Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand. Very high temperatures have reduced demand for lightweight calves this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.09/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$129.09

205 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$26.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

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	556	130.30	725	190
Medium and Large 2-3	459	114.50	526	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	485	104.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.30/cwt here — about $220 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 sale205 hd

129.09

—

KY average18 barns · 2,280 hd

124.42

+4.68

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	1,657	104.80	1,736	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	67.73	1,005	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	66.57	890	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	52.59	558	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	64.10/cwt	60.00–66.00	836	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	105.93/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,712	10
Bulls	—	—	2,065	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,931	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	136.20/cwt	136.00–136.25	853	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	985	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,713	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,045	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	968.11/cwt	950.00–985.00	10,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	127.98/cwt	123.00–131.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.23/cwt	135.00–143.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.45/cwt	123.00–135.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	135.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	856	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.40/cwt	121.00–132.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	122.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	114.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.76/cwt	105.00–112.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.77/cwt	117.00–123.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	129.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	139.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	133.68/cwt	132.00–136.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	129.10/cwt	125.00–133.00	687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	134.56/cwt	125.00–137.00	774	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	118.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.31/cwt	97.00–115.00	783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.83/cwt	121.00–127.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	149.57/cwt	147.50–150.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.95/cwt	140.00–143.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.21/cwt	151.00–157.50	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	49.51/cwt	44.00–53.50	513	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	56.64/cwt	54.00–58.00	639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	69.17/cwt	66.50–71.50	986	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	65.33/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	68.70/cwt	66.50–71.00	922	14

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 277Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	132.50	132.50
1	—	325	132.50	132.50
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
4	—	429	121.00–132.00	127.40
4	—	473	126.00–131.00	129.48
4	—	711	109.50	109.50
7	—	561	116.00–125.00	122.43
7	—	632	114.00–118.00	114.97
8	—	665	105.00–112.00	109.76
9	—	523	117.00–123.00	119.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	125.00–131.00	129.68
10	—	418	134.00–144.00	139.91
11	—	478	132.00–136.00	133.68
15	—	532	125.00–133.00	129.10
97	—	575	125.00–137.00	134.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	111.00	111.00
1	—	850	83.00	83.00
2	—	308	120.00	120.00
2	—	567	115.00	115.00
6	—	488	116.00–121.00	118.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	136.00–136.25	136.20
5	—	740	133.00	133.00
2	—	482	146.00	146.00
2	—	435	159.00	159.00
1	—	530	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	116.00–121.00	118.46
3	—	510	123.00–131.00	127.98
2	—	435	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	135.00–143.00	141.23
6	—	627	123.00–135.00	131.45
6	—	588	135.00–138.00	135.48
4	—	679	126.00	126.00
1	—	275	142.50	142.50
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
2	—	397	149.00	149.00
2	—	815	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
2	—	475	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	97.00–115.00	110.31
7	—	615	121.00–127.00	123.83
6	—	322	147.50–150.00	149.57
5	—	565	125.00–135.00	128.76
5	—	520	127.00–130.00	129.21
3	—	462	140.00–143.00	141.95
2	—	375	151.00–157.50	154.21
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
1	—	210	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	60.00–66.00	64.10
1	—	1,555	59.00	59.00
14	—	1,342	66.50–71.00	68.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	44.00–53.50	49.51
3	—	1,128	54.00–58.00	56.64
1	—	1,035	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	66.50–71.50	69.17
3	—	1,580	65.00–66.00	65.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,616	100.00–115.00	105.93
1	—	2,065	93.50	93.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	950.00–985.00	968.11

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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