Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer calves lightly tested; 600-700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher with heavy 800-900 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.99/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$134.99

133 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

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	680	135.69	923	125
Large 1-2	665	129.00	858	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	778	109.50	851	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $72 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 sale133 hd

134.99

—

KY average29 barns · 6,573 hd

132.25

+2.75

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	1,724	93.19	1,606	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	61.63	744	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	61.50	910	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	51.38	492	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	409	141.76/cwt	139.00–142.50	580	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	682	116.36/cwt	116.00–117.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	646	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	643	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	643	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	114.65/cwt	106.00–123.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	48.84/cwt	44.00–51.00	451	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.22/cwt	55.00–57.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,079	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	62.71/cwt	62.00–63.50	741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	68.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	53.55/cwt	51.00–56.00	583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,902	101.06/cwt	97.50–104.00	1,922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	87.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	968.55/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	5,112	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	146.35/cwt	142.50–147.00	891	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	148.59/cwt	148.00–151.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	150.84/cwt	148.00–153.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	145.82/cwt	145.00–147.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,020	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year 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
10	—	409	139.00–142.50	141.76
7	—	481	134.00	134.00
37	—	563	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	118.00	118.00
2	—	487	124.00	124.00
1	—	910	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
1	—	335	133.00	133.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	596	106.00	106.00
1	—	305	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	682	116.00–117.00	116.36
3	—	646	117.00	117.00
1	—	835	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	72.00	72.00
1	—	520	81.00	81.00
1	—	430	91.00	91.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	609	142.50–147.00	146.35
15	—	538	148.00–151.00	148.59
12	—	692	139.25	139.25
7	—	411	148.00–153.00	150.84
5	—	571	145.00–147.00	145.82
3	—	735	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	863	118.25	118.25
3	—	536	138.00–140.00	139.36
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	125.00	125.00
2	—	780	89.00–92.00	90.50
2	—	733	106.00–123.00	114.65
2	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	923	44.00–51.00	48.84
2	—	995	55.00–57.00	56.22
1	—	1,120	59.50	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,300	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	62.00–63.50	62.71
2	—	1,365	65.00–71.00	68.08
2	—	1,088	51.00–56.00	53.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	97.50–104.00	101.06
2	—	1,410	85.00–90.00	87.97
1	—	1,815	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	800.00–1,100.00	968.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	715.00	715.00

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