Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower; some 10.00 lower with light demand. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower with light demand. Quality was average through good. Tyson packing plant fire Friday combined with limit down cattle futures early week put downward pressure on the cash trade this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.69/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$114.69

95 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.57

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	119.40	660	70
Large 1-2	720	108.00	778	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	488	101.27	494	23
Small and Medium 1-2	425	100.00	425	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $235 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 sale95 hd

114.69

—

KY average27 barns · 5,389 hd

128.25

−13.57

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	1,602	76.64	1,228	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	60.27	874	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	58.25	703	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	48.24	480	24

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2-3	—	538	97.98/cwt	94.00–102.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.80/cwt	104.00–120.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.06/cwt	113.00–124.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.47/cwt	115.00–129.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.12/cwt	119.00–128.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	119.73/cwt	116.00–124.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	102.00–127.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	118.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	121.50/cwt	118.00–133.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	837	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	128.88/cwt	126.00–136.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.98/cwt	137.50–139.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.89/cwt	133.00–140.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	42.34/cwt	35.00–49.50	425	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	53.01/cwt	50.00–56.00	523	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	59.75/cwt	58.00–62.00	598	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	62.23/cwt	60.50–65.50	929	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	57.00/cwt	53.50–58.50	785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	56.26/cwt	54.00–58.50	645	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	65.22/cwt	61.50–68.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,581	77.84/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,231	9
Bulls	—	—	1,561	69.31/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,082	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	85.26/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,477	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	875	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,031	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,018	603.78/cwt	560.00–650.00	6,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	580.00/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,032	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,288	792.34/cwt	785.00–800.00	10,205	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,855	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	21,982	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	136.50/cwt	136.00–136.75	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.47/cwt	125.00–133.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.88/cwt	130.00–149.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.71/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	110.39/cwt	108.00–111.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	106.82/cwt	97.00–116.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	570	4

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 719Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	94.00–102.00	97.98
2	—	288	112.00–112.50	112.25
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	117.50	117.50
8	—	370	108.00–111.00	110.39
5	—	484	97.00–116.00	106.82
4	—	863	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	129.00	129.00
2	—	607	123.00	123.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	104.00–120.00	117.80
10	—	570	113.00–124.00	120.06
9	—	669	110.00–121.00	116.61
7	—	515	115.00–129.00	123.47
6	—	463	119.00–128.00	123.12
6	—	389	116.00–124.00	119.73
5	—	740	102.00–127.00	117.00
5	—	425	116.00–120.00	118.20
4	—	338	118.00–133.00	121.50
1	—	930	83.00	83.00
1	—	270	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	837	69.00	69.00
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	105.00–109.00	107.06
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	126.00–136.00	128.88
3	—	431	137.50–139.00	137.98
3	—	375	133.00–140.00	136.89
2	—	618	115.00–121.00	117.94
2	—	575	127.00–130.00	128.51
2	—	465	128.00–131.00	129.52
2	—	333	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	138.00	138.00
3	—	358	144.00	144.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	300	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	119.00	119.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	109.00–119.00	113.98
2	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	136.00–136.75	136.50
3	—	546	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	133.00–148.00	142.04
7	—	622	125.00–133.00	128.47
7	—	517	130.00–149.00	143.88
5	—	427	140.00–147.50	142.71
4	—	569	130.00–134.00	133.01
3	—	736	130.00	130.00
2	—	890	114.00	114.00
2	—	360	134.00–140.00	136.92
2	—	305	142.50–150.00	146.31
1	—	800	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,003	35.00–49.50	42.34
10	—	986	50.00–56.00	53.01
2	—	1,000	58.00–62.00	59.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	60.50–65.50	62.23
3	—	1,377	53.50–58.50	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,146	54.00–58.50	56.26
4	—	1,419	61.50–68.00	65.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	72.00–81.00	77.84
5	—	1,561	64.00–72.00	69.31
3	—	1,732	84.00–86.50	85.26

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	560.00–650.00	603.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,040	500.00–625.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	785.00–800.00	792.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,855	1,185.00	1,185.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle