Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.65/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$126.65

424 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$27.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

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	639	129.39	826	365
Large 1-2	573	111.25	637	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	109.89	585	53
Small and Medium 1-2	433	101.50	439	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.89/cwt here — about $387 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 sale424 hd

126.65

—

KY average26 barns · 5,833 hd

125.37

+1.28

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	1,734	78.96	1,369	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	55.61	787	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	54.13	686	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	48.46	516	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,240	102.00	1,265	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	129.41/cwt	121.00–134.00	551	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	104.35/cwt	99.00–109.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	115.02/cwt	107.00–120.00	491	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.84/cwt	134.00–143.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.57/cwt	136.00–147.00	665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	127.03/cwt	123.00–129.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	121.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	626	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	100.35/cwt	99.00–101.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	146.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	131.63/cwt	123.00–131.75	985	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.71/cwt	133.00–136.50	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.68/cwt	141.00–146.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	113.45/cwt	111.00–116.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	104.14/cwt	102.00–106.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	130.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	141.07/cwt	137.00–145.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	148.31/cwt	144.00–153.00	771	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	111.73/cwt	108.00–114.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	115.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	130.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	547	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	135.31/cwt	132.60–137.95	916	158
Bulls	—	—	1,718	78.34/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,346	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,240	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,265	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	49.19/cwt	48.00–51.00	546	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	53.07/cwt	51.00–54.00	688	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	52.85/cwt	50.50–54.50	666	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	72.75/cwt	72.00–73.50	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	47.70/cwt	46.50–49.00	574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	57.59/cwt	55.00–61.00	746	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.80/cwt	51.50–55.00	580	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	57.52/cwt	55.00–61.00	866	12
Bulls	—	—	1,853	81.45/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,509	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	41.76/cwt	33.00–46.00	407	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	488	108.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	530	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,555	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	623	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	386	131.37/cwt	131.00–133.00	507	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	626.61/cwt	590.00–660.00	6,830	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	787	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	905	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	129.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	110.28/cwt	108.00–116.00	624	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	747.43/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,440	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,744	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	14,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	719	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	872	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	641.56/cwt	600.00–680.00	7,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	679	122.45/cwt	121.00–123.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	135.28/cwt	134.00–137.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	127.13/cwt	123.00–130.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.05/cwt	117.00–118.50	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	122.61/cwt	119.00–131.00	579	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.61/cwt	126.00–137.00	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.82/cwt	107.00–117.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.02/cwt	136.00–144.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	108.99/cwt	101.00–111.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.71/cwt	140.00–142.00	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	672	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	145.85/cwt	142.50–148.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	131.34/cwt	128.00–133.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	854	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	826.47/cwt	700.00–1,030.00	10,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.21/cwt	139.00–147.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 524Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 83Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	426	121.00–134.00	129.41
37	—	517	117.00–124.00	121.07
6	—	368	128.00–132.00	130.70
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	250	131.00	131.00
2	—	970	93.00	93.00
4	—	319	123.00–130.00	127.13
11	—	569	117.00–118.50	118.05
17	—	472	119.00–131.00	122.61
7	—	718	107.00–117.00	112.82
4	—	603	114.00–116.00	115.00
7	—	783	101.00–111.00	108.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	99.00–109.00	104.35
15	—	427	107.00–120.00	115.02
6	—	619	102.00–106.00	104.14
4	—	523	108.00–114.00	111.73
8	—	465	110.00–120.00	115.45
2	—	905	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
9	—	566	108.00–116.00	110.28
2	—	300	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	748	123.00–131.75	131.63
158	—	677	132.60–137.95	135.31
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	120.00–122.00	121.33
7	—	679	121.00–123.00	122.45
4	—	950	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	134.00–137.00	135.28
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	134.00–143.00	139.84
13	—	473	136.00–147.00	140.57
3	—	918	99.00–101.00	100.35
4	—	338	140.00–149.00	146.27
8	—	574	133.00–136.50	135.71
6	—	376	141.00–146.00	143.68
4	—	611	120.00–125.00	123.25
4	—	716	110.00–115.00	113.51
5	—	809	112.00	112.00
2	—	438	137.00–145.00	141.07
1	—	855	103.00	103.00
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	123.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
6	—	665	111.00–116.00	113.45
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	100.00–113.00	108.61
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	145.00–147.00	145.99
6	—	624	144.00	144.00
9	—	470	150.00–157.00	152.40
14	—	520	144.00–153.00	148.31
2	—	400	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
3	—	421	120.00–135.00	130.02
3	—	460	126.00–136.00	129.48
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	126.00	126.00
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
5	—	386	131.00–133.00	131.37
2	—	787	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	126.00–137.00	131.61
3	—	768	126.00–130.00	128.66
9	—	571	136.00–144.00	140.02
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
3	—	370	140.00–149.00	145.96
14	—	517	140.00–142.00	140.71
15	—	470	140.00–148.00	142.92
4	—	336	142.50–148.00	145.85
3	—	741	128.00–133.00	131.34
2	—	870	121.00–127.00	123.93
5	—	667	125.00–131.00	128.04
1	—	1,015	111.00	111.00
12	—	423	139.00–147.00	142.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	74.50–80.00	78.34
2	—	1,410	72.00–73.50	72.75
6	—	1,853	79.50–84.00	81.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	102.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,109	48.00–51.00	49.19
11	—	1,098	51.50–55.00	52.80
8	—	974	33.00–46.00	41.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	51.00–54.00	53.07
12	—	1,506	55.00–61.00	57.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	50.50–54.50	52.85
4	—	1,204	46.50–49.00	47.70
13	—	1,295	55.00–61.00	57.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	590.00–660.00	626.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,161	600.00–680.00	641.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,301	700.00–825.00	747.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,309	700.00–1,030.00	826.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,035.00	1,035.00

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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