Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand; light demand for off-colored and fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold mixed with calves under 600 lbs trading 2.00 to 4.00 lower; over 600 lbs 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.67/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$127.67

101 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

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	493	131.92	651	83
Large 1-2	530	111.72	592	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	107.45	607	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	280	106.00	297	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $354 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 sale101 hd

127.67

—

KY average24 barns · 4,718 hd

125.11

+2.56

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	1,676	102.16	1,712	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	71.16	955	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	70.56	1,007	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	63.46	644	23

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	—	1,838	79.99/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,289	92.65/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	132.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	693	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	300	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	576	127.26/cwt	126.50–128.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	148.48/cwt	143.00–155.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	148.43/cwt	146.00–149.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	148.77/cwt	145.00–152.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.40/cwt	131.00–144.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	124.54/cwt	120.50–129.50	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	131.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	108.06/cwt	104.00–112.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	53.99/cwt	48.00–58.50	478	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	72.75/cwt	69.50–75.50	1,060	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	66.18/cwt	64.50–68.00	904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	72.56/cwt	69.00–77.50	980	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.31/cwt	124.50–133.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	121.91/cwt	120.50–124.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.36/cwt	113.00–116.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.28/cwt	122.00–134.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	706	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	634	125.18/cwt	122.00–128.50	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	140.15/cwt	139.00–147.50	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	109.08/cwt	100.00–118.00	622	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	67.00/cwt	65.00–68.00	893	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	108.29/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,931	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	128.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.77/cwt	136.00–141.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	146.73/cwt	142.00–149.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	152.01/cwt	151.00–152.50	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	115.18/cwt	111.00–117.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	85.53/cwt	83.00–88.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	61.94/cwt	59.00–64.00	621	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	66.84/cwt	64.50–72.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	157.65/cwt	154.00–159.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	152.54/cwt	149.00–155.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	153.04/cwt	152.00–157.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.66/cwt	133.00–139.00	631	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,395	1,036.96/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	14,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,351	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,476	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,583	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 Jul 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 517Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	77.00–82.00	79.99
5	—	1,289	85.00–97.00	92.65
15	—	1,783	104.00–115.00	108.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	48.00–58.50	53.99
8	—	1,003	59.00–64.00	61.94
12	—	1,056	64.50–72.00	66.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,457	69.50–75.50	72.75
7	—	1,366	64.50–68.00	66.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,350	69.00–77.50	72.56
6	—	1,333	65.00–68.00	67.00
1	—	1,190	61.00	61.00

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
17	—	522	129.00–136.00	132.67
2	—	560	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	498	135.00	135.00
16	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	127.50	127.50
4	—	563	111.00–117.00	115.18
2	—	673	83.00–88.00	85.53
2	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	865	75.00	75.00
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	124.50–133.00	130.31
5	—	593	120.50–124.00	121.91
3	—	623	113.00–116.00	114.36
3	—	435	122.00–134.00	129.28
3	—	335	130.00–131.00	130.66
2	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	117.00	117.00
4	—	634	122.00–128.50	125.18
2	—	657	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	342	139.00–147.50	140.15
2	—	280	146.00	146.00
1	—	355	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	100.00–118.00	109.08
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
6	—	576	126.50–128.00	127.26
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	124.00	124.00
3	—	321	157.50	157.50
6	—	515	145.00–146.00	145.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	980	104.00	104.00
3	—	568	131.00–135.00	132.64
4	—	307	143.00–155.00	148.48
5	—	421	146.00–149.00	148.43
7	—	373	145.00–152.00	148.77
10	—	526	131.00–144.00	137.40
10	—	611	120.50–129.50	124.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
1	—	970	81.00	81.00
2	—	388	128.00–136.00	131.97
2	—	625	104.00–112.00	108.06
4	—	586	120.00–127.50	123.78
3	—	521	118.00	118.00
3	—	410	126.00–130.00	128.67
2	—	717	81.00	81.00
2	—	675	100.00–108.00	104.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
2	—	607	137.00	137.00
6	—	466	154.00–159.00	157.65
8	—	528	149.00–155.00	152.54
9	—	429	152.00–157.00	153.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	150.00–159.00	155.64
4	—	570	136.00–141.00	139.77
3	—	670	130.00–134.00	132.62
3	—	463	142.00–149.00	146.73
3	—	318	151.00–152.50	152.01
3	—	291	154.00	154.00
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	342	161.00	161.00
2	—	265	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
2	—	368	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	503	130.00–133.00	131.51
3	—	465	133.00–139.00	135.66
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
2	—	420	119.00–120.00	119.49

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	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle