Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.50/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$116.50

166 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$31.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

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	600	118.77	712	154
Medium and Large 2-3	564	87.36	493	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.41/cwt here — about $219 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 sale166 hd

116.50

—

KY average20 barns · 4,514 hd

122.07

−5.57

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	1,621	78.28	1,269	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	57.40	896	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	48.75	604	16

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.61/cwt	114.00–129.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.35/cwt	119.00–128.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	86.29/cwt	82.50–90.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	116.21/cwt	102.00–118.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	96.22/cwt	80.00–100.25	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	102.40/cwt	96.00–115.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	118.04/cwt	112.00–122.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.41/cwt	102.00–107.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.87/cwt	124.00–132.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	127.36/cwt	121.00–127.75	932	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	716	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	112.20/cwt	104.00–119.00	579	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	114.01/cwt	111.00–120.00	487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	109.44/cwt	98.00–118.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	111.06/cwt	106.00–114.00	519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	110.79/cwt	104.00–117.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	108.58/cwt	106.00–112.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	99.78/cwt	95.00–107.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	118.34/cwt	110.00–121.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	355	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	59.92/cwt	57.50–61.00	937	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	56.17/cwt	56.00–56.50	861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	49.85/cwt	46.50–53.50	612	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	56.20/cwt	54.00–57.50	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	39.10/cwt	35.00–45.00	457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	75.73/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,209	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,522	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	136.33/cwt	127.00–141.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	124.74/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.24/cwt	126.00–135.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	144.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	116.52/cwt	110.00–123.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.87/cwt	114.00–132.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	142.37/cwt	136.00–149.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	89.23/cwt	80.00–94.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	805	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,240	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	722	4

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 978Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	143.00	143.00
2	—	410	150.00–153.00	151.48
63	—	878	141.25	141.25
6	—	970	124.00	124.00
4	—	511	141.00–142.00	141.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	114.00–129.00	124.61
9	—	569	119.00–128.00	122.35
8	—	429	127.00–141.00	136.33
6	—	868	121.00–128.50	124.74
6	—	727	123.00–130.00	127.15
5	—	468	126.00–135.00	128.24
4	—	314	140.00–150.00	144.58
2	—	818	110.00–123.00	116.52
2	—	518	114.00–132.00	122.87
2	—	388	136.00–149.00	142.37
1	—	1,230	109.00	109.00
1	—	940	117.00	117.00
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
1	—	415	94.00	94.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	112.00	112.00
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	84.00	84.00
2	—	455	82.50–90.00	86.29
1	—	665	83.00	83.00
1	—	420	97.50	97.50
1	—	320	97.50	97.50
3	—	577	80.00–94.00	89.23
2	—	758	80.00–82.00	81.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	732	121.00–127.75	127.36
22	—	565	126.75	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	104.00–119.00	112.20
11	—	427	111.00–120.00	114.01
10	—	623	98.00–118.00	109.44
9	—	467	106.00–114.00	111.06
8	—	576	104.00–117.00	110.79
7	—	660	106.00–112.00	108.58
4	—	715	95.00–107.00	99.78
4	—	372	110.00–121.00	118.34
4	—	317	112.00	112.00
2	—	855	104.00	104.00
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	87.00	87.00
2	—	545	92.00	92.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	102.00–118.00	116.21
5	—	845	80.00–100.25	96.22
3	—	771	96.00–115.00	102.40
3	—	462	112.00–122.00	118.04
2	—	623	102.00–107.00	104.41
2	—	565	122.00–123.00	122.51
2	—	528	124.00–132.00	127.87
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	57.50–61.00	59.92
3	—	1,533	56.00–56.50	56.17
1	—	1,635	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	46.50–53.50	49.85
4	—	1,329	54.00–57.50	56.20
4	—	1,168	35.00–45.00	39.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	72.00–78.00	75.73
1	—	1,720	88.50	88.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	810.00	810.00

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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