Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week -stockyards were closed due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.77/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$122.77

220 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	592	123.78	732	209
Large 1-2	675	106.00	716	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	607	103.76	630	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	360	100.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $372 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 sale220 hd

122.77

—

KY average20 barns · 2,601 hd

124.73

−1.96

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	1,732	97.67	1,692	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	63.09	817	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	61.60	898	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	48.61	543	20

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	390	164.63/cwt	162.00–170.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	126.49/cwt	125.50–127.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	121.70/cwt	120.75–124.50	834	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	126.33/cwt	121.00–127.60	787	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	126.63/cwt	121.00–129.50	722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	123.43/cwt	122.00–124.00	934	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.32/cwt	127.50–134.25	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	155.53/cwt	152.00–159.25	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	156.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	132.69/cwt	129.25–140.00	576	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.57/cwt	129.50–133.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	161.92/cwt	155.50–172.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	135.93/cwt	135.25–140.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	945	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	141.71/cwt	136.00–146.50	906	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	917.02/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	12,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	69.07/cwt	68.00–70.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	903.81/cwt	850.00–975.00	11,867	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	837.07/cwt	825.00–860.00	11,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	114.45/cwt	111.50–119.00	835	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.79/cwt	156.00–157.50	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	128.21/cwt	120.00–131.75	668	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.17/cwt	124.00–127.00	591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	123.39/cwt	120.50–124.75	1,011	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.44/cwt	115.00–118.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	66.66/cwt	64.00–72.00	904	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	58.34/cwt	57.00–60.00	640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,492	90.14/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	100.89/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,851	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	52.31/cwt	49.00–56.00	572	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	59.62/cwt	56.50–62.50	689	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	948	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	40.79/cwt	35.00–46.00	471	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	67.26/cwt	65.00–69.50	1,029	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	59.86/cwt	56.00–63.50	860	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,577	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	53.95/cwt	49.00–56.00	701	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	63.42/cwt	61.00–66.00	666	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	682	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	833	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	1,316.80/cwt	1,125.00–1,500.00	18,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	611	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,326	782.40/cwt	725.00–800.00	10,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	103.23/cwt	101.00–104.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	809	102.87/cwt	100.00–112.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	121.00/cwt	120.00–121.50	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	113.37/cwt	112.00–116.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.79/cwt	142.00–146.00	837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	773	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.56/cwt	111.00–118.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	114.74/cwt	113.00–118.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.05/cwt	140.50–145.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	736	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 200Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 28Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 3Year ago 9

No market comparison with last week -stockyards were closed due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	162.00–170.00	164.63
4	—	868	120.25	120.25
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
9	—	757	122.00–124.00	123.43
10	—	628	127.50–134.25	132.32
6	—	676	129.50–133.00	130.57
2	—	457	150.50	150.50
27	—	819	120.50–124.75	123.39
9	—	578	142.00–146.00	144.79
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
2	—	407	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	707	125.50–127.00	126.49
10	—	569	152.00–159.25	155.53
4	—	427	155.00–160.00	156.85
10	—	477	155.50–172.00	161.92
8	—	668	135.25–140.00	135.93
11	—	639	136.00–146.50	141.71
2	—	515	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	139.00	139.00
4	—	833	118.25	118.25
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	760	124.75	124.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
2	—	862	110.00	110.00
2	—	665	112.00	112.00
2	—	622	125.00	125.00
5	—	745	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	685	120.75–124.50	121.70
43	—	623	121.00–127.60	126.33
22	—	570	121.00–129.50	126.63
18	—	434	129.25–140.00	132.69
19	—	521	120.00–131.75	128.21
2	—	450	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	103.50	103.50
5	—	730	111.50–119.00	114.45
7	—	809	100.00–112.00	102.87
6	—	773	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
18	—	472	124.00–127.00	125.17
7	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.44
4	—	757	101.00–104.00	103.23
3	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.35
5	—	366	135.00–136.00	135.41
5	—	672	111.00–118.00	115.56
4	—	515	113.00–118.00	114.74
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
6	—	571	106.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	153.00	153.00
1	—	265	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	156.00–157.50	156.79
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
3	—	688	120.00–121.50	121.00
2	—	835	102.00–110.00	106.02
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
3	—	721	112.00–116.00	113.37
2	—	563	131.00–135.00	133.01
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
3	—	460	140.50–145.00	142.05
5	—	529	135.00–145.00	139.10
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	127.50	127.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,311	825.00–1,125.00	917.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	850.00–975.00	903.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,336	825.00–860.00	837.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,326	725.00–800.00	782.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	68.00–70.00	69.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	61.00–66.00	63.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	61.00–63.00	61.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,316.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,356	64.00–72.00	66.66
8	—	1,156	56.50–62.50	59.62
4	—	1,299	49.00–56.00	53.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	57.00–60.00	58.34
9	—	1,093	49.00–56.00	52.31
8	—	1,154	35.00–46.00	40.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	65.00–69.50	67.26
13	—	1,436	56.00–63.50	59.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	81.00–94.00	90.14
7	—	1,835	99.00–104.00	100.89

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle