Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Yearlings 3.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $123.78/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$123.78

175 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$15.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

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	530	125.70	666	153
Medium and Large 2-3	408	110.49	451	22

One grade step is worth $15.21/cwt here — about $215 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 sale175 hd

123.78

—

KY average26 barns · 3,491 hd

125.77

−1.98

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	1,453	86.40	1,255	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	67.62	986	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	62.95	784	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	47.97	488	31

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	419	152.37/cwt	142.50–156.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	129.43/cwt	120.00–132.00	953	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.32/cwt	132.00–136.50	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	109.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	162.51/cwt	152.50–165.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	319	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	172.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	139.02/cwt	137.00–139.50	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	164.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.40/cwt	123.00–134.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	112.59/cwt	109.00–118.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	108.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	40.44/cwt	32.00–48.50	394	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	50.73/cwt	48.50–53.00	539	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	59.09/cwt	54.00–64.00	614	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	68.77/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,020	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	58.42/cwt	58.00–59.00	739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	66.67/cwt	63.00–71.50	855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	57.36/cwt	53.50–61.00	675	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	93.96/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,511	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	86.70/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,163	70.68/cwt	69.00–72.00	822	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	674.74/cwt	625.00–730.00	7,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	680.71/cwt	600.00–740.00	7,181	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	928.37/cwt	920.00–935.00	11,029	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,532	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	432	113.39/cwt	106.00–116.00	490	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	114.67/cwt	109.00–121.00	565	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	376	124.18/cwt	117.50–127.50	467	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	567	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	666	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	756	102.75/cwt	102.00–103.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.94/cwt	137.50–142.50	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	155.01/cwt	152.50–157.50	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	286	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	664	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	619	123.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	743	119.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	890	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	126.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.89/cwt	120.00–134.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	122.18/cwt	120.00–123.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.99/cwt	109.00–116.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	116.99/cwt	111.00–123.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	95	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	127.28/cwt	126.00–131.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	130.47/cwt	124.00–134.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	131.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 616Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Yearlings 3.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	142.50–156.00	152.37
31	—	736	120.00–132.00	129.43
5	—	673	132.00–136.50	135.32
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	140.00–149.00	144.31
2	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	605	133.00–135.00	133.99
5	—	387	152.50–165.00	162.51
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	158.00	158.00
3	—	720	132.75	132.75
4	—	532	157.50	157.50
5	—	319	170.00	170.00
6	—	772	131.95	131.95
7	—	380	170.00–174.00	172.34
7	—	632	137.00–139.50	139.02
12	—	412	160.00–165.00	164.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
2	—	532	127.00	127.00
2	—	575	123.00–134.00	128.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	96.00	96.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	105.00–115.00	109.86
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
12	—	428	109.00–118.00	112.59
4	—	336	104.00–110.00	108.48
2	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	140.00–142.50	141.69
5	—	286	140.00–149.00	145.38
8	—	322	140.00–148.00	144.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	121.00–125.00	122.98
9	—	619	119.00–125.00	123.22
27	—	743	115.00–120.00	119.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	658	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	313	120.00–131.00	126.91
5	—	384	120.00–134.00	128.89
5	—	469	121.00–125.00	124.15
6	—	415	120.00–123.00	122.18
6	—	620	109.00–116.00	110.99
7	—	529	111.00–123.00	116.99
11	—	566	110.00–121.00	116.32
1	—	95	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	130.00	130.00
9	—	466	126.00–131.00	127.28
11	—	527	124.00–134.00	130.47
17	—	410	127.00–135.00	131.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
8	—	464	140.00–142.00	140.51
7	—	436	140.00–150.00	146.35
4	—	584	135.00–137.00	136.00
4	—	527	130.00–135.00	133.81
3	—	635	125.00	125.00
3	—	332	152.50–157.50	155.01
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	106.00–116.00	113.39
3	—	493	109.00–121.00	114.67
3	—	376	117.50–127.50	124.18
2	—	567	117.50	117.50
1	—	510	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	102.00–103.00	102.75
3	—	375	137.50–142.50	140.94
2	—	543	117.00–125.00	121.02
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	974	32.00–48.50	40.44
10	—	1,063	48.50–53.00	50.73
7	—	1,039	54.00–64.00	59.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,483	63.00–73.00	68.77
2	—	1,265	58.00–59.00	58.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,282	63.00–71.50	66.67
9	—	1,177	53.50–61.00	57.36
1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	91.00–100.00	93.96
4	—	1,443	82.00–89.50	86.70
2	—	1,163	69.00–72.00	70.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	625.00–730.00	674.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,055	600.00–740.00	680.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	920.00–935.00	928.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,085.00	1,085.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle