Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.41/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$145.41

440 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$29.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

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	616	145.91	899	430
Medium and Large 2-3	577	127.66	736	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	505	116.00	586	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $313 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 sale440 hd

145.41

—

KY average26 barns · 6,441 hd

143.98

+1.44

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	1,641	83.26	1,366	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	59.84	820	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	59.38	748	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	48.70	519	19

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2-3	—	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	67.60/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	65.66/cwt	62.00–71.50	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	51.05/cwt	48.50–52.00	607	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	55.14/cwt	53.00–57.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.57/cwt	130.00–141.00	717	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.09/cwt	142.50–146.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.48/cwt	120.00–137.50	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	42.93/cwt	37.00–47.00	433	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	50.68/cwt	48.50–54.00	544	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.00	639	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	54.66/cwt	52.50–56.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	114.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	130.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	110.62/cwt	104.00–120.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	856	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	763	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	108.45/cwt	107.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	136.64/cwt	135.00–137.50	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.37/cwt	102.00–121.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	145.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.09/cwt	142.50–154.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	87.52/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,479	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	83.36/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	138.66/cwt	132.50–142.00	513	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	839	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	135.77/cwt	130.00–138.25	713	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	137.36/cwt	130.00–146.00	589	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	135.93/cwt	131.00–142.50	639	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	132.40/cwt	126.00–135.00	737	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	160.48/cwt	157.00–180.00	696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	159.24/cwt	157.50–162.00	768	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	140.78/cwt	140.00–141.50	862	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.50	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	145.95/cwt	138.00–152.00	466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	143.18/cwt	137.50–149.00	537	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	186.61/cwt	170.00–195.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	176.92/cwt	165.00–186.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	622	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	644.31/cwt	625.00–660.00	7,203	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,961	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	952	534.72/cwt	490.00–550.00	5,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	109.06/cwt	103.00–115.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,061.97/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	14,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.76/cwt	147.50–155.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.56/cwt	132.00–138.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	130.97/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	711	27
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	125.05/cwt	123.00–129.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.47/cwt	103.00–119.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	578	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	818	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.70/cwt	150.00–162.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	132.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	355	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.02/cwt	110.00–124.00	702	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	105.06/cwt	97.50–112.00	247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	113.25/cwt	100.00–126.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	158.56/cwt	155.00–162.50	836	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,056	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	142.82/cwt	134.75–144.00	1,018	108

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 607Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	140.00	140.00
3	—	335	135.00–137.50	136.64
1	—	730	96.00	96.00
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	510	123.00	123.00
2	—	557	129.00	129.00
3	—	475	135.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	370	132.50–142.00	138.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	130.00–141.00	135.57
6	—	467	142.50–146.00	145.09
2	—	715	102.00–121.00	111.37
4	—	409	140.00–155.00	145.64
4	—	553	134.00–136.00	135.00
5	—	383	142.50–154.00	150.09
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
2	—	238	152.50	152.50
2	—	305	145.00	145.00
2	—	683	121.00–125.00	122.96
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	120.00–137.50	128.48
1	—	880	93.00	93.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
7	—	731	110.00–116.00	114.43
7	—	391	122.00–135.00	130.24
6	—	626	104.00–120.00	110.62
2	—	920	93.00	93.00
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
11	—	526	123.00–129.00	125.05
16	—	680	103.00–119.00	110.47
26	—	462	120.00–128.00	125.04
9	—	268	130.00–139.00	132.35
9	—	425	120.00–130.00	126.21
9	—	580	110.00–124.00	121.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
4	—	474	114.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	787	97.00	97.00
2	—	578	107.00–110.00	108.45
2	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
2	—	235	97.50–112.00	105.06
2	—	383	100.00–126.00	113.25
2	—	435	115.00–119.00	116.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	670	125.25	125.25
42	—	525	130.00–138.25	135.77
48	—	429	130.00–146.00	137.36
34	—	470	131.00–142.50	135.93
35	—	557	126.00–135.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	150.00–157.50	154.72
12	—	319	138.00–152.00	145.95
33	—	375	137.50–149.00	143.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	123.75	123.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	138.00	138.00
18	—	434	157.00–180.00	160.48
20	—	482	157.50–162.00	159.24
21	—	612	140.00–141.50	140.78
29	—	527	155.00–162.50	158.56
65	—	788	134.00	134.00
108	—	713	134.75–144.00	142.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	167.50–170.00	168.79
3	—	283	170.00–195.00	186.61
20	—	383	165.00–186.00	176.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	103.00–115.00	109.06
3	—	510	132.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	167.50	167.50
2	—	315	160.00–162.50	161.23
2	—	765	121.00–124.00	122.49
4	—	692	131.50	131.50
7	—	428	147.50–155.00	150.76
11	—	630	132.00–138.00	135.56
12	—	833	124.00–132.50	130.97
20	—	534	140.00–150.00	144.72
27	—	483	140.00–154.00	147.13
33	—	576	140.00–144.00	141.94
9	—	731	132.00	132.00
10	—	390	150.00–162.00	156.70
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
2	—	395	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	66.00–69.00	67.60
3	—	1,242	52.50–56.00	54.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,329	62.00–71.50	65.66
5	—	1,190	48.50–52.00	51.05
5	—	1,194	53.00–57.00	55.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	37.00–47.00	42.93
6	—	1,073	48.50–54.00	50.68
5	—	1,151	54.00–57.00	55.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	86.50–89.00	87.52
5	—	1,726	81.00–85.50	83.36
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	625.00–660.00	644.31
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	952	490.00–550.00	534.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	927	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	800.00	800.00

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