Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Yearlings sold firm in a limited comparison. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.74/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$143.74

399 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

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	615	144.75	890	381
Large 1-2	510	128.00	653	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	602	121.73	733	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $157 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 sale399 hd

143.74

—

KY average27 barns · 6,262 hd

135.99

+7.76

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	1,501	70.77	1,062	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	50.60	703	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	47.31	599	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	37.99	420	43

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Large 1-2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	878.56/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	9,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,097	558.32/cwt	525.00–600.00	6,125	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	453.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	4,013	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	142.84/cwt	142.50–143.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.71/cwt	135.00–143.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	97.93/cwt	94.00–100.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	113.76/cwt	102.50–116.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	95.19/cwt	93.00–100.00	642	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	106.33/cwt	100.00–112.50	409	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	448	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	488	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	476	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	500	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.75/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	99.73/cwt	97.00–105.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	112.35/cwt	109.00–115.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	93.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	114.16/cwt	108.00–118.00	551	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	114.46/cwt	108.00–117.00	600	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.60/cwt	108.00–116.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	114.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	113.29/cwt	108.00–119.00	478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	107.19/cwt	106.00–108.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	112.60/cwt	102.00–123.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	109.96/cwt	105.00–114.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	692	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	507	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	132.90/cwt	124.00–137.00	480	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	41.72/cwt	37.00–44.50	466	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	33.27/cwt	23.00–37.00	360	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	551	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	51.44/cwt	49.00–54.00	709	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	47.51/cwt	46.50–49.00	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	52.40/cwt	48.00–56.00	685	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	44.76/cwt	41.00–47.00	556	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	39.68/cwt	38.00–41.00	482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,502	74.86/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	60.39/cwt	56.00–66.00	877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	80.19/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	98.94/cwt	95.00–110.00	279	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	808	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.10/cwt	127.00–137.00	711	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	143.49/cwt	142.00–146.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	148.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,088	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	150.11/cwt	148.60–151.00	947	181
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.50	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	98.68/cwt	95.00–104.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	102.52/cwt	102.00–104.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	128.55/cwt	124.00–139.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	103.04/cwt	99.00–105.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.63/cwt	118.00–134.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.18/cwt	119.00–128.00	684	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	119.33/cwt	107.00–123.00	819	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	97.55/cwt	92.00–101.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	102.44/cwt	95.00–107.50	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	93.94/cwt	89.00–97.50	355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	97.51/cwt	90.00–100.00	567	7

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 952Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 149Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 165Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
2	—	880	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	810	99.00	99.00
2	—	290	135.00	135.00
3	—	388	142.50–143.00	142.84
4	—	325	135.00–143.00	139.71
4	—	440	124.00–139.00	128.55
4	—	727	99.00–105.00	103.04
6	—	527	118.00–134.00	123.63
7	—	864	97.00	97.00
16	—	555	119.00–128.00	123.18
16	—	686	107.00–123.00	119.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	94.00–100.00	97.93
6	—	522	102.50–116.00	113.76
6	—	674	93.00–100.00	95.19
3	—	630	97.00–105.00	99.73
3	—	587	109.00–115.00	112.35
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	128.00	128.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	100.00–112.50	106.33
2	—	565	104.00	104.00
3	—	448	109.00	109.00
3	—	476	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
2	—	555	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	90.00–96.00	93.09
9	—	282	95.00–110.00	98.94
2	—	338	90.00–97.50	93.67
3	—	518	95.00–104.00	98.68
4	—	421	102.00–104.00	102.52
4	—	630	92.00–101.00	97.55
5	—	472	95.00–107.50	102.44
6	—	378	89.00–97.50	93.94
7	—	581	90.00–100.00	97.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	483	108.00–118.00	114.16
24	—	524	108.00–117.00	114.46
19	—	620	108.00–116.00	112.60
17	—	587	110.00–116.00	114.34
17	—	422	108.00–119.00	113.29
10	—	680	106.00–108.00	107.19
7	—	372	102.00–123.00	112.60
3	—	340	105.00–114.00	109.96
2	—	715	104.00	104.00
2	—	280	112.50	112.50
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	735	122.50	122.50
4	—	692	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	361	124.00–137.00	132.90
3	—	438	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	132.00–140.00	137.41
19	—	424	130.00–145.00	137.75
7	—	330	140.00–147.50	144.43
5	—	368	140.00–151.00	144.72
4	—	771	129.50	129.50
3	—	573	129.00–138.00	133.00
2	—	885	126.00	126.00
1	—	905	121.00	121.00
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
20	—	625	125.00–135.00	129.28
25	—	534	127.00–137.00	133.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	127.50	127.50
3	—	656	121.00	121.00
2	—	775	117.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	518	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	142.00–146.00	143.49
8	—	656	138.00	138.00
14	—	414	145.00–150.00	148.06
72	—	746	145.85	145.85
181	—	631	148.60–151.00	150.11
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,061	750.00–1,150.00	878.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	525.00–600.00	558.32
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	885	450.00–460.00	453.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,117	37.00–44.50	41.72
20	—	1,083	23.00–37.00	33.27
2	—	1,198	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,378	49.00–54.00	51.44
3	—	1,430	46.50–49.00	47.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,307	48.00–56.00	52.40
9	—	1,242	41.00–47.00	44.76
5	—	1,215	38.00–41.00	39.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	72.00–78.00	74.86
3	—	1,453	56.00–66.00	60.39
2	—	1,570	78.50–81.50	80.19

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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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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