Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.01/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$114.01

214 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	712	114.12	813	209
Medium and Large 2-3	430	111.89	481	4thin
Large 1-2	605	100.00	605	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $208 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 sale214 hd

114.01

—

KY average29 barns · 4,647 hd

120.53

−6.52

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	1,558	87.83	1,368	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	56.73	840	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	55.54	688	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	45.14	477	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.65/cwt	126.50–130.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.09/cwt	136.75–139.00	790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.21/cwt	122.00–123.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	941	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	107.03/cwt	106.00–108.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	109.65/cwt	109.00–109.70	895	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	126.75/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	137.87/cwt	134.00–142.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	121.27/cwt	119.00–122.50	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	110.73/cwt	104.00–114.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	127.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	129.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	47.39/cwt	44.50–50.50	488	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	37.28/cwt	32.00–42.00	429	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	56.73/cwt	56.50–57.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	54.41/cwt	51.50–56.50	620	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	840	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	666	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	87.64/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,265	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	92.71/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	78.55/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,186	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	136.39/cwt	133.00–140.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	123.12/cwt	122.00–124.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	142.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	146.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.50	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
6	—	957	86.75	86.75
3	—	568	126.50–130.00	127.65
3	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	120.00	120.00
2	—	727	88.00	88.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	136.75–139.00	137.09
8	—	420	135.00–140.00	138.42
5	—	615	122.00–123.00	122.21
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	230	148.00	148.00
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	835	99.00	99.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
14	—	674	120.00–125.50	123.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	941	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	115.00	115.00
2	—	417	132.00	132.00
2	—	330	133.00–140.00	136.39
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	121.00	121.00
6	—	715	122.00–124.00	123.12
6	—	581	142.00–145.00	142.49
4	—	522	144.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	623	130.00–135.00	132.45
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	106.00–108.00	107.03
1	—	370	117.50	117.50
1	—	310	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	816	109.00–109.70	109.65
12	—	530	126.00–129.00	126.75
8	—	412	134.00–142.00	137.87
7	—	562	119.00–122.50	121.27
6	—	479	130.00–131.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	104.00–114.00	110.73
8	—	416	125.00–130.00	127.91
6	—	573	110.00–111.00	110.51
4	—	475	120.00–129.00	125.49
3	—	360	125.00–131.00	129.03
2	—	508	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
1	—	270	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	115.00	115.00
1	—	845	99.00	99.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	44.50–50.50	47.39
2	—	1,150	32.00–42.00	37.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	56.50–57.00	56.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	51.50–56.50	54.41
3	—	1,400	59.00–61.00	59.98
1	—	1,360	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	86.50–88.50	87.64
4	—	1,726	91.50–94.00	92.71
2	—	1,510	78.00–79.00	78.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	525.00	525.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle