Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand on good quality packages; over 600 lbs light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher with good demand for breakers and boners moderate demand for lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with one exceptional high dressing bull on offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.96/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$130.96

279 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$22.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

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	534	132.73	709	256
Large 1-2	641	116.00	744	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	360	111.00	400	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	110.47	590	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.26/cwt here — about $118 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 sale279 hd

130.96

—

KY average28 barns · 5,577 hd

129.15

+1.81

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	1,626	99.50	1,617	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	75.43	1,037	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	74.46	893	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	59.94	635	26

Every lot, as filed

95 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	136.82/cwt	133.00–141.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	130.95/cwt	128.50–133.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	124.86/cwt	122.00–126.50	769	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	142.13/cwt	128.00–143.60	726	103
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	725.15/cwt	700.00–780.00	8,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	726.78/cwt	725.00–730.00	7,471	3
Bulls	—	—	1,283	75.77/cwt	71.00–80.00	972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	97.42/cwt	96.50–98.00	1,706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	108.56/cwt	101.00–122.50	1,813	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	65.29/cwt	63.00–67.00	755	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	71.59/cwt	68.00–74.00	833	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	77.42/cwt	74.50–82.00	948	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	71.83/cwt	70.00–74.00	941	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	76.63/cwt	74.50–80.50	1,070	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	64.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	679	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	68.06/cwt	66.00–70.00	791	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	52.13/cwt	43.00–60.00	513	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.96/cwt	124.00–132.00	610	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.81/cwt	119.00–127.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	123.73/cwt	119.00–128.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	115.15/cwt	112.00–118.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	118.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.60/cwt	140.00–144.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	107.72/cwt	105.00–116.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	99.67/cwt	98.00–101.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.99/cwt	103.00–106.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	118.29/cwt	117.50–119.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	111.49/cwt	107.00–116.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	150.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	853	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	140.24/cwt	136.00–141.25	993	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	144.53/cwt	143.50–145.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	157.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	154.82/cwt	152.00–158.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	154.07/cwt	150.00–161.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	142.18/cwt	138.00–146.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.36/cwt	151.00–161.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	136.59/cwt	134.00–139.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.06/cwt	125.00–144.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.33/cwt	122.00–130.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	110.29/cwt	108.00–113.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	102.48/cwt	97.00–107.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	121.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	627	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	619	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	119.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	441	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	416	114.70/cwt	112.50–117.00	477	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	687	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.70/cwt	123.00–129.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.15/cwt	108.00–120.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	878	4

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 271Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 37Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 55

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
5	—	772	120.00	120.00
8	—	412	133.00–141.00	136.82
12	—	566	128.50–133.00	130.95
17	—	616	122.00–126.50	124.86
18	—	482	132.00–137.00	134.44
103	—	511	128.00–143.60	142.13
5	—	700	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	477	124.00–132.00	127.96
12	—	564	119.00–127.00	121.81
11	—	536	119.00–128.00	123.73
10	—	375	132.00–135.00	133.45
9	—	666	112.00–118.00	115.15
8	—	609	112.00–120.00	118.01
6	—	713	114.00–120.00	115.65
3	—	428	126.00–132.00	129.70
2	—	757	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	105.00–116.00	107.72
3	—	665	98.00–101.00	99.67
3	—	640	103.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	530	111.00–117.00	114.03
2	—	455	116.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	318	117.50–119.00	118.29
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
2	—	687	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
2	—	330	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
2	—	818	107.00–116.00	111.49
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	140.00–144.00	142.60
2	—	752	121.00	121.00
2	—	457	145.00	145.00
13	—	625	130.00–137.00	135.45
7	—	510	138.00–146.00	142.18
4	—	379	151.00–161.00	155.36
3	—	576	138.00–139.00	138.67
3	—	725	123.00–129.00	125.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	164.00–170.00	166.95
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	567	148.00–154.00	150.52
31	—	708	136.00–141.25	140.24
16	—	614	143.50–145.00	144.53
10	—	781	134.75	134.75
10	—	469	154.00–159.00	157.98
8	—	512	152.00–158.00	154.82
8	—	433	150.00–161.00	154.07
5	—	684	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	523	141.00–143.00	142.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	425	123.00–126.00	124.48
2	—	363	134.00–139.00	136.59
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
3	—	667	108.00–113.00	110.29
4	—	728	97.00–107.00	102.48
6	—	517	115.00–124.00	121.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	125.00–144.00	132.06
6	—	634	122.00–130.00	126.33
6	—	416	140.00–144.00	141.30
5	—	522	130.00–139.00	132.39
1	—	260	141.00	141.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	723	119.00–123.00	120.95
2	—	775	108.00–120.00	114.15
3	—	313	140.00	140.00
3	—	485	143.00	143.00
4	—	697	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	112.00	112.00
2	—	555	110.00–113.00	111.49
3	—	370	115.00–122.50	119.18
4	—	416	112.50–117.00	114.70

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)	3	—	1,140	700.00–780.00	725.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	725.00–730.00	726.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	71.00–80.00	75.77
5	—	1,751	96.50–98.00	97.42
9	—	1,670	101.00–122.50	108.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	63.00–67.00	65.29
17	—	1,163	68.00–74.00	71.59
35	—	1,224	74.50–82.00	77.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	70.00–74.00	71.83
18	—	1,396	74.50–80.50	76.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	60.00–66.00	64.09
9	—	1,162	66.00–70.00	68.06
12	—	984	43.00–60.00	52.13

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle