Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with very good demand in a light test with some farmer participation in the market for lightweight calves. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.42/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$145.42

215 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.10

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	665	145.54	968	213
Medium and Large 2-3	425	136.00	578	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	390	129.00	503	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $465 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 sale215 hd

145.42

—

KY average24 barns · 2,673 hd

135.31

+10.10

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	1,703	94.66	1,612	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	71.06	1,006	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	67.69	819	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	51.98	554	27

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	81.66/cwt	81.00–83.00	705	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	1,158.41/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	16,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,409	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	146.55/cwt	136.50–148.00	961	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	163.70/cwt	152.00–164.50	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	171.49/cwt	166.00–180.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	179.38/cwt	178.00–181.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	1,091	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	823.57/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	855	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	124.22/cwt	124.00–126.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	111.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.24/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	48.51/cwt	39.00–55.00	518	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	57.89/cwt	55.00–62.00	635	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	72.20/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,040	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	66.12/cwt	64.00–67.00	867	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	72.18/cwt	68.00–79.00	878	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	64.45/cwt	60.00–67.00	786	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.51/cwt	51.00–58.00	624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	94.99/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,528	7
Bulls	—	—	1,878	106.54/cwt	100.50–111.00	2,001	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,433	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	4

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	805	82.00	82.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
6	—	413	130.00–137.00	134.63
3	—	863	81.00–83.00	81.66
7	—	727	110.00–116.00	111.65
6	—	551	124.00	124.00
6	—	473	125.00–137.00	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	80.00	80.00
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	664	128.75	128.75
9	—	621	124.00–126.00	124.22
5	—	325	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	98.00	98.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	144.00–146.00	145.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	158.00	158.00
1	—	400	173.00	173.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	656	136.50–148.00	146.55
45	—	553	161.00	161.00
15	—	541	152.00–164.50	163.70
9	—	415	166.00–180.00	171.49
5	—	324	178.00–181.00	179.38
4	—	730	131.00	131.00
2	—	628	147.00	147.00
2	—	397	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	886	123.10	123.10
6	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	600	136.00	136.00
2	—	443	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
5	—	468	156.00	156.00
4	—	505	143.00	143.00

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	5	—	1,407	925.00–1,300.00	1,158.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	800.00–850.00	823.57
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,067	39.00–55.00	48.51
7	—	1,097	55.00–62.00	57.89
2	—	940	62.00–63.00	62.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	68.00–77.00	72.20
3	—	1,312	64.00–67.00	66.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,216	68.00–79.00	72.18
15	—	1,219	60.00–67.00	64.45
3	—	1,125	51.00–58.00	55.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	89.00–99.00	94.99
3	—	1,878	100.50–111.00	106.54
3	—	1,748	82.00	82.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle