Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday middleweight feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on 500-600 lbs. Moderate demand for few weaned calves on offer; light demand for fleshy off-colored and bawling calves. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.33/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$117.33

202 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

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	492	121.32	597	159
Large 1-2	565	108.00	610	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	102.81	560	39
Small and Medium 1-2	517	97.66	505	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $92 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 sale202 hd

117.33

—

KY average26 barns · 4,654 hd

120.29

−2.96

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	1,781	81.71	1,455	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	57.48	832	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	57.07	751	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	47.71	503	13

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.16/cwt	116.00–126.00	580	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	138.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.26/cwt	131.00–135.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	687	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.03/cwt	103.00–106.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	126.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.29/cwt	134.00–136.00	779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.59/cwt	120.00–131.00	527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.90/cwt	114.00–119.00	602	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	111.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	125.37/cwt	120.00–131.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	114.23/cwt	113.00–116.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	146.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,550	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	13,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	135.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	139.32/cwt	134.00–147.00	677	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	825	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	129.49/cwt	124.00–137.50	361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	916.92/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,499	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	809.89/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,702	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	576	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	563	106.24/cwt	105.00–108.00	598	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	136.11/cwt	132.50–141.00	495	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	842.28/cwt	760.00–925.00	9,476	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	790	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	79.11/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,407	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	53.38/cwt	49.00–55.50	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	42.34/cwt	39.00–44.00	364	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	61.03/cwt	57.00–64.00	881	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	17,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	701.83/cwt	610.00–735.00	8,232	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	60.89/cwt	57.00–64.00	842	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	57.47/cwt	57.00–58.00	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	47.29/cwt	46.00–52.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	53.66/cwt	49.50–57.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	109.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	134.11/cwt	132.50–137.50	424	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	872.36/cwt	810.00–920.00	9,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	117.07/cwt	114.00–119.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	107.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	660.59/cwt	600.00–740.00	7,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	126.47/cwt	124.50–129.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.08/cwt	110.00–121.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	113.39/cwt	111.00–120.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	118.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.24/cwt	125.00–126.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	119.83/cwt	119.00–120.00	620	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	102.47/cwt	98.00–109.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	132.22/cwt	127.50–137.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	97.29/cwt	95.00–102.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	108.47/cwt	103.00–114.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.60/cwt	126.00–130.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	156.82/cwt	154.00–165.00	662	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	125.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	98.19/cwt	93.00–101.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 943Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 81Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 74Year ago 165

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	810.00–920.00	872.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,130.00	1,130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	800.00–1,025.00	916.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,198	750.00–950.00	809.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,127	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,125	760.00–925.00	842.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	610.00–735.00	701.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	600.00–740.00	660.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	475	116.00–126.00	122.16
3	—	760	103.00–106.00	104.03
2	—	673	108.00–109.00	108.49
2	—	700	102.00	102.00
12	—	423	120.00–131.00	124.59
21	—	519	114.00–119.00	115.90
2	—	873	91.00–93.00	91.99
9	—	616	105.00–115.00	111.45
2	—	240	135.00	135.00
2	—	318	120.00–131.00	125.37
13	—	569	113.00–116.00	114.23
1	—	365	119.00	119.00
8	—	279	124.00–137.50	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	124.00	124.00
2	—	687	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	140.00	140.00
4	—	578	117.00–120.00	118.51
17	—	517	119.00–120.00	119.83
3	—	426	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
15	—	364	132.50–141.00	136.11
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
2	—	478	98.00–99.00	98.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	83.00	83.00
2	—	375	110.00–112.50	111.28
6	—	501	106.00–110.00	109.33
3	—	412	105.00–110.00	107.29
2	—	610	100.00–105.00	102.46
7	—	569	98.00–109.00	102.47
7	—	469	103.00–114.00	108.47
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
1	—	770	86.00	86.00
1	—	915	69.00	69.00
6	—	670	93.00–101.00	98.19
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	134.00–140.00	138.49
8	—	516	131.00–135.00	133.26
8	—	608	125.00–129.00	126.49
14	—	576	134.00–136.00	135.29
6	—	383	155.00–160.00	158.36
30	—	486	134.00–147.00	139.32
2	—	322	157.50	157.50
13	—	667	120.00–127.00	123.70
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
18	—	422	154.00–165.00	156.82
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	110.00–118.00	114.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	107.50	107.50
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	114.00–119.00	117.07
3	—	418	131.00	131.00
4	—	572	124.50–129.00	126.47
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
3	—	542	123.00–129.00	125.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
21	—	467	125.00–139.00	133.53
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
4	—	324	140.00–150.00	146.14
3	—	391	134.00–140.00	135.94
10	—	619	111.00–120.00	113.39
4	—	579	125.00–126.00	125.24
8	—	527	125.00–131.00	127.37
6	—	667	112.00–122.00	116.95
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
3	—	851	85.00	85.00
3	—	425	126.00–130.00	128.60
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
4	—	563	105.00–108.00	106.24
2	—	430	110.00–112.50	111.28
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	132.50–137.50	134.11
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
5	—	575	110.00–121.00	115.08
6	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.25
2	—	358	127.50–137.00	132.22
2	—	680	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	775	95.00–102.00	97.29
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
3	—	725	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	76.00–81.00	79.11
1	—	1,790	89.50	89.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	49.00–55.50	53.38
1	—	1,135	48.50	48.50
6	—	1,443	57.00–64.00	61.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	39.00–44.00	42.34
2	—	1,118	57.00–58.00	57.47
8	—	1,110	46.00–52.00	47.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	41.00	41.00
14	—	1,383	57.00–64.00	60.89
11	—	1,215	49.50–57.00	53.66

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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