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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 15

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 447▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 35▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 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 higher with advance on good quality weaned packages suitable for grass. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and 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 $122.36/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$122.36

140 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	550	124.07	682	126
Medium and Large 2-3	434	110.86	481	10thin
Large 1	790	101.00	798	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	430	93.75	403	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $279 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 sale140 hd

122.36

—

KY average26 barns · 3,818 hd

121.37

+1.00

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	—	Low	1,587	82.38	1,308	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	58.96	847	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	57.35	757	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	51.50	576	23

Every lot

91 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	547	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	154.22/cwt	152.50–156.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	162.89/cwt	157.50–168.00	678	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	136.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	572	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	148.76/cwt	148.00–151.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	147.97/cwt	143.00–150.00	762	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	833	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	11
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	137.25/cwt	136.00–141.00	878	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	123.02/cwt	120.00–124.50	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	125.99/cwt	125.50–127.50	897	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	828	2
Steers	—	Large 1	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	119.52/cwt	117.50–123.00	939	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,069	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	114.08/cwt	112.00–116.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	124.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	137.16/cwt	136.00–139.00	517	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	142.77/cwt	135.00–148.00	590	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	127.27/cwt	124.00–133.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	476	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	113.46/cwt	111.00–116.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	127.84/cwt	122.00–130.00	609	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	105.32/cwt	105.00–106.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	127.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	664	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	120.53/cwt	114.00–124.00	638	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	116.68/cwt	114.00–118.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	123.21/cwt	119.00–125.50	812	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	106.25/cwt	104.00–107.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	825	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	117.41/cwt	112.50–120.00	335	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	142.76/cwt	142.50–143.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	141.86/cwt	134.00–145.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	139.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	578	109.03/cwt	102.00–116.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	126.52/cwt	121.00–129.00	801	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	71.81/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	91.07/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	43.89/cwt	40.00–46.00	446	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	51.05/cwt	47.50–53.00	572	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	57.71/cwt	54.00–59.00	687	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	55.38/cwt	53.00–57.50	698	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	54.98/cwt	53.00–57.00	731	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	59.16/cwt	58.00–62.50	814	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	60.29/cwt	57.00–62.00	888	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,505	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,390	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,217	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	995	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,473	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,230	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year 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
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
3	—	420	134.00–140.00	136.26
1	—	700	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	640	136.00–141.00	137.25
8	—	712	125.50–127.50	125.99
7	—	416	157.50–168.00	162.89
2	—	510	155.00	155.00
1	—	650	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	786	117.50–123.00	119.52
16	—	515	143.00–150.00	147.97
11	—	622	130.00–135.00	130.99
4	—	481	148.00–151.00	148.76
3	—	681	120.00–124.50	123.02
2	—	720	113.00–117.00	114.94
2	—	567	147.00	147.00
2	—	413	152.50–156.00	154.22
2	—	342	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,080	99.00	99.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	167.00	167.00
1	—	280	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	920	82.00	82.00
2	—	423	142.50–143.00	142.76
4	—	372	155.00–158.00	156.52
4	—	633	121.00–129.00	126.52
6	—	469	134.00–145.00	141.86
7	—	521	135.00–145.00	139.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
2	—	578	102.00–116.00	109.03
3	—	285	112.50–120.00	117.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
4	—	336	136.00	136.00
6	—	377	136.00–139.00	137.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	111.00–116.00	113.46
2	—	428	110.00–112.50	111.29
2	—	365	112.00–116.00	114.08
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
3	—	518	105.00–106.00	105.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	659	119.00–125.50	123.21
15	—	413	135.00–148.00	142.77
8	—	519	124.00–130.00	127.96
7	—	733	112.50	112.50
5	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	114.00–124.00	120.53
7	—	476	122.00–130.00	127.84
6	—	691	104.00	104.00
6	—	591	114.00–118.00	116.68
4	—	716	104.00–107.00	106.25
4	—	425	124.00–133.00	127.27
3	—	373	121.00–130.00	124.34
2	—	318	123.00–130.00	126.42
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
1	—	830	87.50	87.50
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	230	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
1	—	400	92.50	92.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,121	47.50–53.00	51.05
8	—	1,190	54.00–59.00	57.71
6	—	1,016	40.00–46.00	43.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,473	57.00–62.00	60.29
3	—	1,330	53.00–57.00	54.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,376	58.00–62.50	59.16
12	—	1,260	53.00–57.50	55.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	67.00–75.00	71.81
3	—	1,582	90.00–93.00	91.07
1	—	1,875	88.00	88.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	—	1,220	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.