Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand; few featherweights sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Yearlings no test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $126.71/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$126.71

126 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$28.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

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	465	131.06	609	101
Medium and Large 2-3	512	110.24	564	21
Small and Medium 1-2	348	103.50	361	3thin
Large 1-2	645	103.00	664	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.06/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale126 hd

126.71

—

KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd

132.07

−5.36

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	1,826	93.80	1,713	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	66.53	939	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	61.54	781	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	47.67	507	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,705	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,471	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	19,305	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	87.68/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	171.55/cwt	162.00–183.00	729	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	140.14/cwt	139.00–142.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	155.79/cwt	155.00–157.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	161.20/cwt	157.00–169.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	142.82/cwt	141.00–146.00	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.83/cwt	141.50–154.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.37/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.61/cwt	127.00–134.00	882	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	132.89/cwt	121.00–138.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	152.45/cwt	147.50–157.50	401	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.74/cwt	150.00–165.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.40/cwt	131.00–141.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	155.09/cwt	152.50–157.50	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.70/cwt	121.00–128.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	150.76/cwt	150.00–153.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	614	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	667	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	104.00/cwt	101.00–107.00	416	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	114.60/cwt	111.00–118.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	109.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	139.97/cwt	139.00–142.00	607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	136.83/cwt	134.00–139.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.05/cwt	116.00–129.00	716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.34/cwt	120.00–134.00	556	13
Bulls	—	—	1,799	96.58/cwt	92.50–103.00	1,737	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	51.62/cwt	48.00–54.00	652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	67.70/cwt	65.00–72.00	888	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	59.26/cwt	55.00–64.50	736	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	60.05/cwt	55.00–64.00	842	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	68.96/cwt	65.50–77.00	976	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	56.10/cwt	54.00–58.50	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	45.15/cwt	34.00–49.00	476	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	528	111.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	590	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	140.44/cwt	139.00–144.00	527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	638	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.95/cwt	122.00–129.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.82/cwt	117.00–128.00	645	11

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,755	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
5	—	522	121.00–138.00	132.89
2	—	263	147.50–157.50	152.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	425	162.00–183.00	171.55
6	—	687	137.00	137.00
6	—	629	139.00–142.00	140.14
5	—	530	155.00–157.00	155.79
5	—	470	157.00–169.00	161.20
3	—	550	154.00	154.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	583	141.00–146.00	142.82
10	—	480	141.50–154.00	145.83
7	—	782	127.50	127.50
6	—	520	142.00–150.00	147.37
5	—	670	127.00–134.00	131.61
2	—	847	124.50	124.50
2	—	717	128.00	128.00
2	—	612	136.00	136.00
1	—	385	167.50	167.50
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
1	—	255	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	117.50	117.50
3	—	528	109.00–116.00	111.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–123.00	121.54
2	—	522	122.00	122.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	130.00–142.00	136.14
7	—	382	150.00–165.00	155.74
5	—	508	131.00–141.00	137.40
5	—	425	140.00–150.00	142.05
4	—	326	152.50–157.50	155.09
3	—	610	121.00–128.00	125.70
2	—	677	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	150.00–153.00	150.76
6	—	614	132.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	417	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	101.00–107.00	104.00
1	—	245	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	111.00–118.00	114.60
4	—	582	107.00–115.00	109.01
3	—	330	112.50–117.50	114.99
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	84.00	84.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	434	139.00–142.00	139.97
5	—	478	134.00–139.00	136.83
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	116.00–129.00	124.05
13	—	430	120.00–134.00	129.34
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
2	—	335	132.00–135.00	133.46
3	—	366	132.00	132.00
3	—	605	113.00–114.00	113.66
11	—	471	122.00–129.00	125.95
11	—	525	117.00–128.00	122.82
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00–143.00	141.58
3	—	295	141.00	141.00
12	—	375	139.00–144.00	140.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	125.00–127.00	125.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,885	85.00–89.50	87.68
11	—	1,799	92.50–103.00	96.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	48.00–54.00	51.62
10	—	1,311	65.00–72.00	67.70
14	—	1,242	55.00–64.50	59.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	55.00–64.00	60.05
8	—	1,415	65.50–77.00	68.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	63.50	63.50
2	—	1,108	54.00–58.50	56.10
13	—	1,054	34.00–49.00	45.15

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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