Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday middleweight feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.71/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$121.71

190 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

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	498	123.58	615	171
Large 1-2	595	108.67	646	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	104.10	567	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $48 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 sale190 hd

121.71

—

KY average27 barns · 4,665 hd

117.37

+4.33

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	1,711	81.69	1,397	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	55.07	757	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	54.63	731	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	47.40	524	18

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	558	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	156.29/cwt	151.00–158.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	147.16/cwt	143.00–151.00	606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.55/cwt	130.00–136.25	732	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	135.52/cwt	133.00–141.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	123.51/cwt	119.00–126.00	646	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.64/cwt	118.00–129.00	530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	122.32/cwt	119.00–127.00	714	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	121.80/cwt	120.50–124.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	129.06/cwt	126.00–131.00	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	578	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	140.35/cwt	132.50–147.50	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.35/cwt	141.00–150.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	707	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	107.26/cwt	106.00–110.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	111.84/cwt	109.00–116.50	680	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,037.84/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	14,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	134.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	506	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	474	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.61/cwt	147.50–155.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.33/cwt	107.00–112.00	722	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,656	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	413	104.79/cwt	102.50–107.00	433	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	606	122.40/cwt	120.00–123.00	742	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	947.00/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	10,123	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	557	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	618	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	98.50/cwt	95.00–101.00	709	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	85.61/cwt	83.00–91.50	1,534	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	52.36/cwt	51.50–54.00	616	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	58.36/cwt	57.50–59.00	762	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	53.09/cwt	50.50–55.00	708	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	39.50/cwt	39.00–40.00	392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	46.72/cwt	43.50–50.00	513	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	803.86/cwt	750.00–870.00	9,960	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	13,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	57.98/cwt	56.00–60.00	811	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	107.23/cwt	100.00–114.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	79.59/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,335	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	52.61/cwt	51.00–54.00	750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	654.66/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	121.35/cwt	115.00–129.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	623.57/cwt	585.00–685.00	7,389	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	130.75/cwt	128.00–135.50	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.71/cwt	121.00–129.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	109.78/cwt	101.00–115.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.54/cwt	103.00–108.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	127.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	104.52/cwt	93.00–111.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	128.98/cwt	126.00–136.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	130.16/cwt	130.00–131.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.27/cwt	113.00–118.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.13/cwt	115.00–118.00	664	8

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 492Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 65Year ago 21

Compared to last Wednesday middleweight feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with light demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	125.00	125.00
3	—	558	117.00–119.00	118.01
2	—	430	125.00	125.00
4	—	720	95.00–101.00	98.50
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
3	—	433	133.00–141.00	135.52
2	—	268	132.50–147.50	140.35
2	—	383	141.00–150.00	145.35
1	—	965	86.00	86.00
3	—	610	118.00–119.00	118.66
10	—	474	130.00–135.00	132.95
4	—	572	125.00–126.00	125.50
11	—	523	121.00–129.00	124.71
2	—	710	103.00–108.00	105.54
3	—	812	98.00–102.00	100.00
3	—	325	140.00–150.00	143.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	106.00–110.00	107.26
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
2	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.12
3	—	480	115.00–129.00	121.35
2	—	505	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
3	—	630	93.00–111.00	104.52
5	—	385	126.00–136.00	128.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	102.50–107.00	104.79
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	100.00–104.00	102.35
12	—	425	118.00–129.00	124.64
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
11	—	338	126.00–131.00	129.06
26	—	470	115.00–127.00	122.93
1	—	925	85.00	85.00
3	—	608	109.00–116.50	111.84
3	—	660	107.00–112.00	109.33
4	—	379	124.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
7	—	519	113.00–118.00	116.27
8	—	572	115.00–118.00	116.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	523	119.00–126.00	123.51
19	—	584	119.00–127.00	122.32
7	—	443	134.50	134.50
8	—	461	128.00–135.50	130.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
5	—	606	120.00–123.00	122.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	131.00–139.00	134.95
5	—	319	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	111.00	111.00
1	—	670	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	100.00–114.00	107.23
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
3	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
4	—	478	101.00–115.00	109.78
2	—	615	104.00–106.00	104.99
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	151.00–158.00	156.29
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
14	—	484	146.00	146.00
5	—	589	138.00	138.00
6	—	641	130.00–131.00	130.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	129.00–135.00	133.23
11	—	412	143.00–151.00	147.16
51	—	540	130.00–136.25	135.55
6	—	366	150.00–152.00	151.02
6	—	615	125.00–128.00	126.51
5	—	756	120.50–124.00	121.80
7	—	671	124.00–127.00	125.02
7	—	477	140.00–149.00	143.07
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
3	—	340	147.50–155.00	152.61
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
2	—	528	126.00–128.00	127.03
4	—	577	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,383	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	785.00	785.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	810.00–1,075.00	947.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	600.00–700.00	654.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	585.00–685.00	623.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,239	750.00–870.00	803.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,792	83.00–91.50	85.61
1	—	1,375	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,677	77.00–82.50	79.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	51.50–54.00	52.36
3	—	993	39.00–40.00	39.50
9	—	1,098	43.50–50.00	46.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	57.50–59.00	58.36
4	—	1,426	51.00–54.00	52.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,334	50.50–55.00	53.09
2	—	1,090	48.00	48.00
9	—	1,399	56.00–60.00	57.98

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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