Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand for good quality weaned packages; light demand for plain, fleshy and bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.90/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$134.90

427 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	638	137.13	874	368
Medium and Large 2-3	597	123.19	735	40
Large 1-2	696	120.45	838	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	510	110.75	565	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $309 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 sale427 hd

134.90

—

KY average25 barns · 5,797 hd

137.87

−2.97

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	1,563	76.16	1,190	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	53.69	713	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	51.79	653	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	45.05	464	15

Every lot, as filed

129 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	—	374	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	120.06/cwt	114.00–123.00	677	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	119.29/cwt	110.00–123.00	789	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.21/cwt	126.00–132.00	794	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	106.80/cwt	104.00–109.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	113.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	710	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	146.78/cwt	140.00–149.50	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.82/cwt	137.00–146.00	674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	103.48/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.26/cwt	114.00–125.00	629	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	131.36/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,068	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.97/cwt	134.00–142.00	787	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	120.78/cwt	117.00–124.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	123.40/cwt	121.00–124.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	130.00/cwt	129.00–132.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	123.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.52/cwt	134.00–141.00	731	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	124.30/cwt	117.00–129.50	576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	126.01/cwt	117.00–130.00	525	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.21/cwt	141.00–150.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	143.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	114.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.32/cwt	104.00–110.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	919	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	630	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	702	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	450	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	593	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	635	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	99.20/cwt	99.00–100.00	456	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	155.32/cwt	151.00–157.50	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,075	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	989	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	101.05/cwt	97.50–105.00	374	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	313	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	647.96/cwt	630.00–660.00	7,471	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,237	643.43/cwt	590.00–670.00	7,959	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	597	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	512	110.74/cwt	106.00–114.00	567	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	441	113.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	502	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,097	663.50/cwt	650.00–670.00	7,279	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	257	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	576	106.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	612	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	626	123.80/cwt	123.00–124.00	775	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	683	120.33/cwt	118.00–122.00	822	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	59.08/cwt	58.00–61.00	788	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	47.82/cwt	47.00–49.00	498	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	69.27/cwt	64.00–73.50	1,076	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	42.74/cwt	39.50–46.50	433	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	47.34/cwt	45.50–49.50	623	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,448	1,305.15/cwt	1,300.00–1,310.00	18,899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	18,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	1,182.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	16,987	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	46.25/cwt	41.00–49.00	576	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	57.74/cwt	55.00–59.50	748	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	121.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	715	6
Bulls	—	—	1,542	77.07/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,188	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	52.57/cwt	50.00–54.00	657	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	53.30/cwt	52.00–54.50	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	110.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	108.74/cwt	107.00–112.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	113.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	483	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	104.64/cwt	101.00–107.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	815.19/cwt	700.00–960.00	10,280	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,013.99/cwt	910.00–1,150.00	12,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	129.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	143.70/cwt	142.50–145.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	136.90/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,053	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.18/cwt	114.00–126.00	748	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	155.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	660	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	152.13/cwt	151.00–152.50	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	139.21/cwt	136.00–143.00	608	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	106.44/cwt	105.00–108.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	103.17/cwt	100.00–106.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	127.55/cwt	124.00–131.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	109.76/cwt	101.00–118.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	648	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	121.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	108.88/cwt	106.00–113.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	123.93/cwt	119.00–128.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	132.25/cwt	130.00–133.00	677	4

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 713Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 98Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 37Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	120.00–125.00	121.80
40	—	564	114.00–123.00	120.06
10	—	719	104.00–109.00	106.80
21	—	624	110.00–120.00	113.75
51	—	527	114.00–125.00	119.26
4	—	331	120.00–125.00	123.75
21	—	463	117.00–129.50	124.30
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
2	—	260	120.00–130.00	125.10
26	—	417	117.00–130.00	126.01
8	—	666	110.00–116.00	114.49
2	—	245	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	815	104.00	104.00
5	—	720	117.00–124.00	120.78
2	—	630	120.00–127.00	123.50
1	—	1,075	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	99.00–100.00	99.20
1	—	410	102.50	102.50
2	—	370	97.50–105.00	101.05
2	—	313	102.00–102.50	102.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	131.00	131.00
6	—	437	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
1	—	485	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
5	—	467	108.00–115.00	110.99
7	—	565	107.00–112.00	108.74
7	—	424	110.00–116.00	113.89
8	—	617	101.00–107.00	104.64
5	—	684	100.00–106.00	103.17
9	—	519	106.00–113.00	108.88
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	110.00–123.00	119.29
3	—	325	141.00–150.00	146.21
6	—	366	141.00–148.00	143.64
5	—	723	104.00–110.00	106.32
2	—	208	142.50–145.00	143.70
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
16	—	617	114.00–126.00	121.18
1	—	260	142.50	142.50
11	—	437	136.00–143.00	139.21
7	—	528	127.00–135.00	131.86
11	—	569	125.00–132.00	127.47
2	—	773	103.00–106.00	104.48
4	—	822	100.00–104.00	102.00
16	—	474	130.00–141.00	136.80
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
2	—	545	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	94.00	94.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
3	—	512	106.00–114.00	110.74
1	—	210	122.50	122.50
6	—	576	104.00–110.00	106.31
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	98.00–100.00	99.00
9	—	679	105.00–108.00	106.44
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
2	—	330	124.00–131.00	127.55
2	—	437	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
12	—	522	115.00–125.00	121.15
5	—	613	105.00–110.00	107.60
3	—	227	130.00–135.00	132.37
5	—	570	116.00–122.00	118.42
6	—	483	119.00–128.00	123.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	619	126.00–132.00	128.21
14	—	434	140.00–149.50	146.78
19	—	475	137.00–146.00	141.82
1	—	790	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,065	101.00–106.00	103.48
42	—	813	127.00–132.00	131.36
43	—	579	134.00–142.00	135.97
10	—	708	121.00–124.00	123.40
3	—	687	129.00–132.00	130.00
29	—	528	134.00–141.00	138.52
4	—	367	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,105	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,045	104.50	104.50
3	—	343	151.00–157.50	155.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	130.00–132.00	130.84
63	—	644	142.75	142.75
58	—	769	131.00–137.00	136.90
19	—	425	150.00–159.00	155.20
4	—	463	151.00–152.50	152.13
3	—	526	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	702	112.00	112.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	107.00	107.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	441	110.00–115.00	113.74
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	123.00–124.00	123.80
3	—	683	118.00–122.00	120.33
3	—	825	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	623	115.00–125.00	121.30
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
2	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
7	—	470	120.00–134.00	129.95
2	—	723	101.00–118.00	109.76
2	—	580	124.00–126.00	124.97
3	—	775	112.00–113.00	112.33
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
4	—	512	130.00–133.00	132.25

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,590	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,437	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,182.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,258	910.00–1,150.00	1,013.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	650.00–670.00	663.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,305.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,153	630.00–660.00	647.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,237	590.00–670.00	643.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,261	700.00–960.00	815.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	810.00	810.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,553	64.00–73.50	69.27
13	—	1,542	75.00–80.00	77.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	58.00–61.00	59.08
4	—	1,315	45.50–49.50	47.34
4	—	1,335	52.00–54.50	53.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	47.00–49.00	47.82
9	—	1,014	39.50–46.50	42.74
1	—	1,120	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,245	41.00–49.00	46.25
8	—	1,295	55.00–59.50	57.74
10	—	1,249	50.00–54.00	52.57

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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