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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 4

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 464▼ 690 vs year ago 978 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 60▼ 51 vs year ago 103 · −49.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 33▼ 11 vs year ago 21 · −52.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand . Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good 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 $121.38/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$121.38

126 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

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	493	124.34	613	108
Medium and Large 2-3	488	108.21	528	10thin
Large 1-2	660	103.00	680	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	445	96.16	428	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $186 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 sale126 hd

121.38

—

KY average26 barns · 3,873 hd

119.51

+1.87

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	1,738	81.09	1,409	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	54.44	793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	54.07	671	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	44.40	454	11

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	157.11/cwt	154.00–158.00	589	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	409	158.25/cwt	156.00–159.00	647	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	667	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	144.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	763	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	119.52/cwt	115.00–124.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	134.57/cwt	131.00–139.00	775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	127.35/cwt	124.00–133.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	907	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.40/cwt	123.00–132.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	862	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	134.36/cwt	127.50–138.00	312	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	129.37/cwt	128.00–130.00	364	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	126.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	421	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	475	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	377	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	343	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	423	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	125.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	126.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	109.03/cwt	104.00–114.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	130.74/cwt	130.00–131.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	129.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	675	21
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	122.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	697	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	114.34/cwt	112.00–117.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	112.55/cwt	107.00–118.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	628	123.17/cwt	122.00–125.00	774	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	108.53/cwt	107.00–115.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	272	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	487	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	402	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	430	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	140.09/cwt	138.00–144.00	590	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	138.35/cwt	134.00–141.00	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	563	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	119.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	725	7
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	108.16/cwt	104.00–109.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	725	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	82.37/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,325	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	2,067	87.80/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,815	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	35.92/cwt	34.00–38.00	333	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	47.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	497	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	53.55/cwt	53.00–54.00	617	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	52.81/cwt	50.50–54.50	652	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	57.72/cwt	55.50–59.50	726	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	52.91/cwt	51.00–54.50	737	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	658	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	58.21/cwt	55.50–60.00	904	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,385	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,610	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,116	665.67/cwt	610.00–735.00	7,429	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,148	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 464Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 60Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
1	—	530	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.58
2	—	762	99.00	99.00
6	—	281	128.00–130.00	129.37
3	—	587	112.00–117.00	114.34
5	—	685	107.00–115.00	108.53
3	—	540	114.00–115.00	114.67
2	—	610	107.00–118.00	112.55
9	—	377	121.00–131.00	126.04
3	—	232	127.50–138.00	134.36
5	—	333	121.00–130.00	126.56
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
10	—	428	120.00–129.00	125.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	91.00	91.00
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
2	—	423	100.00–104.00	101.99
1	—	560	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	122.00–125.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	104.00–114.00	109.03
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
2	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	86.00	86.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
3	—	363	109.00–110.00	109.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	120.00–126.00	122.24
21	—	523	125.00–131.00	129.15
4	—	475	130.00–131.00	130.74
3	—	432	130.00–132.00	130.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	134.00–141.00	138.35
6	—	421	138.00–144.00	140.09
2	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
7	—	609	117.00–125.00	119.02
2	—	500	131.00	131.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
1	—	765	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	107.00	107.00
1	—	725	86.00	86.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
3	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	563	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	205	132.50	132.50
6	—	625	104.00–109.00	108.16
3	—	365	130.00–137.50	133.30
2	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	125.00	125.00
7	—	522	133.00–139.00	136.45
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	670	123.00–132.00	127.40
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
10	—	576	131.00–139.00	134.57
8	—	375	154.00–158.00	157.11
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
6	—	612	124.00–133.00	127.35
1	—	1,090	101.00	101.00
7	—	482	137.00–140.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	134.00	134.00
2	—	650	139.50	139.50
4	—	409	156.00–159.00	158.25
9	—	530	142.00–145.00	144.03
4	—	771	130.00–133.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	563	115.00–124.00	119.52
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	910.00	910.00

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)	4	—	1,116	610.00–735.00	665.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,510	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	45.00–50.00	47.53
4	—	926	34.00–38.00	35.92
2	—	1,153	53.00–54.00	53.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,553	55.50–60.00	58.21
5	—	1,392	51.00–54.50	52.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	49.50	49.50
4	—	1,258	55.50–59.50	57.72
8	—	1,234	50.50–54.50	52.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	79.00–85.50	82.37
1	—	1,655	52.00	52.00
3	—	2,067	86.00–89.50	87.80

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.