Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes sold mostly steady with good demand. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.31/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$141.31

234 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	718	142.21	1,021	218
Medium and Large 2-3	545	130.96	714	11thin
Large 1-2	660	127.48	841	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	472	123.00	580	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $440 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 sale234 hd

141.31

—

KY average25 barns · 4,959 hd

141.32

−0.01

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	1,512	86.25	1,304	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	63.27	844	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	60.42	707	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	50.76	510	25

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	65.69/cwt	63.00–69.00	878	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	58.92/cwt	54.00–62.00	784	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	58.60/cwt	54.00–62.00	658	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	65.29/cwt	63.50–72.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	682	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	136.62/cwt	135.00–137.00	739	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	433	108.54/cwt	101.00–116.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.24/cwt	115.00–134.00	463	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	124.68/cwt	122.00–126.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.04/cwt	120.00–131.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.46/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	109.53/cwt	108.00–111.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	107.13/cwt	101.00–113.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	120.30/cwt	113.00–131.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	126.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	617	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	305	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	348	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	313	102.85/cwt	97.00–115.00	322	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	106.19/cwt	96.00–116.00	568	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	287	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	344	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	127.24/cwt	122.00–131.00	477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	111.96/cwt	103.00–117.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	248	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.66/cwt	134.00–145.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	150.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	720	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.05/cwt	42.00–56.00	557	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	45.68/cwt	38.00–50.00	439	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.98/cwt	59.00–63.50	607	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	94.54/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,569	9
Bulls	—	—	1,448	84.65/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,132	62.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	713	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,225	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,272	923.70/cwt	810.00–1,085.00	11,749	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,475	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	915	512.70/cwt	475.00–550.00	4,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	651.43/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,970	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	614.46/cwt	425.00–700.00	6,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	752.90/cwt	660.00–825.00	8,410	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,611	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	737	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	560	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	365	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	761	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.00/cwt	148.00–155.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.97/cwt	138.00–146.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	133.53/cwt	130.00–135.50	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.80/cwt	148.00–153.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.46/cwt	144.00–150.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.91/cwt	132.00–135.00	888	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	812	144.10/cwt	144.10–144.10	1,170	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	784	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,135	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	141.19/cwt	141.00–141.50	853	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	120.31/cwt	100.00–140.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	133.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	759	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	483	2

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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 472Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes sold mostly steady with good demand. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,336	63.00–69.00	65.69
5	—	1,331	54.00–62.00	58.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,123	54.00–62.00	58.60
8	—	1,267	63.50–72.00	65.29
1	—	1,045	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	42.00–56.00	53.05
11	—	962	38.00–50.00	45.68
3	—	995	59.00–63.50	60.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,660	90.50–98.50	94.54
3	—	1,448	82.00–88.50	84.65
3	—	1,132	60.00–65.00	62.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	120.00–134.00	128.52
12	—	428	125.00–136.00	127.78
14	—	373	115.00–134.00	124.24
3	—	658	122.00–126.00	124.68
9	—	579	120.00–131.00	126.04
10	—	473	121.00–131.00	126.46
3	—	283	125.00–128.00	126.01
2	—	728	105.00–114.00	109.55
2	—	602	120.00	120.00
2	—	312	125.00	125.00
2	—	242	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	145.00	145.00
7	—	700	118.00	118.00
10	—	541	135.00–137.00	136.62
12	—	618	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	101.00–116.00	108.54
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
1	—	620	92.00	92.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
2	—	583	108.00–111.00	109.53
2	—	670	101.00–113.00	107.13
4	—	471	113.00–131.00	120.30
6	—	426	118.00–120.00	119.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	127.75	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	97.00–115.00	102.85
2	—	535	96.00–116.00	106.19
2	—	287	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	122.00–131.00	127.24
4	—	596	130.00	130.00
3	—	623	103.00–117.00	111.96
3	—	248	126.00	126.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	134.00–145.00	140.66
4	—	438	144.00	144.00
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	149.00–155.00	150.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	737	76.00	76.00
4	—	580	63.00	63.00
2	—	805	60.00	60.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	125.00–130.00	127.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	761	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	138.00	138.00
5	—	431	148.00–155.00	152.00
5	—	571	138.00–146.00	143.97
5	—	733	130.00–135.50	133.53
6	—	467	148.00–153.00	149.80
7	—	765	136.50	136.50
13	—	518	144.00–150.00	147.46
20	—	668	132.00–135.00	132.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	812	144.10	144.10
61	—	784	144.75	144.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
2	—	655	145.00	145.00
23	—	604	141.00–141.50	141.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
2	—	488	100.00–140.00	120.31
6	—	567	131.00–135.00	133.83
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,272	810.00–1,085.00	923.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	475.00–550.00	512.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	600.00–710.00	651.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	425.00–700.00	614.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	660.00–825.00	752.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	885.00	885.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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