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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 286▼ 201 vs year ago 472 · −42.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 41▲ 14 vs year ago 23 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 9▼ 30 vs year ago 55 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $125.51/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$125.51

164 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$24.24/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	597	127.60	762	148
Medium and Large 2-3	521	112.40	586	5thin
Large 1-2	757	103.36	782	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale164 hd

125.51

—

KY average27 barns · 4,361 hd

126.52

−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	—	High	1,544	100.65	1,554	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	68.50	889	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	66.16	932	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	57.73	590	5thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	134.45/cwt	132.00–139.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	917	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	707	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	931	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	923	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,043	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	132.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	133.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	126.65/cwt	125.00–128.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	632	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	128.42/cwt	126.00–131.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	127.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	731	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	131.84/cwt	123.50–133.10	819	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	622	120.78/cwt	117.00–124.50	751	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	111.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	670	116.81/cwt	116.00–118.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	683	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	754	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	805	107.68/cwt	106.00–111.00	867	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	912	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	612	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	122.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,021	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	827	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	103.78/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,560	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	94.40/cwt	89.50–98.00	1,534	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	61.89/cwt	60.00–63.00	610	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	69.72/cwt	66.00–73.50	896	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	63.20/cwt	62.00–64.00	855	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	63.88/cwt	60.00–65.50	879	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	68.43/cwt	65.50–73.00	986	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	29,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	955	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,348	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,281	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,778	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,179	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 286Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 55

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	535	123.00–124.00	123.49
4	—	666	110.00–113.00	111.74
4	—	589	123.00–125.00	123.99
3	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.68
3	—	473	125.00–128.00	126.65
3	—	370	130.00–136.00	132.14
2	—	730	109.00–111.00	110.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	622	117.00–124.50	120.78
5	—	670	116.00–118.00	116.81
3	—	805	106.00–111.00	107.68
2	—	760	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	754	105.00	105.00
4	—	683	106.00	106.00
2	—	912	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	621	123.50–133.10	131.84
12	—	477	131.00–134.00	132.56
5	—	574	125.00–128.00	127.42
5	—	541	126.00–131.00	128.42
4	—	425	133.00–135.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	120.00–126.00	122.58
3	—	845	87.00	87.00
2	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	126.00–129.00	127.46
2	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,021	81.00	81.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–126.00	122.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	143.75	143.75
7	—	420	146.00	146.00
5	—	590	142.00	142.00
2	—	545	141.00	141.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	133.00–134.00	133.75
4	—	529	132.00–139.00	134.45
3	—	780	122.50	122.50
2	—	727	128.00	128.00
2	—	665	134.00	134.00
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	113.00	113.00
2	—	707	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	60.00–63.00	61.89
1	—	1,275	53.00	53.00
1	—	880	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	65.50–73.00	68.43
4	—	1,376	60.00–65.50	63.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,285	66.00–73.50	69.72
3	—	1,353	62.00–64.00	63.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	100.00–106.00	103.78
3	—	1,625	89.50–98.00	94.40

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	—	955	560.00	560.00

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)	1	—	1,005	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	750.00	750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	825.00	825.00

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	—	1,615	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.