Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling packages sold steady. Quality was good through attractive early and plain through average late. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.39/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$128.39

352 head · 869 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

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	889	128.93	1,147	332
Medium and Large 2-3	523	122.06	638	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	587	95.00	558	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $589 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 sale352 hd

128.39

—

KY average29 barns · 7,536 hd

138.09

−9.70

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	1,648	71.60	1,180	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	54.62	759	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	47.75	595	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	36.75	392	37

Every lot, as filed

116 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	110.29/cwt	96.00–114.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	140.53/cwt	130.00–143.00	458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.36/cwt	111.00–121.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	118.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	675	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.81/cwt	120.00–131.00	735	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	130.18/cwt	123.00–136.00	611	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	75.04/cwt	72.00–78.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	112.61/cwt	105.00–119.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	122.11/cwt	120.00–123.00	442	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	636.81/cwt	560.00–710.00	7,928	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	654.54/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	543.71/cwt	500.00–585.00	5,709	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,175	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,288	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,025	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,045	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,135	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,000	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	908	358.20/cwt	300.00–425.00	3,252	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	538	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	533	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	656	106.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	700	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	497	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	501	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	266	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	587	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.61/cwt	121.00–132.50	327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	121.29/cwt	117.50–125.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	612	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	133.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	461	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	528	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	574	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	456	108.35/cwt	100.00–112.50	494	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	367	108.69/cwt	104.00–115.00	399	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	117.49/cwt	112.00–120.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	104.17/cwt	96.00–110.00	697	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	33.52/cwt	26.00–40.00	348	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	42.71/cwt	41.00–46.50	477	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	55.71/cwt	54.00–57.50	802	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	51.36/cwt	50.00–53.00	639	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	47.00/cwt	43.50–52.50	572	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	56.39/cwt	54.00–59.50	767	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	39.48/cwt	38.00–42.00	464	7
Bulls	—	—	1,721	73.83/cwt	68.00–78.50	1,271	10
Bulls	—	—	1,416	61.12/cwt	57.00–66.00	865	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	81.40/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	124.51/cwt	116.00–129.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	121.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.05/cwt	109.00–121.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,236	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.03/cwt	124.00–136.50	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.65/cwt	129.00–136.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.09/cwt	129.00–130.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	141.31/cwt	139.00–146.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	138.79/cwt	135.00–141.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	144.27/cwt	140.00–147.50	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	107.52/cwt	104.00–113.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	126.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.08/cwt	105.00–120.00	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	119.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	517	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.67/cwt	115.00–124.00	572	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	121.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	689	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	121.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	95.56/cwt	93.00–98.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	113.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	103.56/cwt	99.00–110.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	99.81/cwt	97.00–101.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	106.41/cwt	93.00–112.00	502	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,073	124.91/cwt	124.60–125.50	1,340	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	126.70/cwt	125.00–127.50	336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	122.51/cwt	121.00–125.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	109.31/cwt	102.00–118.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	905	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 852Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00
2	—	268	130.00–132.50	131.26
3	—	377	131.00–135.00	132.35
6	—	719	96.00–114.00	110.29
7	—	326	130.00–143.00	140.53
8	—	665	111.00–121.00	115.36
10	—	428	134.00–138.00	136.71
11	—	636	115.00–125.00	118.88
14	—	525	120.00–134.00	128.49
17	—	575	120.00–131.00	127.81
31	—	469	123.00–136.00	130.18
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	600	97.00	97.00
2	—	963	72.00–78.00	75.04
11	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.62
7	—	529	112.00–120.00	117.49
6	—	669	96.00–110.00	104.17
3	—	265	125.00–127.50	126.70
4	—	370	121.00–125.00	122.51
6	—	585	102.00–118.00	109.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	99.00	99.00
3	—	656	100.00–110.00	106.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	106.00–110.00	108.68
3	—	456	100.00–112.50	108.35
3	—	367	104.00–115.00	108.69
2	—	290	117.50	117.50
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	114.00–120.00	117.25
4	—	664	105.00–119.00	112.61
5	—	362	120.00–123.00	122.11
3	—	260	121.00–132.50	125.61
2	—	763	111.00–115.00	112.97
2	—	238	117.50–125.00	121.29
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
5	—	716	104.00–113.00	107.52
6	—	337	120.00–129.00	126.96
9	—	534	110.00–117.00	113.42
16	—	626	105.00–120.00	116.08
18	—	432	115.00–125.00	119.70
32	—	474	115.00–124.00	120.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	337	132.00–138.00	133.99
4	—	412	127.00	127.00
3	—	275	137.00	137.00
2	—	352	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	120.00–123.00	121.60
21	—	521	120.00–125.00	121.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	111.00	111.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
1	—	870	72.00	72.00
2	—	420	93.00–98.00	95.56
3	—	292	111.00–115.00	113.70
3	—	573	103.00	103.00
4	—	361	99.00–110.00	103.56
6	—	531	97.00–101.00	99.81
8	—	472	93.00–112.00	106.41
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	75.00	75.00
5	—	501	53.00	53.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	120.00–127.00	122.73
4	—	473	116.00–129.00	124.51
3	—	567	123.00–124.00	123.67
2	—	655	119.00–124.00	121.52
2	—	620	109.00–121.00	115.05
2	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	134.50	134.50
5	—	693	133.50	133.50
4	—	715	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	951	130.00	130.00
19	—	610	125.00–130.00	129.73
14	—	426	135.00–144.00	140.64
10	—	667	124.00–136.50	134.03
10	—	588	129.00–136.00	133.65
10	—	535	129.00–130.00	129.09
7	—	388	139.00–146.00	141.31
6	—	456	135.00–141.00	138.79
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
1	—	920	123.00	123.00
3	—	320	140.00–147.50	144.27
3	—	718	125.00–128.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,073	124.60–125.50	124.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,245	560.00–710.00	636.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	600.00–760.00	654.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	500.00–585.00	543.71
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	300.00	300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	320.00	320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	300.00–425.00	358.20
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,038	26.00–40.00	33.52
13	—	1,116	41.00–46.50	42.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,439	54.00–57.50	55.71
4	—	1,244	50.00–53.00	51.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,217	43.50–52.50	47.00
8	—	1,361	54.00–59.50	56.39
7	—	1,176	38.00–42.00	39.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,721	68.00–78.50	73.83
4	—	1,416	57.00–66.00	61.12
2	—	1,745	79.00–84.50	81.40

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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Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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