Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.01/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$139.01

250 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

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	605	139.23	842	244
Medium and Large 2-3	421	135.38	570	4thin
Large 1-2	760	119.00	904	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale250 hd

139.01

—

KY average23 barns · 5,107 hd

135.92

+3.09

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	1,731	89.89	1,556	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	55.34	773	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	51.67	648	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	44.35	462	20

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.90/cwt	149.00–160.00	748	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	126.38/cwt	124.00–128.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	133.70/cwt	131.00–138.00	846	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	122.79/cwt	120.00–125.50	691	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	123.90/cwt	115.00–128.00	585	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.90/cwt	140.00–151.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	137.44/cwt	133.00–142.00	805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.03/cwt	119.00–127.00	752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	118.18/cwt	116.00–119.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	111.45/cwt	104.00–114.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	142.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	125.14/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.50	431	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	571	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	147.50/cwt	143.00–148.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.68/cwt	114.00–118.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	946	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	962	492.33/cwt	475.00–525.00	4,736	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,045	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	132.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	918	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.25	1,054	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	124.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	645	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	155.54/cwt	151.00–160.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	149.94/cwt	145.00–153.00	774	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	54.01/cwt	51.50–56.00	735	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	58.12/cwt	57.00–59.00	897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.36/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,396	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	96.68/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	53.98/cwt	52.50–56.00	668	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	48.03/cwt	46.00–50.00	574	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	39.22/cwt	34.00–43.50	407	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	837.27/cwt	725.00–1,035.00	8,842	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	848.43/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	10,139	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	52.11/cwt	50.50–54.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	46.21/cwt	44.00–50.00	482	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	58.00/cwt	56.00–59.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	104.94/cwt	102.00–109.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	111.27/cwt	109.00–112.00	757	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	465	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	135.86/cwt	135.00–136.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	104.76/cwt	103.00–109.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,529	1,093.47/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	16,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	633	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	654.13/cwt	575.00–725.00	6,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	832	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.96/cwt	124.00–138.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	100.98/cwt	97.00–101.50	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.20/cwt	109.00–110.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	862	106.32/cwt	105.00–109.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	616	121.27/cwt	119.00–121.75	747	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	108.45/cwt	104.00–110.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	127.07/cwt	123.00–129.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	121.26/cwt	121.00–122.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.53/cwt	114.00–123.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	104.88/cwt	99.00–110.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	137.25/cwt	135.00–138.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 163Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 42Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 25Year ago 33

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	127.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	355	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,035	112.50	112.50
8	—	521	140.00–145.00	142.44
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
32	—	586	133.00–142.00	137.44
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
1	—	890	124.50	124.50
8	—	457	140.00–143.00	142.43
8	—	924	119.00–126.00	125.14
9	—	673	125.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	735	122.00–124.00	122.66
11	—	428	140.00–149.00	144.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	480	149.00–160.00	155.90
25	—	633	131.00–138.00	133.70
10	—	553	143.00–148.00	147.50
5	—	711	133.00	133.00
38	—	692	130.00–133.00	132.69
11	—	794	130.00–134.25	132.70
6	—	415	151.00–160.00	155.54
19	—	516	145.00–153.00	149.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	168.00	168.00
5	—	379	167.00	167.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	115.00–118.00	116.24
4	—	381	124.00–128.00	126.38
26	—	472	115.00–128.00	123.90
1	—	875	98.00	98.00
5	—	557	116.00–119.00	118.18
10	—	687	104.00–114.00	111.45
3	—	328	131.00–132.50	131.49
3	—	630	114.00–118.00	115.68
5	—	727	109.00–110.00	109.20
2	—	285	132.50	132.50
8	—	422	123.00–129.00	127.07
10	—	816	96.00	96.00
7	—	774	99.00–110.00	104.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	563	120.00–125.50	122.79
18	—	430	130.00–136.00	132.75
55	—	519	120.00–127.00	124.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
1	—	225	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
2	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	462	104.00	104.00
1	—	605	98.00	98.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
2	—	368	115.00–119.00	116.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
3	—	862	105.00–109.00	106.32
24	—	616	119.00–121.75	121.27
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	142.00	142.00
5	—	335	140.00–151.00	145.90
3	—	387	145.00–147.00	145.67
14	—	616	119.00–127.00	122.03
4	—	788	103.00–109.00	104.76
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
9	—	563	124.00–138.00	131.96
9	—	809	97.00–101.50	100.98
4	—	708	104.00–110.00	108.45
11	—	670	114.00–123.00	115.53
4	—	442	135.00–138.00	137.25
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	117.00	117.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
4	—	680	109.00–112.00	111.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	102.00–109.00	104.94
7	—	372	135.00–136.00	135.86
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
4	—	527	121.00–122.00	121.26
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
2	—	645	110.00	110.00

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	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,056	725.00–1,035.00	837.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	725.00–1,025.00	848.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	475.00–525.00	492.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	575.00–725.00	654.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,529	950.00–1,275.00	1,093.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	51.50–56.00	54.01
3	—	1,472	56.00–59.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	57.00–59.00	58.12
7	—	1,238	52.50–56.00	53.98
8	—	1,196	46.00–50.00	48.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,037	34.00–43.50	39.22
2	—	1,060	50.50–54.00	52.11
11	—	1,043	44.00–50.00	46.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,635	79.00–89.00	85.36
4	—	1,875	93.00–99.00	96.68

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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