Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.46/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$130.46

118 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$1.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

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	720	130.47	939	117
Medium and Large 2-3	575	129.00	742	1thin

One grade step is worth $1.47/cwt here — about $197 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 sale118 hd

130.46

—

KY average28 barns · 4,101 hd

132.35

−1.89

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	1,444	88.32	1,275	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	71.50	1,069	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	65.95	814	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	50.44	495	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	119.16/cwt	119.00–120.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	159.56/cwt	157.50–160.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.65/cwt	152.00–167.50	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	854	122.95/cwt	122.95–122.95	1,050	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	112.57/cwt	105.00–116.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	90.48/cwt	86.00–95.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	124.57/cwt	116.00–130.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	120.15/cwt	117.00–122.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	131.01/cwt	126.00–133.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	131.68/cwt	126.00–136.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	101.83/cwt	96.00–109.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	105.65/cwt	105.00–106.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	119.24/cwt	112.50–123.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	43.80/cwt	31.00–50.00	415	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	53.63/cwt	51.00–56.00	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	71.50/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,069	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	71.41/cwt	65.00–75.00	915	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	60.84/cwt	60.00–63.00	703	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	94.72/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,444	4
Bulls	—	—	1,283	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	969	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	950.54/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	13,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	160.98/cwt	156.00–169.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	161.06/cwt	157.50–165.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	133.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	516	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 919Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	154.00	154.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	83.00	83.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	157.50	157.50
2	—	682	116.00	116.00
2	—	630	114.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	497	134.00	134.00
2	—	350	140.00–155.00	147.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	122.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	583	113.00–119.00	116.01
2	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	687	119.00–120.00	119.16
6	—	318	157.50–160.00	159.56
3	—	738	111.00	111.00
3	—	613	124.00–125.00	124.35
2	—	892	102.00	102.00
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	152.00–167.50	159.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	854	122.95	122.95
3	—	475	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	748	122.00	122.00
9	—	470	156.00–169.00	160.98
5	—	409	157.50–165.00	161.06
3	—	575	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	105.00–116.00	112.57
2	—	658	86.00–95.00	90.48
2	—	540	97.00	97.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	116.00–130.00	124.57
7	—	572	117.00–122.00	120.15
7	—	463	126.00–133.00	131.01
5	—	425	126.00–136.00	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	96.00–109.00	101.83
3	—	523	105.00–106.00	105.65
3	—	430	112.50–123.00	119.24
2	—	717	97.00	97.00
2	—	490	113.00	113.00
1	—	770	87.00	87.00
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	130.00–136.00	133.67
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	948	31.00–50.00	43.80
5	—	939	51.00–56.00	53.63
2	—	1,168	58.00–60.00	59.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,495	65.00–74.00	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,281	65.00–75.00	71.41
6	—	1,156	60.00–63.00	60.84
1	—	1,325	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	93.00–97.00	94.72
2	—	1,283	75.00–76.00	75.51

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)	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	875.00–1,025.00	950.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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