Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with light demand. Extreme weather changes in the forecast along with filled orders from high volumes of cattle sold early-week reduced demand for unweaned calves; especially for fleshy soft heavy calves. Few heavy yearling packages sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.68/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$133.68

371 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$51.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

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	731	137.01	1,001	319
Medium and Large 2-3	604	117.37	709	39
Small and Medium 1-2	567	102.25	579	12thin
Large 1-2	530	86.00	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.01/cwt here — about $546 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 sale371 hd

133.68

—

KY average26 barns · 5,905 hd

136.60

−2.91

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	1,612	74.72	1,204	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	52.64	795	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	48.58	594	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	40.25	437	32

Every lot, as filed

126 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	—	480	101.77/cwt	100.00–103.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	100.50/cwt	94.00–105.00	320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	96.31/cwt	90.00–103.00	369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	95.22/cwt	92.00–98.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	90.78/cwt	80.00–100.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	98.49/cwt	95.00–104.00	414	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	101.09/cwt	92.00–106.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	82.04/cwt	77.00–91.00	550	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	395	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	101.03/cwt	95.00–107.50	283	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	323	94.47/cwt	92.00–100.00	305	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	572	99.94/cwt	94.00–102.00	572	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	426	94.76/cwt	90.00–102.50	404	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	96.90/cwt	95.00–101.00	560	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	623	95.29/cwt	92.00–98.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	814	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	772	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	114.80/cwt	105.00–122.00	542	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	109.79/cwt	103.00–116.00	633	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	113.82/cwt	103.00–120.00	587	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	117.50/cwt	117.25–119.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	97.54/cwt	92.50–100.00	254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	626	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	577	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	949	136.60/cwt	136.60–136.60	1,296	57
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	456	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	140.79/cwt	137.00–143.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	126.16/cwt	122.50–130.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	91.04/cwt	88.00–94.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	115.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	116.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	118.35/cwt	110.00–127.50	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.86/cwt	124.00–135.00	618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	82.24/cwt	81.00–88.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	102.89/cwt	98.00–110.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	95.68/cwt	92.00–103.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.33/cwt	130.00–141.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	667	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	740	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	42.69/cwt	40.00–45.50	471	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	37.13/cwt	30.00–39.50	392	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	574	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	54.73/cwt	50.50–60.50	848	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	45.83/cwt	42.00–48.00	633	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	44.56/cwt	42.00–49.50	518	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	54.68/cwt	50.50–59.00	715	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,477	73.23/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,082	5
Bulls	—	—	1,774	79.76/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,415	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,014	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,237	554.07/cwt	500.00–585.00	6,854	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,112	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	140.42/cwt	140.00–140.50	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,145	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	709	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	135.66/cwt	132.00–138.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	117.63/cwt	106.00–124.00	439	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	95.66/cwt	91.00–100.00	556	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	383	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	137.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.85/cwt	125.00–126.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	126.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	130.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	116.14/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	124.18/cwt	122.50–125.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	123.76/cwt	123.00–124.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	112.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	117.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	123.31/cwt	119.00–127.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	117.17/cwt	116.00–119.00	834	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	411	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	488	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	102.64/cwt	99.00–105.00	631	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	90.34/cwt	89.00–92.00	700	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	441	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,195	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	6,453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	108.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	115.34/cwt	101.00–119.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	110.63/cwt	105.00–117.00	462	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	105.92/cwt	101.00–110.00	717	18

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 862Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year 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
4	—	480	100.00–103.00	101.77
5	—	318	94.00–105.00	100.50
5	—	383	90.00–103.00	96.31
5	—	621	92.00–98.00	95.22
5	—	664	80.00–100.00	90.78
7	—	420	95.00–104.00	98.49
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
2	—	713	88.00–90.00	89.02
2	—	890	88.00	88.00
3	—	260	92.50–100.00	97.54
9	—	581	91.00–100.00	95.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
3	—	578	95.00–101.00	96.90
6	—	623	92.00–98.00	95.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	814	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	772	118.50	118.50
5	—	658	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	110.00	110.00
2	—	830	96.00	96.00
2	—	850	104.00	104.00
29	—	472	105.00–122.00	114.80
29	—	577	103.00–116.00	109.79
35	—	516	103.00–120.00	113.82
26	—	373	106.00–124.00	117.63
4	—	761	99.00–101.00	100.00
10	—	618	104.00–110.00	108.68
14	—	732	101.00–119.00	115.34
18	—	418	105.00–117.00	110.63
18	—	677	101.00–110.00	105.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.17
13	—	590	117.25–119.00	117.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	91.00	91.00
1	—	455	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	92.00–106.00	101.09
6	—	671	77.00–91.00	82.04
5	—	362	122.50–130.00	126.16
4	—	615	88.00–94.00	91.04
3	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	463	110.00–119.00	115.68
3	—	427	110.00–120.00	116.56
2	—	330	110.00–127.50	118.35
1	—	855	75.00	75.00
1	—	795	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	102.50	102.50
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	95.00–107.50	101.03
3	—	323	92.00–100.00	94.47
4	—	572	94.00–102.00	99.94
7	—	426	90.00–102.50	94.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	120.00–135.00	129.51
11	—	472	124.00–135.00	130.86
8	—	865	81.00–88.00	82.24
6	—	631	98.00–110.00	102.89
4	—	368	140.00–149.00	146.61
3	—	717	92.00–103.00	95.68
3	—	510	120.00–128.00	124.04
3	—	325	130.00–141.00	137.33
2	—	273	124.00–130.00	127.03
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	102.00	102.00
4	—	562	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	82.00	82.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	107.00	107.00
3	—	577	124.00–125.00	124.68
2	—	545	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	949	136.60	136.60
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	137.00–143.00	140.79
2	—	855	111.00	111.00
2	—	717	126.50	126.50
62	—	806	142.00	142.00
27	—	525	131.00–138.00	134.96
16	—	625	121.00–125.00	123.18
12	—	489	132.00–138.00	135.66
6	—	438	135.00–142.00	137.97
7	—	662	125.00–126.00	125.85
7	—	773	120.00–129.00	126.56
8	—	557	128.00–134.00	130.74
8	—	916	110.00–122.50	116.14
10	—	374	138.00–145.00	143.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	106.50	106.50
2	—	425	121.00–129.00	125.00
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	795	116.00	116.00
3	—	482	122.50–125.00	124.18
4	—	586	123.00–124.00	123.76
4	—	623	110.00–118.00	112.07
4	—	655	114.00–118.00	117.01
5	—	396	120.00	120.00
5	—	526	119.00–127.00	123.31
6	—	712	116.00–119.00	117.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	772	144.00	144.00
6	—	497	140.00–140.50	140.42
3	—	618	130.00	130.00
2	—	445	147.00	147.00
1	—	725	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	112.50	112.50
1	—	500	97.50	97.50
3	—	615	99.00–105.00	102.64
3	—	775	89.00–92.00	90.34
4	—	441	109.00–110.00	109.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,104	40.00–45.50	42.69
15	—	1,057	30.00–39.50	37.13
1	—	1,195	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,549	50.50–60.50	54.73
4	—	1,381	42.00–48.00	45.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,163	42.00–49.50	44.56
8	—	1,307	50.50–59.00	54.68
1	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	68.00–76.00	73.23
4	—	1,774	78.00–83.50	79.76
1	—	1,635	62.00	62.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	500.00–585.00	554.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	540.00	540.00

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