Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$121.47

347 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	622	122.57	763	325
Medium and Large 2-3	531	105.28	559	22

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $204 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 sale347 hd

121.47

—

KY average25 barns · 4,267 hd

123.05

−1.57

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	1,789	91.56	1,638	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	59.68	894	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	51.87	696	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	41.31	401	8thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	120.01/cwt	118.00–121.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	129.70/cwt	129.70–129.70	827	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	130.25/cwt	129.50–132.50	894	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	834	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	110.07/cwt	105.00–112.00	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	958	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.94/cwt	98.00–104.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.40/cwt	130.00–141.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.40/cwt	147.50–150.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	122.70/cwt	121.75–123.50	833	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	128.10/cwt	118.00–132.00	657	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	110.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	130.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	613	20
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.67/cwt	136.00–145.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	131.12/cwt	129.50–134.00	538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	156.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	804	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	113.38/cwt	112.00–116.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	138.99/cwt	133.00–139.75	839	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	163.42/cwt	157.50–171.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	46.20/cwt	42.50–49.50	633	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	60.14/cwt	59.00–61.00	824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	53.09/cwt	50.50–57.00	695	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	37.04/cwt	31.00–40.00	342	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	89.16/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,412	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	56.80/cwt	56.00–57.50	890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	99.73/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	177.66/cwt	172.50–187.50	654	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,135	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,245	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,711	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	160	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	113.38/cwt	102.50–120.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	100.12/cwt	91.00–102.00	607	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	54.13/cwt	53.00–55.50	604	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	64.00/cwt	63.50–64.50	892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,385	949.73/cwt	925.00–975.00	13,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	920.86/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	12,514	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	122.67/cwt	122.00–124.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	635	117.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	783	112.26/cwt	109.00–113.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.00/cwt	156.00–157.50	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	129.41/cwt	127.00–131.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	111.79/cwt	109.00–112.00	815	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	114.37/cwt	112.00–116.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	123.23/cwt	119.00–127.50	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	110.89/cwt	104.00–115.00	684	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.74/cwt	129.00–138.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	131.04/cwt	122.50–133.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.20/cwt	123.00–130.00	803	10

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 475Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	118.00–121.00	120.01
74	—	638	129.70	129.70
81	—	679	121.75–123.50	122.70
23	—	513	118.00–132.00	128.10
20	—	471	128.00–133.00	130.25
10	—	410	129.50–134.00	131.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	834	115.00	115.00
18	—	635	115.00–121.00	117.00
15	—	783	109.00–113.00	112.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	105.00–112.00	110.07
2	—	725	98.00–104.00	100.94
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
8	—	582	110.00–114.00	110.76
2	—	425	123.00–125.00	123.98
20	—	617	104.00–115.00	110.89
3	—	811	91.00	91.00
6	—	369	122.50–133.00	131.04
4	—	481	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	538	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	398	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	102.50–120.00	113.38
6	—	606	91.00–102.00	100.12
2	—	532	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.75
2	—	705	121.00	121.00
4	—	785	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
3	—	820	115.00	115.00
6	—	470	147.50–150.00	148.40
1	—	945	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	162.50	162.50
9	—	574	136.00–145.00	139.67
9	—	527	138.00–144.00	141.07
10	—	631	123.00–130.00	127.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	686	129.50–132.50	130.25
17	—	788	126.75	126.75
74	—	738	129.80	129.80
4	—	481	154.00–157.00	155.49
9	—	515	150.00–159.00	156.03
67	—	604	133.00–139.75	138.99
4	—	410	157.50–171.00	163.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	172.50–187.50	177.66
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
2	—	538	130.00–132.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	130.00–141.00	135.40
3	—	768	109.00	109.00
2	—	625	119.00	119.00
2	—	440	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	377	156.00–157.50	157.00
5	—	555	127.00–131.00	129.41
4	—	897	101.00	101.00
14	—	729	109.00–112.00	111.79
3	—	682	112.00–116.00	114.37
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
1	—	985	108.00	108.00
4	—	521	129.00–138.00	131.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	543	122.00–124.00	122.67
2	—	433	119.00–127.50	123.23
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
5	—	533	112.00–116.00	113.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	42.50–49.50	46.20
2	—	1,370	59.00–61.00	60.14
5	—	1,310	50.50–57.00	53.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	31.00–40.00	37.04
2	—	1,115	53.00–55.50	54.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	56.00–57.50	56.80
2	—	1,393	63.50–64.50	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	87.50–91.50	89.16
1	—	1,765	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,970	98.00–101.50	99.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	82.00	82.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	925.00–975.00	949.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,359	825.00–1,010.00	920.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	73.00	73.00

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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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