Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower; except 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.87/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$117.87

333 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$19.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

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	592	120.64	715	259
Large 1-2	524	110.42	578	35
Medium and Large 2-3	533	106.31	567	38
Small and Medium 1-2	475	101.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.64/cwt here — about $235 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 sale333 hd

117.87

—

KY average24 barns · 6,476 hd

124.01

−6.14

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	1,415	79.84	1,130	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	54.53	767	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	53.16	668	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	41.86	430	22

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	53.93/cwt	52.00–57.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.51/cwt	139.00–148.00	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	105.64/cwt	99.00–109.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	121.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	576	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	151.31/cwt	147.50–152.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	113.43/cwt	107.00–117.00	696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	124.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	607	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	138.93/cwt	134.00–140.50	704	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	125.31/cwt	117.50–128.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	126.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.04/cwt	125.00–137.50	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.80/cwt	113.00–119.00	668	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	122.18/cwt	117.00–126.00	523	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	124.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	108.60/cwt	106.00–114.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	133.68/cwt	133.00–134.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	835	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,780	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	29,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	466	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	503	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	821	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,026	64
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	905	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,616	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	993	530.26/cwt	525.00–535.00	5,265	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	795	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	313	118.50/cwt	112.50–125.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	143.51/cwt	141.00–153.00	755	25
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	448	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	529	110.82/cwt	108.00–112.50	586	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	630	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	636	122.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	778	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	707	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	785	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	49.14/cwt	46.00–51.00	611	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	50.07/cwt	49.00–51.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	58.69/cwt	58.00–60.00	843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	58.41/cwt	55.00–62.00	745	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	39.86/cwt	35.00–42.00	401	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	45.34/cwt	43.00–49.00	489	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	53.05/cwt	51.00–55.00	667	9
Bulls	—	—	1,593	86.83/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,383	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,302	74.11/cwt	70.00–81.00	965	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	521	109.19/cwt	102.00–114.00	569	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	111.69/cwt	105.00–118.00	531	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	586	110.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	648	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	523	122.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,077.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	13,258	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,156	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,182	687.47/cwt	625.00–725.00	8,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	109.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	574	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	853.81/cwt	735.00–985.00	11,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	119.12/cwt	114.00–122.50	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	102.67/cwt	95.00–109.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.50	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	114.28/cwt	107.00–118.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	133.70/cwt	130.50–134.50	987	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	144.18/cwt	142.50–147.50	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	138.66/cwt	138.00–139.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	121.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	126.56/cwt	122.50–129.50	548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.59/cwt	133.00–145.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	119.15/cwt	119.00–120.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	125.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	131.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	809	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	153.40/cwt	149.00–160.00	649	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	102.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	112.56/cwt	108.00–115.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	122.99/cwt	121.00–124.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	122.63/cwt	120.00–123.50	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	2

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 768Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 108Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	52.00–57.00	53.93
2	—	1,290	49.00–51.00	50.07
3	—	1,437	58.00–60.00	58.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	46.00–51.00	49.14
4	—	1,275	55.00–62.00	58.41
9	—	1,257	51.00–55.00	53.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	51.00	51.00
15	—	1,006	35.00–42.00	39.86
6	—	1,078	43.00–49.00	45.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	85.50–88.00	86.83
5	—	1,302	70.00–81.00	74.11
1	—	1,625	94.50	94.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
3	—	388	130.00–131.00	130.32
3	—	335	133.00–134.00	133.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
64	—	821	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	99.00–109.00	105.64
29	—	474	116.00–126.00	121.60
19	—	614	107.00–117.00	113.43
12	—	517	115.00–118.00	117.35
4	—	328	117.50–128.00	125.31
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
42	—	572	113.00–119.00	116.80
22	—	428	117.00–126.00	122.18
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
3	—	677	106.00–114.00	108.60
10	—	377	120.00–127.00	123.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	122.00–125.00	124.25
5	—	400	129.00	129.00
29	—	522	120.00–124.00	121.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	102.00–114.00	109.19
12	—	475	105.00–118.00	111.69
10	—	586	105.00–114.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	105.00–112.00	109.47
2	—	665	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	760	92.50	92.50
5	—	432	109.00–112.50	110.50
2	—	392	115.00	115.00
3	—	630	99.00–100.00	99.66
9	—	568	100.00–108.00	102.45
1	—	850	81.00	81.00
7	—	482	108.00–115.00	112.56
1	—	330	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	136.00–139.00	138.25
2	—	432	146.00	146.00
11	—	485	139.00–148.00	141.51
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
4	—	326	147.50–152.50	151.31
4	—	781	124.00–127.00	124.99
4	—	729	120.00–126.00	124.03
15	—	507	134.00–140.50	138.93
16	—	638	125.00–129.00	126.66
3	—	383	150.00–155.00	151.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	154.00	154.00
25	—	526	141.00–153.00	143.51
58	—	738	130.50–134.50	133.70
6	—	681	132.00	132.00
14	—	571	140.00–147.00	143.37
19	—	615	130.00–135.00	131.49
24	—	423	149.00–160.00	153.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	110.00–115.00	112.98
1	—	695	102.00	102.00
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	120.00–124.00	122.34
2	—	682	110.00	110.00
7	—	595	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	107.00–118.00	114.28
3	—	468	138.00–139.00	138.66
3	—	558	122.00–132.00	125.29
3	—	535	121.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
4	—	672	120.00–123.50	122.63
2	—	355	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	140.00–150.00	141.88
1	—	925	84.00	84.00
2	—	958	80.00	80.00
5	—	571	125.00–137.50	129.04
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
2	—	738	113.00	113.00
1	—	850	103.00	103.00
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.40
3	—	288	142.50–147.50	144.18
11	—	523	126.00–132.00	128.14
8	—	617	119.00–126.00	122.98
4	—	474	133.00–145.00	138.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	112.50–125.00	118.50
2	—	383	115.00–119.00	117.04
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
7	—	529	108.00–112.50	110.82
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	109.00–114.00	111.46
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
2	—	707	111.00	111.00
9	—	523	119.00–126.00	122.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
5	—	513	114.00–122.50	119.12
4	—	611	95.00–109.00	102.67
8	—	433	122.50–129.50	126.56
7	—	569	119.00–120.00	119.15
2	—	375	127.50	127.50
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
3	—	455	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,298	735.00–985.00	853.81
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	525.00–535.00	530.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	625.00–725.00	687.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,780	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,077.85

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