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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 6

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 328▲ 354 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 54▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 4 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 unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

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 $114.01/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$114.01

214 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	712	114.12	813	209
Medium and Large 2-3	430	111.89	481	4thin
Large 1-2	605	100.00	605	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $208 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 sale214 hd

114.01

—

KY average29 barns · 4,647 hd

120.53

−6.52

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	1,558	87.83	1,368	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	56.73	840	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	55.54	688	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	45.14	477	9thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	340	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	136.39/cwt	133.00–140.00	450	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	146.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	767	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	137.09/cwt	136.75–139.00	790	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	142.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	601	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	122.21/cwt	122.00–123.00	752	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.50	834	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	123.12/cwt	122.00–124.00	880	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	939	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	941	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	941	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	129.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	137.87/cwt	134.00–142.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	127.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	125.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	107.03/cwt	106.00–108.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	126.75/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	121.27/cwt	119.00–122.50	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	633	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	110.73/cwt	104.00–114.00	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	109.65/cwt	109.00–109.70	895	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.65/cwt	126.50–130.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	830	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	87.64/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,265	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	78.55/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	92.71/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,600	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	47.39/cwt	44.50–50.50	488	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	54.41/cwt	51.50–56.50	620	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	37.28/cwt	32.00–42.00	429	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	840	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	56.73/cwt	56.50–57.00	840	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,649	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
6	—	957	86.75	86.75
3	—	568	126.50–130.00	127.65
3	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	120.00	120.00
2	—	727	88.00	88.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	370	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	136.75–139.00	137.09
8	—	420	135.00–140.00	138.42
5	—	615	122.00–123.00	122.21
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	230	148.00	148.00
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	835	99.00	99.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
14	—	674	120.00–125.50	123.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	941	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	115.00	115.00
2	—	417	132.00	132.00
2	—	330	133.00–140.00	136.39
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	121.00	121.00
6	—	715	122.00–124.00	123.12
6	—	581	142.00–145.00	142.49
4	—	522	144.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	623	130.00–135.00	132.45
1	—	405	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	106.00–108.00	107.03
1	—	370	117.50	117.50
1	—	310	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	816	109.00–109.70	109.65
12	—	530	126.00–129.00	126.75
8	—	412	134.00–142.00	137.87
7	—	562	119.00–122.50	121.27
6	—	479	130.00–131.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	104.00–114.00	110.73
8	—	416	125.00–130.00	127.91
6	—	573	110.00–111.00	110.51
4	—	475	120.00–129.00	125.49
3	—	360	125.00–131.00	129.03
2	—	508	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
1	—	270	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	115.00	115.00
1	—	845	99.00	99.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	44.50–50.50	47.39
2	—	1,150	32.00–42.00	37.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	56.50–57.00	56.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	51.50–56.50	54.41
3	—	1,400	59.00–61.00	59.98
1	—	1,360	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	86.50–88.50	87.64
4	—	1,726	91.50–94.00	92.71
2	—	1,510	78.00–79.00	78.55

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	525.00	525.00

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.