Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on good quality offerings with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.12/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$133.12

240 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$34.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

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	598	134.33	803	228
Large 1-2	595	117.00	696	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	504	110.50	557	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	415	100.00	415	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $388 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 sale240 hd

133.12

—

KY average27 barns · 5,658 hd

133.74

−0.62

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	1,591	90.02	1,432	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	68.03	816	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	66.76	981	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	58.07	625	8thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	419	147.90/cwt	147.50–148.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	115.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.67/cwt	141.00–152.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.78/cwt	132.50–146.00	658	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.75/cwt	116.00–130.00	846	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	119.11/cwt	118.00–120.00	874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.02/cwt	117.00–126.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.03/cwt	131.00–142.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	149.94/cwt	148.00–152.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,487	76.69/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,140	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	787.82/cwt	775.00–800.00	6,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	647.70/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,991	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	866.90/cwt	850.00–910.00	9,709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	932.66/cwt	875.00–960.00	12,470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	140.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	540	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	146.77/cwt	144.00–150.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.40/cwt	152.50–158.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	105.92/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,960	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	87.44/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	977	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	666	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	133.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	144.31/cwt	143.00–144.50	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	133.30/cwt	129.00–137.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	135.51/cwt	131.00–137.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.48/cwt	115.00–117.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	113.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	126.32/cwt	123.00–133.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.73/cwt	130.00–143.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.50	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	857	120.41/cwt	116.00–121.50	1,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	639	127.60/cwt	126.00–129.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	719	124.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	893	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	955.86/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,256	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,276.98/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	16,128	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	127.04/cwt	119.00–135.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	156.44/cwt	146.00–157.00	856	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	148.91/cwt	146.75–157.00	841	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	158.45/cwt	154.00–160.00	658	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	147.53/cwt	143.00–150.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	160.22/cwt	152.00–166.00	763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	142.44/cwt	141.00–145.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	137.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	982	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	56.84/cwt	56.50–57.00	638	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	65.04/cwt	64.00–66.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.47/cwt	48.00–51.00	496	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	68.76/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,113	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	62.75/cwt	61.50–64.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	69.15/cwt	66.50–74.00	830	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.74/cwt	63.50–64.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	488	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	543	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 887Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 101Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 19

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on good quality offerings with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	147.50–148.00	147.90
4	—	781	110.00–119.00	115.01
3	—	387	141.00–152.00	145.67
2	—	517	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,010	83.00	83.00
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
7	—	471	132.50–146.00	139.78
14	—	678	116.00–130.00	124.75
9	—	734	118.00–120.00	119.11
9	—	628	117.00–126.00	122.02
8	—	574	131.00–142.00	135.03
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	110.00–112.50	111.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	148.00–152.00	149.94
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	120.00–125.00	122.43
10	—	857	116.00–121.50	120.41
10	—	639	126.00–129.00	127.60
6	—	719	118.00–128.00	124.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	140.00–146.00	140.96
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	105.00–110.00	108.32
2	—	627	94.00	94.00
2	—	267	129.00	129.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	707	138.25	138.25
35	—	484	135.00–140.00	137.50
25	—	578	128.00–136.00	133.10
18	—	416	143.00–144.50	144.31
11	—	522	129.00–137.00	133.30
8	—	618	131.00–137.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	115.00–117.00	116.48
3	—	791	111.00–117.00	113.00
3	—	516	128.00	128.00
3	—	476	130.00–132.00	130.64
3	—	386	123.00–133.00	126.32
2	—	805	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	425	130.00–143.00	136.73
2	—	210	135.00–142.50	138.57
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	141.00	141.00
54	—	547	146.00–157.00	156.44
30	—	565	146.75–157.00	148.91
23	—	415	154.00–160.00	158.45
15	—	628	143.00–150.00	147.53
15	—	476	152.00–166.00	160.22
7	—	686	141.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	713	137.00–139.00	137.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	136.00–139.00	137.49
6	—	411	144.00–150.00	146.77
4	—	880	130.00	130.00
3	—	510	135.00–142.00	139.67
2	—	775	121.00–131.00	125.94
2	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	370	152.50–158.00	155.40
2	—	252	142.50	142.50
2	—	237	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
1	—	745	131.00	131.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	119.00	119.00
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	131.00	131.00
2	—	503	119.00–135.00	127.04
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	72.00–79.00	76.69
3	—	1,850	100.00–112.50	105.92
3	—	1,435	85.00–89.00	87.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	56.50	56.50
18	—	1,201	66.50–74.00	69.15
2	—	1,223	63.50–64.00	63.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	56.50–57.00	56.84
3	—	1,080	64.00–66.00	65.04
2	—	1,003	48.00–51.00	49.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	65.00–74.00	68.76
2	—	1,173	61.50–64.00	62.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	775.00–800.00	787.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	625.00–675.00	647.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	850.00–910.00	866.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,337	875.00–960.00	932.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	900.00–1,025.00	955.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,263	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,276.98

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