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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

524 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 677▼ 108 vs year ago 632 · −17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 90▲ 28 vs year ago 55 · +50.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $122.62/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$122.62

169 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	551	124.93	688	151
Medium and Large 2-3	574	103.23	592	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $96 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 sale169 hd

122.62

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

−3.16

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	1,717	89.97	1,545	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	58.33	941	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	57.38	741	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	51.70	535	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	73.00	883	1thin

Every lot

81 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	330	145.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	481	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	152.10/cwt	142.50–160.00	558	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	389	135.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	527	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	113.47/cwt	107.50–125.00	477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	146.37/cwt	140.00–153.00	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	123.58/cwt	111.00–135.00	580	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	148.04/cwt	139.00–152.00	709	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	139.55/cwt	136.00–143.00	723	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	156.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	115.71/cwt	108.00–125.00	625	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	153.25/cwt	151.00–154.00	857	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	133.41/cwt	133.00–133.50	811	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	128.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	952	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	117.48/cwt	115.00–119.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	137.17/cwt	137.00–137.25	1,064	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	124.84/cwt	120.00–127.25	1,052	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,193	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	135.47/cwt	125.00–142.50	450	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	138.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	110.28/cwt	102.50–116.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	127.61/cwt	124.00–133.00	554	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	113.06/cwt	108.00–117.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	126.79/cwt	119.00–129.50	610	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.45/cwt	105.00–116.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.25/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	734	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	125.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	126.12/cwt	116.00–130.00	771	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	120.85/cwt	112.00–125.00	819	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	89.50/cwt	88.00–91.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	102.81/cwt	101.00–110.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	953	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	922	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	710	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	145.30/cwt	135.00–153.00	612	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	115.23/cwt	106.00–125.00	499	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	106.00/cwt	102.50–114.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	136.69/cwt	128.00–141.00	666	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.11/cwt	126.00–140.00	701	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	110.55/cwt	102.00–120.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	131.71/cwt	126.00–140.00	749	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	113.27/cwt	107.00–124.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	123.80/cwt	118.00–130.50	775	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	115.93/cwt	111.00–123.00	772	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	113.60/cwt	108.00–118.00	812	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,210	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	883	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.18/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,401	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	95.41/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,784	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	48.04/cwt	40.00–53.00	486	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	55.45/cwt	53.50–58.00	589	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	648	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	55.95/cwt	54.00–58.00	702	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	61.13/cwt	59.00–66.00	794	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	49.10/cwt	43.00–52.00	653	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	54.73/cwt	53.00–55.50	861	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	63.13/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,053	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,155	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	21,263	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	739.36/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,822	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	849.71/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,287	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,980	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	961.83/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,811	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,422	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,805	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	659	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 677Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 90Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	120.00–127.25	124.84
6	—	422	140.00–153.00	146.37
9	—	665	122.00–130.00	128.34
9	—	518	136.00–143.00	139.55
3	—	330	140.00–155.00	145.68
3	—	721	132.00	132.00
15	—	479	139.00–152.00	148.04
11	—	367	142.50–160.00	152.10
6	—	608	133.00–133.50	133.41
4	—	769	115.00–119.00	117.48
9	—	556	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
9	—	469	111.00–135.00	123.58
5	—	389	130.00–137.00	135.58
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
4	—	540	108.00–125.00	115.71
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
3	—	420	107.50–125.00	113.47
1	—	765	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	776	137.00–137.25	137.17
4	—	559	151.00–154.00	153.25
17	—	918	130.00	130.00
4	—	522	154.00–158.00	156.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	105.00–116.00	110.45
2	—	705	88.00–91.00	89.50
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
2	—	922	77.00	77.00
3	—	417	102.50–116.00	110.28
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
6	—	470	108.00–117.00	113.06
1	—	380	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	108.00	108.00
7	—	375	132.00–147.00	138.21
5	—	332	125.00–142.50	135.47
8	—	434	124.00–133.00	127.61
5	—	742	101.00–110.00	102.81
42	—	481	119.00–129.50	126.79
21	—	521	118.00–128.00	124.25
23	—	571	120.00–130.00	125.85
10	—	678	112.00–125.00	120.85
3	—	833	109.00	109.00
6	—	866	110.00	110.00
12	—	611	116.00–130.00	126.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	106.00–125.00	115.23
1	—	960	75.00	75.00
4	—	580	107.00–124.00	113.27
4	—	480	102.50–114.00	106.00
7	—	531	102.00–120.00	110.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	111.00–123.00	115.93
18	—	487	128.00–141.00	136.69
10	—	527	126.00–140.00	133.11
9	—	715	108.00–118.00	113.60
2	—	870	98.00–99.00	98.49
9	—	421	135.00–153.00	145.30
2	—	387	141.00	141.00
23	—	626	118.00–130.50	123.80
11	—	569	126.00–140.00	131.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	54.00–58.00	55.95
20	—	1,299	59.00–66.00	61.13
7	—	1,329	43.00–52.00	49.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,062	53.50–58.00	55.45
3	—	1,080	59.00–61.00	59.98
15	—	1,011	40.00–53.00	48.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	53.00–55.50	54.73
3	—	1,668	60.00–65.50	63.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	94.00–97.00	95.41
3	—	1,607	85.00–88.00	87.18
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,575	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	825.00–875.00	849.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	650.00–800.00	739.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	950.00–975.00	961.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	72.00	72.00

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.