Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$119.29

40 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

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	455	124.03	564	31
Medium and Large 2-3	517	102.98	533	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $32 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 sale40 hd

119.29

—

KY average12 barns · 1,559 hd

123.50

−4.20

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	1,392	79.09	1,101	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	56.70	938	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	53.51	733	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	44.00	494	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	662	113.13/cwt	105.00–116.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.11/cwt	132.00–146.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.32/cwt	155.00–159.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.46/cwt	123.00–129.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.71/cwt	139.00–149.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	101.59/cwt	95.00–108.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	74.89/cwt	70.00–79.00	854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,809	59.08/cwt	57.50–61.50	1,069	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	49.75/cwt	49.50–50.00	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	29.50/cwt	29.50–29.50	266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.82/cwt	138.00–145.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	137.05/cwt	133.00–141.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	112.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.85/cwt	128.00–135.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	728	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	53.73/cwt	50.00–57.00	784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	60.00/cwt	58.00–63.00	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	44.52/cwt	44.00–45.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	681.03/cwt	575.00–850.00	6,981	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	111.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	100.57/cwt	96.00–105.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	95.39/cwt	90.00–101.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	125.25/cwt	122.50–128.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	124.52/cwt	122.00–132.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	510	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 683Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	105.00–116.00	113.13
5	—	374	132.00–146.00	137.11
5	—	473	139.00–149.00	141.71
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	805	88.00	88.00
2	—	525	134.00–139.00	136.50
6	—	588	133.00–141.00	137.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	95.00–108.00	101.59
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
2	—	468	96.00–105.00	100.57
1	—	430	102.50	102.50
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	155.00–159.00	156.32
2	—	350	157.50	157.50
2	—	473	147.00	147.00
2	—	525	138.00–145.50	141.82
1	—	265	149.00	149.00
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
3	—	566	131.00	131.00
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	114.00	114.00
2	—	692	117.00	117.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	123.00–129.00	125.46
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
6	—	528	110.00–120.00	112.97
8	—	420	128.00–135.00	130.85
2	—	650	109.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	325	122.50–128.00	125.25
4	—	372	122.00–132.00	124.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	85.00	85.00
2	—	382	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	105.00–117.00	111.00
2	—	613	90.00–101.00	95.39
1	—	495	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	87.50	87.50
2	—	1,140	70.00–79.00	74.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,809	57.50–61.50	59.08
4	—	1,459	50.00–57.00	53.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	49.50–50.00	49.75
1	—	900	29.50	29.50
1	—	1,155	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	58.00–63.00	60.00
1	—	1,165	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,498	44.00–45.00	44.52

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)	3	—	1,025	575.00–850.00	681.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	460.00	460.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	850.00	850.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle