Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher; weaned 300-500 lb steers sharply higher. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.51/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$128.51

131 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

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

$43.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	516	130.82	675	117
Medium and Large 2-3	517	110.88	574	13thin
Large 1-2	970	87.00	844	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.82/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale131 hd

128.51

—

KY average28 barns · 4,340 hd

129.20

−0.70

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	1,695	90.81	1,539	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	66.93	930	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	62.18	780	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	51.21	569	16

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	51.78/cwt	48.00–55.00	649	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	95.31/cwt	91.50–103.00	1,716	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	88.77/cwt	87.50–90.50	1,420	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,325	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	149.99/cwt	147.50–152.50	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	153.88/cwt	147.50–160.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	190.88/cwt	170.00–197.50	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	191.33/cwt	180.00–202.50	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	134.00/cwt	133.75–134.50	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	154.44/cwt	153.00–157.50	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	203.36/cwt	203.00–205.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	142.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	759.49/cwt	740.00–770.00	9,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	15,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.87/cwt	134.00–137.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.20/cwt	121.00–128.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.74/cwt	152.00–157.50	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	168.53/cwt	162.50–177.50	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	180.48/cwt	164.00–197.50	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	161.92/cwt	157.50–167.50	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.29/cwt	153.00–160.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,035	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	138.52/cwt	133.00–142.00	590	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	137.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	129.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	131.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	142.37/cwt	142.00–142.50	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	124.86/cwt	122.00–127.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	129.52/cwt	123.00–133.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.48/cwt	124.00–130.50	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	105.98/cwt	102.00–117.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.92/cwt	125.00–137.50	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	128.27/cwt	123.00–133.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	670	123.58/cwt	122.00–126.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.25/cwt	44.00–50.50	496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	54.04/cwt	51.50–57.00	631	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	69.16/cwt	66.50–75.00	959	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	62.13/cwt	58.00–65.50	759	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	68.01/cwt	66.00–71.00	885	9

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	48.00–55.00	51.78
12	—	1,221	58.00–65.50	62.13
9	—	1,302	66.00–71.00	68.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	44.00–50.50	47.25
7	—	1,167	51.50–57.00	54.04
1	—	1,220	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	66.50–75.00	69.16
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,365	55.50	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,800	91.50–103.00	95.31
5	—	1,600	87.50–90.50	88.77
1	—	1,540	74.00	74.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	740.00–770.00	759.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	770.00	770.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,210.00	1,210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	147.50–152.50	149.99
2	—	502	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	147.50–160.00	153.88
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	170.00–197.50	190.88
8	—	385	180.00–202.50	191.33
6	—	734	133.75–134.50	134.00
6	—	574	153.00–157.50	154.44
6	—	318	203.00–205.00	203.36
4	—	665	143.00	143.00
4	—	613	140.00–144.00	142.71
3	—	530	160.00	160.00
2	—	463	164.00–197.50	180.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	136.00–138.00	137.00
4	—	421	157.50–167.50	161.92
3	—	475	153.00–160.00	156.29
2	—	875	124.00	124.00
2	—	838	125.00–132.00	128.49
2	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	117.00–120.00	118.33
3	—	465	117.50–120.00	119.16
2	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	133.00–142.00	138.52
17	—	469	134.00–141.00	137.74
12	—	575	127.00–135.00	129.96
8	—	516	129.00–135.00	131.84
4	—	379	142.00–142.50	142.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	122.00–127.00	124.86
7	—	419	123.00–133.00	129.52
6	—	517	124.00–130.50	128.48
5	—	724	102.00–117.00	105.98
5	—	374	125.00–137.50	131.92
3	—	631	116.00	116.00
2	—	475	124.00–129.00	126.39
2	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	123.00–133.00	128.27
5	—	670	122.00–126.00	123.58
2	—	760	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	129.00	129.00
2	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	134.00–137.00	135.87
4	—	616	121.00–128.00	123.20
2	—	463	152.00–157.50	154.74
2	—	420	147.50–148.00	147.75
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.42
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
1	—	305	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	162.50–177.50	168.53
2	—	608	135.00–139.00	137.02

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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