Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady with good demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.47/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$131.47

388 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$6.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

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	820	131.68	1,080	375
Medium and Large 2-3	598	125.51	751	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.17/cwt here — about $329 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 sale388 hd

131.47

—

KY average27 barns · 5,677 hd

140.80

−9.33

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	1,660	90.40	1,501	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	66.18	928	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	62.66	781	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	53.49	577	5thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.96/cwt	135.00–149.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	154.37/cwt	147.50–157.50	631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,453	83.58/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,214	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	96.12/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.79/cwt	125.00–155.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.74/cwt	122.50–138.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	102.40/cwt	95.00–110.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.10/cwt	114.00–131.00	796	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.96/cwt	123.00–153.00	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.49/cwt	130.00–150.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	317	150.65/cwt	150.00–151.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.95/cwt	121.00–129.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	141.66/cwt	132.50–150.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	104.00/cwt	90.00–118.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	116.03/cwt	103.00–130.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.97/cwt	124.00–135.00	546	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	130.58/cwt	130.00–131.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.22/cwt	123.00–136.00	611	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	115.30/cwt	111.00–119.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	162.48/cwt	160.00–164.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.41/cwt	142.00–159.00	727	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	153.39/cwt	150.00–156.00	810	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	127.89/cwt	122.00–134.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,184	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.55/cwt	128.00–139.00	892	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.43/cwt	104.00–117.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	130.29/cwt	130.00–130.50	735	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,118.01/cwt	910.00–1,485.00	13,606	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.83/cwt	121.00–146.00	693	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.49/cwt	118.00–133.00	828	9
Bulls	—	—	1,691	91.19/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,542	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	855.87/cwt	650.00–960.00	11,426	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	52.36/cwt	44.50–55.50	568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	52.91/cwt	48.00–58.00	603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.63/cwt	65.00–72.00	844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	62.60/cwt	60.00–64.50	793	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	63.74/cwt	63.00–64.50	883	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	67.40/cwt	65.50–70.50	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.29/cwt	120.00–129.50	661	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	105.65/cwt	101.00–110.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	120.83/cwt	120.50–121.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.72/cwt	117.00–127.00	777	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	138.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.88/cwt	105.00–129.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	96.21/cwt	83.00–110.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.09/cwt	118.00–126.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.26/cwt	131.00–135.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	122.06/cwt	119.00–125.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,007	122.60/cwt	122.60–122.60	1,235	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.24/cwt	122.00–131.50	926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,113	116.85/cwt	116.85–116.85	1,301	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.13/cwt	134.00–149.00	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	151.77/cwt	140.00–158.00	566	5

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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 588Year ago 1,168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 60Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
2	—	757	121.00	121.00
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
5	—	526	122.00–134.00	127.89
1	—	800	107.00	107.00
2	—	673	119.00–125.00	122.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	152.00	152.00
8	—	414	160.00–164.00	162.48
25	—	528	150.00–156.00	153.39
30	—	861	137.50	137.50
54	—	1,007	122.60	122.60
3	—	620	141.00	141.00
102	—	1,113	116.85	116.85
6	—	755	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	578	135.00–149.00	139.96
6	—	409	147.50–157.50	154.37
26	—	474	142.00–159.00	153.41
7	—	1,151	108.50	108.50
9	—	767	126.00	126.00
1	—	970	104.00	104.00
33	—	668	128.00–139.00	133.55
11	—	624	130.00–139.00	134.70
1	—	1,265	92.00	92.00
12	—	728	122.00–131.50	127.24
2	—	325	150.00–152.50	151.21
13	—	522	134.00–149.00	141.13
5	—	373	140.00–158.00	151.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
2	—	538	95.00–110.00	102.40
1	—	450	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	125.00–134.00	129.78
1	—	365	152.50	152.50
11	—	420	125.00–155.00	140.79
2	—	278	122.50–138.00	130.74
11	—	631	114.00–131.00	126.10
2	—	782	119.00	119.00
19	—	473	123.00–153.00	136.96
3	—	340	130.00–150.00	140.49
20	—	518	121.00–146.00	133.83
4	—	718	110.00–113.00	111.48
9	—	665	118.00–133.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
6	—	377	90.00–118.00	104.00
2	—	285	103.00–130.00	116.03
2	—	322	127.50	127.50
2	—	455	104.00–117.00	110.43
2	—	518	101.00–110.00	105.65
2	—	573	83.00–110.00	96.21
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
5	—	433	119.00–122.00	120.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	150.00–151.00	150.65
3	—	401	143.50	143.50
7	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.58
7	—	564	130.00–130.50	130.29
9	—	753	120.50–121.00	120.83
2	—	352	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	121.00–129.00	126.95
2	—	215	132.50–150.00	141.66
17	—	423	124.00–135.00	128.97
2	—	265	137.50–140.00	138.75
32	—	473	123.00–136.00	129.22
3	—	778	111.00–119.00	115.30
44	—	519	120.00–129.50	127.29
4	—	715	112.00–120.00	116.04
44	—	628	117.00–127.00	123.72
6	—	326	130.00–145.00	138.62
4	—	875	105.00–129.00	110.88
8	—	672	118.00–126.00	124.09
5	—	378	131.00–135.00	134.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	79.00–86.00	83.58
5	—	1,825	95.00–98.50	96.12
7	—	1,691	87.50–94.00	91.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,084	44.50–55.50	52.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	48.00–58.00	52.91
10	—	1,266	65.00–72.00	66.63
11	—	1,266	60.00–64.50	62.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	63.00–64.50	63.74
4	—	1,410	65.50–70.50	67.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	910.00–1,485.00	1,118.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,335	650.00–960.00	855.87

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle