Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mixed with 400-500 lbs 3.00 lower; 500-600 lbs 3.00 higher good demand for weaned packages, fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Heifers over 600 lbs not guaranteed open facing noticeable discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.53/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$120.53

309 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

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	121.74	737	288
Medium and Large 2-3	496	104.18	516	20
Small and Medium 1-2	260	100.00	260	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $477 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 sale309 hd

120.53

—

KY average28 barns · 7,085 hd

120.36

+0.18

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	1,660	82.41	1,368	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	51.90	781	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	50.96	698	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	39.63	444	6thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	115.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	156.83/cwt	150.00–159.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	665	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	104.68/cwt	104.00–106.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.18/cwt	121.50–123.00	886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	117.41/cwt	112.00–122.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.22/cwt	141.00–145.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	134.64/cwt	126.00–136.00	971	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.48/cwt	144.00–149.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.82/cwt	136.00–143.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	153.35/cwt	151.50–155.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,017	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	956	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	154.69/cwt	145.00–157.00	811	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	127.80/cwt	127.35–128.25	782	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	878	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,218	567.08/cwt	500.00–635.00	6,907	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	232	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	267	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	129.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	136.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	838	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	502	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	567	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	104.92/cwt	102.50–107.50	341	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	171.24/cwt	170.00–174.00	546	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	587	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	626	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	51.33/cwt	50.50–52.50	760	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	96.38/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	84.88/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,313	65.13/cwt	61.00–72.00	855	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	42.91/cwt	42.00–44.00	540	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	55.71/cwt	54.00–57.50	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	37.57/cwt	36.00–40.00	447	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	691	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	676.92/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,383	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	54.05/cwt	52.50–55.50	755	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,283	619.49/cwt	500.00–700.00	7,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	107.76/cwt	106.00–111.00	445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	49.89/cwt	46.00–52.00	683	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	43.76/cwt	43.50–44.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	841.85/cwt	775.00–890.00	10,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	134.79/cwt	132.50–139.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	138.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	114.65/cwt	112.00–116.00	667	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	123.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	114.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.14/cwt	136.00–142.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	106.44/cwt	104.50–109.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.84/cwt	121.00–123.50	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 1,597Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 132Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	129.00–136.00	134.57
3	—	618	104.00–106.00	104.68
1	—	830	97.00	97.00
6	—	880	96.00	96.00
3	—	451	135.00	135.00
3	—	368	136.00–142.00	138.14
2	—	717	104.00	104.00
9	—	781	104.50–109.00	106.44
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	930	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
2	—	325	102.50–107.50	104.92
1	—	470	103.00	103.00
2	—	380	120.00	120.00
3	—	587	105.00–110.00	106.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	750	113.50	113.50
6	—	1,017	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	110.00–117.00	115.27
2	—	687	102.00	102.00
25	—	639	100.00–108.00	104.05
20	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.80
13	—	474	112.00–122.00	117.41
2	—	330	128.00	128.00
19	—	582	112.00–116.00	114.65
3	—	791	100.00	100.00
2	—	390	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	127.00	127.00
120	—	612	127.35–128.25	127.80
45	—	690	127.25	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	131.00	131.00
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	100.00–109.00	105.77
3	—	413	106.00–111.00	107.76
1	—	805	81.00	81.00
1	—	685	96.00	96.00
2	—	737	90.00	90.00
3	—	580	105.00–109.00	106.66
1	—	460	106.00	106.00
2	—	370	106.00	106.00
3	—	238	110.00–116.00	114.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	485	150.00–159.00	156.83
86	—	721	126.00–136.00	134.64
4	—	569	148.00–149.00	148.49
13	—	429	151.50–155.00	153.35
22	—	524	145.00–157.00	154.69
11	—	613	130.00–140.00	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,016	103.50	103.50
9	—	725	121.50–123.00	122.18
4	—	581	141.00–145.00	142.22
4	—	479	144.00–149.00	146.48
8	—	524	136.00–143.00	139.82
9	—	681	125.00–130.00	129.04
5	—	774	120.00–125.00	123.21
4	—	430	147.00–149.00	148.01
2	—	317	150.00	150.00
3	—	810	121.00–123.50	121.84
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.50	122.50
2	—	502	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	170.00–174.00	171.24
3	—	386	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
9	—	423	132.50–139.00	134.79
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
5	—	357	136.00–145.00	138.61

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	500.00–635.00	567.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	500.00–700.00	619.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	650.00–700.00	676.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	775.00–890.00	841.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,481	50.50–52.50	51.33
3	—	1,560	54.00–57.50	55.71
1	—	1,535	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	42.00–44.00	42.91
8	—	1,396	52.50–55.50	54.05
8	—	1,369	46.00–52.00	49.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	36.00–40.00	37.57
2	—	980	43.50–44.00	43.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	95.50–98.00	96.38
4	—	1,948	84.00–86.00	84.88
3	—	1,313	61.00–72.00	65.13

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