Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.08/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$134.08

525 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

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	613	134.96	828	504
Medium and Large 2-3	501	113.07	567	21

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $261 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 sale525 hd

134.08

—

KY average26 barns · 5,051 hd

131.78

+2.30

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	—	Average	1,807	86.93	1,571	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	65.69	847	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	65.08	870	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	58.57	627	17

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	56.69/cwt	56.00–57.00	600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.02/cwt	58.00–64.00	769	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	68.88/cwt	65.00–72.00	915	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	62.57/cwt	57.00–64.00	848	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	67.59/cwt	65.00–73.50	890	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	46.56/cwt	44.00–49.00	410	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	55.87/cwt	53.50–58.00	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	62.33/cwt	58.50–65.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	135.25/cwt	135.00–137.00	951	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	137.38/cwt	129.00–138.85	864	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	141.57/cwt	127.00–145.75	736	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	119.72/cwt	116.00–122.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	759	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,811	84.74/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,535	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	97.35/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.80/cwt	142.00–149.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	123.63/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.36/cwt	123.00–128.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.90/cwt	122.00–129.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.91/cwt	134.00–141.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	149.49/cwt	142.50–155.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.90/cwt	144.00–151.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	146.64/cwt	140.00–152.50	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	815	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,686	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,120.42/cwt	940.00–1,285.00	14,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	137.20/cwt	134.00–141.00	653	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	142.49/cwt	139.00–146.00	601	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	129.52/cwt	126.00–132.00	741	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.83/cwt	126.00–134.00	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.63/cwt	109.00–113.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.41/cwt	123.00–125.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	135.96/cwt	132.50–140.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	122.67/cwt	121.00–127.00	765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	688	122.82/cwt	118.00–124.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	729	120.99/cwt	118.00–123.50	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	867	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,095	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	143.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	547	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	357	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	159.33/cwt	153.00–165.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	147.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	154.68/cwt	151.00–160.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	154.25/cwt	149.00–156.00	733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	144.48/cwt	140.00–146.50	965	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	154.32/cwt	147.00–160.00	798	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.92/cwt	127.00–135.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	123.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	13,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.81/cwt	113.00–116.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	134.24/cwt	128.00–137.50	654	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	113.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	644	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	128.34/cwt	127.00–131.00	815	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	659	124.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,045	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	2

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 340Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 107Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 33

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	56.00–57.00	56.69
12	—	1,260	58.00–64.00	61.02
26	—	1,329	65.00–72.00	68.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,356	57.00–64.00	62.57
14	—	1,317	65.00–73.50	67.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	44.00–49.00	46.56
5	—	1,078	53.50–58.00	55.87
10	—	1,105	58.50–65.00	62.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,811	79.00–92.00	84.74
3	—	1,843	96.00–98.00	97.35
1	—	1,670	71.00	71.00

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
80	—	703	135.00–137.00	135.25
89	—	629	129.00–138.85	137.38
119	—	520	127.00–145.75	141.57
27	—	476	134.00–141.00	137.20
21	—	422	139.00–146.00	142.49
17	—	572	126.00–132.00	129.52
4	—	385	161.00	161.00
2	—	680	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	122.50	122.50
1	—	305	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	111.00	111.00
1	—	860	74.00	74.00
2	—	270	122.50–125.00	123.80
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
2	—	518	116.00–120.00	118.03
2	—	665	99.00–101.00	99.99
2	—	703	96.00–97.00	96.50
3	—	432	116.00–122.00	119.72
4	—	566	110.00–120.00	113.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	126.00–134.00	130.83
7	—	586	125.00–126.00	125.50
5	—	717	109.00–113.00	111.63
5	—	671	111.00–117.00	115.03
5	—	529	123.00–125.00	124.41
3	—	422	127.00–137.00	130.51
3	—	273	132.50–140.00	135.96
2	—	335	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	624	121.00–127.00	122.67
10	—	688	118.00–124.00	122.82
4	—	729	118.00–123.50	120.99
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	867	126.25	126.25
9	—	382	138.00–148.00	143.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	140.00–143.00	141.01
9	—	719	130.00–136.00	131.78
14	—	529	140.00–146.00	143.47
8	—	471	142.00–149.00	145.80
6	—	924	120.00–125.50	123.63
3	—	813	125.00–127.00	125.68
3	—	625	132.00–137.00	133.96
3	—	393	153.00–165.00	159.33
2	—	768	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	665	137.00	137.00
2	—	285	155.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	345	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
3	—	750	135.00	135.00
6	—	610	138.00–139.00	138.33
11	—	574	143.00–149.00	147.00
12	—	430	151.00–160.00	154.68
22	—	475	149.00–156.00	154.25
26	—	668	140.00–146.50	144.48
48	—	517	147.00–160.00	154.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	127.00–135.00	130.92
2	—	620	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
4	—	720	115.00–126.00	123.32
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
3	—	635	127.00–131.00	128.34
4	—	659	120.00–129.00	124.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	123.00–128.00	125.36
1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
5	—	615	113.00–116.00	114.81
7	—	487	128.00–137.50	134.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	122.00–129.00	125.90
6	—	527	134.00–141.00	137.91
6	—	431	142.00–148.00	143.68
4	—	594	130.00–132.00	131.50
4	—	359	142.50–155.00	149.49
3	—	477	144.00–151.00	146.90
3	—	312	140.00–152.50	146.64
2	—	937	85.00	85.00
2	—	297	150.00	150.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	835	101.00	101.00
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	151.00	151.00
2	—	535	149.00	149.00
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
1	—	320	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	118.00	118.00
2	—	357	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	940.00–1,285.00	1,120.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	935.00	935.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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