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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 19

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

514 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 385▲ 514 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 40▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Groups of 20 head or more: Steers - 60 head 935 lbs 122.50 Blk-Few Mixed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.22/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$139.22

204 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.82	940	177
Medium and Large 2-3	480	135.43	650	13thin
Large 1-2	775	122.46	949	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale204 hd

139.22

—

KY average22 barns · 5,090 hd

135.70

+3.52

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	1,512	87.94	1,329	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	62.17	797	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,290	59.55	768	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	50.15	529	21

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	202	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	293	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	154.21/cwt	152.50–156.00	498	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	158.51/cwt	148.00–166.00	609	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	157.06/cwt	148.00–161.00	650	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	148.07/cwt	145.00–154.00	683	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	655	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	161.96/cwt	161.00–162.00	831	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	146.90/cwt	146.00–149.00	765	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	149.32/cwt	143.00–152.00	872	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	146.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	913	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	135.51/cwt	131.00–140.00	852	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	134.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	892	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	688	114.14/cwt	107.00–129.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	784	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	972	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	823	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,037	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,145	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	311	120.41/cwt	118.00–121.00	374	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	134.08/cwt	126.00–140.00	574	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	139.63/cwt	139.50–140.00	624	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	132.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	611	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	117.47/cwt	112.00–122.50	560	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	482	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	130.39/cwt	124.00–137.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.50	743	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.80/cwt	123.00–137.00	740	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	116.67/cwt	108.00–121.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	602	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	780	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	106.89/cwt	104.00–113.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	272	133.18/cwt	126.00–139.00	362	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	154.33/cwt	153.00–156.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	500	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	146.22/cwt	141.00–150.00	619	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	130.18/cwt	127.50–133.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	143.73/cwt	138.00–150.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	143.44/cwt	134.00–148.00	739	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	128.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	562	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	575	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	137.24/cwt	136.00–140.00	808	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	122.35/cwt	121.00–124.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	110.42/cwt	106.00–115.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	104.98/cwt	102.00–109.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	753	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	82.90/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.97/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,588	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	44.69/cwt	41.00–48.00	451	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,075	47.12/cwt	46.00–48.00	507	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	54.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	591	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	62.91/cwt	60.50–65.00	738	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	55.67/cwt	54.00–58.00	681	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,241	57.44/cwt	54.00–59.00	713	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	64.20/cwt	61.00–67.00	835	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	63.98/cwt	60.50–67.00	879	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,293	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,419	1,082.54/cwt	1,010.00–1,135.00	15,361	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 0

Groups of 20 head or more: Steers - 60 head 935 lbs 122.50 Blk-Few Mixed

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
5	—	311	118.00–121.00	120.41
3	—	590	108.00–121.00	116.67
3	—	477	112.00–122.50	117.47
2	—	750	84.00	84.00
2	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	539	135.00–140.50	137.76
15	—	447	139.50–140.00	139.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	123.00–137.00	129.80
12	—	428	126.00–140.00	134.08
11	—	460	128.00–135.00	132.72
9	—	519	124.00–137.00	130.39
8	—	375	130.00–140.00	134.98
3	—	727	104.00–113.00	106.89
2	—	628	120.00–123.00	121.48
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	602	129.50	129.50
6	—	718	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	126.00	126.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	117.00	117.00
2	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	120.00–132.00	128.86
6	—	272	126.00–139.00	133.18
3	—	458	127.50–133.00	130.18
2	—	663	106.00–115.00	110.42
2	—	377	132.50	132.50
1	—	965	78.00	78.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	589	136.00–140.00	137.24
8	—	467	138.00–150.00	143.73
7	—	515	134.00–148.00	143.44
7	—	423	141.00–150.00	146.22
3	—	775	102.00–109.00	104.98
3	—	618	121.00–124.00	122.35
3	—	362	153.00–156.00	154.33
2	—	313	140.00–150.00	145.04
1	—	705	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–133.00	131.02
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	645	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	137.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	513	161.00–162.00	161.96
8	—	623	144.00–148.00	146.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	935	122.50	122.50
19	—	584	143.00–152.00	149.32
15	—	414	148.00–161.00	157.06
11	—	629	131.00–140.00	135.51
11	—	521	146.00–149.00	146.90
8	—	662	130.00–137.00	134.70
6	—	461	145.00–154.00	148.07
6	—	384	148.00–166.00	158.51
4	—	721	135.00	135.00
2	—	323	152.50–156.00	154.21
2	—	202	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	784	124.00	124.00
4	—	823	126.00	126.00
3	—	688	107.00–129.00	114.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,010	41.00–48.00	44.69
2	—	1,173	60.50–65.00	62.91
8	—	1,086	52.00–57.00	54.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	46.00–48.00	47.12
8	—	1,374	60.50–67.00	63.98
5	—	1,241	54.00–59.00	57.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,301	61.00–67.00	64.20
5	—	1,223	54.00–58.00	55.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	90.50–95.00	92.97
2	—	1,315	79.00–86.00	82.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,419	1,010.00–1,135.00	1,082.54

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.