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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 18

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 689 vs last sale 976▲ 287 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 93▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady; few featherweight calves under 450 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate with buyers showing preference for good quality weaned offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested.

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 $133.13/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$133.13

106 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$37.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

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	628	136.54	858	91
Medium and Large 2-3	497	117.32	583	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	590	98.93	584	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.61/cwt here — about $274 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 sale106 hd

133.13

—

KY average28 barns · 5,789 hd

139.16

−6.03

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	1,650	84.81	1,399	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	53.66	725	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	51.97	652	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	34.68	371	8thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	121.62/cwt	120.00–122.50	441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	148.21/cwt	143.00–154.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	143.28/cwt	138.50–156.00	736	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	97.36/cwt	90.00–105.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.50/cwt	116.00–125.00	687	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	807	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	131.97/cwt	130.00–132.50	776	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	134.79/cwt	130.00–136.25	930	25
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	134.25/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,042	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	95.41/cwt	87.50–102.50	262	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	304	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	107.71/cwt	107.00–110.00	339	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	115.86/cwt	105.00–122.00	419	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	97.36/cwt	90.00–105.00	365	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	128.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	409	120.61/cwt	119.00–123.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	93.04/cwt	90.00–97.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	111.07/cwt	101.00–116.00	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	109.65/cwt	106.00–114.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	110.80/cwt	104.00–115.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	108.43/cwt	102.00–113.00	681	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	635	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	552	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	421	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	118.35/cwt	118.00–119.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	132.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	78.70/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	88.47/cwt	84.50–89.50	1,514	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	32.05/cwt	26.00–39.00	329	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	48.47/cwt	47.50–50.00	570	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	42.55/cwt	41.00–44.00	508	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	54.07/cwt	51.00–59.00	703	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	48.77/cwt	48.00–49.50	644	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	55.62/cwt	53.50–57.50	758	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,414	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	935	454.20/cwt	425.00–485.00	4,247	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,792	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,573	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	13,283	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,740	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	14,529	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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 976Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	124.00–130.00	128.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	105.00–122.00	115.86
7	—	276	110.00	110.00
5	—	434	101.00–116.00	111.07
4	—	315	107.00–110.00	107.71
2	—	555	111.00	111.00
12	—	628	102.00–113.00	108.43
8	—	524	104.00–115.00	110.80
7	—	476	106.00–114.00	109.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
13	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.72
12	—	600	125.00	125.00
8	—	409	119.00–123.00	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	90.00–97.00	93.04
3	—	375	90.00–105.00	97.36
2	—	275	87.50–102.50	95.41
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	137.00–140.00	138.50
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	522	130.00–135.00	131.58
12	—	588	130.00–132.50	131.97
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
2	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
2	—	530	90.00–105.00	97.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	120.00–127.50	123.83
2	—	570	116.00–125.00	120.50
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
3	—	363	120.00–122.50	121.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	141.00	141.00
5	—	481	143.00–154.00	148.21
2	—	415	160.00–162.00	161.01
25	—	690	130.00–136.25	134.79
18	—	776	130.00–134.50	134.25
8	—	514	138.50–156.00	143.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
2	—	312	135.00	135.00
4	—	511	127.00–135.00	132.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	70.00–72.00	70.99
3	—	468	118.00–119.00	118.35
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
7	—	265	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	485.00	485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	935	425.00–485.00	454.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,740	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,711	84.50–89.50	88.47
3	—	1,548	77.50–80.00	78.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	48.00–49.50	48.77
5	—	1,363	53.50–57.50	55.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	51.00–59.00	54.07
3	—	1,177	47.50–50.00	48.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	26.00–39.00	32.05
2	—	1,195	41.00–44.00	42.55

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.