Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher; few 400-500 lb heifers 5.00 higher. Good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings no comparison with last week's light test

however demand has remained good for yearlings this week. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.77/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$139.77

261 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$12.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

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	717	140.44	1,007	247
Large 1-2	570	134.00	764	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	127.60	658	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.84/cwt here — about $349 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 sale261 hd

139.77

—

KY average26 barns · 3,688 hd

138.11

+1.66

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	1,730	86.34	1,493	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	61.00	848	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	57.56	666	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	48.33	460	15

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	135.15/cwt	131.00–136.00	642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.56/cwt	118.00–130.00	584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.61/cwt	115.00–129.00	641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.58/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	116.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	98.67/cwt	98.00–100.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	132.01/cwt	124.00–136.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	126.93/cwt	124.00–133.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	703	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	139.24/cwt	139.00–140.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.74/cwt	129.00–135.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.96/cwt	124.00–138.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	136.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.33/cwt	142.00–142.50	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	142.03/cwt	141.00–143.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	44.69/cwt	42.50–47.00	417	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	53.49/cwt	46.00–55.50	525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	55.31/cwt	54.50–56.00	530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	56.99/cwt	56.00–57.50	649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	61.27/cwt	60.00–63.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	547	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	87.28/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,173	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,480	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	11,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	655.10/cwt	650.00–660.00	7,357	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,060	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,731	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	124.77/cwt	121.00–131.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,034	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	95.98/cwt	91.00–101.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	105.50/cwt	98.00–110.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	119.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	113.25/cwt	109.00–116.00	524	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	326	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	507	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	112.23/cwt	105.00–116.00	404	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	809	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,167	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.60/cwt	136.00–143.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.35/cwt	127.00–141.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.15/cwt	139.00–142.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.44/cwt	134.00–147.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.23/cwt	136.00–141.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,155	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	135.56/cwt	135.00–135.60	1,068	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher; few 400-500 lb heifers 5.00 higher. Good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings no comparison with last week's light test

however demand has remained good for yearlings this week. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	92.00	92.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	122.00	122.00
1	—	725	89.00	89.00
2	—	278	115.00–118.00	116.59
2	—	663	91.00–101.00	95.98
3	—	515	109.00–110.00	109.68
3	—	577	98.00–110.00	105.50
3	—	765	79.00	79.00
4	—	334	115.00–121.00	119.52
5	—	463	109.00–116.00	113.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	131.00–136.00	135.15
3	—	571	130.00–131.00	130.66
2	—	423	134.00–139.00	136.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	118.00–130.00	124.56
14	—	527	115.00–129.00	121.61
10	—	569	118.00–128.00	121.58
5	—	614	110.00–122.00	116.93
3	—	818	98.00–100.00	98.67
3	—	685	115.00–116.00	115.34
3	—	422	127.00–134.00	129.35
3	—	371	124.00–136.00	132.01
3	—	333	124.00–133.00	126.93
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	120.50	120.50
4	—	703	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	139.00–140.00	139.24
1	—	355	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	107.00	107.00
1	—	495	102.50	102.50
3	—	360	105.00–116.00	112.23
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	118.00	118.00
2	—	458	122.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	397	132.00	132.00
2	—	263	122.00–128.00	125.14
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	129.00–135.00	133.74
9	—	515	124.00–138.00	130.96
8	—	376	130.00–145.00	137.61
5	—	336	130.00–140.00	136.98
4	—	484	130.00–134.00	131.78
3	—	415	132.00–133.00	132.66
3	—	285	142.00–142.50	142.33
2	—	613	121.00–122.00	121.51
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	155	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	141.00–143.00	142.03
1	—	585	141.00	141.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	285	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	121.00–131.00	124.77
4	—	405	135.00–136.00	135.51
3	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	722	143.25	143.25
7	—	567	150.00	150.00
6	—	429	149.00	149.00
2	—	607	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	809	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	152.00	152.00
2	—	628	131.00–133.00	132.03
3	—	333	146.00	146.00
3	—	580	136.00–143.00	139.60
6	—	667	127.00–135.00	132.29
6	—	710	127.00–141.00	134.35
7	—	421	139.00–142.00	141.15
8	—	479	134.00–147.00	142.44
10	—	522	136.00–141.00	139.23
11	—	979	118.00	118.00
51	—	788	135.00–135.60	135.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	42.50–47.00	44.69
5	—	982	46.00–55.50	53.49
2	—	958	54.50–56.00	55.31
1	—	900	34.00	34.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,270	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	56.00–57.50	56.99
4	—	1,163	60.00–63.00	61.27
1	—	1,215	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	85.50–88.50	87.28
1	—	1,405	83.50	83.50

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	—	910	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	650.00–660.00	655.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	960.00	960.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle