Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather advisory affecting most of the state.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.05/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$116.05

92 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

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	525	119.50	627	76
Small and Medium 1-2	315	110.00	347	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	98.96	525	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $102 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 sale92 hd

116.05

—

KY average25 barns · 4,003 hd

123.39

−7.35

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	1,420	87.86	1,247	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	62.26	885	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	60.85	766	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	42.82	503	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	625	108.36/cwt	104.00–113.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.40/cwt	121.00–126.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	116.75/cwt	116.00–119.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	118.19/cwt	117.50–119.00	960	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	160.18/cwt	158.00–161.00	830	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	113.80/cwt	107.50–117.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	638	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.38/cwt	125.00–133.50	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	108.65/cwt	107.50–110.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	40.42/cwt	36.50–45.00	494	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	69.86/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,004	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	85.48/cwt	78.00–91.50	1,199	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	68.97/cwt	65.00–73.00	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	61.15/cwt	57.50–63.50	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	753	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	518	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	757	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	368	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	59.75/cwt	56.50–63.00	841	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	51.96/cwt	51.00–53.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	492	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	689	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	95.10/cwt	92.50–98.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	93.79/cwt	87.50–97.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	133.46/cwt	127.50–140.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 497Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 23

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather advisory affecting most of the state.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	104.00–113.00	108.36
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
3	—	422	121.00–126.00	124.40
5	—	462	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
11	—	579	107.50–117.00	113.80
11	—	385	125.00–133.50	130.38
10	—	669	107.50–110.00	108.65
4	—	515	110.00–119.00	115.68
3	—	813	87.50–97.00	93.79
2	—	273	127.50–140.00	133.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	132.00	132.00
20	—	521	122.00–123.00	122.53
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	317	116.00	116.00
2	—	505	95.00–100.00	97.48
4	—	607	92.50–98.00	95.10
3	—	358	110.00	110.00
1	—	830	75.00	75.00
1	—	560	91.00	91.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	124.00–125.00	124.25
7	—	568	140.00–144.00	141.11
4	—	729	116.00–119.00	116.75
13	—	812	117.50–119.00	118.19
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	631	130.00–131.00	130.60
11	—	518	158.00–161.00	160.18
4	—	471	165.00–166.00	165.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
2	—	580	127.50	127.50
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
3	—	422	140.00	140.00
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	36.50–45.00	40.42
1	—	1,030	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,437	67.00–72.50	69.86
5	—	1,408	56.50–63.00	59.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	65.00–73.00	68.97
5	—	1,288	57.50–63.50	61.15
2	—	1,123	51.00–53.00	51.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,403	78.00–91.50	85.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	65.00	65.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00

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