Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday light to middleweight steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned and thin-fleshed offerings. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.81/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$113.81

400 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$27.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

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	499	115.20	575	371
Medium and Large 2-3	471	97.97	461	22
Large 1-2	500	95.00	475	2thin
Small 1-2	421	88.00	370	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $204 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 sale400 hd

113.81

—

KY average27 barns · 8,895 hd

120.71

−6.90

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	—	Low	1,678	79.25	1,329	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	55.79	801	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	48.88	603	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	42.82	475	14

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	101.29/cwt	94.00–107.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	131.31/cwt	116.00–137.00	423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	124.28/cwt	115.00–132.50	339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	109.49/cwt	106.00–110.75	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	128.61/cwt	109.00–139.00	477	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	106.71/cwt	90.00–117.00	663	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	110.36/cwt	102.00–115.00	636	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	115.78/cwt	101.00–126.00	491	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	114.87/cwt	105.00–119.00	604	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	114.64/cwt	104.00–119.00	547	88
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	417	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	253	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.43/cwt	142.00–155.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.32/cwt	139.00–150.00	603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	147.31/cwt	139.00–156.00	547	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.43/cwt	127.00–139.00	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.03/cwt	120.00–133.00	668	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	142.15/cwt	140.00–152.00	509	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	127.78/cwt	119.00–133.00	597	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	128.39/cwt	122.00–133.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	484	104.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	505	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	615	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	114.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	264	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	432	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	122.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	109.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	107.98/cwt	102.00–115.00	684	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	46.45/cwt	44.00–51.00	530	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	39.77/cwt	36.00–43.00	433	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	271	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	57.81/cwt	56.50–61.00	850	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	53.80/cwt	52.00–55.00	796	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	935	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	49.10/cwt	47.00–53.50	592	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	43.07/cwt	42.00–44.00	539	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	57.58/cwt	55.00–59.00	737	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	66.95/cwt	62.00–72.00	969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	85.99/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,537	6
Bulls	—	—	1,684	78.54/cwt	75.50–81.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	125.52/cwt	119.00–132.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	136.83/cwt	131.00–148.00	441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	101.69/cwt	96.00–104.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	149.48/cwt	148.00–152.50	438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	103.01/cwt	97.00–107.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.59/cwt	109.00–125.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	262	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	518	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	573	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	458	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	534	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	118.79/cwt	117.50–120.00	443	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	524.45/cwt	485.00–620.00	5,071	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	93.66/cwt	91.00–97.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	99.78/cwt	95.00–104.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	94.82/cwt	93.00–96.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	101.86/cwt	93.00–106.00	435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	139.58/cwt	139.00–141.00	787	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	122.28/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	113.18/cwt	110.00–116.00	814	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	655.81/cwt	620.00–685.00	8,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	124.55/cwt	119.00–127.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	802	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.60/cwt	121.00–138.00	682	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	154.84/cwt	153.00–155.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	139.89/cwt	135.00–142.75	869	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,914	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,938	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 Nov 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	94.00–107.00	101.29
8	—	322	116.00–137.00	131.31
11	—	273	115.00–132.50	124.28
15	—	663	106.00–110.75	109.49
26	—	371	109.00–139.00	128.61
27	—	621	90.00–117.00	106.71
50	—	576	102.00–115.00	110.36
51	—	424	101.00–126.00	115.78
51	—	526	105.00–119.00	114.87
88	—	477	104.00–119.00	114.64
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	86.00	86.00
2	—	275	92.00	92.00
2	—	535	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	117.00	117.00
14	—	554	120.00	120.00
3	—	403	124.00–126.00	124.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	98.00	98.00
2	—	665	96.00	96.00
3	—	612	91.00–97.00	93.66
4	—	334	95.00–104.00	99.78
5	—	539	93.00–96.00	94.82
6	—	427	93.00–106.00	101.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	122.00–133.00	128.39
2	—	325	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
2	—	840	129.00	129.00
3	—	655	122.00–126.00	124.67
7	—	320	142.00–155.00	148.43
11	—	421	139.00–150.00	143.32
15	—	371	139.00–156.00	147.31
18	—	478	127.00–139.00	135.43
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
3	—	285	150.00	150.00
19	—	584	119.00–127.00	124.55
25	—	625	123.00–130.00	128.32
63	—	522	121.00–138.00	130.60
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	458	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	373	117.50–120.00	118.79
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	139.00–141.00	139.58
27	—	696	140.00	140.00
4	—	782	130.00	130.00
10	—	520	135.00–140.00	136.98
13	—	404	153.00–155.00	154.84
27	—	621	135.00–142.75	139.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
3	—	436	120.00–121.00	120.32
3	—	573	121.00–125.00	122.28
8	—	719	110.00–116.00	113.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	120.00–133.00	128.03
19	—	358	140.00–152.00	142.15
15	—	467	119.00–133.00	127.78
16	—	633	102.00–115.00	107.98
2	—	815	90.00–94.00	92.02
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
9	—	436	119.00–132.00	125.52
9	—	322	131.00–148.00	136.83
6	—	667	96.00–104.00	101.69
6	—	293	148.00–152.50	149.48
5	—	714	97.00–107.00	103.01
5	—	565	109.00–125.00	117.59
2	—	205	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	100.00–110.00	104.36
4	—	575	104.00–110.00	106.99
3	—	230	110.00–117.50	114.89
2	—	432	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	120.00–123.00	122.59
6	—	582	105.00–117.00	109.97
1	—	650	99.00	99.00
1	—	630	97.00	97.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,142	44.00–51.00	46.45
5	—	1,090	36.00–43.00	39.77
1	—	935	29.00	29.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,471	56.50–61.00	57.81
4	—	1,479	52.00–55.00	53.80
1	—	935	45.50	45.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,206	47.00–53.50	49.10
8	—	1,251	42.00–44.00	43.07
5	—	1,280	55.00–59.00	57.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	62.00–72.00	66.95
6	—	1,787	83.50–89.00	85.99
5	—	1,684	75.50–81.00	78.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	967	485.00–620.00	524.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	935	410.00	410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,303	620.00–685.00	655.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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