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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 19

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 385▲ 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 54▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher; weaned 300-500 lb steers sharply higher. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very 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 $128.51/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$128.51

131 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

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

$43.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	516	130.82	675	117
Medium and Large 2-3	517	110.88	574	13thin
Large 1-2	970	87.00	844	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.82/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale131 hd

128.51

—

KY average28 barns · 4,340 hd

129.20

−0.70

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	1,695	90.81	1,539	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	66.93	930	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	62.18	780	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	51.21	569	16

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	318	203.36/cwt	203.00–205.00	647	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	149.99/cwt	147.50–152.50	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	153.88/cwt	147.50–160.00	574	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	191.33/cwt	180.00–202.50	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	161.92/cwt	157.50–167.50	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	190.88/cwt	170.00–197.50	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	180.48/cwt	164.00–197.50	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	156.29/cwt	153.00–160.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	154.44/cwt	153.00–157.50	886	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	142.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	134.00/cwt	133.75–134.50	984	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,077	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,035	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,304	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	131.92/cwt	125.00–137.50	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	142.37/cwt	142.00–142.50	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	129.52/cwt	123.00–133.00	543	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	138.52/cwt	133.00–142.00	590	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	137.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	646	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	131.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	128.48/cwt	124.00–130.50	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	129.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	747	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	124.86/cwt	122.00–127.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	624	128.27/cwt	123.00–133.00	800	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	670	123.58/cwt	122.00–126.00	828	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	105.98/cwt	102.00–117.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	168.53/cwt	162.50–177.50	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	154.74/cwt	152.00–157.50	716	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	468	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.87/cwt	134.00–137.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	123.20/cwt	121.00–128.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	88.77/cwt	87.50–90.50	1,420	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	95.31/cwt	91.50–103.00	1,716	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	47.25/cwt	44.00–50.50	496	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	54.04/cwt	51.50–57.00	631	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	769	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	62.13/cwt	58.00–65.50	759	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	51.78/cwt	48.00–55.00	649	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	68.01/cwt	66.00–71.00	885	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	758	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	69.16/cwt	66.50–75.00	959	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	15,851	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,470	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,285	759.49/cwt	740.00–770.00	9,759	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	48.00–55.00	51.78
12	—	1,221	58.00–65.50	62.13
9	—	1,302	66.00–71.00	68.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	44.00–50.50	47.25
7	—	1,167	51.50–57.00	54.04
1	—	1,220	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	66.50–75.00	69.16
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,365	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,800	91.50–103.00	95.31
5	—	1,600	87.50–90.50	88.77
1	—	1,540	74.00	74.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	575.00	575.00

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)	3	—	1,285	740.00–770.00	759.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,210.00	1,210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	147.50–152.50	149.99
2	—	502	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	147.50–160.00	153.88
1	—	250	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	170.00–197.50	190.88
8	—	385	180.00–202.50	191.33
6	—	734	133.75–134.50	134.00
6	—	574	153.00–157.50	154.44
6	—	318	203.00–205.00	203.36
4	—	665	143.00	143.00
4	—	613	140.00–144.00	142.71
3	—	530	160.00	160.00
2	—	463	164.00–197.50	180.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	136.00–138.00	137.00
4	—	421	157.50–167.50	161.92
3	—	475	153.00–160.00	156.29
2	—	875	124.00	124.00
2	—	838	125.00–132.00	128.49
2	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	117.00–120.00	118.33
3	—	465	117.50–120.00	119.16
2	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	133.00–142.00	138.52
17	—	469	134.00–141.00	137.74
12	—	575	127.00–135.00	129.96
8	—	516	129.00–135.00	131.84
4	—	379	142.00–142.50	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	122.00–127.00	124.86
7	—	419	123.00–133.00	129.52
6	—	517	124.00–130.50	128.48
5	—	724	102.00–117.00	105.98
5	—	374	125.00–137.50	131.92
3	—	631	116.00	116.00
2	—	475	124.00–129.00	126.39
2	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	123.00–133.00	128.27
5	—	670	122.00–126.00	123.58
2	—	760	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	129.00	129.00
2	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
1	—	225	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	134.00–137.00	135.87
4	—	616	121.00–128.00	123.20
2	—	463	152.00–157.50	154.74
2	—	420	147.50–148.00	147.75
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.42
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
1	—	305	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	162.50–177.50	168.53
2	—	608	135.00–139.00	137.02

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.