Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some weaned 400-600 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Heifers calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Yearling steers limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.18/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$138.18

162 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

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	648	140.21	909	144
Medium and Large 2-3	597	127.62	762	8thin
Large 1-2	750	117.53	881	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	566	117.25	664	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $245 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 sale162 hd

138.18

—

KY average18 barns · 3,272 hd

137.25

+0.93

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	1,568	93.99	1,473	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	65.97	845	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	65.00	892	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	55.07	572	13

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	132.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	122.34/cwt	121.00–123.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.96/cwt	141.00–146.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	122.89/cwt	122.50–123.50	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,075	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	131.88/cwt	127.00–133.50	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	164.92/cwt	157.00–168.00	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	153.16/cwt	149.00–165.00	818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	155.26/cwt	147.00–158.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	143.99/cwt	139.00–147.00	886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	662	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	985	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	131.22/cwt	129.00–136.00	815	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	148.67/cwt	146.00–154.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	537	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	693	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	55.81/cwt	52.00–58.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	141.18/cwt	137.50–144.00	613	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	131.62/cwt	130.00–132.25	755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	139.19/cwt	138.00–139.50	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	144.18/cwt	144.00–145.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.32/cwt	121.00–128.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	110.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	97.98/cwt	88.00–103.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	108.99/cwt	106.00–114.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.62/cwt	109.00–115.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	613	122.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	708	120.10/cwt	115.00–122.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	776	116.77/cwt	116.00–118.00	906	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	49.03/cwt	48.00–50.00	499	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	66.36/cwt	64.00–69.00	896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	885	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	68.30/cwt	65.00–71.50	880	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	61.78/cwt	58.00–64.00	782	5
Bulls	—	—	1,410	91.12/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,285	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	99.73/cwt	99.50–100.00	1,878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	792.86/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	931.79/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	12,328	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,293	1,122.53/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	14,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,063	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	123.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
3	—	730	115.00–120.00	118.39
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	149.00	149.00
2	—	785	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	565	140.00	140.00
3	—	600	131.00–135.00	132.33
3	—	703	121.00–123.00	122.34
4	—	528	141.00–146.00	142.96
4	—	663	130.00–135.00	132.47
5	—	828	122.50–123.50	122.89
23	—	1,014	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	169.00	169.00
2	—	757	128.50	128.50
3	—	662	140.00–143.00	141.99
7	—	454	158.00	158.00
12	—	724	127.00–133.50	131.88
15	—	424	157.00–168.00	164.92
19	—	534	149.00–165.00	153.16
16	—	571	147.00–158.00	155.26
15	—	615	139.00–147.00	143.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
3	—	660	120.00–129.00	123.98
2	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
1	—	440	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	119.00	119.00
1	—	985	104.00	104.00
14	—	613	120.00–130.00	122.77
9	—	708	115.00–122.00	120.10
5	—	776	116.00–118.00	116.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	103.00–105.00	104.33
2	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.60
2	—	425	126.00–127.00	126.51
1	—	845	73.00	73.00
1	—	740	75.00	75.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	434	137.50–144.00	141.18
14	—	574	130.00–132.25	131.62
12	—	526	130.00–137.00	133.94
5	—	469	138.00–139.50	139.19
5	—	384	144.00–145.00	144.18
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	120.00–128.00	123.56
13	—	522	121.00–128.00	125.32
4	—	628	108.00–115.00	110.75
3	—	822	88.00–103.00	97.98
3	—	758	104.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	718	106.00–114.00	108.99
3	—	675	109.00–115.00	112.62
2	—	493	129.00–131.00	130.01
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	128.00–135.00	131.42
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	138.00–145.00	141.64
4	—	683	121.00–123.00	122.02
3	—	568	133.00–140.00	136.65
3	—	476	140.00	140.00
2	—	840	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	140.00–143.00	141.45
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	621	129.00–136.00	131.22
3	—	510	146.00–154.00	148.67
2	—	455	155.00	155.00
2	—	445	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,043	52.00–58.00	55.81
3	—	1,017	48.00–50.00	49.03
1	—	1,055	66.50	66.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	64.00–69.00	66.36
2	—	1,405	62.00–64.00	62.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	65.00–71.50	68.30
5	—	1,266	58.00–64.00	61.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	87.00–94.00	91.12
2	—	1,883	99.50–100.00	99.73

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)	2	—	998	750.00–825.00	792.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,323	825.00–1,000.00	931.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,122.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00

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