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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 482 vs last sale 929▲ 447 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 69▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 22▲ 8 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 4.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand for fleshy new crop and off-colored calves. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand for fleshy new crop and off-colored calves. Moderate demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages. More new crop and fleshy bawling calves coming to town this week. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with moderate demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate 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 $120.51/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$120.51

165 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$37.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

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	487	123.15	599	143
Medium and Large 2-3	522	105.69	552	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	456	101.22	461	7thin
Large 1-2	740	86.00	636	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.15/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale165 hd

120.51

—

KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd

120.70

−0.19

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	1,947	84.37	1,642	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	57.35	780	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	52.97	759	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	47.28	471	14

Every lot

103 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	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	460	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	157.54/cwt	152.50–160.00	490	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	160.91/cwt	155.00–170.00	586	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.90/cwt	143.50–152.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	153.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	737	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	153.54/cwt	147.50–159.00	800	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	128.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	143.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	755	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	141.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	836	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	683	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	777	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	127.84/cwt	126.00–130.50	855	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	110.19/cwt	108.00–113.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	114.39/cwt	109.00–120.00	810	11
Steers	—	Large 1-2	718	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	821	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	139.85/cwt	138.00–141.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	125.65/cwt	121.00–135.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	125.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	464	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	134.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	387	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	136.40/cwt	129.00–141.00	580	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.50	522	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	129.65/cwt	128.50–133.00	595	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	599	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	103.67/cwt	99.00–106.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	111.11/cwt	107.00–118.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	126.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	669	34
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	112.96/cwt	105.00–118.00	637	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	110.83/cwt	102.00–116.00	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	97.43/cwt	90.00–102.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	707	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	113.50/cwt	105.00–122.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	149.39/cwt	145.00–152.50	569	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	609	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	493	151.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	131.47/cwt	130.00–134.00	670	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	568	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	136.31/cwt	129.00–145.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	121.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	752	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	775	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	714	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	265	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	87.74/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,639	2
Bulls	—	—	2,390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,673	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	43.08/cwt	38.00–46.00	401	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	50.00/cwt	47.00–52.50	510	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	55.16/cwt	52.50–57.50	642	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	57.35/cwt	56.00–61.50	780	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	759	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,755	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	28,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	610.85/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,253	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	13,601	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 929Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
3	—	480	99.00–106.00	103.67
2	—	387	95.00	95.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	90.00–102.00	97.43
4	—	383	119.00–120.00	119.75
2	—	500	102.00–106.00	104.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	527	120.00–127.50	126.93
18	—	459	128.50–133.00	129.65
6	—	425	129.00–141.00	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	102.00–116.00	110.83
11	—	564	105.00–118.00	112.96
9	—	427	120.00–127.50	122.35
9	—	371	121.00–131.00	125.17
8	—	476	123.00–129.00	125.75
7	—	514	107.00–118.00	111.11
5	—	274	120.00–130.00	123.59
4	—	710	101.00–106.00	103.47
3	—	346	121.00–135.00	125.65
2	—	658	103.00–108.00	105.49
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	132.50–135.00	134.15
5	—	327	138.00–141.00	139.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
3	—	533	125.00	125.00
4	—	338	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
2	—	568	112.00–113.00	112.51
2	—	425	95.00	95.00
2	—	355	105.00–122.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	130.00–134.00	131.47
8	—	381	145.00–152.50	149.39
5	—	630	120.00–124.00	121.37
4	—	581	129.00–145.00	136.31
4	—	461	140.00–145.00	141.27
4	—	423	140.00–152.00	143.96
2	—	802	89.00	89.00
2	—	773	101.00–104.00	102.49
2	—	305	142.50	142.50
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	147.00–157.00	151.97
1	—	415	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	94.00–95.00	94.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
1	—	970	101.00	101.00
2	—	420	143.50–152.00	147.90
2	—	830	104.00	104.00
3	—	468	140.00–149.00	143.17
4	—	286	161.00	161.00
4	—	311	152.50–160.00	157.54
6	—	364	155.00–170.00	160.91
6	—	566	139.00–143.00	141.46
6	—	615	125.00–129.00	126.33
10	—	527	139.00–146.00	143.21
11	—	708	109.00–120.00	114.39
21	—	669	126.00–130.50	127.84
1	—	750	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	164.00–167.00	165.50
14	—	479	150.00–165.00	153.91
15	—	521	147.50–159.00	153.54
15	—	569	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
9	—	569	120.00	120.00
5	—	674	108.00–113.00	110.19
5	—	521	125.00–129.00	128.03
2	—	610	115.00–121.00	118.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	137.50	137.50
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	821	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	115.00	115.00
3	—	718	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,755	775.00	775.00

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	—	860	600.00–625.00	610.85

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	—	1,755	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	38.00–46.00	43.08
5	—	1,020	47.00–52.50	50.00
2	—	1,163	52.50–57.50	55.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	52.00–54.00	52.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	56.00–61.50	57.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	87.50–88.00	87.74
1	—	2,390	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,660	92.00	92.00

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.