Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to Holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.03/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$119.03

110 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

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	553	121.26	670	92
Medium and Large 2-3	532	107.63	572	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $98 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 sale110 hd

119.03

—

KY average21 barns · 3,095 hd

124.24

−5.21

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	—	Low	1,703	83.76	1,426	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	61.24	780	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	61.06	877	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	47.79	489	13

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	628	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	714	120.27/cwt	116.00–121.50	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	135.14/cwt	134.00–135.50	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	118.32/cwt	114.00–121.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	121.69/cwt	115.00–128.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.41/cwt	123.00–139.00	614	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	135.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.72/cwt	99.00–105.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,008	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	45.30/cwt	42.00–48.50	452	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	50.28/cwt	49.50–51.00	490	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,005	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,879	91.62/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	65.24/cwt	63.50–69.00	854	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	63.71/cwt	62.00–66.00	934	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.07/cwt	54.00–57.00	620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	56.92/cwt	53.00–59.50	844	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	56.91/cwt	54.50–60.00	741	6
Bulls	—	—	1,708	83.09/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,419	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	866.99/cwt	725.00–960.00	10,230	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,503	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,204.98/cwt	1,110.00–1,325.00	18,135	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	819.40/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	129.05/cwt	122.00–136.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	127.85/cwt	121.00–135.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.28/cwt	119.00–131.00	590	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	117.71/cwt	114.00–124.00	670	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	113.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.80/cwt	117.00–126.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	127.61/cwt	122.00–135.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	123.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	124.06/cwt	119.00–129.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	112.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	99.71/cwt	93.00–104.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	111.33/cwt	103.00–121.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	128.44/cwt	124.00–131.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.28/cwt	138.00–148.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.60/cwt	139.00–148.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.46/cwt	142.00–157.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,080	1

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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 0

No trend available due to Holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	94.00	94.00
1	—	877	101.00	101.00
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
18	—	471	119.00–131.00	125.28
16	—	569	114.00–124.00	117.71
8	—	607	110.00–119.00	113.36
8	—	518	117.00–126.00	121.80
5	—	371	122.00–135.00	127.61
4	—	329	120.00–126.00	123.94
2	—	788	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	405	119.00–129.00	124.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	123.50	123.50
9	—	714	116.00–121.50	120.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	134.00–135.50	135.14
2	—	472	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
7	—	474	110.00–115.00	112.88
6	—	634	93.00–104.00	99.71
3	—	538	103.00–121.00	111.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	115.00–123.00	118.24
4	—	473	114.00–121.00	118.32
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	115.00–128.00	121.69
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
1	—	310	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	123.00–139.00	130.41
6	—	526	125.00–138.00	129.47
6	—	321	130.00–138.00	135.73
3	—	775	99.00–105.00	102.72
2	—	633	112.00–115.00	113.51
2	—	588	125.00–131.00	128.01
2	—	418	132.00–134.00	133.02
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	133.00	133.00
16	—	760	135.00	135.00
12	—	660	146.75	146.75
4	—	533	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	122.00–136.00	129.05
2	—	710	113.00–116.00	114.49
2	—	522	122.00	122.00
2	—	460	121.00–135.00	127.85
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	129.00–139.00	135.20
7	—	704	124.00–131.00	128.44
6	—	678	130.00–136.00	133.21
5	—	473	138.00–148.00	145.28
4	—	506	140.00–145.00	143.01
4	—	404	142.00–150.00	144.97
3	—	565	139.00–148.00	142.60
3	—	368	142.00–157.00	150.46
1	—	915	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,879	87.50–100.00	91.62
6	—	1,708	82.00–85.00	83.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	998	42.00–48.50	45.30
3	—	1,105	54.00–57.00	56.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	49.50–51.00	50.28
12	—	1,309	63.50–69.00	65.24
6	—	1,302	54.50–60.00	56.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	47.00	47.00
10	—	1,466	62.00–66.00	63.71
3	—	1,482	53.00–59.50	56.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	725.00–960.00	866.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,505	1,110.00–1,325.00	1,204.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,325	750.00–900.00	819.40

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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