Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2019-09-05

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 5

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,670 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 1,551▲ 1,670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 154▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower except for 300-400 lbs they were 2.00-3.00 higher,Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.67/cwt on 830 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −135.01 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$136.67

830 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$43.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	719	138.09	993	778
Medium and Large 2-3	542	115.83	627	51
Small and Medium 2-3	605	95.00	575	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.09/cwt here — about $418 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 sale830 hd

136.67

—

KY average18 barns · 3,814 hd

137.73

−1.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−135.01

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	1,400	83.01	1,162	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	60.70	927	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	57.41	716	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	48.34	472	14

Every lot

100 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	365	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	437	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	173.44/cwt	167.50–177.00	564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	149.72/cwt	140.00–157.50	567	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	113.00/cwt	100.00–126.00	441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	111.62/cwt	100.00–120.00	463	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	159.05/cwt	158.00–161.00	674	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	147.10/cwt	136.00–155.00	627	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	125.99/cwt	117.00–130.00	591	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	149.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	717	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	115.61/cwt	101.00–125.00	605	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	142.23/cwt	129.00–148.00	752	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	111.59/cwt	102.00–118.00	626	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.19/cwt	134.00–143.00	776	22
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	117.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	147.46/cwt	144.00–148.00	922	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	137.51/cwt	129.00–142.00	862	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	131.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	890	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	109.90/cwt	100.00–120.00	751	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.50	935	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	141.36/cwt	134.75–145.30	1,018	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	132.26/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,033	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	1,104	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	1,114	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	123.65/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,041	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	115.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,005	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	130.73/cwt	128.00–134.25	1,145	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,105	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	223	149.80/cwt	147.50–152.50	334	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	132.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	356	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	410	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	130.81/cwt	126.00–135.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	115.89/cwt	113.00–121.00	392	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	361	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	111.04/cwt	100.00–124.00	405	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	136.78/cwt	132.00–139.00	516	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	110.99/cwt	101.00–115.00	467	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	130.96/cwt	121.00–135.00	564	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.38/cwt	121.00–136.00	623	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	107.53/cwt	100.00–120.00	512	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	698	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	111.51/cwt	106.00–117.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	128.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	665	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	110.66/cwt	106.00–118.00	643	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	128.31/cwt	121.00–131.00	748	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	123.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	108.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	683	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	802	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	835	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	103.96/cwt	100.00–111.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	875	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	787	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	795	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	463	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	119.21/cwt	118.00–120.00	508	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	134.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	584	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	114.12/cwt	101.00–126.00	535	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	136.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	648	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.30/cwt	135.00–138.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	115.77/cwt	101.00–120.00	622	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	133.05/cwt	124.00–140.00	761	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	129.78/cwt	120.00–134.00	818	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	102.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	121.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	108.92/cwt	106.00–112.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	295	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	251	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	378	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	333	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	76.74/cwt	74.00–79.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,401	82.58/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,157	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	90.80/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,510	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	45.91/cwt	42.00–49.00	442	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	52.71/cwt	51.00–55.00	528	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	46.58/cwt	43.00–50.00	566	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	56.46/cwt	52.00–59.00	705	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	62.28/cwt	60.00–67.00	783	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	57.52/cwt	56.00–59.00	851	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	62.12/cwt	60.00–65.00	952	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	778	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	77.55/cwt	72.00–79.00	807	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,470	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	652.12/cwt	500.00–775.00	7,004	9

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 Sep 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,670Last week 1,551Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	842	123.50–125.00	123.65
13	—	379	140.00–157.50	149.72
14	—	781	129.00–132.50	132.26
16	—	677	127.00–135.00	131.52
16	—	957	115.50	115.50
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	243	150.00	150.00
3	—	291	150.00	150.00
9	—	920	120.00	120.00
48	—	529	129.00–148.00	142.23
29	—	627	129.00–142.00	137.51
22	—	570	134.00–143.00	136.19
21	—	710	131.00–132.50	131.76
21	—	426	136.00–155.00	147.10
20	—	479	145.00–155.00	149.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
4	—	325	167.50–177.00	173.44
12	—	424	158.00–161.00	159.05
1	—	245	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
4	—	611	116.00–120.00	117.05
4	—	415	100.00–120.00	111.62
3	—	328	120.00	120.00
2	—	870	113.00–118.00	115.51
2	—	390	100.00–126.00	113.00
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
9	—	561	102.00–118.00	111.59
9	—	469	117.00–130.00	125.99
8	—	683	100.00–120.00	109.90
8	—	523	101.00–125.00	115.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	876	128.00–134.25	130.73
112	—	720	134.75–145.30	141.36
91	—	625	144.00–148.00	147.46
65	—	826	134.90	134.90
62	—	791	139.60	139.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	106.00–117.00	111.51
14	—	421	101.00–115.00	110.99
15	—	476	100.00–120.00	107.53
21	—	581	106.00–118.00	110.66
22	—	627	100.00–115.00	108.99
2	—	708	107.00–110.00	108.49
4	—	787	101.00	101.00
5	—	338	113.00–121.00	115.89
5	—	365	100.00–124.00	111.04
6	—	663	100.00–111.00	103.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	629	127.50	127.50
62	—	716	122.25	122.25
41	—	656	127.25	127.25
19	—	513	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	519	120.00–132.00	128.10
60	—	474	121.00–136.00	131.38
21	—	431	121.00–135.00	130.96
17	—	614	120.00–126.00	123.32
15	—	377	132.00–139.00	136.78
5	—	268	130.00–135.00	132.87
4	—	320	126.00–135.00	130.81
165	—	583	121.00–131.00	128.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	285	144.00	144.00
2	—	223	147.50–152.50	149.80
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
9	—	361	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	85.00	85.00
5	—	378	88.00	88.00
2	—	455	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	328	140.00–142.50	141.22
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
22	—	572	124.00–140.00	133.05
21	—	630	120.00–134.00	129.78
7	—	476	130.00–145.00	136.06
6	—	671	120.00–125.00	121.04
6	—	433	130.00–141.00	134.93
4	—	535	135.00–138.00	137.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	150.00–151.00	150.75
1	—	365	167.00	167.00
1	—	315	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	100.00–104.00	102.69
2	—	765	108.00	108.00
2	—	678	106.00–112.00	108.92
2	—	553	102.00–103.00	102.50
1	—	945	94.00	94.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
12	—	469	101.00–126.00	114.12
5	—	537	101.00–120.00	115.77
5	—	426	118.00–120.00	119.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	50.00	50.00
12	—	1,533	60.00–65.00	62.12
2	—	1,480	56.00–59.00	57.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,248	52.00–59.00	56.46
16	—	1,257	60.00–67.00	62.28
5	—	1,216	43.00–50.00	46.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	963	42.00–49.00	45.91
5	—	1,002	51.00–55.00	52.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	80.00–88.00	82.58
2	—	1,663	89.00–93.00	90.80
2	—	1,135	74.00–79.00	76.74

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,040	72.00–79.00	77.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	700.00	700.00

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	9	—	1,074	500.00–775.00	652.12

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.