Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand in a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.38/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$125.38

362 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

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	593	126.25	749	346
Medium and Large 2-3	494	107.27	529	11thin
Large 1-2	578	105.00	607	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $142 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 sale362 hd

125.38

—

KY average27 barns · 4,325 hd

124.39

+0.99

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	1,787	94.87	1,695	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	67.75	1,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	57.33	762	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	44.12	496	7thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.82/cwt	117.00–122.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	112.05/cwt	102.00–116.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	114.05/cwt	112.50–116.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	144.77/cwt	142.50–148.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.25/cwt	117.00–121.50	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	156.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.87/cwt	157.50–170.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.74/cwt	124.00–129.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	127.13/cwt	121.00–132.00	671	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	136.23/cwt	135.00–139.00	571	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	132.58/cwt	130.00–133.00	610	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	137.03/cwt	132.50–141.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	127.25/cwt	120.00–130.85	783	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	160.11/cwt	156.00–163.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	130.70/cwt	130.70–130.70	762	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	135.47/cwt	132.50–137.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.88/cwt	129.00–130.50	740	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	975.00/cwt	960.00–985.00	11,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	38.76/cwt	38.00–39.50	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	44.96/cwt	43.00–47.00	514	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	67.75/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,032	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	102.74/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,986	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,044	55.85/cwt	54.50–58.00	583	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	64.58/cwt	62.50–66.00	804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	841.85/cwt	825.00–860.00	11,407	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	507	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	646	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	112.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	46.27/cwt	46.00–46.50	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	56.00/cwt	52.00–58.50	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	121.61/cwt	120.00–122.50	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	664	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	17,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	143.84/cwt	142.50–145.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	997	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	1

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 733Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	117.00–122.00	117.82
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
3	—	530	123.00–127.00	124.32
4	—	281	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
5	—	570	129.00–130.50	129.88
4	—	702	115.00–118.00	117.25
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	120.00–122.50	121.61
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	102.50	102.50
1	—	720	94.00	94.00
3	—	571	117.00	117.00
2	—	997	62.00	62.00
2	—	325	130.00–136.00	133.18
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	91.00	91.00
7	—	658	102.00–116.00	112.05
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
8	—	591	112.50–116.00	114.05
8	—	633	103.00–105.00	103.98
2	—	290	130.00	130.00
5	—	476	124.00–129.00	126.74
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
4	—	392	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	121.00–132.00	127.13
17	—	419	135.00–139.00	136.23
14	—	460	130.00–133.00	132.58
3	—	333	132.50–141.00	137.03
53	—	726	120.00	120.00
120	—	615	120.00–130.85	127.25
72	—	583	130.70	130.70
6	—	385	132.50–137.00	135.47
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	110.00–117.00	112.34
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	935	71.00	71.00
3	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	117.00	117.00
4	—	628	125.50	125.50
4	—	695	124.00	124.00
4	—	415	142.50–148.00	144.77
1	—	880	114.00	114.00
6	—	711	117.00–121.50	120.25
3	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.99
5	—	375	157.50–170.00	166.87
6	—	513	135.00–142.00	139.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	134.00	134.00
4	—	484	155.00–160.00	156.16
13	—	440	156.00–163.00	160.11
2	—	510	156.00	156.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	134.00	134.00
2	—	535	125.00–131.00	128.06
2	—	323	142.50–145.00	143.84
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	133.00	133.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	960.00–985.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	825.00–860.00	841.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,210.00	1,210.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	54.50–58.00	55.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	62.50–66.00	64.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	38.00–39.50	38.76
1	—	1,175	51.50	51.50
4	—	1,143	43.00–47.00	44.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	67.50–68.00	67.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	60.00–65.00	62.34
2	—	1,218	46.00–46.50	46.27
6	—	1,289	52.00–58.50	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	99.00–106.50	102.74
1	—	2,000	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,280	80.00	80.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle