Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 higher on some weaned 500-600 lbs with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand; some featherweight heifers noticeably lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.87/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$119.87

449 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$30.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

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	625	122.00	763	408
Medium and Large 2-3	529	99.38	526	37
Small and Medium 1-2	308	91.88	283	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.12/cwt here — about $479 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 sale449 hd

119.87

—

KY average27 barns · 6,694 hd

119.71

+0.16

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	1,629	71.59	1,166	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	47.02	625	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	44.91	545	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	38.59	403	41

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	629.26/cwt	575.00–685.00	6,878	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	630.39/cwt	570.00–675.00	7,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	612.91/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,270	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	870	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,002	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	983	450.89/cwt	400.00–500.00	4,432	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	856	445.83/cwt	400.00–485.00	3,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	118.49/cwt	110.00–123.00	565	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	117.80/cwt	110.00–126.00	508	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	109.47/cwt	102.50–118.00	740	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.19/cwt	129.00–136.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	150.14/cwt	141.00–155.00	491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.59/cwt	121.00–125.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	150.01/cwt	142.00–160.00	564	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.77/cwt	134.00–143.00	583	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	141.09/cwt	140.00–142.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	755.76/cwt	700.00–860.00	8,419	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	760.16/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,605	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,256	620.65/cwt	525.00–675.00	7,795	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	840.30/cwt	725.00–1,040.00	11,537	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	447	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	532	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.34/cwt	118.00–134.00	667	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	736	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	127.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	132.09/cwt	123.00–137.50	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.39/cwt	112.00–123.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.43/cwt	133.00–137.50	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	127.79/cwt	124.00–134.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	95.98/cwt	95.00–98.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	44.15/cwt	43.00–46.00	534	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	41.78/cwt	38.50–45.00	435	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	34.09/cwt	27.00–37.00	351	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	46.85/cwt	46.50–47.00	547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	44.91/cwt	43.00–46.50	577	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	49.66/cwt	47.50–53.00	688	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	48.63/cwt	47.00–52.00	596	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	39.61/cwt	36.00–42.00	475	6
Bulls	—	—	1,609	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,144	10
Bulls	—	—	1,826	76.57/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,398	8
Bulls	—	—	1,401	65.82/cwt	62.50–68.00	922	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	126.65/cwt	123.00–130.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	123.00/cwt	116.00–126.00	462	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	114.35/cwt	109.00–118.00	601	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	104.15/cwt	102.00–109.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	116.81/cwt	110.00–124.00	382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	90.16/cwt	87.00–100.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	686	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	847	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	718	124.16/cwt	116.00–124.75	891	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	487	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	374	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	383	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	521	103.75/cwt	90.00–110.00	541	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.30/cwt	101.00–108.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	108.61/cwt	106.50–115.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	116.96/cwt	107.00–123.00	677	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	119.76/cwt	119.00–122.00	685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	121.56/cwt	121.00–123.50	571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,021	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	100.55/cwt	98.00–105.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	99.40/cwt	98.00–103.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	104.24/cwt	101.00–106.00	580	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	316	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	304	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	365	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	298	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	567	1

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 855Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 35Year ago 0

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,114	700.00–860.00	755.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,132	700.00–825.00	760.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,093	575.00–685.00	629.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	570.00–675.00	630.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,023	575.00–650.00	612.91
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	460.00	460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	400.00–500.00	450.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	856	400.00–485.00	445.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,256	525.00–675.00	620.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,373	725.00–1,040.00	840.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	477	110.00–123.00	118.49
25	—	431	110.00–126.00	117.80
31	—	676	102.50–118.00	109.47
20	—	376	116.00–126.00	123.00
18	—	526	109.00–118.00	114.35
10	—	731	102.00–109.00	104.15
8	—	795	100.00	100.00
8	—	327	110.00–124.00	116.81
6	—	878	87.00–100.00	90.16
2	—	643	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	112.50	112.50
44	—	579	107.00–123.00	116.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	686	123.50	123.50
15	—	718	116.00–124.75	124.16
8	—	769	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	127.00–130.00	128.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	120.00–123.00	121.00
13	—	572	119.00–122.00	119.76
14	—	470	121.00–123.50	121.56
127	—	762	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	102.50	102.50
1	—	295	114.00	114.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	87.50	87.50
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
2	—	330	103.00–106.00	104.48
2	—	433	100.00–110.00	105.03
2	—	700	86.00	86.00
4	—	358	107.50	107.50
4	—	464	98.00–105.00	100.55
4	—	692	91.00	91.00
5	—	508	98.00–103.00	99.40
8	—	556	101.00–106.00	104.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
3	—	316	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	130.00–132.00	131.33
5	—	582	129.00–136.00	133.19
5	—	767	125.00	125.00
5	—	974	107.50	107.50
8	—	327	141.00–155.00	150.14
8	—	476	130.00–138.00	135.73
10	—	725	121.00–125.00	123.59
11	—	629	128.00–132.00	130.31
16	—	376	142.00–160.00	150.01
17	—	423	134.00–143.00	137.77
24	—	523	130.00–138.00	134.22
2	—	875	125.50	125.50
2	—	292	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	141.00	141.00
9	—	487	140.00–142.00	141.09
16	—	519	141.00–145.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
3	—	463	128.00	128.00
3	—	437	123.00–130.00	126.65
2	—	612	116.00	116.00
2	—	850	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	95.00	95.00
2	—	697	92.00	92.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	985	80.00	80.00
3	—	640	101.00–108.00	103.30
4	—	462	106.50–115.00	108.61
6	—	304	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	524	118.00–134.00	127.34
18	—	665	110.00–120.00	110.66
8	—	479	120.00–132.00	127.45
8	—	429	123.00–137.50	132.09
7	—	611	112.00–123.00	121.39
7	—	379	130.00–140.00	134.89
7	—	328	133.00–137.50	135.43
5	—	562	124.00–134.00	127.79
3	—	823	95.00–98.00	95.98
2	—	718	101.00–103.00	102.02
2	—	135	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	102.50	102.50
4	—	521	90.00–110.00	103.75
2	—	330	106.00	106.00
1	—	265	112.50	112.50
1	—	410	97.50	97.50
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
1	—	585	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,210	43.00–46.00	44.15
13	—	1,225	47.00–52.00	48.63
6	—	1,198	36.00–42.00	39.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,040	38.50–45.00	41.78
19	—	1,029	27.00–37.00	34.09
3	—	1,167	46.50–47.00	46.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,285	43.00–46.50	44.91
12	—	1,385	47.50–53.00	49.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,609	69.00–73.50	71.07
8	—	1,826	74.00–84.50	76.57
6	—	1,401	62.50–68.00	65.82

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