Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Yearlings weak in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows 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 $126.52/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$126.52

242 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$20.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	509	127.04	647	234
Medium and Large 2-3	385	111.62	429	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	300	107.00	321	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about $326 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 sale242 hd

126.52

—

KY average27 barns · 5,199 hd

127.06

−0.54

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	1,687	81.21	1,370	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	62.66	909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	59.29	731	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	44.78	446	18

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	—	680	112.62/cwt	106.00–116.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.50	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.42/cwt	111.00–123.00	688	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	100.80/cwt	91.00–111.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.86/cwt	139.00–146.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	148.09/cwt	142.50–152.50	613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.46/cwt	142.00–151.00	782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.46/cwt	153.00–156.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.62/cwt	128.50–136.00	807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	134.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	128.00/cwt	122.00–134.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	654.73/cwt	650.00–660.00	7,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,054	668.24/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,043	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	810.31/cwt	750.00–885.00	10,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	915	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	948	565.04/cwt	550.00–575.00	5,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	85.18/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,474	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	93.31/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	61.18/cwt	55.00–69.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	629	125.88/cwt	123.00–128.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	766	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	141.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	142.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.50	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	138.05/cwt	131.00–139.50	984	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	155.36/cwt	154.00–162.00	740	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	154.18/cwt	154.00–155.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	141.44/cwt	139.50–142.50	854	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	133.35/cwt	127.00–143.50	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	128.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	685	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	131.19/cwt	128.50–137.00	610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	138.55/cwt	132.00–144.00	579	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	126.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	712	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	144.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	120.86/cwt	117.50–122.50	344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.33/cwt	126.00–126.50	802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.91/cwt	134.00–148.00	730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	115.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	147.57/cwt	142.50–152.50	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	128.01/cwt	126.00–132.00	567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	66.05/cwt	65.00–67.50	928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	63.71/cwt	62.50–66.00	800	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.15/cwt	54.00–59.00	681	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.72/cwt	140.00–153.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	58.15/cwt	57.50–59.50	879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	42.16/cwt	36.50–45.00	408	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	49.12/cwt	46.50–52.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.65/cwt	124.00–136.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	131.91/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	5

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 1,038Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	106.00–116.00	112.62
8	—	280	125.00–140.00	130.62
20	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.85
18	—	576	111.00–123.00	119.42
15	—	424	120.00–129.00	125.77
9	—	731	91.00–111.00	100.80
9	—	521	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	975	88.00	88.00
2	—	920	90.00–99.00	94.52
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
1	—	785	111.00	111.00
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
6	—	335	124.00–136.00	130.65
5	—	372	126.00–136.00	131.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	275	107.50–112.50	109.95
1	—	310	112.50	112.50
2	—	423	110.00–114.00	111.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	123.00–128.00	125.88
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
4	—	766	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	140.00–142.50	141.82
10	—	371	140.00–144.00	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	557	127.00–143.50	133.35
47	—	533	126.00–136.00	128.58
19	—	465	128.50–137.00	131.19
15	—	418	132.00–144.00	138.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	926	109.00	109.00
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
17	—	574	139.00–146.00	143.86
14	—	414	142.50–152.50	148.09
13	—	527	142.00–151.00	148.46
7	—	382	153.00–156.00	154.46
5	—	668	130.00–135.00	131.98
15	—	613	128.50–136.00	131.62
3	—	312	155.00	155.00
3	—	488	145.00–150.00	146.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	131.00–136.00	134.29
2	—	570	122.00–134.00	128.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	713	131.00–139.50	138.05
16	—	476	154.00–162.00	155.36
12	—	553	154.50	154.50
11	—	508	154.00–155.00	154.18
2	—	415	155.00–157.50	156.22
40	—	604	139.50–142.50	141.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	130.00–140.00	135.05
5	—	451	130.00–131.00	130.80
4	—	564	120.00–131.00	126.28
2	—	660	114.00	114.00
2	—	532	127.00	127.00
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
3	—	443	126.00–132.00	128.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
4	—	276	140.00–146.00	144.50
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
9	—	635	126.00–126.50	126.33
9	—	522	134.00–148.00	139.91
3	—	712	110.00–118.00	115.32
2	—	340	142.50–152.50	147.57
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
11	—	380	140.00–153.00	147.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	127.00–129.50	128.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
3	—	285	117.50–122.50	120.86

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)	2	—	1,178	650.00–660.00	654.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,054	650.00–700.00	668.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	750.00–885.00	810.31
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	550.00–575.00	565.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	635.00	635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	79.00–87.50	85.18
2	—	1,980	89.00–97.50	93.31
2	—	1,308	55.00–69.00	61.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	54.50	54.50
12	—	968	36.50–45.00	42.16
5	—	1,046	46.50–52.00	49.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	65.00–67.50	66.05
3	—	1,512	57.50–59.50	58.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	62.50–66.00	63.71
5	—	1,213	54.00–59.00	56.15
1	—	1,190	48.50	48.50

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle