Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher with 400-500 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $135.77/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$135.77

179 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$37.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

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	524	137.26	719	168
Large 1-2	475	118.00	561	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	512	113.90	583	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	515	100.00	515	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $204 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 sale179 hd

135.77

—

KY average25 barns · 4,395 hd

129.61

+6.15

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	1,642	104.06	1,708	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	74.77	1,163	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	72.40	923	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	59.62	607	24

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	426	141.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	129.98/cwt	128.00–131.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	907	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	744	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	507	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	90.54/cwt	88.00–93.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	108.26/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,791	15
Bulls	—	—	1,638	91.40/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,497	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,157	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	852.70/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,698	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,253	941.77/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	11,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	466	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	69.39/cwt	67.00–72.00	865	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	64.17/cwt	62.00–65.50	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	142.02/cwt	127.00–143.35	746	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	143.18/cwt	136.00–145.00	683	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	147.09/cwt	145.00–148.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	131.21/cwt	128.00–132.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.13/cwt	109.00–119.50	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.65/cwt	133.00–134.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.73/cwt	139.00–145.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	128.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.60/cwt	146.00–151.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.40/cwt	138.00–143.00	804	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	125.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	60.32/cwt	58.00–64.00	611	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	65.51/cwt	64.00–67.00	716	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	52.34/cwt	45.00–56.00	499	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	76.85/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,207	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	68.28/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,041	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	75.75/cwt	73.00–79.00	996	28
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	154.59/cwt	146.00–156.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	136.11/cwt	134.00–137.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	144.68/cwt	140.00–146.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	145.55/cwt	145.00–147.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	635	124.90/cwt	123.00–128.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	737	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	780	118.04/cwt	115.00–119.50	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	717	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	148.42/cwt	143.00–151.50	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	142.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	115.01/cwt	113.00–118.00	829	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 573Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 128Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	138.00–145.00	141.96
3	—	555	128.00–131.00	129.98
2	—	618	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	342	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,055	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
4	—	455	144.00–148.00	145.01
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
9	—	518	130.00–135.00	133.11
8	—	371	140.00–155.00	149.50
4	—	721	113.00–118.00	115.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	907	82.00	82.00
2	—	507	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	124.00–128.00	125.96
3	—	667	110.00–116.00	113.04
3	—	625	115.00–116.00	115.34
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	143.00	143.00
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
10	—	942	126.00	126.00
4	—	730	133.00–134.00	133.49
4	—	530	139.00–145.00	142.73
3	—	806	127.00–132.00	128.66
3	—	675	134.00–137.00	136.03
3	—	428	146.00–151.00	148.60
2	—	573	138.00–143.00	140.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	136.00	136.00
13	—	523	146.00–156.00	154.59
9	—	724	134.00–137.00	136.11
9	—	665	140.00–146.00	144.68
7	—	582	145.00–147.00	145.55
5	—	637	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	88.00–93.00	90.54
2	—	342	129.00	129.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
1	—	270	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	525	127.00–143.35	142.02
29	—	477	136.00–145.00	143.18
10	—	427	145.00–148.00	147.09
6	—	601	133.75	133.75
5	—	561	128.00–132.00	131.21
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	128.00–135.00	131.02
3	—	675	109.00–119.50	116.13
3	—	420	133.00–134.00	133.65
2	—	745	109.00	109.00
2	—	637	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
2	—	317	132.00	132.00
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	123.00–128.00	124.90
7	—	737	117.75	117.75
3	—	780	115.00–119.50	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	143.00–151.50	148.42
3	—	361	140.00–143.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,654	96.00–115.00	108.26
3	—	1,638	89.00–96.00	91.40
1	—	1,465	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	67.00–72.00	69.39
7	—	1,161	62.00–65.50	64.17
28	—	1,315	73.00–79.00	75.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,013	58.00–64.00	60.32
6	—	1,093	64.00–67.00	65.51
6	—	954	45.00–56.00	52.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,571	73.00–80.00	76.85
3	—	1,525	66.00–70.00	68.28
1	—	1,415	63.00	63.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	800.00–900.00	852.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	825.00–1,050.00	941.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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