Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.10/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$126.10

274 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$25.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

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	538	128.07	689	238
Large 1-2	576	120.00	691	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	110.31	592	24
Small and Medium 1-2	445	102.50	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $233 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 sale274 hd

126.10

—

KY average27 barns · 6,830 hd

130.17

−4.07

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	1,570	88.36	1,387	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	62.03	908	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	61.12	779	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	46.28	471	22

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2Value Added	—	530	160.17/cwt	152.50–170.00	849	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.57/cwt	129.00–137.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	155.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	907	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	141.70/cwt	139.00–144.00	526	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	166.76/cwt	160.00–175.00	704	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	138.55/cwt	136.00–146.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	129.96/cwt	126.50–132.00	746	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	212	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	139.61/cwt	137.50–141.00	938	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	166.04/cwt	159.00–170.00	794	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	130.61/cwt	128.00–135.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	142.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	154.75/cwt	154.00–155.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	115.37/cwt	110.00–119.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	129.55/cwt	127.50–132.50	675	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	133.88/cwt	126.00–136.50	810	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	157.54/cwt	153.00–162.50	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	158.61/cwt	155.00–159.50	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	103.27/cwt	101.00–107.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	146.17/cwt	141.00–153.00	906	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	126.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.75/cwt	140.00–151.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	138.43/cwt	136.00–146.00	597	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,159.79/cwt	1,075.00–1,260.00	14,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	711	109.61/cwt	109.00–110.00	779	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	134.25/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,046	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	155.46/cwt	152.00–158.00	883	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	21,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	916.08/cwt	850.00–1,060.00	11,735	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,905	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	32,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	16,195	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,135	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,640	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	562.67/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,473	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	527	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	627	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	778	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,152	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	287	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	395	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	63.81/cwt	60.50–73.00	842	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.29/cwt	52.00–59.50	693	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	44.22/cwt	39.00–49.00	442	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	50.52/cwt	49.00–53.50	538	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	57.15/cwt	55.00–59.00	746	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	646	116.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	753	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	518	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	622	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	93.48/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,645	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	711	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	882	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	975.08/cwt	785.00–1,125.00	10,394	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	63.43/cwt	60.50–67.00	957	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	510	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,334	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	100.63/cwt	97.50–107.00	636	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	144.80/cwt	139.00–147.50	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	111.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.09/cwt	142.50–147.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.19/cwt	113.00–117.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	87.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	128.17/cwt	127.00–131.00	918	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.85/cwt	148.00–153.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	95.52/cwt	93.00–98.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	148.46/cwt	143.00–151.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.25/cwt	131.00–137.50	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	160.94/cwt	157.50–166.00	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.50	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.30/cwt	129.00–134.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	108.33/cwt	107.00–109.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	157.48/cwt	152.50–162.50	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	144.23/cwt	143.00–147.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	134.55/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	125.23/cwt	119.00–127.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	109.21/cwt	104.00–112.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	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 Mar 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 591Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 77Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	530	152.50–170.00	160.17
18	—	422	160.00–175.00	166.76
22	—	672	137.50–141.00	139.61
27	—	478	159.00–170.00	166.04
19	—	620	141.00–153.00	146.17
72	—	779	128.50–135.00	134.25
11	—	568	152.00–158.00	155.46
11	—	716	127.00–131.00	128.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	129.00–137.00	132.57
3	—	928	112.00	112.00
5	—	819	120.50	120.50
5	—	410	155.00–159.50	158.61
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
4	—	478	148.00–153.00	150.85
6	—	566	143.00–151.00	148.46
2	—	620	132.00–134.00	133.02
14	—	368	157.50–166.00	160.94
2	—	870	115.00	115.00
4	—	524	140.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	137.50	137.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	134.00	134.00
4	—	711	124.00	124.00
4	—	653	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
4	—	567	130.00–136.00	134.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	150.00–160.00	155.68
10	—	658	128.00–135.00	130.61
4	—	554	154.00–155.00	154.75
17	—	605	126.00–136.50	133.88
8	—	483	153.00–162.50	157.54
2	—	540	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
3	—	523	145.00–147.00	145.67
4	—	474	140.00–151.00	145.75
2	—	430	142.50–147.50	145.09
1	—	380	163.00	163.00
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
3	—	783	107.00–109.00	108.33
4	—	319	152.50–162.50	157.48
5	—	564	143.00–147.00	144.23
2	—	250	147.50	147.50
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
5	—	734	104.00–112.00	109.21
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
2	—	527	119.00	119.00
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	115.00–121.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	142.50	142.50
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	278	139.00–147.50	144.80
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
7	—	528	125.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	215	137.50	137.50
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
2	—	907	98.50	98.50
4	—	835	102.50	102.50
5	—	711	109.00–110.00	109.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	139.00–144.00	141.70
11	—	455	136.00–146.00	138.55
43	—	574	126.50–132.00	129.96
2	—	212	150.00	150.00
3	—	678	126.00	126.00
9	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.20
36	—	521	127.50–132.50	129.55
23	—	615	120.00–130.00	126.57
21	—	431	136.00–146.00	138.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00–135.00	131.97
20	—	632	110.00–119.00	115.37
3	—	525	118.00–125.00	121.73
5	—	561	120.00–124.00	122.37
7	—	769	101.00–107.00	103.27
4	—	821	93.00–98.00	95.52
2	—	675	114.00–117.00	115.49
3	—	375	131.00–137.50	135.25
2	—	278	135.00–137.50	136.17
9	—	475	129.00–134.00	132.30
5	—	322	130.00–137.50	133.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	675	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	97.50–107.00	100.63
7	—	424	110.00–116.00	111.80
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	580	113.00–117.50	115.19
4	—	715	85.00–89.00	87.73
7	—	474	119.00–127.00	125.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,075.00–1,260.00	1,159.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,281	850.00–1,060.00	916.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	785.00–1,125.00	975.08
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	795	500.00–600.00	562.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,905	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	769	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	525.00	525.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,320	60.50–73.00	63.81
13	—	1,210	52.00–59.50	57.29
1	—	1,040	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,000	39.00–49.00	44.22
1	—	1,070	58.00	58.00
5	—	1,064	49.00–53.50	50.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	55.00–59.00	57.15
14	—	1,509	60.50–67.00	63.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,200	75.50	75.50
5	—	1,760	89.00–99.50	93.48

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