Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with moderate demand Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.81/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$120.81

235 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$15.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	632	121.47	768	225
Large 1-2	510	107.00	546	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	105.95	543	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.52/cwt here — about $225 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 sale235 hd

120.81

—

KY average28 barns · 6,249 hd

119.36

+1.45

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	1,694	87.50	1,482	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	55.29	847	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	52.17	702	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	43.84	463	19

Every lot, as filed

93 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.21/cwt	153.00–159.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	124.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	851	119.95/cwt	119.95–119.95	1,021	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	119.17/cwt	118.50–119.50	978	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	158.10/cwt	151.00–160.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	159.29/cwt	159.00–159.50	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	129.27/cwt	124.00–131.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	127.40/cwt	125.00–129.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.92/cwt	124.00–128.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	139.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	119.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	108.53/cwt	104.00–110.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	113.19/cwt	112.00–116.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	855	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	119.60/cwt	118.00–121.00	690	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	134.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	857	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	133.58/cwt	127.00–140.00	565	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	122.20/cwt	118.00–125.00	642	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	46.98/cwt	45.00–49.00	540	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	709	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	57.06/cwt	55.00–58.50	879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	951.06/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	10,319	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	51.25/cwt	50.50–52.00	528	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	91.17/cwt	91.00–91.50	1,533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	47.13/cwt	43.00–49.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	137.76/cwt	135.00–139.00	519	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	56.55/cwt	55.50–59.00	786	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	51.93/cwt	50.00–54.00	693	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	37.23/cwt	32.00–42.00	348	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.32/cwt	144.00–145.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	107.24/cwt	106.00–108.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	792	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	129.44/cwt	128.00–130.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	630.71/cwt	625.00–635.00	6,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.70/cwt	138.00–139.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	108.69/cwt	104.00–111.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.27/cwt	104.00–117.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	708	111.84/cwt	108.00–114.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	134.35/cwt	134.00–135.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	129.55/cwt	129.00–130.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	585	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	620	119.91/cwt	119.50–120.00	743	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	672	9

How this sale compares

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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 650Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 66Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	153.00–159.00	157.21
4	—	661	121.00–127.00	124.49
6	—	479	148.00–150.00	148.66
14	—	821	118.50–119.50	119.17
10	—	631	124.00–128.00	125.92
10	—	559	137.00–140.00	139.18
8	—	714	116.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
2	—	412	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,067	109.00	109.00
2	—	758	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,040	105.00	105.00
3	—	523	135.00–139.00	136.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	151.00–160.00	158.10
5	—	460	159.00–159.50	159.29
5	—	566	151.00	151.00
5	—	536	145.50	145.50
29	—	637	130.00–138.00	134.51
16	—	666	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
2	—	665	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	128.00–130.00	129.44
3	—	643	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
1	—	935	96.00	96.00
2	—	447	136.00	136.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	851	119.95	119.95
6	—	377	135.00–139.00	137.76
3	—	315	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
4	—	432	122.00–126.00	123.97
5	—	387	125.00–129.00	127.40
4	—	629	104.00–110.00	108.53
3	—	863	92.00	92.00
3	—	323	128.00–129.00	128.35
5	—	591	112.00–116.00	113.19
4	—	526	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	265	134.00–135.00	134.35
17	—	474	120.00–126.00	123.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	118.00–121.00	119.60
14	—	423	127.00–140.00	133.58
30	—	525	118.00–125.00	122.20
7	—	473	129.00–130.00	129.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	96.00	96.00
2	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	840	83.00	83.00
3	—	475	104.00–111.00	108.69
1	—	325	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	792	115.00	115.00
3	—	860	115.00	115.00
11	—	708	108.00–114.00	111.84
21	—	620	119.50–120.00	119.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	124.00–131.00	129.27
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
3	—	625	110.00–115.00	111.63
3	—	420	144.00–145.00	144.32
4	—	763	106.00–108.00	107.24
2	—	668	114.00–115.00	114.50
7	—	471	138.00–139.00	138.70
3	—	715	104.00–117.00	109.27
5	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.98
9	—	529	124.00–134.00	126.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	122.50	122.50
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
3	—	325	136.00	136.00
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
4	—	512	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	45.00–49.00	46.98
2	—	1,030	50.50–52.00	51.25
7	—	934	32.00–42.00	37.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,730	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,541	55.00–58.50	57.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	43.00–49.00	47.13
5	—	1,390	55.50–59.00	56.55
7	—	1,335	50.00–54.00	51.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	76.50	76.50
1	—	1,995	87.50	87.50
3	—	1,682	91.00–91.50	91.17

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	—	1,140	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	625.00–635.00	630.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	910.00–1,000.00	951.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle