00	63.00

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.