Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.62/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$122.62

169 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	551	124.93	688	151
Medium and Large 2-3	574	103.23	592	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $96 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 sale169 hd

122.62

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

−3.16

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	1,717	89.97	1,545	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	58.33	941	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	57.38	741	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	51.70	535	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	73.00	883	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	843	124.84/cwt	120.00–127.25	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.45/cwt	105.00–116.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	115.23/cwt	106.00–125.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.37/cwt	140.00–153.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	115.93/cwt	111.00–123.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	123.58/cwt	111.00–135.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	135.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.47/cwt	125.00–142.50	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	89.50/cwt	88.00–91.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	127.61/cwt	124.00–133.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	136.69/cwt	128.00–141.00	666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	102.81/cwt	101.00–110.00	763	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	55.95/cwt	54.00–58.00	702	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	55.45/cwt	53.50–58.00	589	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	54.73/cwt	53.00–55.50	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.11/cwt	126.00–140.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.27/cwt	107.00–124.00	657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	61.13/cwt	59.00–66.00	794	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	95.41/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	63.13/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.18/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	48.04/cwt	40.00–53.00	486	15
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	49.10/cwt	43.00–52.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.60/cwt	108.00–118.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	115.71/cwt	108.00–125.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	110.28/cwt	102.50–116.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	113.47/cwt	107.50–125.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	21,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	849.71/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,287	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	739.36/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	113.06/cwt	108.00–117.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	137.17/cwt	137.00–137.25	1,064	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	153.25/cwt	151.00–154.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	106.00/cwt	102.50–114.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	110.55/cwt	102.00–120.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.55/cwt	136.00–143.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	126.79/cwt	119.00–129.50	610	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.25/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,422	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	659	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.85/cwt	112.00–125.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.04/cwt	139.00–152.00	709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	152.10/cwt	142.50–160.00	558	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	961.83/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	133.41/cwt	133.00–133.50	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,193	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.30/cwt	135.00–153.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	156.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.48/cwt	115.00–119.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.80/cwt	118.00–130.50	775	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.71/cwt	126.00–140.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	126.12/cwt	116.00–130.00	771	12

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 677Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 90Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	120.00–127.25	124.84
6	—	422	140.00–153.00	146.37
9	—	665	122.00–130.00	128.34
9	—	518	136.00–143.00	139.55
3	—	330	140.00–155.00	145.68
3	—	721	132.00	132.00
15	—	479	139.00–152.00	148.04
11	—	367	142.50–160.00	152.10
6	—	608	133.00–133.50	133.41
4	—	769	115.00–119.00	117.48
9	—	556	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
9	—	469	111.00–135.00	123.58
5	—	389	130.00–137.00	135.58
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
4	—	540	108.00–125.00	115.71
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
3	—	420	107.50–125.00	113.47
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	776	137.00–137.25	137.17
4	—	559	151.00–154.00	153.25
17	—	918	130.00	130.00
4	—	522	154.00–158.00	156.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	105.00–116.00	110.45
2	—	705	88.00–91.00	89.50
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
2	—	922	77.00	77.00
3	—	417	102.50–116.00	110.28
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
6	—	470	108.00–117.00	113.06
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	108.00	108.00
7	—	375	132.00–147.00	138.21
5	—	332	125.00–142.50	135.47
8	—	434	124.00–133.00	127.61
5	—	742	101.00–110.00	102.81
42	—	481	119.00–129.50	126.79
21	—	521	118.00–128.00	124.25
23	—	571	120.00–130.00	125.85
10	—	678	112.00–125.00	120.85
3	—	833	109.00	109.00
6	—	866	110.00	110.00
12	—	611	116.00–130.00	126.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	106.00–125.00	115.23
1	—	960	75.00	75.00
4	—	580	107.00–124.00	113.27
4	—	480	102.50–114.00	106.00
7	—	531	102.00–120.00	110.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	111.00–123.00	115.93
18	—	487	128.00–141.00	136.69
10	—	527	126.00–140.00	133.11
9	—	715	108.00–118.00	113.60
2	—	870	98.00–99.00	98.49
9	—	421	135.00–153.00	145.30
2	—	387	141.00	141.00
23	—	626	118.00–130.50	123.80
11	—	569	126.00–140.00	131.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	54.00–58.00	55.95
20	—	1,299	59.00–66.00	61.13
7	—	1,329	43.00–52.00	49.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,062	53.50–58.00	55.45
3	—	1,080	59.00–61.00	59.98
15	—	1,011	40.00–53.00	48.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	53.00–55.50	54.73
3	—	1,668	60.00–65.50	63.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	94.00–97.00	95.41
3	—	1,607	85.00–88.00	87.18
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,575	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	825.00–875.00	849.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	650.00–800.00	739.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	950.00–975.00	961.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	72.00	72.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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