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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

616 head

▼ 422 vs last sale 1,038▲ 616 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 55▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 24▲ 26 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 steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Yearlings weak in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $126.52/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$126.52

242 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$20.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	509	127.04	647	234
Medium and Large 2-3	385	111.62	429	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	300	107.00	321	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about $326 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 sale242 hd

126.52

—

KY average27 barns · 5,199 hd

127.06

−0.54

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	1,687	81.21	1,370	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	62.66	909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	59.29	731	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	44.78	446	18

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	154.46/cwt	153.00–156.00	590	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	148.09/cwt	142.50–152.50	613	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	134.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	155.36/cwt	154.00–162.00	740	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	154.18/cwt	154.00–155.00	783	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	148.46/cwt	142.00–151.00	782	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	854	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	128.00/cwt	122.00–134.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	143.86/cwt	139.00–146.00	826	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	141.44/cwt	139.50–142.50	854	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	131.62/cwt	128.50–136.00	807	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	138.05/cwt	131.00–139.50	984	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,009	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.50	302	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	130.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	366	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	321	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	141.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	459	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.65/cwt	124.00–136.00	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	142.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	528	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	131.91/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	138.55/cwt	132.00–144.00	579	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	125.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	131.19/cwt	128.50–137.00	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	124.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	646	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	128.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	685	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	133.35/cwt	127.00–143.50	743	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	119.42/cwt	111.00–123.00	688	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	629	125.88/cwt	123.00–128.00	792	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	112.62/cwt	106.00–116.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	100.80/cwt	91.00–111.00	737	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	766	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	935	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	144.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	399	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	120.86/cwt	117.50–122.50	344	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	147.57/cwt	142.50–152.50	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	489	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	147.72/cwt	140.00–153.00	561	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	128.01/cwt	126.00–132.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	451	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.91/cwt	134.00–148.00	730	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	126.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	609	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.50	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	126.33/cwt	126.00–126.50	802	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	115.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	61.18/cwt	55.00–69.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	85.18/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,474	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	93.31/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	42.16/cwt	36.50–45.00	408	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	49.12/cwt	46.50–52.00	514	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	589	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	577	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	56.15/cwt	54.00–59.00	681	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	63.71/cwt	62.50–66.00	800	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	66.05/cwt	65.00–67.50	928	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	58.15/cwt	57.50–59.50	879	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	948	565.04/cwt	550.00–575.00	5,357	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,054	668.24/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,043	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,178	654.73/cwt	650.00–660.00	7,713	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	810.31/cwt	750.00–885.00	10,656	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	915	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,810	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 1,038Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	106.00–116.00	112.62
8	—	280	125.00–140.00	130.62
20	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.85
18	—	576	111.00–123.00	119.42
15	—	424	120.00–129.00	125.77
9	—	731	91.00–111.00	100.80
9	—	521	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	975	88.00	88.00
2	—	920	90.00–99.00	94.52
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
1	—	785	111.00	111.00
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
6	—	335	124.00–136.00	130.65
5	—	372	126.00–136.00	131.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	275	107.50–112.50	109.95
1	—	310	112.50	112.50
2	—	423	110.00–114.00	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	123.00–128.00	125.88
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
4	—	766	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	140.00–142.50	141.82
10	—	371	140.00–144.00	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	557	127.00–143.50	133.35
47	—	533	126.00–136.00	128.58
19	—	465	128.50–137.00	131.19
15	—	418	132.00–144.00	138.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	926	109.00	109.00
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
17	—	574	139.00–146.00	143.86
14	—	414	142.50–152.50	148.09
13	—	527	142.00–151.00	148.46
7	—	382	153.00–156.00	154.46
5	—	668	130.00–135.00	131.98
15	—	613	128.50–136.00	131.62
3	—	312	155.00	155.00
3	—	488	145.00–150.00	146.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	131.00–136.00	134.29
2	—	570	122.00–134.00	128.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	713	131.00–139.50	138.05
16	—	476	154.00–162.00	155.36
12	—	553	154.50	154.50
11	—	508	154.00–155.00	154.18
2	—	415	155.00–157.50	156.22
40	—	604	139.50–142.50	141.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	130.00–140.00	135.05
5	—	451	130.00–131.00	130.80
4	—	564	120.00–131.00	126.28
2	—	660	114.00	114.00
2	—	532	127.00	127.00
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
3	—	443	126.00–132.00	128.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
4	—	276	140.00–146.00	144.50
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
9	—	635	126.00–126.50	126.33
9	—	522	134.00–148.00	139.91
3	—	712	110.00–118.00	115.32
2	—	340	142.50–152.50	147.57
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
11	—	380	140.00–153.00	147.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	127.00–129.50	128.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
3	—	285	117.50–122.50	120.86

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)	2	—	1,178	650.00–660.00	654.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,054	650.00–700.00	668.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	635.00	635.00

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)	2	—	1,315	750.00–885.00	810.31

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	550.00–575.00	565.04

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	—	915	635.00	635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	79.00–87.50	85.18
2	—	1,980	89.00–97.50	93.31
2	—	1,308	55.00–69.00	61.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	54.50	54.50
12	—	968	36.50–45.00	42.16
5	—	1,046	46.50–52.00	49.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	65.00–67.50	66.05
3	—	1,512	57.50–59.50	58.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	62.50–66.00	63.71
5	—	1,213	54.00–59.00	56.15
1	—	1,190	48.50	48.50

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.