Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher on lightweight calves with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.87/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$119.87

339 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

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	535	121.92	653	298
Large 1-2	475	115.00	546	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	461	104.75	483	40

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $170 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 sale339 hd

119.87

—

KY average29 barns · 8,492 hd

125.51

−5.64

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	—	High	1,809	83.15	1,504	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	56.89	789	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	52.18	673	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	42.29	458	16

Every lot, as filed

119 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	134.13/cwt	131.00–135.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	140.55/cwt	136.00–149.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	123.12/cwt	120.00–124.50	651	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	117.34/cwt	117.00–118.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	212	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.26/cwt	132.00–136.00	694	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	133.00/cwt	125.00–137.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.23/cwt	140.00–153.50	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.84/cwt	136.00–141.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	918.36/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	11,360	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,542	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	912.44/cwt	885.00–950.00	13,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.60/cwt	129.00–138.00	898	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	822	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	431	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,243	609.58/cwt	550.00–650.00	7,577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,941	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	543	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	86.99/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	80.85/cwt	77.50–83.50	1,484	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	126.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	618	120.53/cwt	119.00–122.50	745	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	762	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	537	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	165.04/cwt	160.00–172.50	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	171.16/cwt	162.50–177.50	657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	135.56/cwt	134.00–138.00	515	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	133.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	139.60/cwt	132.50–143.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	676	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	477	117.17/cwt	117.00–117.50	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	151.56/cwt	140.00–157.50	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.75/cwt	121.00–125.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	112.67/cwt	112.00–114.00	854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	49.91/cwt	47.00–53.50	629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	57.00/cwt	56.00–60.50	749	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	44.22/cwt	43.50–45.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	107.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	123.71/cwt	119.00–128.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	112.96/cwt	107.00–117.00	739	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	44.91/cwt	43.00–48.00	506	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	57.70/cwt	55.00–59.00	792	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	38.05/cwt	31.00–41.00	383	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	119.88/cwt	117.00–123.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	101.84/cwt	95.00–116.00	288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	112.46/cwt	103.00–114.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	111.95/cwt	104.00–117.50	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	102.45/cwt	97.00–114.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	99.52/cwt	95.00–101.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	117.38/cwt	110.00–123.50	613	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	95.95/cwt	91.00–101.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	122.63/cwt	119.00–127.00	584	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	114.23/cwt	105.00–120.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.53/cwt	110.00–123.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	118.52/cwt	115.00–128.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.07/cwt	129.00–133.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	126.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,113	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	692	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	138.14/cwt	133.75–138.50	1,084	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	134.10/cwt	132.00–135.50	945	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	161.23/cwt	155.00–172.50	666	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	136.83/cwt	136.00–138.00	925	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	139.85/cwt	136.00–141.00	849	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	145.96/cwt	144.00–160.00	760	11

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 846Last week 862Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	120.00–126.00	123.29
9	—	564	131.00–135.00	134.13
10	—	436	136.00–149.00	140.55
3	—	718	117.00–118.00	117.34
1	—	955	93.00	93.00
12	—	517	132.00–136.00	134.26
8	—	369	140.00–157.50	151.56
6	—	471	133.00–138.00	135.32
4	—	610	121.00–125.00	123.75
3	—	758	112.00–114.00	112.67
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	438	120.00–130.00	125.09
2	—	488	122.00–122.50	122.25
2	—	212	132.50	132.50
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
8	—	578	120.00–129.00	126.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
2	—	543	112.00	112.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	112.50	112.50
3	—	477	117.00–117.50	117.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	152.00	152.00
7	—	676	127.00	127.00
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	131.00	131.00
28	—	529	120.00–124.50	123.12
36	—	568	120.00–124.00	121.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	483	120.00	120.00
14	—	715	120.00	120.00
45	—	618	119.00–122.50	120.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	380	134.00–138.00	135.56
8	—	327	132.00–137.00	133.84
3	—	273	132.50–143.00	139.60
2	—	235	152.50	152.50
3	—	412	130.00–132.00	130.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	105.00–111.00	107.35
7	—	427	119.00–128.00	123.71
5	—	654	107.00–117.00	112.96
2	—	865	104.00	104.00
2	—	313	117.00–123.00	119.88
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
24	—	522	110.00–123.50	117.38
35	—	476	119.00–127.00	122.63
14	—	626	105.00–120.00	114.23
12	—	566	110.00–123.00	116.53
11	—	385	115.00–128.00	118.52
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	102.00	102.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00
8	—	283	95.00–116.00	101.84
7	—	466	103.00–114.00	112.46
5	—	324	104.00–117.50	111.95
4	—	433	97.00–114.00	102.45
1	—	225	102.50	102.50
4	—	673	95.00–101.00	99.52
3	—	637	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	718	91.00–101.00	95.95
2	—	573	102.00–105.00	103.47
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	125.00–137.00	133.00
3	—	721	120.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	610	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	142.50	142.50
1	—	375	147.50	147.50
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
2	—	570	129.00–133.00	131.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	140.00–153.50	147.23
6	—	770	127.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	520	136.00–141.00	138.84
24	—	572	137.00–141.00	138.35
18	—	677	129.00–138.00	132.60
17	—	618	129.00–135.00	133.05
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
4	—	871	126.00	126.00
4	—	731	125.00–130.00	126.25
2	—	360	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	1,050	106.00	106.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	122.00	122.00
2	—	537	135.00	135.00
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
3	—	805	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	316	160.00–172.50	165.04
13	—	384	162.50–177.50	171.16
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	117.50–120.00	118.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	785	133.75–138.50	138.14
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
15	—	705	132.00–135.50	134.10
21	—	413	155.00–172.50	161.23
24	—	676	136.00–138.00	136.83
28	—	607	136.00–141.00	139.85
11	—	521	144.00–160.00	145.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	59.00	59.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	800.00–1,035.00	918.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,243	550.00–650.00	609.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	885.00–950.00	912.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	85.50–89.00	86.99
5	—	1,835	77.50–83.50	80.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	51.00	51.00
8	—	1,127	43.00–48.00	44.91
7	—	1,007	31.00–41.00	38.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,373	55.00–59.00	57.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	47.00–53.50	49.91
8	—	1,314	56.00–60.50	57.00
2	—	1,343	43.50–45.00	44.22

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle