Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. 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 $143.92/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$143.92

217 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$25.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

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	573	145.47	834	204
Medium and Large 2-3	532	119.57	636	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.90/cwt here — about $198 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 sale217 hd

143.92

—

KY average24 barns · 4,465 hd

139.54

+4.37

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	1,798	95.63	1,719	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	70.20	1,099	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	62.96	758	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	44.78	422	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	—	663	118.78/cwt	111.00–122.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.86/cwt	118.00–128.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	108.95/cwt	106.00–112.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	737	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.14/cwt	118.00–128.00	649	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.39/cwt	124.00–132.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.76/cwt	128.00–139.00	830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	150.73/cwt	140.00–162.50	499	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	124.28/cwt	118.00–127.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	996	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	817	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.53/cwt	137.00–153.00	749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	98.67/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.37/cwt	125.00–141.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	116.08/cwt	112.50–117.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.22/cwt	122.00–145.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	140.76/cwt	139.00–142.50	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.56/cwt	131.00–141.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	103.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.64/cwt	118.00–127.00	692	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	109.53/cwt	104.00–114.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	488	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.89/cwt	116.00–121.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	109.21/cwt	109.00–110.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.25/cwt	140.00–156.00	643	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.38/cwt	137.50–154.00	697	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	143.38/cwt	142.50–145.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	950.56/cwt	775.00–1,120.00	10,580	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	91.07/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	124.57/cwt	117.50–128.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.23/cwt	118.00–132.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	852.79/cwt	700.00–985.00	11,811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	663.22/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	677.22/cwt	625.00–740.00	6,447	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	63.77/cwt	60.50–66.50	786	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	67.25/cwt	66.00–68.50	1,024	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	68.61/cwt	67.00–71.50	853	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	71.02/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,121	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	56.28/cwt	52.00–59.50	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	44.78/cwt	35.00–54.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.14/cwt	119.50–128.00	598	29

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 878Year ago 1,337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 66Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	663	111.00–122.00	118.78
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
14	—	429	118.00–128.00	124.86
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
19	—	527	118.00–128.00	123.14
1	—	800	92.00	92.00
2	—	340	136.00	136.00
19	—	569	118.00–127.00	121.64
2	—	714	115.00–116.00	115.50
21	—	377	126.00–135.00	129.57
10	—	622	116.00–121.00	119.89
29	—	474	119.50–128.00	126.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	83.00	83.00
2	—	473	106.00–112.00	108.95
2	—	820	84.00	84.00
1	—	290	109.00	109.00
3	—	627	100.00–107.00	103.00
1	—	315	112.50	112.50
4	—	411	104.00–114.00	109.53
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
5	—	557	109.00–110.00	109.21
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	141.00	141.00
55	—	543	135.75	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	154.00	154.00
7	—	537	155.00	155.00
72	—	679	146.75	146.75
1	—	400	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	124.00–132.00	129.39
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
15	—	616	128.00–139.00	134.76
10	—	331	140.00–162.50	150.73
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
20	—	565	135.00–150.00	144.65
14	—	515	137.00–153.00	145.53
2	—	715	131.00	131.00
21	—	428	140.00–156.00	150.25
2	—	802	122.00	122.00
25	—	476	137.50–154.00	146.38
2	—	903	112.00–116.00	113.99
3	—	366	142.50–145.00	143.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	120.00–122.50	121.24
7	—	533	118.00–127.00	124.28
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	117.00	117.00
5	—	472	112.50–117.00	116.08
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
2	—	357	123.00	123.00
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
3	—	418	117.50–128.00	124.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	125.00–141.00	134.37
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
11	—	570	122.00–145.00	133.22
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	343	139.00–142.50	140.76
2	—	367	146.00	146.00
5	—	529	131.00–141.00	136.56
6	—	626	118.00–132.00	126.23
1	—	405	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	96.00–101.50	98.67
2	—	1,760	90.00–92.00	91.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,232	60.50–66.50	63.77
11	—	1,243	67.00–71.50	68.61
11	—	1,129	52.00–59.50	56.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	66.00–68.50	67.25
18	—	1,578	69.00–75.00	71.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	35.00–54.00	44.78

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	4	—	1,113	775.00–1,120.00	950.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	700.00–985.00	852.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	650.00–675.00	663.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	952	625.00–740.00	677.22

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

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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