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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 14

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Aug 7Aug 14Aug 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 719▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 62▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 16▲ 33 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 5.00 lower; some 10.00 lower with light demand. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower with light demand. Quality was average through good. Tyson packing plant fire Friday combined with limit down cattle futures early week put downward pressure on the cash trade this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.69/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$114.69

95 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.57

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	553	119.40	660	70
Large 1-2	720	108.00	778	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	488	101.27	494	23
Small and Medium 1-2	425	100.00	425	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $235 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 sale95 hd

114.69

—

KY average27 barns · 5,389 hd

128.25

−13.57

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	1,602	76.64	1,228	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	60.27	874	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	58.25	703	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	48.24	480	24

Every lot

89 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	493	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	142.71/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	142.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	680	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	143.88/cwt	130.00–149.00	744	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.47/cwt	125.00–133.00	799	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	136.50/cwt	136.00–136.75	969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	957	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	121.50/cwt	118.00–133.00	411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	110.39/cwt	108.00–111.00	408	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	119.73/cwt	116.00–124.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	118.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	502	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	123.12/cwt	119.00–128.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	106.82/cwt	97.00–116.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	123.47/cwt	115.00–129.00	636	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	97.98/cwt	94.00–102.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	120.06/cwt	113.00–124.00	684	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	117.80/cwt	104.00–120.00	735	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	116.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	780	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	117.00/cwt	102.00–127.00	866	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	863	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	136.89/cwt	133.00–140.00	513	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	137.98/cwt	137.50–139.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	128.88/cwt	126.00–136.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	837	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	578	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,561	69.31/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,082	5
Bulls	—	—	1,581	77.84/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,231	9
Bulls	—	—	1,732	85.26/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,477	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	53.01/cwt	50.00–56.00	523	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	59.75/cwt	58.00–62.00	598	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	42.34/cwt	35.00–49.50	425	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	56.26/cwt	54.00–58.50	645	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	57.00/cwt	53.50–58.50	785	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	65.22/cwt	61.50–68.00	925	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	62.23/cwt	60.50–65.50	929	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	875	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,031	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,491	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,018	603.78/cwt	560.00–650.00	6,146	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	580.00/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,032	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,145	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,845	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,855	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,288	792.34/cwt	785.00–800.00	10,205	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,855	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	21,982	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 719Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 16Year 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
2	—	538	94.00–102.00	97.98
2	—	288	112.00–112.50	112.25
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	117.50	117.50
8	—	370	108.00–111.00	110.39
5	—	484	97.00–116.00	106.82
4	—	863	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	129.00	129.00
2	—	607	123.00	123.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	104.00–120.00	117.80
10	—	570	113.00–124.00	120.06
9	—	669	110.00–121.00	116.61
7	—	515	115.00–129.00	123.47
6	—	463	119.00–128.00	123.12
6	—	389	116.00–124.00	119.73
5	—	740	102.00–127.00	117.00
5	—	425	116.00–120.00	118.20
4	—	338	118.00–133.00	121.50
1	—	930	83.00	83.00
1	—	270	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	837	69.00	69.00
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	105.00–109.00	107.06
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	126.00–136.00	128.88
3	—	431	137.50–139.00	137.98
3	—	375	133.00–140.00	136.89
2	—	618	115.00–121.00	117.94
2	—	575	127.00–130.00	128.51
2	—	465	128.00–131.00	129.52
2	—	333	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	700	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	138.00	138.00
3	—	358	144.00	144.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	300	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	119.00	119.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	109.00–119.00	113.98
2	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	136.00–136.75	136.50
3	—	546	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	133.00–148.00	142.04
7	—	622	125.00–133.00	128.47
7	—	517	130.00–149.00	143.88
5	—	427	140.00–147.50	142.71
4	—	569	130.00–134.00	133.01
3	—	736	130.00	130.00
2	—	890	114.00	114.00
2	—	360	134.00–140.00	136.92
2	—	305	142.50–150.00	146.31
1	—	800	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,003	35.00–49.50	42.34
10	—	986	50.00–56.00	53.01
2	—	1,000	58.00–62.00	59.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	60.50–65.50	62.23
3	—	1,377	53.50–58.50	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,146	54.00–58.50	56.26
4	—	1,419	61.50–68.00	65.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	72.00–81.00	77.84
5	—	1,561	64.00–72.00	69.31
3	—	1,732	84.00–86.50	85.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	560.00–650.00	603.78

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	—	955	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,040	500.00–625.00	580.00

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	—	1,220	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	785.00	785.00

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	—	1,288	785.00–800.00	792.34

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	1	—	1,855	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.