Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-01-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 9

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,107 head

▲ 2,140 vs last sale 967▲ 3,107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 89▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

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 $138.73/cwt on 1,331 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −132.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$138.73

1,331 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$24.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

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	743	139.19	1,034	1,306
Medium and Large 2-3	642	114.40	734	25

One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about $300 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 sale1,331 hd

138.73

—

KY average27 barns · 10,605 hd

141.63

−2.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−132.95

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	1,862	82.84	1,542	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	54.17	872	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	51.34	674	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	43.00	469	24

Every lot

108 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	172.73/cwt	167.50–179.00	475	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	146.16/cwt	142.50–150.00	450	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	147.88/cwt	141.00–155.00	553	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	162.11/cwt	159.00–164.00	644	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	145.11/cwt	143.00–147.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	153.11/cwt	151.00–156.00	655	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	140.41/cwt	130.00–149.00	678	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	153.52/cwt	148.50–158.00	795	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	116.37/cwt	113.00–121.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.21/cwt	125.00–147.00	741	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	836	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	148.50/cwt	147.50–153.00	851	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	138.59/cwt	128.00–145.00	798	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	117.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	682	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	137.91/cwt	137.00–141.00	851	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	674	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	130.78/cwt	121.00–136.00	820	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	118.78/cwt	117.00–120.00	791	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	130.53/cwt	124.00–136.00	880	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	957	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	130.42/cwt	118.00–134.50	935	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	138.49/cwt	137.00–139.25	1,019	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	129.47/cwt	122.00–133.25	1,001	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	143.51/cwt	142.75–145.00	1,127	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,123	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	108.80/cwt	107.00–110.00	895	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,077	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	132.78/cwt	130.50–134.50	1,149	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	140.45/cwt	135.25–143.50	1,223	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	118.14/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,085	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	135.90/cwt	135.85–135.95	1,268	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,192	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,218	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	228	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	331	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	293	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	133.29/cwt	120.00–139.00	381	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	132.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	427	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	131.80/cwt	115.00–136.00	482	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	138.26/cwt	138.00–139.00	517	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	104.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	402	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	123.79/cwt	115.00–132.00	524	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	107.85/cwt	100.00–113.00	459	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	110.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	513	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	120.16/cwt	115.00–126.00	570	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	120.96/cwt	113.00–124.00	628	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	106.24/cwt	97.00–112.00	552	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	545	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	692	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	108.45/cwt	107.00–110.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	137.10/cwt	129.50–138.75	846	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	120.83/cwt	114.00–127.00	754	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	108.94/cwt	101.00–110.00	689	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	667	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	119.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	799	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	132.34/cwt	127.75–137.95	896	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	899	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	118.61/cwt	110.00–123.00	852	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	747	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	124.22/cwt	123.50–126.00	981	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	113.81/cwt	105.00–120.00	946	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	231	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	426	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	140.32/cwt	136.00–144.00	526	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	154.75/cwt	152.00–165.00	582	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	161.79/cwt	150.00–166.00	655	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.60/cwt	130.00–149.00	612	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	135.24/cwt	130.00–146.00	638	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	120.72/cwt	110.00–125.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	136.24/cwt	130.00–144.00	717	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	121.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	112.08/cwt	109.00–115.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	127.55/cwt	125.00–131.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	117.51/cwt	115.00–119.00	733	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	131.11/cwt	123.00–137.00	826	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	127.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	836	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	783	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	664	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,018	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	965	52
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	80.72/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,500	14
Bulls	—	—	1,888	97.65/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	55.02/cwt	52.00–59.00	570	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	33.12/cwt	30.00–38.00	354	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	45.59/cwt	40.00–49.00	511	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	45.86/cwt	42.00–49.00	575	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	35.32/cwt	32.00–38.00	443	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	54.82/cwt	50.00–69.00	732	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	48.52/cwt	48.00–49.00	778	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	56.06/cwt	52.00–66.00	903	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	630	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 Jan 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,107Last week 967Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 89Year ago 0

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	143.00–147.00	145.11
4	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
6	—	374	141.00–155.00	147.88
1	—	1,010	118.00	118.00
2	—	308	142.50–150.00	146.16
61	—	773	122.00–133.25	129.47
16	—	865	130.50–134.50	132.78
18	—	483	130.00–149.00	140.41
42	—	576	128.00–145.00	138.59
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
8	—	918	116.00–119.00	118.14
8	—	825	130.50	130.50
86	—	674	124.00–136.00	130.53
43	—	525	125.00–147.00	141.21
50	—	627	121.00–136.00	130.78
59	—	717	118.00–134.50	130.42
1	—	250	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
7	—	581	110.00–121.00	117.31
3	—	523	113.00–121.00	116.37
4	—	624	105.00–110.00	107.94
5	—	823	107.00–110.00	108.80
5	—	666	117.00–120.00	118.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	397	159.00–164.00	162.11
5	—	275	167.50–179.00	172.73
2	—	485	152.00	152.00
30	—	428	151.00–156.00	153.11
10	—	518	148.50–158.00	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	137.50	137.50
194	—	785	142.75–145.00	143.51
114	—	933	135.85–135.95	135.90
110	—	736	137.00–139.25	138.49
60	—	814	138.00	138.00
37	—	526	159.00	159.00
29	—	617	137.00–141.00	137.91
33	—	573	147.50–153.00	148.50
256	—	871	135.25–143.50	140.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	110.00–125.00	119.58
8	—	286	120.00–139.00	133.29
22	—	831	105.00–120.00	113.81
23	—	718	110.00–123.00	118.61
34	—	624	114.00–127.00	120.83
46	—	423	115.00–132.00	123.79
1	—	235	134.00	134.00
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
21	—	366	115.00–136.00	131.80
12	—	323	130.00–134.00	132.10
73	—	568	115.00–125.00	121.80
62	—	519	113.00–124.00	120.96
51	—	474	115.00–126.00	120.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	100.00–113.00	107.85
19	—	465	105.00–114.00	110.43
2	—	685	90.00–94.00	92.01
12	—	520	97.00–112.00	106.24
9	—	384	104.00–110.00	104.65
2	—	573	107.00–110.00	108.45
2	—	263	110.00–113.00	111.51
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
2	—	747	90.00	90.00
12	—	632	101.00–110.00	108.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	138.00–139.00	138.26
6	—	408	140.00	140.00
2	—	228	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	677	127.75–137.95	132.34
101	—	790	123.50–126.00	124.22
20	—	704	127.75	127.75
196	—	617	129.50–138.75	137.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,018	94.75	94.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	115.00–119.00	117.51
6	—	475	110.00–125.00	120.72
4	—	539	120.00–126.00	121.73
2	—	695	109.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	570	109.00–115.00	112.08
2	—	350	128.00	128.00
1	—	800	83.00	83.00
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
3	—	783	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	150.00–156.00	153.08
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	147.00	147.00
17	—	630	123.00–137.00	131.11
16	—	472	130.00–146.00	135.24
10	—	435	130.00–149.00	140.60
9	—	375	136.00–144.00	140.32
7	—	592	125.00–131.00	127.55
6	—	656	120.00–129.00	127.47
2	—	718	111.00–114.00	112.47
10	—	526	130.00–144.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	405	150.00–166.00	161.79
20	—	376	152.00–165.00	154.75
4	—	461	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	231	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,858	78.00–85.00	80.72
2	—	1,888	95.00–100.00	97.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	32.00–38.00	35.32
31	—	1,335	50.00–69.00	54.82
8	—	1,254	42.00–49.00	45.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,121	40.00–49.00	45.59
8	—	1,069	30.00–38.00	33.12
4	—	1,036	52.00–59.00	55.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,610	52.00–66.00	56.06
2	—	1,603	48.00–49.00	48.52
1	—	1,615	39.00	39.00

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.