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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 11

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

919 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 948▲ 919 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 53▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 11 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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling steers lightly tested. Yearling heifers sharply lower in a light test. Increasing concerns over the Coronavirus pushed the stock market down sharply today. Markets becoming more unstable for heavy yearling cattle.

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 $123.53/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$123.53

390 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$21.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

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	561	126.00	707	337
Medium and Large 2-3	497	108.70	540	43
Small and Medium 1-2	352	104.24	367	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about $340 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 sale390 hd

123.53

—

KY average26 barns · 6,035 hd

128.41

−4.88

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	1,642	87.40	1,435	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	65.80	934	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	60.75	762	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	49.03	514	13

Every lot

107 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	167.15/cwt	157.50–172.50	553	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	197.24/cwt	195.00–197.50	750	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	165.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	158.55/cwt	153.00–162.50	655	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	176.58/cwt	162.50–192.50	756	36
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	138.40/cwt	135.00–143.00	639	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	156.73/cwt	150.00–161.00	729	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	166.37/cwt	163.00–170.00	792	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	168.37/cwt	160.00–173.00	865	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	144.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	759	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	849	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	146.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	826	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	146.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	903	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	137.46/cwt	131.00–140.00	863	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	137.94/cwt	137.25–139.00	924	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	130.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	135.68/cwt	134.00–135.75	950	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	128.53/cwt	125.00–133.00	929	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,009	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800	127.66/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,021	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	124.77/cwt	124.75–125.00	1,006	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	861	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,027	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.50	276	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	242	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	369	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	135.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	436	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	118.76/cwt	116.00–120.00	384	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	327	106.07/cwt	105.00–112.00	347	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	500	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	379	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	133.50/cwt	122.00–138.00	498	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	144.38/cwt	142.50–145.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	139.23/cwt	136.00–141.00	575	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	131.64/cwt	122.00–135.00	552	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	114.84/cwt	105.00–120.00	482	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	137.19/cwt	136.00–138.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	117.88/cwt	116.00–121.00	555	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	129.25/cwt	118.00–136.00	618	30
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	132.81/cwt	130.00–133.50	697	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	106.49/cwt	99.00–118.00	562	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	129.44/cwt	128.00–131.00	725	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	122.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	698	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	685	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	625	124.03/cwt	118.00–130.00	775	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	664	121.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	806	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	82.55/cwt	80.00–86.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	788	112.70/cwt	108.75–113.35	888	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	847	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	139.60/cwt	130.00–150.00	451	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	329	118.01/cwt	112.50–125.00	388	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	150.47/cwt	140.00–159.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	126.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	145.60/cwt	134.00–151.00	759	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	136.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	72.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	85.14/cwt	75.00–89.50	1,336	12
Bulls	—	—	1,806	93.15/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,682	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	43.98/cwt	33.00–49.50	459	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	58.50/cwt	57.00–61.00	641	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	64.61/cwt	62.50–69.00	804	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	56.47/cwt	53.50–59.50	715	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	812	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	68.25/cwt	63.00–76.00	964	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	762	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,172	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	770	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,843	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 919Last week 948Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	133.00–134.00	133.67
4	—	535	130.00–135.00	133.75
4	—	861	119.25	119.25
7	—	462	135.00–143.00	138.40
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	445	143.00	143.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	617	140.00–149.00	146.30
36	—	476	163.00–170.00	166.37
36	—	428	162.50–192.50	176.58
7	—	551	154.00	154.00
10	—	380	195.00–197.50	197.24
14	—	514	160.00–173.00	168.37
24	—	700	134.00–135.75	135.68
30	—	670	137.25–139.00	137.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
19	—	800	127.50–128.50	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	111.00	111.00
2	—	925	108.00	108.00
5	—	389	160.00–167.50	165.98
5	—	689	127.00–133.00	130.57
7	—	413	153.00–162.50	158.55
7	—	465	150.00–161.00	156.73
7	—	788	128.00	128.00
10	—	331	157.50–172.50	167.15
11	—	628	131.00–140.00	137.46
11	—	806	124.75–125.00	124.77
12	—	527	140.00–151.00	144.11
14	—	565	140.00–153.00	146.24
16	—	723	125.00–133.00	128.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
3	—	433	140.00–159.00	150.47
3	—	461	140.00	140.00
3	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.32
3	—	681	124.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	341	150.00–155.00	153.77
8	—	564	132.00–139.00	136.24
12	—	521	134.00–151.00	145.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	137.50	137.50
3	—	512	122.50–130.00	126.86
3	—	578	120.00–124.00	121.31
6	—	323	130.00–150.00	139.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	112.50–125.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
2	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	391	142.50–145.00	144.38
7	—	242	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
9	—	528	99.00–118.00	106.49
7	—	741	80.00–86.00	82.55
7	—	471	116.00–121.00	117.88
7	—	420	105.00–120.00	114.84
6	—	323	116.00–120.00	118.76
2	—	645	103.00	103.00
2	—	228	120.00–122.50	121.18
1	—	650	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	413	136.00–141.00	139.23
12	—	525	130.00–133.50	132.81
10	—	331	151.00	151.00
9	—	560	128.00–131.00	129.44
5	—	452	136.00–138.00	137.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	478	118.00–136.00	129.25
17	—	373	122.00–138.00	133.50
16	—	419	122.00–135.00	131.64
15	—	528	120.00–129.00	124.29
11	—	322	130.00–139.00	135.40
10	—	616	110.00–115.00	111.28
9	—	569	120.00–128.00	122.68
3	—	713	100.00–101.00	100.66
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	788	108.75–113.35	112.70
40	—	625	118.00–130.00	124.03
4	—	705	110.00	110.00
12	—	664	120.00–123.00	121.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	105.00–112.00	106.07
1	—	490	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	370	102.50	102.50
1	—	285	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	847	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,330	840.00	840.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	775.00	775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	625.00	625.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	33.00–49.50	43.98
3	—	1,095	57.00–61.00	58.50
2	—	1,000	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,413	63.00–76.00	68.25
2	—	1,400	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,540	49.50	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,244	62.50–69.00	64.61
9	—	1,266	53.50–59.50	56.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,569	75.00–89.50	85.14
10	—	1,806	90.00–98.00	93.15
2	—	1,263	70.00–74.00	72.22

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.