Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on comparable quality with good demand for weaned offerings. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.76/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$132.76

229 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$5.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

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	576	132.78	765	228
Medium and Large 2-3	330	127.00	419	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.78/cwt here — about $346 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 sale229 hd

132.76

—

KY average29 barns · 5,976 hd

128.31

+4.45

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	1,786	98.04	1,751	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	65.62	852	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	61.03	825	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	54.22	572	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.13/cwt	129.00–143.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	147.10/cwt	141.00–150.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	141.76/cwt	139.00–143.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.08/cwt	118.00–125.00	701	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	54.22/cwt	52.00–56.50	572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	61.03/cwt	60.00–62.00	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	67.02/cwt	64.00–72.00	905	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	100.16/cwt	98.50–102.00	1,834	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	92.75/cwt	90.50–95.50	1,554	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	741.09/cwt	710.00–775.00	8,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,014.77/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,390	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,204.29/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	11,597	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	19,470	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	124.79/cwt	124.00–125.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.79/cwt	124.00–127.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	151.76/cwt	149.00–155.00	788	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	154.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,112	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.51/cwt	132.00–148.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	130.50/cwt	129.00–133.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.57/cwt	143.00–149.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.50	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.44/cwt	148.00–155.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	137.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	738	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	129.42/cwt	125.00–130.95	855	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	135.41/cwt	133.00–137.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	126.84/cwt	124.75–130.00	898	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	606	122.87/cwt	122.00–123.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	814	110.94/cwt	107.00–115.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	142.00–143.00	142.67
5	—	570	129.00–143.00	137.13
3	—	487	141.00–150.00	147.10
2	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	131.00	131.00
2	—	437	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	131.00	131.00
3	—	430	139.00–143.00	141.76
105	—	538	125.00–139.00	137.18
70	—	661	125.00–130.95	129.42
7	—	473	133.00–137.00	135.41
7	—	378	144.00–145.00	144.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	118.00–125.00	122.08
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	420	132.00–135.00	133.52
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	122.00–123.00	122.87
4	—	814	107.00–115.00	110.94
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	124.00–125.00	124.79
4	—	515	124.00–127.00	124.79
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	300	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	149.00–155.00	151.76
8	—	561	146.00–148.00	146.99
6	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.01
5	—	659	138.00	138.00
4	—	773	128.00–129.00	128.25
33	—	708	124.75–130.00	126.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	959	116.00	116.00
13	—	579	132.00–148.00	139.51
8	—	630	130.00–137.00	134.75
4	—	659	129.00–133.00	130.50
3	—	470	143.00–149.00	145.57
3	—	365	160.00–162.50	160.80
2	—	780	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	433	148.00–155.00	151.44
1	—	825	118.00	118.00
1	—	215	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	855	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	52.00–56.50	54.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	60.00–62.00	61.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	64.00–72.00	67.02
2	—	1,088	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,831	98.50–102.00	100.16
2	—	1,675	90.50–95.50	92.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	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)	2	—	1,093	710.00–775.00	741.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,162	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	900.00–1,075.00	1,014.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,204.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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