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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 15

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▼ 1,752 vs last sale 2,191▲ 439 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 83▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower,Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower,Good to moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower,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 $125.09/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$125.09

215 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$28.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

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	487	128.23	625	180
Medium and Large 2-3	599	109.21	655	34
Small and Medium 1-2	360	100.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about $265 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 sale215 hd

125.09

—

KY average26 barns · 3,778 hd

124.26

+0.83

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	1,591	83.12	1,322	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	60.97	932	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	58.92	772	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	55.38	591	25

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	193.03/cwt	185.00–197.50	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	163.17/cwt	161.00–165.00	682	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	148.96/cwt	144.00–157.00	714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	487	161.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	787	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	152.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	142.93/cwt	133.00–147.00	765	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	140.12/cwt	133.00–148.00	817	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	137.56/cwt	136.00–140.00	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	133.74/cwt	133.00–135.00	892	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	990	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	129.07/cwt	127.00–130.00	994	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,066	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	128.68/cwt	127.50–130.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	297	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	132.30/cwt	126.00–138.00	446	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	144.17/cwt	142.00–150.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	135.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	513	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	131.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	542	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	128.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	607	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	575	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	524	130.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	122.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	113.66/cwt	101.00–116.00	672	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	121.00/cwt	110.00–126.00	841	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	863	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	716	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	144.29/cwt	140.00–152.50	469	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.51/cwt	135.00–154.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	142.95/cwt	133.00–151.00	680	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	716	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	140.47/cwt	135.00–146.00	805	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	133.54/cwt	131.00–138.00	808	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	108.35/cwt	107.00–110.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	453	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	390	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	594	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	505	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	75.27/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	85.74/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,417	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	55.30/cwt	52.00–59.00	587	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	61.50/cwt	60.00–63.00	694	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	56.42/cwt	50.00–59.00	736	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	62.15/cwt	60.00–69.00	818	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	883	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	62.21/cwt	60.00–68.00	957	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	71.65/cwt	69.00–73.00	585	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,005	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	728.37/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,068	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,259	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Aug 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 2,191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
14	—	591	101.00–116.00	113.66
6	—	494	116.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	863	83.00	83.00
2	—	743	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	692	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	474	120.00–135.00	128.06
26	—	523	120.00–128.00	125.26
23	—	378	131.00–139.00	135.62
18	—	414	120.00–136.00	131.03
14	—	615	110.00–117.00	113.53
12	—	695	110.00–126.00	121.00
10	—	337	126.00–138.00	132.30
8	—	567	120.00–126.00	122.24
2	—	778	110.00–114.00	111.99
2	—	265	127.50–130.00	128.68
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	524	130.00–135.00	130.43
6	—	343	140.00	140.00
4	—	373	142.00–150.00	144.17
2	—	297	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	82.00–85.00	83.52
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
1	—	325	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	133.00–151.00	142.95
8	—	524	130.00–142.00	136.55
6	—	605	131.00–138.00	133.54
6	—	573	135.00–146.00	140.47
5	—	423	135.00–154.00	149.51
4	—	808	102.00–104.00	103.01
3	—	723	107.00–110.00	108.35
3	—	325	140.00–152.50	144.29
1	—	975	88.00	88.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	164.00	164.00
1	—	275	151.00	151.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	202.50	202.50
2	—	305	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	85.00	85.00
8	—	453	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	111.00	111.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	686	144.25	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	535	133.00–147.00	142.93
15	—	583	133.00–148.00	140.12
13	—	770	127.00–130.00	129.07
13	—	667	133.00–135.00	133.74
9	—	479	144.00–157.00	148.96
7	—	626	136.00–140.00	137.56
3	—	911	117.00	117.00
3	—	855	124.00	124.00
3	—	735	129.00	129.00
3	—	445	153.00–154.00	153.33
2	—	392	161.00	161.00
1	—	830	122.00	122.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	487	160.00–168.00	161.62
6	—	418	161.00–165.00	163.17
5	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.99
3	—	317	185.00–197.50	193.03
1	—	285	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,062	52.00–59.00	55.30
2	—	1,128	60.00–63.00	61.50
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	60.00–68.00	62.21
4	—	1,510	58.00–59.00	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,305	50.00–59.00	56.42
17	—	1,316	60.00–69.00	62.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,653	81.00–89.00	85.74
4	—	1,405	72.00–78.00	75.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	97.00	97.00

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	1	—	1,340	75.00	75.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	69.00–73.00	71.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	700.00–750.00	728.37

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	810.00	810.00

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.