Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand for fleshy new crop and off-colored calves. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand for fleshy new crop and off-colored calves. Moderate demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages. More new crop and fleshy bawling calves coming to town this week. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with moderate demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.51/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$120.51

165 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$37.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

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	487	123.15	599	143
Medium and Large 2-3	522	105.69	552	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	456	101.22	461	7thin
Large 1-2	740	86.00	636	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.15/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale165 hd

120.51

—

KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd

120.70

−0.19

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	1,947	84.37	1,642	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	57.35	780	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	52.97	759	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	47.28	471	14

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	97.43/cwt	90.00–102.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.90/cwt	143.50–152.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	157.54/cwt	152.50–160.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	160.91/cwt	155.00–170.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	114.39/cwt	109.00–120.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.84/cwt	126.00–130.50	855	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	153.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	153.54/cwt	147.50–159.00	800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	131.47/cwt	130.00–134.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	149.39/cwt	145.00–152.50	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.31/cwt	129.00–145.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	752	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	151.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	775	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	731	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	28,080	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	219	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	110.19/cwt	108.00–113.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	128.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	43.08/cwt	38.00–46.00	401	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.00/cwt	47.00–52.50	510	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	55.16/cwt	52.50–57.50	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	759	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	57.35/cwt	56.00–61.50	780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	87.74/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,639	2
Bulls	—	—	2,390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	821	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	718	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	779	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	103.67/cwt	99.00–106.00	498	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	387	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	368	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	126.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	669	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	610.85/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	13,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	129.65/cwt	128.50–133.00	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	136.40/cwt	129.00–141.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	110.83/cwt	102.00–116.00	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	112.96/cwt	105.00–118.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.50	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	125.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	111.11/cwt	107.00–118.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	125.65/cwt	121.00–135.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	134.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	139.85/cwt	138.00–141.00	457	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	568	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	639	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	113.50/cwt	105.00–122.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1

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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 929Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
3	—	480	99.00–106.00	103.67
2	—	387	95.00	95.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	90.00–102.00	97.43
4	—	383	119.00–120.00	119.75
2	—	500	102.00–106.00	104.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	527	120.00–127.50	126.93
18	—	459	128.50–133.00	129.65
6	—	425	129.00–141.00	136.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	102.00–116.00	110.83
11	—	564	105.00–118.00	112.96
9	—	427	120.00–127.50	122.35
9	—	371	121.00–131.00	125.17
8	—	476	123.00–129.00	125.75
7	—	514	107.00–118.00	111.11
5	—	274	120.00–130.00	123.59
4	—	710	101.00–106.00	103.47
3	—	346	121.00–135.00	125.65
2	—	658	103.00–108.00	105.49
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	132.50–135.00	134.15
5	—	327	138.00–141.00	139.85
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
3	—	533	125.00	125.00
4	—	338	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
2	—	568	112.00–113.00	112.51
2	—	425	95.00	95.00
2	—	355	105.00–122.00	113.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	130.00–134.00	131.47
8	—	381	145.00–152.50	149.39
5	—	630	120.00–124.00	121.37
4	—	581	129.00–145.00	136.31
4	—	461	140.00–145.00	141.27
4	—	423	140.00–152.00	143.96
2	—	802	89.00	89.00
2	—	773	101.00–104.00	102.49
2	—	305	142.50	142.50
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	147.00–157.00	151.97
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	94.00–95.00	94.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
1	—	970	101.00	101.00
2	—	420	143.50–152.00	147.90
2	—	830	104.00	104.00
3	—	468	140.00–149.00	143.17
4	—	286	161.00	161.00
4	—	311	152.50–160.00	157.54
6	—	364	155.00–170.00	160.91
6	—	566	139.00–143.00	141.46
6	—	615	125.00–129.00	126.33
10	—	527	139.00–146.00	143.21
11	—	708	109.00–120.00	114.39
21	—	669	126.00–130.50	127.84
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	164.00–167.00	165.50
14	—	479	150.00–165.00	153.91
15	—	521	147.50–159.00	153.54
15	—	569	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
9	—	569	120.00	120.00
5	—	674	108.00–113.00	110.19
5	—	521	125.00–129.00	128.03
2	—	610	115.00–121.00	118.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	137.50	137.50
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	821	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	115.00	115.00
3	—	718	108.50	108.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,755	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	860	600.00–625.00	610.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	38.00–46.00	43.08
5	—	1,020	47.00–52.50	50.00
2	—	1,163	52.50–57.50	55.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	52.00–54.00	52.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	56.00–61.50	57.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	87.50–88.00	87.74
1	—	2,390	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,660	92.00	92.00

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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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

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle