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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 12

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 616▲ 385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 44▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 23 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 steady. Yearlings 3.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $123.78/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$123.78

175 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$15.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

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	530	125.70	666	153
Medium and Large 2-3	408	110.49	451	22

One grade step is worth $15.21/cwt here — about $215 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 sale175 hd

123.78

—

KY average26 barns · 3,491 hd

125.77

−1.98

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	1,453	86.40	1,255	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	67.62	986	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	62.95	784	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	47.97	488	31

Every lot

98 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	319	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	542	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	172.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	655	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	162.51/cwt	152.50–165.00	629	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	164.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	676	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	152.37/cwt	142.50–156.00	638	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	128.40/cwt	123.00–134.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	139.02/cwt	137.00–139.50	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	135.32/cwt	132.00–136.50	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	129.43/cwt	120.00–132.00	953	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	95	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	209	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	109.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	286	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	416	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	126.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	336	108.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	364	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	128.89/cwt	120.00–134.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	131.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	537	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	122.18/cwt	120.00–123.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	112.59/cwt	109.00–118.00	482	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	127.28/cwt	126.00–131.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	124.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	130.47/cwt	124.00–134.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	116.99/cwt	111.00–123.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	116.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	619	123.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	763	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	110.99/cwt	109.00–116.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	664	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	817	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	743	119.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	890	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	155.01/cwt	152.50–157.50	515	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	140.94/cwt	137.50–142.50	529	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	376	124.18/cwt	117.50–127.50	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	432	113.39/cwt	106.00–116.00	490	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	146.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	652	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	493	114.67/cwt	109.00–121.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	567	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	794	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	756	102.75/cwt	102.00–103.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	70.68/cwt	69.00–72.00	822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	86.70/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	93.96/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,511	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	40.44/cwt	32.00–48.50	394	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	59.09/cwt	54.00–64.00	614	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	50.73/cwt	48.50–53.00	539	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	57.36/cwt	53.50–61.00	675	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	58.42/cwt	58.00–59.00	739	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	66.67/cwt	63.00–71.50	855	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	68.77/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,020	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	680.71/cwt	600.00–740.00	7,181	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,093	674.74/cwt	625.00–730.00	7,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	928.37/cwt	920.00–935.00	11,029	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,944	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,532	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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 616Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Yearlings 3.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	142.50–156.00	152.37
31	—	736	120.00–132.00	129.43
5	—	673	132.00–136.50	135.32
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	140.00–149.00	144.31
2	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	605	133.00–135.00	133.99
5	—	387	152.50–165.00	162.51
1	—	340	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	158.00	158.00
3	—	720	132.75	132.75
4	—	532	157.50	157.50
5	—	319	170.00	170.00
6	—	772	131.95	131.95
7	—	380	170.00–174.00	172.34
7	—	632	137.00–139.50	139.02
12	—	412	160.00–165.00	164.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
2	—	532	127.00	127.00
2	—	575	123.00–134.00	128.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	105.00–115.00	109.86
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
12	—	428	109.00–118.00	112.59
4	—	336	104.00–110.00	108.48
2	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	140.00–142.50	141.69
5	—	286	140.00–149.00	145.38
8	—	322	140.00–148.00	144.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	121.00–125.00	122.98
9	—	619	119.00–125.00	123.22
27	—	743	115.00–120.00	119.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
2	—	658	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	313	120.00–131.00	126.91
5	—	384	120.00–134.00	128.89
5	—	469	121.00–125.00	124.15
6	—	415	120.00–123.00	122.18
6	—	620	109.00–116.00	110.99
7	—	529	111.00–123.00	116.99
11	—	566	110.00–121.00	116.32
1	—	95	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	130.00	130.00
9	—	466	126.00–131.00	127.28
11	—	527	124.00–134.00	130.47
17	—	410	127.00–135.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
8	—	464	140.00–142.00	140.51
7	—	436	140.00–150.00	146.35
4	—	584	135.00–137.00	136.00
4	—	527	130.00–135.00	133.81
3	—	635	125.00	125.00
3	—	332	152.50–157.50	155.01
1	—	700	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	106.00–116.00	113.39
3	—	493	109.00–121.00	114.67
3	—	376	117.50–127.50	124.18
2	—	567	117.50	117.50
1	—	510	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	102.00–103.00	102.75
3	—	375	137.50–142.50	140.94
2	—	543	117.00–125.00	121.02
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	974	32.00–48.50	40.44
10	—	1,063	48.50–53.00	50.73
7	—	1,039	54.00–64.00	59.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,483	63.00–73.00	68.77
2	—	1,265	58.00–59.00	58.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,282	63.00–71.50	66.67
9	—	1,177	53.50–61.00	57.36
1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	91.00–100.00	93.96
4	—	1,443	82.00–89.50	86.70
2	—	1,163	69.00–72.00	70.68

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	500.00	500.00

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)	2	—	1,093	625.00–730.00	674.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,055	600.00–740.00	680.71

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	—	1,365	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	920.00–935.00	928.37

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	1	—	955	650.00	650.00

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	—	1,155	1,085.00	1,085.00

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.