Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower in a light test.

Groups of 20 head or more: Steers 20 head blk 565 lbs 157.75.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.25/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$126.25

157 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	129.80	684	117
Medium and Large 2-3	483	116.90	565	34
Small and Medium 1-2	258	110.00	284	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about $401 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 sale157 hd

126.25

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

125.50

+0.75

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	1,532	78.92	1,209	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	59.67	869	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	56.58	686	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	51.71	587	8thin

Every lot, as filed

82 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.28/cwt	121.00–135.00	681	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	122.42/cwt	119.00–127.00	747	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.83/cwt	144.00–154.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.72/cwt	149.00–155.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.24/cwt	131.00–138.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.78/cwt	141.00–151.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.66/cwt	131.00–138.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	874	543.94/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,754	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	692.32/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	930	551.48/cwt	525.00–575.00	5,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,209	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	947.91/cwt	685.00–1,210.00	9,716	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,101.74/cwt	900.00–1,385.00	13,860	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,375	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,125	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	651.61/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,424	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	82.27/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.80/cwt	141.00–143.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.26/cwt	139.00–140.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	631	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	159.98/cwt	158.00–161.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	891	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	136.42/cwt	135.00–137.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	48.01/cwt	46.00–50.00	515	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	54.04/cwt	52.00–56.00	659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	45.20/cwt	43.00–48.00	468	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	70.56/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	134.27/cwt	129.00–146.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	471	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	58.12/cwt	57.00–59.00	760	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	64.17/cwt	62.00–65.50	1,067	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	57.43/cwt	55.00–59.00	738	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	62.25/cwt	61.00–63.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	125.58/cwt	118.00–128.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	131.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	128.59/cwt	124.00–131.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	120.42/cwt	110.00–124.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	119.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.68/cwt	118.00–119.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	111.13/cwt	105.00–118.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	226	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	249	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	322	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	633	26

How this sale compares

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 →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Jun 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 514Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower in a light test.

Groups of 20 head or more: Steers 20 head blk 565 lbs 157.75.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	121.00–135.00	130.28
16	—	610	119.00–127.00	122.42
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
6	—	382	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	94.00	94.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
10	—	429	126.00–135.00	131.61
8	—	583	124.00–131.00	128.59
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
26	—	471	131.00–138.00	134.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	135.00	135.00
12	—	530	135.00–137.00	136.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	115.00–125.00	120.67
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
4	—	331	118.00–128.00	125.58
7	—	461	110.00–124.00	120.42
7	—	431	115.00–122.00	119.81
3	—	570	118.00–119.00	118.68
3	—	532	105.00–118.00	111.13
2	—	865	84.00	84.00
2	—	612	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	226	110.00	110.00
2	—	322	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	144.00–154.00	148.83
4	—	423	149.00–155.00	151.72
15	—	672	131.00–138.00	135.24
8	—	531	141.00–151.00	145.78
5	—	618	137.00–140.00	138.21
2	—	700	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	150.00–156.00	153.04
10	—	461	140.00–151.00	147.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
4	—	480	131.00–138.00	133.66
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	157.00	157.00
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	158.50	158.50
20	—	565	157.75	157.75
3	—	685	146.00	146.00
2	—	608	144.00–147.00	145.48
1	—	515	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	112.50	112.50
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	144.00–150.00	146.75
5	—	463	141.00–143.00	141.80
4	—	509	139.00–140.00	139.26
3	—	361	150.00–152.00	151.35
2	—	608	130.00	130.00
2	—	563	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	158.00–161.00	159.98
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	127.00–130.00	129.02
5	—	372	129.00–146.00	134.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	874	500.00–625.00	543.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	650.00–750.00	692.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	625.00–675.00	651.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	525.00–575.00	551.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	685.00–1,210.00	947.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,258	900.00–1,385.00	1,101.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	79.00–86.50	82.27
2	—	1,418	70.00–71.00	70.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,307	57.00–59.00	58.12
4	—	1,663	62.00–65.50	64.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	46.00–50.00	48.01
7	—	1,285	55.00–59.00	57.43
5	—	1,221	61.00–63.00	62.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	52.00–56.00	54.04
3	—	1,035	43.00–48.00	45.20
2	—	1,158	57.00–59.00	57.98

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.

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle