Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand on weaned offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.51/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$121.51

286 head · 834 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.39

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	562	124.69	701	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	844	121.39	1,024	276

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale286 hd

121.51

—

KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd

129.90

−8.39

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	—	Low	1,605	91.89	1,475	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	63.73	800	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	58.72	768	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	55.07	569	14

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Value Added	—	473	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	351	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.80/cwt	113.00–125.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.82/cwt	139.00–145.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.41/cwt	111.00–125.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.44/cwt	122.00–129.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	143.54/cwt	141.00–146.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	147.18/cwt	142.50–152.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	141.55/cwt	141.00–145.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	54.37/cwt	51.00–57.50	559	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	61.98/cwt	59.00–64.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	47.82/cwt	46.00–49.00	429	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	58.72/cwt	56.00–62.00	768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	66.32/cwt	64.00–70.00	840	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.10/cwt	57.00–63.00	721	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.42/cwt	117.00–128.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	110.68/cwt	106.00–112.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	109.04/cwt	105.00–112.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.96/cwt	134.00–139.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.34/cwt	112.00–114.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	98.96/cwt	96.00–102.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	694	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	915	101.02/cwt	99.00–105.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	144.77/cwt	142.00–147.50	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	541	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	601	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	125.73/cwt	122.50–130.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.63/cwt	143.00–145.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.93/cwt	134.00–142.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	167.09/cwt	165.00–169.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	112.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	139.13/cwt	131.00–143.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	120.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	124.19/cwt	119.00–127.50	656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	114.91/cwt	111.50–116.00	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	118.84/cwt	118.75–118.85	1,043	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	109.95/cwt	109.95–109.95	1,068	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	157.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	150.63/cwt	150.00–152.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	148.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	141.26/cwt	135.00–143.25	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	789	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	800.16/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	101.31/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,806	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	130.00–135.00	133.27
3	—	351	148.00	148.00
14	—	423	131.00–143.00	139.13
12	—	570	118.00–124.00	120.38
12	—	528	119.00–127.50	124.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	110.00–117.00	114.40
9	—	477	117.00–128.00	120.42
6	—	681	106.00–112.00	110.68
6	—	633	105.00–112.00	109.04
4	—	381	134.00–139.00	135.96
3	—	563	112.00–114.00	113.34
2	—	710	96.00–102.00	98.96
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	117.00	117.00
3	—	915	99.00–105.00	101.02
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	142.00–147.50	144.77
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	116.00	116.00
2	—	520	104.00–106.00	105.02
2	—	413	110.00–116.00	112.91
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	98.00	98.00
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	130.00	130.00
1	—	875	83.00	83.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
5	—	464	122.50–130.00	125.73
3	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	540	124.00–125.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	113.00–125.00	120.80
10	—	486	139.00–145.00	141.82
5	—	672	111.00–125.00	117.41
5	—	573	122.00–129.00	125.44
5	—	516	125.00–132.00	129.39
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	438	141.00–146.00	143.54
2	—	340	142.50–152.00	147.18
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	141.00–145.00	141.55
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	541	110.00–113.00	111.00
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	673	130.00–132.00	131.32
3	—	483	143.00–145.00	143.63
3	—	373	158.00–160.00	158.98
2	—	575	134.00–142.00	137.93
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	152.50	152.50
4	—	793	120.00	120.00
6	—	824	111.50–116.00	114.91
65	—	878	118.75–118.85	118.84
93	—	971	109.95	109.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	165.00–169.00	167.09
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	844	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
2	—	503	144.00–146.00	145.00
3	—	410	155.00–161.00	157.00
3	—	478	150.00–152.00	150.63
3	—	568	144.00–150.00	148.01
12	—	629	135.00–143.25	141.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
2	—	408	132.00–134.00	133.02
2	—	608	119.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	667	118.00–119.00	118.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	51.00–57.50	54.37
3	—	1,133	59.00–64.00	61.98
2	—	898	46.00–49.00	47.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	56.00–62.00	58.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,267	64.00–70.00	66.32
5	—	1,200	57.00–63.00	60.10
1	—	1,420	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,400	86.50	86.50
3	—	1,783	98.00–105.50	101.31

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	—	1,430	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	750.00–875.00	800.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	725.00	725.00

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