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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 17

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,683 head

▲ 762 vs last sale 921▼ 698 vs year ago 2,381 · −29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 72▼ 91 vs year ago 177 · −51.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate 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 $133.07/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$133.07

778 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$14.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	614	134.02	823	726
Medium and Large 2-3	492	119.73	589	52

One grade step is worth $14.29/cwt here — about $234 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 sale778 hd

133.07

—

KY average26 barns · 5,182 hd

128.56

+4.50

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	1,563	91.94	1,437	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	68.63	1,095	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	60.85	770	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	59.32	592	9thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	426	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	149.82/cwt	146.00–153.00	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	141.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	152.35/cwt	145.00–161.00	644	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	149.92/cwt	142.00–158.00	711	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	139.23/cwt	135.00–141.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	150.38/cwt	143.00–155.00	788	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	138.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	735	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	145.59/cwt	138.00–151.00	837	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	131.52/cwt	129.00–136.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	141.16/cwt	135.00–148.00	874	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	792	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	133.96/cwt	127.00–138.00	892	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	122.85/cwt	116.00–127.00	880	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	126.93/cwt	121.00–133.00	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	136.80/cwt	136.80–136.80	1,064	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	129.68/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,089	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	139.20/cwt	139.20–139.20	1,203	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,196	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	973	120.30/cwt	120.30–120.30	1,171	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,226	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	383	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	144.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	124.20/cwt	121.00–127.50	404	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	124.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	466	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	136.95/cwt	129.00–140.00	514	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	131.05/cwt	124.00–137.00	552	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	132.40/cwt	129.00–142.00	618	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	124.92/cwt	122.00–127.00	597	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	127.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	668	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	116.56/cwt	115.00–119.00	615	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	735	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	143.30/cwt	143.30–143.30	860	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	121.51/cwt	119.00–123.00	759	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	133.95/cwt	132.20–135.70	885	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	809	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	951	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	123.20/cwt	123.20–123.20	1,109	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,119	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	461	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	168.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	146.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	633	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	131.27/cwt	129.00–133.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	147.81/cwt	140.00–157.00	701	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	131.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	630	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	148.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	783	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	142.74/cwt	136.00–148.00	806	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	130.58/cwt	128.00–131.00	768	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	134.42/cwt	127.00–136.00	827	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	122.90/cwt	118.00–129.00	822	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	117.80/cwt	116.00–122.00	863	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	763	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	981	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	555	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	516	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	858	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	873	42
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	83.71/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,612	93.79/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,512	12
Bulls	—	—	1,785	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,802	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	62.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	620	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	55.51/cwt	53.00–57.00	557	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	55.92/cwt	52.00–58.00	676	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	63.65/cwt	60.00–67.00	821	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	978	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	65.97/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,035	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	73.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,220	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	613.59/cwt	530.00–650.00	7,056	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,271	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	14,122	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,683Last week 921Year ago 2,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 72Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	908	131.75	131.75
49	—	973	120.30	120.30
60	—	864	139.20	139.20
76	—	778	136.80	136.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	474	142.00–158.00	149.92
48	—	524	143.00–155.00	150.38
36	—	575	138.00–151.00	145.59
23	—	619	135.00–148.00	141.16
20	—	423	145.00–161.00	152.35
16	—	840	121.00–132.00	129.68
2	—	285	151.00	151.00
4	—	375	146.00–153.00	149.82
5	—	1,057	116.00	116.00
6	—	333	170.00	170.00
6	—	666	127.00–138.00	133.96
6	—	716	116.00–127.00	122.85
9	—	875	123.00	123.00
10	—	766	121.00–133.00	126.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
2	—	338	122.00–130.00	125.97
2	—	768	110.00–117.00	113.44
3	—	353	135.00	135.00
3	—	418	141.00–144.00	141.96
4	—	476	135.00–141.00	139.23
5	—	683	121.00	121.00
6	—	587	129.00–136.00	131.52
9	—	629	124.00–130.00	125.98
11	—	532	134.00–140.00	138.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	122.00–127.00	124.92
14	—	373	122.00–127.00	124.97
9	—	528	115.00–119.00	116.56
4	—	624	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	828	91.00–92.00	91.49
2	—	713	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.54
2	—	430	120.00–126.00	123.10
2	—	325	121.00–127.50	124.20
1	—	655	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	119.00–123.00	121.51
9	—	678	115.00–121.00	119.35
8	—	831	114.50	114.50
4	—	1,017	110.00	110.00
4	—	286	130.00–137.50	133.93
3	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	315	140.00–149.00	144.29
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
45	—	421	124.00–137.00	131.05
43	—	467	129.00–142.00	132.40
39	—	375	129.00–140.00	136.95
25	—	574	120.00–132.00	127.99
36	—	525	124.00–134.00	127.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	661	132.20–135.70	133.95
177	—	600	143.30	143.30
58	—	900	123.20	123.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
1	—	935	107.00	107.00
7	—	588	128.00–131.00	130.58
5	—	478	129.00–135.00	131.75
4	—	436	129.00–133.00	131.27
3	—	678	109.00–112.00	110.34
3	—	640	116.00–120.00	118.33
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.01
2	—	763	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	310	147.50–150.00	148.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	140.00–157.00	147.81
32	—	528	140.00–154.00	148.36
27	—	565	136.00–148.00	142.74
23	—	615	127.00–136.00	134.42
21	—	432	140.00–151.00	146.43
10	—	669	118.00–129.00	122.90
7	—	733	116.00–122.00	117.80
4	—	380	145.00–155.00	151.06
3	—	846	116.00	116.00
3	—	327	165.00–175.00	168.80
1	—	255	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	858	101.75	101.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	61.00–66.00	62.36
4	—	1,003	53.00–57.00	55.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	63.00–69.00	65.97
2	—	1,650	70.00–78.00	73.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,290	60.00–67.00	63.65
15	—	1,208	52.00–58.00	55.92
2	—	1,428	68.00–69.00	68.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,612	90.00–98.00	93.79
6	—	1,353	82.00–89.00	83.71
3	—	1,785	100.00–103.00	100.98

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,535	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	530.00–650.00	613.59

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.