Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand; good demand for weaned packages. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.18/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$138.18

362 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

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	820	138.30	1,135	352
Large 1-2	595	138.00	821	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	133.67	746	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $388 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 sale362 hd

138.18

—

KY average26 barns · 5,067 hd

141.96

−3.78

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	1,810	86.36	1,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	60.28	878	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	58.25	751	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	46.72	510	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Value Added	—	589	141.71/cwt	134.00–142.75	835	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	112.97/cwt	107.00–119.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	629	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.89/cwt	121.00–137.00	558	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	128.60/cwt	123.00–135.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.97/cwt	120.00–132.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	130.84/cwt	122.00–137.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	125.44/cwt	122.00–128.00	346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	123.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.02/cwt	123.00–129.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	132.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.07/cwt	115.00–131.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	129.92/cwt	128.00–132.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.85/cwt	131.00–145.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	149.20/cwt	143.00–154.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.04/cwt	144.00–156.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.65/cwt	133.00–135.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	43.42/cwt	40.00–49.50	476	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	53.31/cwt	52.50–54.00	577	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	57.48/cwt	52.00–60.00	805	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	67.27/cwt	67.00–67.50	1,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	58.63/cwt	54.00–62.50	740	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	63.82/cwt	62.50–65.00	915	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	49.09/cwt	46.00–52.51	583	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	88.23/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	912.35/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	136.33/cwt	133.00–139.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.67/cwt	129.00–132.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	157.81/cwt	153.00–163.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,186	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	120.85/cwt	120.85–120.85	1,274	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,217	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	143.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	956	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	147.48/cwt	141.00–152.50	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.28/cwt	141.00–157.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.18/cwt	139.00–146.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.93/cwt	142.00–154.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.30/cwt	154.00–156.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	112.40/cwt	102.50–118.00	475	3

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 486Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	589	134.00–142.75	141.71
4	—	526	134.00–138.00	136.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	107.00–119.00	112.97
2	—	468	118.00–120.00	118.96
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
3	—	423	102.50–118.00	112.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	474	125.00–137.00	132.79
16	—	426	121.00–137.00	130.89
13	—	534	123.00–135.00	128.60
11	—	571	120.00–132.00	126.97
9	—	372	122.00–137.00	130.84
8	—	625	120.00–127.00	124.17
6	—	276	122.00–128.00	125.44
5	—	327	120.00–131.00	123.30
4	—	673	121.00–122.00	121.75
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	123.00–129.00	125.02
3	—	413	128.00–135.00	132.69
3	—	385	130.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	677	118.00	118.00
2	—	585	115.00–131.00	123.07
2	—	333	128.00–132.00	129.92
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	131.00–145.00	135.85
6	—	384	143.00–154.00	149.20
4	—	630	120.00–130.00	123.48
4	—	421	144.00–156.00	153.04
3	—	583	133.00–135.00	133.65
2	—	688	120.00–129.00	124.55
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	133.00–139.00	136.33
3	—	515	129.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	607	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	150.50	150.50
4	—	424	153.00–163.00	157.81
1	—	475	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	801	148.10	148.10
84	—	1,054	120.85	120.85
54	—	945	128.75	128.75
27	—	666	135.00–145.00	143.54
16	—	579	141.00–152.50	147.48
10	—	432	141.00–157.00	149.28
9	—	518	139.00–146.00	143.18
8	—	474	142.00–154.00	147.93
3	—	375	154.00–156.00	155.30
2	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	146.00	146.00
1	—	285	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	40.00–49.50	43.42
3	—	1,082	52.50–54.00	53.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	52.00–60.00	57.48
2	—	1,593	67.00–67.50	67.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,262	54.00–62.50	58.63
7	—	1,434	62.50–65.00	63.82
5	—	1,188	46.00–52.51	49.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	84.00–85.00	84.48
2	—	1,790	87.50–89.00	88.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	710.00	710.00
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	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	900.00–925.00	912.35

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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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