Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand on a a good quality offering; over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.03/cwt on 686 head.

Average price

$121.03

686 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

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	558	121.99	680	638
Large 1-2	514	112.86	580	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	479	105.45	505	30

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $175 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 sale686 hd

121.03

—

KY average31 barns · 11,381 hd

122.04

−1.01

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	1,786	83.29	1,487	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	53.90	752	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	50.74	638	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	42.47	447	37

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2Value Added	—	657	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	838	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.03/cwt	123.75–124.50	951	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	123.02/cwt	120.50–126.00	885	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.86/cwt	113.00–125.50	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	130.19/cwt	129.00–132.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	128.98/cwt	128.00–131.00	596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.60/cwt	136.75–144.00	801	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	105.95/cwt	104.00–115.00	766	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	112.92/cwt	109.00–117.00	767	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	123.71/cwt	119.00–127.25	722	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	125.78/cwt	119.00–130.00	420	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	764	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.55/cwt	113.00–120.25	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	778	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.46/cwt	137.50–142.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.50	669	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.47/cwt	140.00–147.50	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	147.66/cwt	141.00–153.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.84/cwt	116.00–127.00	580	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	132.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	135.02/cwt	135.00–135.10	894	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	122.67/cwt	119.00–126.00	476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	156.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	964	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	160.23/cwt	150.00–170.00	673	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	127.11/cwt	119.00–132.75	647	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	839	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	154.89/cwt	147.00–160.75	812	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.45/cwt	122.25–126.50	778	47
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	157.37/cwt	150.00–162.50	762	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	129.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	813	45
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	574	111.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	639	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	146.70/cwt	146.00–151.00	832	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	730	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	174.18/cwt	162.50–190.00	634	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	43.28/cwt	42.00–44.50	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	500	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	39.54/cwt	34.00–45.00	415	24
Bulls	—	—	1,882	91.48/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,722	5
Bulls	—	—	1,723	83.56/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,440	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	62.02/cwt	57.00–67.00	1,075	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	56.51/cwt	53.00–62.00	814	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	55.68/cwt	54.00–61.00	713	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	520	111.91/cwt	109.00–112.50	582	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	49.19/cwt	46.00–52.50	644	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	537	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	693.71/cwt	675.00–710.00	7,561	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	49.52/cwt	45.50–52.00	622	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	586	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	493	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	567	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	112.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	355	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	762	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	865	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,972	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,660	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	12,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	116.48/cwt	111.00–121.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	557	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	721	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	110.75/cwt	107.50–115.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	108.26/cwt	100.00–112.50	303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	129.85/cwt	127.50–131.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	142.78/cwt	137.50–147.50	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	132.90/cwt	131.00–137.50	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	111.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	115.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	614	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	706	115.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	619	119.58/cwt	118.00–120.50	740	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	126.25/cwt	122.50–129.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	123.52/cwt	119.00–127.00	529	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	129.06/cwt	124.00–134.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	121.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	869	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.03/cwt	96.00–104.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	134.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	110.45/cwt	108.00–114.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	106.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,790	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,597Last week 684Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 68Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 43Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	657	127.50	127.50
5	—	407	129.00–132.00	130.19
12	—	462	128.00–131.00	128.98
111	—	584	119.00–127.25	123.71
114	—	509	119.00–132.75	127.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	679	109.00–117.00	112.92
10	—	334	119.00–130.00	125.78
13	—	781	108.00	108.00
22	—	720	100.00–110.00	108.11
28	—	577	114.00–118.50	116.01
2	—	845	91.00	91.00
62	—	476	116.00–127.00	121.84
9	—	388	119.00–126.00	122.67
17	—	625	105.00–115.00	111.83
18	—	531	110.00–119.00	115.55
46	—	428	119.00–127.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	110.00–112.00	110.67
9	—	706	110.00–116.00	115.34
25	—	619	118.00–120.50	119.58
12	—	651	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	84.00	84.00
5	—	427	107.00–115.00	112.01
3	—	315	107.50–115.00	110.75
3	—	280	100.00–112.50	108.26
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
2	—	375	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	670	96.00–104.00	100.03
1	—	800	81.00	81.00
5	—	473	108.00–114.00	110.45
6	—	507	100.00–110.00	106.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	133.00–140.00	136.69
3	—	263	135.00	135.00
10	—	376	131.00–137.50	132.90
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	109.00–112.50	111.91
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
11	—	493	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	767	123.75–124.50	124.03
34	—	719	120.50–126.00	123.02
2	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.48
45	—	578	136.75–144.00	138.60
3	—	938	118.50	118.50
9	—	823	119.00	119.00
3	—	332	152.50–155.00	154.15
7	—	478	141.00–150.00	146.44
7	—	389	150.00–160.00	156.76
1	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
38	—	672	122.00–128.00	124.78
47	—	625	122.25–126.50	124.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	662	135.00–135.10	135.02
26	—	759	127.00	127.00
17	—	420	150.00–170.00	160.23
96	—	524	147.00–160.75	154.89
41	—	484	150.00–162.50	157.37
45	—	626	129.00–135.00	129.89
7	—	567	146.00–151.00	146.70
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	337	179.00	179.00
7	—	364	162.50–190.00	174.18
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
4	—	707	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
3	—	665	119.00	119.00
7	—	762	113.50	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	111.00–121.00	116.48
2	—	387	144.00	144.00
7	—	458	127.50–131.00	129.85
2	—	265	137.50–147.50	142.78
3	—	567	124.00–134.00	129.06
9	—	664	117.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	517	130.00–134.00	131.98
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	113.00–125.50	119.86
26	—	723	104.00–115.00	105.95
10	—	665	113.00–120.25	117.55
4	—	425	137.50–142.00	140.46
3	—	490	130.00	130.00
3	—	365	140.00–147.50	142.47
9	—	329	141.00–153.00	147.66
7	—	558	130.00–136.00	132.13
4	—	525	132.00–134.00	132.98
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
11	—	869	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
4	—	574	110.00–113.00	111.24
2	—	430	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	124.00	124.00
2	—	687	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	122.50–129.00	126.25
7	—	528	119.00–125.00	121.58
4	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.24
4	—	424	130.00–136.00	134.26
1	—	730	86.00	86.00
2	—	662	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	220	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	675.00–710.00	693.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	42.00–44.50	43.28
9	—	1,281	54.00–61.00	55.68
18	—	1,257	45.50–52.00	49.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,054	45.00–50.00	47.42
24	—	1,049	34.00–45.00	39.54
1	—	1,095	53.50	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,441	53.00–62.00	56.51
9	—	1,310	46.00–52.50	49.19
1	—	1,220	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	90.00–94.00	91.48
6	—	1,723	81.00–88.50	83.56
2	—	1,733	57.00–67.00	62.02

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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