Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling steers lightly tested. Yearling heifers sharply lower in a light test. Increasing concerns over the Coronavirus pushed the stock market down sharply today. Markets becoming more unstable for heavy yearling cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.53/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$123.53

390 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$21.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

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	561	126.00	707	337
Medium and Large 2-3	497	108.70	540	43
Small and Medium 1-2	352	104.24	367	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about $340 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 sale390 hd

123.53

—

KY average26 barns · 6,035 hd

128.41

−4.88

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	1,642	87.40	1,435	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	65.80	934	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	60.75	762	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	49.03	514	13

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3	—	568	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	861	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	138.40/cwt	135.00–143.00	639	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.47/cwt	140.00–159.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.60/cwt	134.00–151.00	759	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	126.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	139.60/cwt	130.00–150.00	451	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	329	118.01/cwt	112.50–125.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	139.23/cwt	136.00–141.00	575	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	132.81/cwt	130.00–133.50	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	129.44/cwt	128.00–131.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	137.19/cwt	136.00–138.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.25/cwt	118.00–136.00	618	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.50/cwt	122.00–138.00	498	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.64/cwt	122.00–135.00	552	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	788	112.70/cwt	108.75–113.35	888	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	124.03/cwt	118.00–130.00	775	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	43.98/cwt	33.00–49.50	459	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.50/cwt	57.00–61.00	641	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	68.25/cwt	63.00–76.00	964	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	64.61/cwt	62.50–69.00	804	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	56.47/cwt	53.50–59.50	715	9
Bulls	—	—	1,569	85.14/cwt	75.00–89.50	1,336	12
Bulls	—	—	1,806	93.15/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,682	10
Bulls	—	—	1,263	72.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	912	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	327	106.07/cwt	105.00–112.00	347	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	446	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	379	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	106.49/cwt	99.00–118.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	82.55/cwt	80.00–86.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	117.88/cwt	116.00–121.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	114.84/cwt	105.00–120.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	118.76/cwt	116.00–120.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.50	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	146.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	903	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	166.37/cwt	163.00–170.00	792	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	176.58/cwt	162.50–192.50	756	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	144.38/cwt	142.50–145.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	242	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	847	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	664	121.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	127.66/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,021	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	165.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	130.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	158.55/cwt	153.00–162.50	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.73/cwt	150.00–161.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	167.15/cwt	157.50–172.50	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.46/cwt	131.00–140.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	124.77/cwt	124.75–125.00	1,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	128.53/cwt	125.00–133.00	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	197.24/cwt	195.00–197.50	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	168.37/cwt	160.00–173.00	865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	135.68/cwt	134.00–135.75	950	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	137.94/cwt	137.25–139.00	924	30

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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 919Last week 948Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	133.00–134.00	133.67
4	—	535	130.00–135.00	133.75
4	—	861	119.25	119.25
7	—	462	135.00–143.00	138.40
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	445	143.00	143.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	617	140.00–149.00	146.30
36	—	476	163.00–170.00	166.37
36	—	428	162.50–192.50	176.58
7	—	551	154.00	154.00
10	—	380	195.00–197.50	197.24
14	—	514	160.00–173.00	168.37
24	—	700	134.00–135.75	135.68
30	—	670	137.25–139.00	137.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
19	—	800	127.50–128.50	127.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	111.00	111.00
2	—	925	108.00	108.00
5	—	389	160.00–167.50	165.98
5	—	689	127.00–133.00	130.57
7	—	413	153.00–162.50	158.55
7	—	465	150.00–161.00	156.73
7	—	788	128.00	128.00
10	—	331	157.50–172.50	167.15
11	—	628	131.00–140.00	137.46
11	—	806	124.75–125.00	124.77
12	—	527	140.00–151.00	144.11
14	—	565	140.00–153.00	146.24
16	—	723	125.00–133.00	128.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
3	—	433	140.00–159.00	150.47
3	—	461	140.00	140.00
3	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.32
3	—	681	124.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	341	150.00–155.00	153.77
8	—	564	132.00–139.00	136.24
12	—	521	134.00–151.00	145.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	137.50	137.50
3	—	512	122.50–130.00	126.86
3	—	578	120.00–124.00	121.31
6	—	323	130.00–150.00	139.60
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	112.50–125.00	118.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
2	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	391	142.50–145.00	144.38
7	—	242	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
9	—	528	99.00–118.00	106.49
7	—	741	80.00–86.00	82.55
7	—	471	116.00–121.00	117.88
7	—	420	105.00–120.00	114.84
6	—	323	116.00–120.00	118.76
2	—	645	103.00	103.00
2	—	228	120.00–122.50	121.18
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	413	136.00–141.00	139.23
12	—	525	130.00–133.50	132.81
10	—	331	151.00	151.00
9	—	560	128.00–131.00	129.44
5	—	452	136.00–138.00	137.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	478	118.00–136.00	129.25
17	—	373	122.00–138.00	133.50
16	—	419	122.00–135.00	131.64
15	—	528	120.00–129.00	124.29
11	—	322	130.00–139.00	135.40
10	—	616	110.00–115.00	111.28
9	—	569	120.00–128.00	122.68
3	—	713	100.00–101.00	100.66
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	788	108.75–113.35	112.70
40	—	625	118.00–130.00	124.03
4	—	705	110.00	110.00
12	—	664	120.00–123.00	121.43
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	105.00–112.00	106.07
1	—	490	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	370	102.50	102.50
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	847	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	33.00–49.50	43.98
3	—	1,095	57.00–61.00	58.50
2	—	1,000	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,413	63.00–76.00	68.25
2	—	1,400	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,540	49.50	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,244	62.50–69.00	64.61
9	—	1,266	53.50–59.50	56.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,569	75.00–89.50	85.14
10	—	1,806	90.00–98.00	93.15
2	—	1,263	70.00–74.00	72.22

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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