Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.97/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$128.97

257 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$30.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

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	565	130.73	738	234
Large 1-2	521	113.00	589	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	504	111.31	561	19thin
Small and Medium 1-2	440	100.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.73/cwt here — about $298 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 sale257 hd

128.97

—

KY average26 barns · 5,403 hd

126.37

+2.59

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	1,631	85.96	1,402	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	64.85	953	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	62.57	795	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	53.21	601	11

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	250	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	137.07/cwt	127.50–137.75	816	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	130.73/cwt	122.00–132.00	839	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.19/cwt	120.00–134.00	611	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.15/cwt	114.00–130.00	647	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.89/cwt	116.00–130.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	129.23/cwt	124.00–135.00	567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	124.25/cwt	121.00–127.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	125.19/cwt	122.00–132.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.28/cwt	108.00–116.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	657	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	482	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	545	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	116.65/cwt	110.00–122.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	127.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	649	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.56/cwt	129.00–135.00	688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.59/cwt	128.00–138.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.66/cwt	134.00–141.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.74/cwt	114.00–123.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	141.35/cwt	138.00–144.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	271	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	431	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	54.34/cwt	50.50–57.00	627	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.15/cwt	47.00–49.00	495	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	64.85/cwt	63.50–68.00	953	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	63.96/cwt	61.00–68.50	807	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	56.54/cwt	56.00–57.50	741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	90.20/cwt	87.50–94.50	1,522	7
Bulls	—	—	1,531	84.12/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,288	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	76.66/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	779.17/cwt	775.00–785.00	10,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	135.46/cwt	128.00–138.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	133.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	112.22/cwt	111.00–116.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	116.59/cwt	113.00–119.00	493	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	149.69/cwt	141.00–152.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.64/cwt	138.00–142.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	133.14/cwt	121.00–134.50	1,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	138.34/cwt	137.00–140.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	143.09/cwt	138.00–146.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,019	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	796	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,138	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	886	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 501Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year 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
1	—	250	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
2	—	463	115.00	115.00
2	—	912	84.00	84.00
3	—	325	116.00–121.00	119.00
4	—	563	111.00–116.00	112.22
5	—	423	113.00–119.00	116.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	116.00–119.00	117.51
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
29	—	473	120.00–134.00	129.19
22	—	521	114.00–130.00	124.15
14	—	570	116.00–130.00	125.89
14	—	439	124.00–135.00	129.23
7	—	381	121.00–127.00	124.25
5	—	337	122.00–132.00	125.19
3	—	725	108.00–116.00	113.28
2	—	852	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	595	127.50–137.75	137.07
32	—	642	122.00–132.00	130.73
2	—	522	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	122.50	122.50
2	—	657	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	275	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	110.00–122.00	116.65
4	—	561	125.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	790	97.50	97.50
3	—	492	126.00–129.00	127.33
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	134.00	134.00
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	480	130.00–139.00	135.19
9	—	519	129.00–135.00	132.56
7	—	635	125.00–136.00	132.58
7	—	578	128.00–138.00	133.59
6	—	428	134.00–141.00	137.66
4	—	718	114.00–123.00	118.74
4	—	666	120.00–126.00	122.78
3	—	377	138.00–144.00	141.35
1	—	955	91.00	91.00
1	—	915	95.00	95.00
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
1	—	255	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	271	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	128.00–138.00	135.46
3	—	636	129.00–131.00	129.65
3	—	556	137.00	137.00
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	133.11
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	141.00	141.00
4	—	770	139.50	139.50
2	—	622	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	133.00	133.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
2	—	710	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,035	102.00	102.00
2	—	750	139.00	139.00
4	—	667	135.00–137.00	136.51
5	—	457	141.00–152.00	149.69
8	—	516	138.00–142.00	139.64
10	—	807	121.00–134.50	133.14
12	—	637	137.00–140.00	138.34
13	—	416	140.00–145.00	141.38
18	—	557	138.00–146.00	143.09
26	—	720	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	796	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	50.50–57.00	54.34
2	—	1,028	47.00–49.00	48.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	63.50–68.00	64.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,262	61.00–68.50	63.96
3	—	1,310	56.00–57.50	56.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,687	87.50–94.50	90.20
6	—	1,531	78.00–87.00	84.12
2	—	1,733	75.00–78.50	76.66

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	—	1,080	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	775.00–785.00	779.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,225.00	1,225.00

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