Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on weaned offerings; over 600 lbs sold steady to weak. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand . Quality was good through attractive with several good quality weaned packages. Some farmer participation in the market for featherweight calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.24/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$144.24

331 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	638	145.58	929	308
Medium and Large 2-3	660	126.51	835	21
Large 1-2	677	125.00	846	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $83 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 sale331 hd

144.24

—

KY average27 barns · 6,159 hd

143.84

+0.41

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	1,650	85.42	1,409	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	59.23	811	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	58.36	725	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	45.19	459	21

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	542	143.34/cwt	140.25–152.00	777	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	120.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	118.38/cwt	106.00–122.00	809	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.10/cwt	57.00–59.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	51.20/cwt	47.00–53.50	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.46/cwt	126.00–128.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.42/cwt	116.00–125.00	695	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	433	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	41.87/cwt	36.00–47.00	411	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	57.09/cwt	54.50–59.00	758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	61.36/cwt	59.00–65.00	865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	54.91/cwt	53.50–57.00	771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	62.17/cwt	58.00–66.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.90/cwt	139.00–145.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	121.99/cwt	114.00–127.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.12/cwt	135.00–147.50	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	135.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	645	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	129.66/cwt	129.50–129.75	756	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	135.91/cwt	132.00–139.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	185.89/cwt	182.00–187.50	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	164.14/cwt	162.50–168.00	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	168.49/cwt	157.00–175.00	726	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	138.92/cwt	137.00–142.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	140.74/cwt	138.50–141.50	1,008	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	162.73/cwt	155.00–170.00	762	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	637	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	218	146.15/cwt	145.00–147.50	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	142.43/cwt	132.50–150.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	138.49/cwt	134.00–141.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	74.47/cwt	74.00–75.00	972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	92.23/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,665	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	84.36/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,404	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	586	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	847	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,066	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	980	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,140	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	799.08/cwt	685.00–900.00	10,772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.00/cwt	145.00–152.50	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	127.94/cwt	120.00–134.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,258	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.58/cwt	138.00–151.00	844	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	128.58/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	113.48/cwt	109.00–116.00	491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	130.64/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	701	15

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 846Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	542	140.25–152.00	143.34
2	—	718	127.00–130.00	128.53
3	—	376	165.00–170.00	168.34
3	—	908	125.50	125.50
4	—	413	145.00–152.50	150.00
1	—	815	133.00	133.00
58	—	973	129.25	129.25
59	—	588	138.00–151.00	143.58
5	—	635	129.00–134.00	131.63
5	—	866	124.00–131.00	128.58
2	—	672	132.00	132.00
8	—	781	126.00–134.50	130.64
15	—	483	140.00–155.00	145.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	187.50	187.50
4	—	653	141.00	141.00
6	—	367	182.00–187.50	185.89
10	—	527	162.50–168.00	164.14
29	—	431	157.00–175.00	168.49
13	—	609	137.00–142.00	138.92
20	—	716	138.50–141.50	140.74
26	—	468	155.00–170.00	162.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	113.00	113.00
5	—	573	120.00–134.00	127.94
12	—	679	128.00	128.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	608	123.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	110.00–115.00	111.63
10	—	427	120.00–125.00	120.52
4	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.49
7	—	476	124.00–128.00	126.76
9	—	683	106.00–122.00	118.38
13	—	533	126.00–128.00	126.46
21	—	572	116.00–125.00	121.42
2	—	230	135.00–145.00	139.89
3	—	337	125.00–130.00	128.37
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.55
4	—	635	126.75	126.75
19	—	583	129.50–129.75	129.66
11	—	389	151.00	151.00
12	—	435	132.00–139.00	135.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
2	—	218	145.00–147.50	146.15
5	—	323	132.50–150.00	142.43
6	—	382	134.00–141.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	109.00	109.00
2	—	483	112.00–116.00	114.05
10	—	433	109.00–116.00	113.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	123.00–127.00	125.02
2	—	840	116.00	116.00
3	—	420	139.00–145.00	140.90
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
1	—	315	142.50	142.50
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
3	—	478	135.00–147.50	141.12
6	—	522	136.00–138.00	136.99
6	—	784	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
2	—	387	138.00	138.00
3	—	543	114.00–127.00	121.99
6	—	473	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
3	—	586	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	57.00–59.00	58.10
4	—	1,119	47.00–53.50	51.20
15	—	981	36.00–47.00	41.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	54.50–59.00	57.09
4	—	1,410	59.00–65.00	61.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,405	53.50–57.00	54.91
4	—	1,239	58.00–66.00	62.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	74.00–75.00	74.47
4	—	1,805	88.00–93.50	92.23
5	—	1,664	80.00–86.50	84.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	685.00–900.00	799.08

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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