Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600lbs 2.00-3.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher on value added steers, over 600lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand on all feeder cattle. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.19/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$117.19

73 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

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	548	120.14	658	63
Medium and Large 2-3	517	98.64	510	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $148 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 sale73 hd

117.19

—

KY average21 barns · 3,824 hd

122.11

−4.92

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	1,501	81.57	1,224	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	57.18	849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	53.34	694	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,106	45.20	500	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	619	118.44/cwt	114.50–119.50	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	104.23/cwt	101.00–110.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.91/cwt	134.00–143.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	172.36/cwt	170.00–177.50	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	126.29/cwt	115.00–130.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	189.49/cwt	185.00–192.50	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	120.95/cwt	113.00–123.50	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	130.92/cwt	127.00–137.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	121.50/cwt	117.00–126.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	94.00/cwt	84.00–104.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	584.68/cwt	475.00–675.00	6,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	820.71/cwt	675.00–925.00	10,981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.45/cwt	124.00–138.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	781.24/cwt	750.00–825.00	10,328	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	126.29/cwt	124.00–127.50	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	54.40/cwt	54.00–56.00	703	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	60.05/cwt	59.00–61.00	844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	86.09/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	78.56/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,220	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	49.16/cwt	43.00–53.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	570.39/cwt	525.00–625.00	6,035	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	39.31/cwt	37.00–40.00	416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	52.31/cwt	51.50–54.00	588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	45.79/cwt	44.50–47.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	98.63/cwt	94.00–101.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.92/cwt	58.00–60.00	884	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	55.43/cwt	53.00–57.50	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	510	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	78.51/cwt	77.00–80.00	654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	793.69/cwt	575.00–950.00	9,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	127.30/cwt	117.00–131.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	119.24/cwt	117.00–121.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	126.96/cwt	121.00–133.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.01/cwt	115.50–126.50	647	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	772	14

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 778Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	114.50–119.50	118.44
7	—	727	101.00–110.00	104.23
4	—	364	115.00–130.00	126.29
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
10	—	461	117.00–131.00	127.30
5	—	564	117.00–121.00	119.24
2	—	338	121.00–133.00	126.96
16	—	522	115.50–126.50	124.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	94.00–101.00	98.63
3	—	507	100.00–101.00	100.67
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	106.00	106.00
1	—	260	112.50	112.50
1	—	765	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	134.00–143.00	139.91
3	—	808	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
7	—	716	113.00–123.50	120.95
5	—	612	127.00–137.00	130.92
3	—	580	124.00–138.00	133.45
1	—	455	152.50	152.50
2	—	380	142.50	142.50
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	170.00–177.50	172.36
3	—	368	185.00–192.50	189.49
2	—	315	192.50	192.50
14	—	503	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
2	—	578	110.00–120.00	115.02
1	—	470	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	117.00–126.00	121.50
2	—	720	84.00–104.00	94.00
3	—	458	124.00–127.50	126.29
2	—	665	118.00	118.00
3	—	566	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	77.00–80.00	78.51
1	—	715	68.00	68.00
1	—	790	80.00	80.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	475.00–675.00	584.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,338	675.00–925.00	820.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	750.00–825.00	781.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	525.00–625.00	570.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	575.00–950.00	793.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	54.00–56.00	54.40
2	—	1,405	59.00–61.00	60.05
5	—	1,271	43.00–53.00	49.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	31.50	31.50
4	—	1,059	37.00–40.00	39.31
5	—	1,125	51.50–54.00	52.31
3	—	1,142	44.50–47.00	45.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	58.00–60.00	58.92
5	—	1,469	53.00–57.50	55.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	84.00–88.00	86.09
3	—	1,553	76.00–81.00	78.56

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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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle