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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 24

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 747▲ 472 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 56▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 26▲ 55 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 higher with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with most advance on 400-500 lbs heifers. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher with good demand.

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 $138.52/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$138.52

206 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$21.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

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	738	139.04	1,026	189
Medium and Large 2-3	485	134.79	654	14thin
Large 1-2	615	126.50	778	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	400	117.50	470	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.54/cwt here — about $556 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 sale206 hd

138.52

—

KY average26 barns · 5,050 hd

140.40

−1.88

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	1,578	84.28	1,330	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	67.02	958	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	64.07	722	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	55.41	541	17

Every lot

84 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	156.67/cwt	152.00–158.00	683	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	148.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	143.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	825	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	154.27/cwt	150.00–156.00	862	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	840	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	147.25/cwt	143.00–147.50	919	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	139.18/cwt	138.00–141.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	135.91/cwt	132.00–137.25	896	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	130.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	140.98/cwt	140.25–142.25	1,015	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	135.31/cwt	130.00–136.75	1,115	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	128.71/cwt	120.00–128.85	1,218	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	115.72/cwt	110.00–123.00	487	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	131.21/cwt	129.00–134.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	126.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	592	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	114.84/cwt	114.50–117.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	137.61/cwt	135.50–143.00	659	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	135.80/cwt	133.00–140.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	127.74/cwt	121.00–132.00	673	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	568	110.40/cwt	106.00–115.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	126.72/cwt	121.00–133.00	731	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	123.19/cwt	119.00–126.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	121.95/cwt	119.00–124.50	828	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	140.68/cwt	135.00–148.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	142.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	681	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	127.25/cwt	126.00–129.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	134.00/cwt	130.00–141.00	694	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.31/cwt	118.00–129.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	135.94/cwt	131.00–138.00	778	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	124.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	888	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	70.81/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,586	85.81/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,361	9
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	48.38/cwt	43.00–56.00	437	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	55.13/cwt	55.00–55.50	523	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	577	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	61.48/cwt	59.50–63.00	655	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	63.80/cwt	61.00–67.00	690	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	68.87/cwt	66.00–72.00	844	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	68.12/cwt	64.00–72.50	963	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	63.73/cwt	63.50–64.00	939	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	940	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,160	928.88/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,092.75/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	13,801	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,541	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,453	1

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 Jul 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 747Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	110.00–123.00	115.72
7	—	478	114.50–117.00	114.84
3	—	515	115.00–116.00	115.34
1	—	790	97.00	97.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	365	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
18	—	479	135.50–143.00	137.61
13	—	517	133.00–140.00	135.80
3	—	615	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	577	121.00–133.00	126.72
15	—	527	121.00–132.00	127.74
14	—	466	120.00–134.00	126.96
10	—	679	119.00–124.50	121.95
6	—	625	119.00–126.00	123.19
5	—	428	129.00–134.00	131.21
1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
1	—	800	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	345	143.00	143.00
2	—	418	135.00–137.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	106.00–115.00	110.40
1	—	715	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	118.00–129.00	125.31
4	—	489	126.00–129.00	127.25
3	—	630	110.00–118.00	113.98
2	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	130.00–141.00	134.00
9	—	478	140.00–147.00	142.53
8	—	572	131.00–138.00	135.94
6	—	782	113.50	113.50
5	—	619	122.00–128.00	124.76
5	—	417	135.00–148.00	140.68
4	—	664	116.00–121.00	118.53
3	—	395	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
1	—	945	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	136.00–138.00	136.67
4	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	583	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	720	140.25–142.25	140.98
18	—	624	143.00–147.50	147.25
14	—	559	150.00–156.00	154.27
12	—	436	152.00–158.00	156.67
3	—	536	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	946	120.00–128.85	128.71
14	—	824	130.00–136.75	135.31
11	—	580	141.00–148.00	144.88
9	—	659	132.00–137.25	135.91
5	—	627	138.00–141.00	139.18
4	—	715	129.00–135.00	130.97
4	—	514	140.00–150.00	143.58
4	—	461	147.00–151.00	148.96
2	—	787	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	127.00	127.00
1	—	800	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	904	43.00–56.00	48.38
6	—	1,081	61.00–67.00	63.80
4	—	949	55.00–55.50	55.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	64.00–72.50	68.12
2	—	1,473	63.50–64.00	63.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,066	59.50–63.00	61.48
6	—	1,226	66.00–72.00	68.87
1	—	1,030	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,586	82.00–88.50	85.81
2	—	1,440	69.00–73.00	70.81
1	—	1,785	97.50	97.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	940	750.00	750.00

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	3	—	1,160	825.00–975.00	928.88

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	2	—	1,263	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	575.00	575.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	525.00	525.00

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	—	890	725.00	725.00

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.