Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2020-06-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,089 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 2,158▲ 2,089 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 89▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 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 $126.15/cwt on 1,175 head.

Average price

$126.15

1,175 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$36.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	670	126.56	848	1,156
Medium and Large 2-3	612	101.33	621	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	390	90.00	351	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about $497 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 sale1,175 hd

126.15

—

KY average28 barns · 5,727 hd

128.77

−2.62

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	1,693	96.82	1,639	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	70.05	1,068	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	64.87	858	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	64.53	679	16

Every lot

88 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	143.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	130.68/cwt	129.00–134.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	157.00/cwt	150.00–164.00	685	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	697	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	138.73/cwt	133.00–151.00	724	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	138.47/cwt	130.00–150.00	796	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	117.49/cwt	108.00–120.00	720	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	131.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	809	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	144.81/cwt	142.00–145.50	912	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	120.75/cwt	119.00–126.00	810	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	138.95/cwt	138.95–138.95	1,005	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	126.56/cwt	114.00–129.00	919	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	124.07/cwt	116.00–127.00	944	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	126.41/cwt	120.50–127.50	1,038	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	119.99/cwt	119.00–120.25	1,027	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	116.42/cwt	113.75–117.75	1,090	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,120	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,080	105.90/cwt	105.90–105.90	1,144	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	142.25/cwt	140.00–149.00	441	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	160.59/cwt	156.00–165.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	138.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	527	15
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	103.94/cwt	96.00–115.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	134.55/cwt	127.00–139.00	577	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.52/cwt	125.00–141.00	626	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	705	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	126.61/cwt	121.00–132.00	672	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	125.93/cwt	118.00–132.00	714	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	747	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	129.48/cwt	124.10–131.00	853	703
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	119.46/cwt	110.00–122.50	803	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	702	94.50/cwt	93.00–98.00	663	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	121.27/cwt	121.10–122.50	872	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	113.89/cwt	100.00–120.00	822	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	766	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	121.08/cwt	119.75–122.60	929	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	918	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	101.71/cwt	92.00–105.00	881	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	162.49/cwt	150.00–170.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	147.82/cwt	141.00–161.00	618	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	146.78/cwt	139.00–153.00	685	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	140.90/cwt	134.00–145.00	738	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.56/cwt	128.00–142.00	785	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	124.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	836	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	120.82/cwt	117.00–124.00	872	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	117.28/cwt	112.00–120.00	901	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	104.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	915	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,006	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	93.63/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,453	5
Bulls	—	—	1,834	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,834	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	58.57/cwt	58.00–59.00	558	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	65.38/cwt	61.00–70.00	697	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	57.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	758	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	66.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	880	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,068	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,176	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,020	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	825	2

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 Jun 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,089Last week 2,158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	93.00–98.00	94.50
3	—	766	95.00	95.00
2	—	567	113.00	113.00
3	—	415	96.00–115.00	103.94
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
2	—	490	112.00–120.00	116.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	150.00	150.00
4	—	310	140.00–149.00	142.25
7	—	866	92.00–105.00	101.71
1	—	930	89.00	89.00
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
30	—	672	110.00–122.50	119.46
21	—	567	118.00–132.00	125.93
19	—	531	121.00–132.00	126.61
16	—	623	116.00–123.00	119.95
16	—	480	125.00–141.00	130.52
15	—	381	130.00–143.00	138.35
12	—	429	127.00–139.00	134.55
8	—	722	100.00–120.00	113.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	818	112.25	112.25
81	—	719	121.10–122.50	121.27
143	—	767	119.75–122.60	121.08
703	—	659	124.10–131.00	129.48
5	—	620	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
2	—	373	156.00–165.00	160.59
11	—	522	134.00–136.00	134.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
2	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	575	128.00–142.00	136.56
18	—	674	121.00–125.00	124.06
18	—	524	134.00–145.00	140.90
15	—	467	139.00–153.00	146.78
10	—	418	141.00–161.00	147.82
6	—	768	112.00–120.00	117.28
6	—	722	117.00–124.00	120.82
6	—	620	125.00–130.00	127.02
3	—	340	150.00–170.00	162.49
2	—	930	93.00	93.00
2	—	865	101.00–108.00	104.50
1	—	1,070	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,005	91.00	91.00
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	114.00–129.00	126.56
12	—	671	119.00–126.00	120.75
12	—	436	150.00–164.00	157.00
9	—	616	125.00–140.00	131.39
8	—	469	145.00–152.00	148.69
6	—	522	133.00–151.00	138.73
3	—	383	140.00–150.00	143.18
2	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
29	—	761	116.00–127.00	124.07
21	—	575	130.00–150.00	138.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	108.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	426	129.00–134.00	130.68
2	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	890	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	936	113.75–117.75	116.42
126	—	821	120.50–127.50	126.41
78	—	856	119.00–120.25	119.99
70	—	723	138.95	138.95
58	—	953	117.50	117.50
48	—	1,080	105.90	105.90
22	—	670	135.00	135.00
7	—	630	142.00–145.50	144.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	153.00	153.00
2	—	482	167.00	167.00
1	—	560	152.00	152.00
1	—	415	169.00	169.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	2	—	1,018	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,066	61.00–70.00	65.38
2	—	953	58.00–59.00	58.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	68.00–72.00	70.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	64.00–69.00	66.51
2	—	1,318	55.00–60.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,834	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,552	90.00–99.00	93.63

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.