Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.77/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$134.77

270 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

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	545	135.44	738	260
Medium and Large 2-3	501	117.62	590	8thin
Large 1-2	635	115.50	733	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $5 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 sale270 hd

134.77

—

KY average26 barns · 5,911 hd

128.91

+5.86

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	1,972	110.64	2,182	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	72.19	981	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	69.57	981	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	66.80	740	11

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.41/cwt	133.00–137.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.33/cwt	143.00–146.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	134.42/cwt	132.00–137.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	168.08/cwt	164.00–170.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,147	957.12/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,978	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	135.48/cwt	130.00–137.25	771	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	137.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	733	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	145.85/cwt	139.00–148.00	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	148.75/cwt	148.50–149.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	112.85/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.46/cwt	129.00–138.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	682	120.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	823	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	733	119.76/cwt	116.00–121.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	610	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	155.35/cwt	148.00–162.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	141.27/cwt	137.50–148.00	867	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	155.48/cwt	150.00–163.50	798	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	128.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	156.30/cwt	153.00–161.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	160.77/cwt	159.00–167.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.26/cwt	141.00–144.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	180.63/cwt	172.50–190.00	589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	67.68/cwt	65.00–73.50	761	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	69.57/cwt	68.00–71.00	981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	73.82/cwt	69.50–77.50	992	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	65.23/cwt	63.00–66.50	948	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	783	1
Bulls	—	—	2,011	112.45/cwt	107.00–118.00	2,261	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,666	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	772.06/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,274	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	951.92/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	109.00–120.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 452Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 22Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
1	—	565	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	133.00–137.00	135.41
3	—	656	125.00	125.00
3	—	488	143.00–146.00	144.33
2	—	513	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	132.00–137.00	134.42
3	—	658	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	164.00–170.00	168.08
2	—	480	150.00–153.00	151.53
2	—	332	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	118.00	118.00
2	—	558	131.00–137.00	133.99
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	614	137.50–148.00	141.27
20	—	513	150.00–163.50	155.48
14	—	775	128.00–130.00	128.28
10	—	473	153.00–161.00	156.30
10	—	430	159.00–167.00	160.77
7	—	715	129.00–133.00	131.01
1	—	550	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	141.00–144.00	143.26
7	—	621	132.00–137.00	135.36
3	—	670	129.00	129.00
2	—	932	114.00	114.00
2	—	395	166.00–170.00	168.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
1	—	340	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	172.50–190.00	180.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
3	—	520	109.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	440	118.00–119.00	118.49
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	569	130.00–137.25	135.48
69	—	533	130.00–140.00	137.47
15	—	467	139.00–148.00	145.85
4	—	405	148.50–149.00	148.75
4	—	392	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	110.00–118.00	112.85
6	—	483	129.00–138.00	136.46
6	—	432	132.00–140.00	137.05
6	—	380	130.00–140.00	137.66
5	—	521	120.00–126.00	122.59
3	—	571	125.00–128.00	126.98
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	682	118.00–123.00	120.61
4	—	733	116.00–121.00	119.76
4	—	610	120.00–125.00	123.02
3	—	820	109.00–110.00	109.66
1	—	970	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	148.00–162.00	155.35
2	—	340	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	875.00–1,000.00	957.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	750.00–800.00	772.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,091	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	875.00–1,000.00	951.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,125	65.00–73.50	67.68
1	—	935	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	68.00–71.00	69.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,344	69.50–77.50	73.82
5	—	1,453	63.00–66.50	65.23
1	—	1,350	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,011	107.00–118.00	112.45
1	—	1,700	98.00	98.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

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