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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 31

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,433 head

▼ 560 vs last sale 1,993▲ 1,433 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 113▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday:Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower,Yearling's were steady to 2.00 higher,Moderate demand for calves and good demand for yearling's.Slaughter cows steady,Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower,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 $138.40/cwt on 724 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −133.28 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$138.40

724 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

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

$59.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

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	713	139.47	995	691
Medium and Large 2-3	602	117.09	705	32
Small and Medium 1-2	520	80.00	416	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.47/cwt here — about $579 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 sale724 hd

138.40

—

KY average26 barns · 5,325 hd

135.35

+3.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−133.28

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	—	High	1,812	75.23	1,363	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	49.22	781	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	44.40	566	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	40.44	426	25

Every lot

93 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	387	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	129.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	550	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.56/cwt	125.00–141.00	641	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	759	11
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	134.13/cwt	126.00–142.00	699	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	113.45/cwt	112.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	138.56/cwt	130.00–141.00	794	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	142.60/cwt	136.50–144.00	876	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	130.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	840	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	126.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	852	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,025	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	131.41/cwt	119.00–133.00	947	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	141.25/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,023	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	734	114.02/cwt	113.00–116.00	837	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	127.21/cwt	121.00–131.00	982	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	128.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,054	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	145.60/cwt	144.90–146.30	1,195	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,066	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	899	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,245	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	117.74/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,069	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,159	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	96.22/cwt	86.00–101.00	363	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	118.78/cwt	110.00–123.00	464	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	102.37/cwt	91.00–106.00	438	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	116.15/cwt	112.00–122.00	505	18
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	101.27/cwt	96.00–106.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	649	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	116.63/cwt	116.00–118.00	569	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	116.80/cwt	109.00–122.00	618	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	99.58/cwt	96.00–101.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	117.07/cwt	111.00–121.00	677	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	137.20/cwt	137.20–137.20	829	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	114.21/cwt	107.00–123.00	702	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	113.65/cwt	103.00–118.00	774	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	919	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	114.79/cwt	113.00–119.00	830	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	76.07/cwt	72.00–80.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	849	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	941	73.22/cwt	72.00–77.00	689	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	272	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	132.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	502	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	273	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	129.59/cwt	122.00–137.00	535	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	678	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	621	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.84/cwt	126.00–138.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	130.40/cwt	126.00–141.00	730	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	117.71/cwt	117.00–123.00	810	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	110.13/cwt	108.00–113.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	73.85/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,322	6
Bulls	—	—	1,844	77.31/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,426	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	31.29/cwt	28.00–33.00	302	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	39.71/cwt	36.00–42.00	414	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	44.90/cwt	43.00–50.00	495	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	40.65/cwt	37.00–43.00	515	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	46.57/cwt	44.00–51.00	595	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	49.22/cwt	45.00–54.00	781	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,144	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,771	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 Oct 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,433Last week 1,993Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	91.00	91.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
26	—	529	109.00–122.00	116.80
10	—	723	113.00–119.00	114.79
6	—	391	110.00–123.00	118.78
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
34	—	578	111.00–121.00	117.07
18	—	435	112.00–122.00	116.15
11	—	488	116.00–118.00	116.63
7	—	880	110.00	110.00
2	—	240	122.50	122.50
23	—	615	107.00–123.00	114.21
9	—	681	103.00–118.00	113.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	86.00–101.00	96.22
1	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	941	72.00–77.00	73.22
3	—	477	96.00–106.00	101.27
2	—	727	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	96.00	96.00
5	—	428	91.00–106.00	102.37
2	—	865	72.00–80.00	76.07
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
5	—	530	96.00–101.00	99.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	479	135.50	135.50
71	—	604	137.20	137.20
85	—	592	141.00	141.00
16	—	708	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	585	96.00	96.00
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	117.00–123.00	117.71
7	—	378	130.00–139.00	132.88
3	—	905	98.00	98.00
11	—	413	122.00–137.00	129.59
7	—	560	126.00–141.00	130.40
5	—	514	126.00–138.00	134.84
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
8	—	473	125.00–140.00	131.27
6	—	718	108.00–113.00	110.13
2	—	618	120.00–134.00	126.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	148.00	148.00
2	—	272	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	614	136.50–144.00	142.60
11	—	516	147.00	147.00
135	—	724	141.00–141.50	141.25
66	—	696	147.25	147.25
120	—	821	144.90–146.30	145.60
61	—	899	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	112.00–115.00	113.45
5	—	642	114.00	114.00
4	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.25
2	—	430	123.00	123.00
2	—	770	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	387	128.00	128.00
4	—	588	120.00–125.00	122.01
6	—	734	113.00–116.00	114.02
2	—	662	114.00	114.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	721	119.00–133.00	131.41
8	—	424	125.00–140.00	129.61
2	—	885	119.00–122.00	120.48
27	—	676	120.00–134.00	126.00
25	—	521	126.00–142.00	134.13
21	—	473	125.00–141.00	135.56
11	—	908	117.00–119.00	117.74
4	—	1,035	112.00	112.00
2	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.45
25	—	643	120.00–133.00	130.71
24	—	573	130.00–141.00	138.56
20	—	819	122.00–130.00	128.64
9	—	772	121.00–131.00	127.21
2	—	960	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	76.00–79.00	77.31
6	—	1,790	72.00–75.00	73.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,043	36.00–42.00	39.71
4	—	964	28.00–33.00	31.29
10	—	1,102	43.00–50.00	44.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,587	45.00–54.00	49.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	37.00–43.00	40.65
19	—	1,278	44.00–51.00	46.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	640.00	640.00

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.