Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2019-08-07

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 7

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

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Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▲ 233 vs last sale 486▲ 719 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 82▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 55▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand; good demand for weaned packages. Quality was average through good. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate 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 $138.18/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$138.18

362 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

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	820	138.30	1,135	352
Large 1-2	595	138.00	821	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	133.67	746	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $388 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 sale362 hd

138.18

—

KY average26 barns · 5,067 hd

141.96

−3.78

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	1,810	86.36	1,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	60.28	878	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	58.25	751	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	46.72	510	9thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	155.30/cwt	154.00–156.00	582	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	157.81/cwt	153.00–163.00	669	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	149.28/cwt	141.00–157.00	645	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	147.93/cwt	142.00–154.00	701	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	130.67/cwt	129.00–132.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	143.18/cwt	139.00–146.00	742	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	781	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	147.48/cwt	141.00–152.50	854	16
Steers	—	Large 1-2	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	136.33/cwt	133.00–139.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	143.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	956	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,186	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,217	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	120.85/cwt	120.85–120.85	1,274	84
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	125.44/cwt	122.00–128.00	346	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	123.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	403	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	130.84/cwt	122.00–137.00	487	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	112.40/cwt	102.50–118.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	130.89/cwt	121.00–137.00	558	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	132.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	629	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	128.60/cwt	123.00–135.00	687	13
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	126.97/cwt	120.00–132.00	725	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	112.97/cwt	107.00–119.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	141.71/cwt	134.00–142.75	835	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	129.92/cwt	128.00–132.00	433	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	149.20/cwt	143.00–154.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	514	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	132.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	153.04/cwt	144.00–156.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.02/cwt	123.00–129.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.85/cwt	131.00–145.00	708	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	133.65/cwt	133.00–135.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	123.07/cwt	115.00–131.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	123.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	857	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	88.23/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,579	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,546	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	53.31/cwt	52.50–54.00	577	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	43.42/cwt	40.00–49.50	476	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	49.09/cwt	46.00–52.51	583	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	58.63/cwt	54.00–62.50	740	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	57.48/cwt	52.00–60.00	805	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	63.82/cwt	62.50–65.00	915	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	67.27/cwt	67.00–67.50	1,072	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	912.35/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,769	2

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 486Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 55Year ago 0

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
87	—	589	134.00–142.75	141.71
4	—	526	134.00–138.00	136.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	107.00–119.00	112.97
2	—	468	118.00–120.00	118.96
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
3	—	423	102.50–118.00	112.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	474	125.00–137.00	132.79
16	—	426	121.00–137.00	130.89
13	—	534	123.00–135.00	128.60
11	—	571	120.00–132.00	126.97
9	—	372	122.00–137.00	130.84
8	—	625	120.00–127.00	124.17
6	—	276	122.00–128.00	125.44
5	—	327	120.00–131.00	123.30
4	—	673	121.00–122.00	121.75
1	—	705	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	123.00–129.00	125.02
3	—	413	128.00–135.00	132.69
3	—	385	130.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	677	118.00	118.00
2	—	585	115.00–131.00	123.07
2	—	333	128.00–132.00	129.92
1	—	265	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	131.00–145.00	135.85
6	—	384	143.00–154.00	149.20
4	—	630	120.00–130.00	123.48
4	—	421	144.00–156.00	153.04
3	—	583	133.00–135.00	133.65
2	—	688	120.00–129.00	124.55
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	133.00–139.00	136.33
3	—	515	129.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	607	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	150.50	150.50
4	—	424	153.00–163.00	157.81
1	—	475	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	801	148.10	148.10
84	—	1,054	120.85	120.85
54	—	945	128.75	128.75
27	—	666	135.00–145.00	143.54
16	—	579	141.00–152.50	147.48
10	—	432	141.00–157.00	149.28
9	—	518	139.00–146.00	143.18
8	—	474	142.00–154.00	147.93
3	—	375	154.00–156.00	155.30
2	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	146.00	146.00
1	—	285	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	40.00–49.50	43.42
3	—	1,082	52.50–54.00	53.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	52.00–60.00	57.48
2	—	1,593	67.00–67.50	67.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,262	54.00–62.50	58.63
7	—	1,434	62.50–65.00	63.82
5	—	1,188	46.00–52.51	49.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	84.00–85.00	84.48
2	—	1,790	87.50–89.00	88.23

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	710.00	710.00

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	—	1,270	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,290	900.00–925.00	912.35

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.