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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 13

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,288 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 1,527▲ 849 vs year ago 439 · +193.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 129▼ 20 vs year ago 116 · −17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher,over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher,Good demand for feeder and yearling classes.Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower,Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $144.76/cwt on 624 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −126.92 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$144.76

624 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

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	705	145.02	1,022	618
Medium and Large 2-3	704	117.65	828	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $194 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 sale624 hd

144.76

—

KY average28 barns · 6,135 hd

140.27

+4.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−126.92

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	1,705	94.90	1,618	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	66.08	1,052	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	60.78	799	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	57.92	637	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	75.51	940	2thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	160.46/cwt	149.00–169.00	523	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	155.33/cwt	143.00–164.00	570	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	170.22/cwt	167.50–172.50	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	147.43/cwt	144.00–160.00	610	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	150.80/cwt	140.00–161.00	719	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	147.41/cwt	135.00–155.00	761	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	838	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	146.11/cwt	140.00–153.00	834	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	142.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	900	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	148.81/cwt	145.00–149.50	991	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	139.75/cwt	131.00–144.00	932	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	119.94/cwt	116.00–124.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	149.26/cwt	142.00–150.25	1,055	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	136.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,003	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	142.78/cwt	139.00–148.10	1,084	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	136.71/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,050	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,064	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	143.80/cwt	143.80–143.80	1,179	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	137.80/cwt	137.80–137.80	1,185	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,140	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	222	142.01/cwt	132.50–155.00	315	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	146.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	144.43/cwt	142.00–148.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	167.06/cwt	163.00–168.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	143.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	554	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	138.91/cwt	131.00–144.00	593	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	137.87/cwt	125.00–144.00	656	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	142.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	734	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	105.45/cwt	100.00–111.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	134.38/cwt	125.00–139.00	719	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	151.40/cwt	151.40–151.40	846	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	129.25/cwt	123.00–136.00	743	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.78/cwt	113.00–129.00	766	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	118.92/cwt	115.00–126.00	790	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	104.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	138.51/cwt	129.50–142.25	927	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	118.34/cwt	110.00–124.00	846	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	890	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,023	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,027	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	165.93/cwt	165.00–167.00	382	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	139.85/cwt	133.00–154.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	157.84/cwt	145.00–167.00	603	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	152.58/cwt	140.00–160.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	126.54/cwt	115.00–138.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	145.85/cwt	141.00–157.00	683	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	148.41/cwt	139.00–151.00	775	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	140.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	817	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	119.24/cwt	111.00–129.00	847	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	287	111.21/cwt	107.50–113.00	319	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	326	108.97/cwt	108.00–111.00	355	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	85.39/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,117	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,898	101.17/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,920	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	51.39/cwt	48.00–55.00	550	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	65.69/cwt	64.00–67.00	713	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	58.85/cwt	57.00–62.00	659	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	54.31/cwt	53.00–55.00	686	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	60.79/cwt	56.00–64.00	800	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	68.52/cwt	65.00–71.00	939	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	61.45/cwt	59.00–64.00	939	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	68.72/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,119	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	940	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,230	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,856	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,527Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 129Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
5	—	437	115.00–138.00	126.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	139.00–151.00	148.41
2	—	230	165.00–167.00	165.93
14	—	382	145.00–167.00	157.84
2	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
19	—	580	130.00–146.00	140.88
3	—	322	133.00–154.00	139.85
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
4	—	710	111.00–129.00	119.24
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
5	—	468	141.00–157.00	145.85
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
8	—	426	140.00–160.00	152.58
1	—	900	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	666	145.00–149.50	148.81
8	—	605	151.00	151.00
197	—	759	139.00–148.10	142.78
61	—	860	137.80	137.80
64	—	820	143.80	143.80
85	—	707	142.00–150.25	149.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
2	—	685	116.00–124.00	119.94
2	—	780	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	167.50–172.50	170.22
2	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	280	195.00	195.00
6	—	526	158.00–160.00	159.35
1	—	120	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	122.50	122.50
15	—	667	131.00–144.00	139.75
4	—	812	131.00	131.00
14	—	367	143.00–164.00	155.33
27	—	477	140.00–161.00	150.80
6	—	414	144.00–160.00	147.43
18	—	768	129.00–138.00	136.71
6	—	734	136.00–140.00	136.66
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
19	—	516	135.00–155.00	147.41
8	—	326	149.00–169.00	160.46
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
22	—	571	140.00–153.00	146.11
8	—	632	141.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
2	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.90
3	—	287	107.50–113.00	111.21
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
3	—	326	108.00–111.00	108.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	849	120.50	120.50
80	—	559	151.40	151.40
180	—	669	129.50–142.25	138.51
7	—	885	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	130.00–148.00	143.09
4	—	316	142.00–148.00	144.43
16	—	535	125.00–139.00	134.38
12	—	664	115.00–126.00	118.92
4	—	761	117.00	117.00
19	—	619	113.00–129.00	123.78
5	—	715	110.00–124.00	118.34
24	—	476	125.00–144.00	137.87
8	—	427	131.00–144.00	138.91
32	—	575	123.00–136.00	129.25
2	—	273	140.00–154.00	146.42
3	—	222	132.50–155.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	170.00	170.00
8	—	338	163.00–168.00	167.06
8	—	445	152.00	152.00
27	—	516	140.00–144.00	142.17
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
2	—	380	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	100.00–111.00	105.45
2	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
3	—	667	101.00–108.00	104.68
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	103.00	103.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	48.00–55.00	51.39
3	—	1,085	64.00–67.00	65.69
10	—	1,120	57.00–62.00	58.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,316	56.00–64.00	60.79
6	—	1,264	53.00–55.00	54.31
5	—	1,370	65.00–71.00	68.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,629	65.00–73.00	68.72
4	—	1,528	59.00–64.00	61.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,898	99.00–105.00	101.17
3	—	1,308	84.00–86.00	85.39
5	—	1,712	91.00–95.00	93.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	75.00–76.00	75.51

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	750.00	750.00

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	—	1,030	925.00	925.00

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	1	—	925	70.00	70.00

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.