Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for thin-fleshed 400-600 lb calves suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.38/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$138.38

256 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

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	528	139.72	738	236
Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.07	606	14thin
Large 1-2	526	116.50	612	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $125 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 sale256 hd

138.38

—

KY average25 barns · 5,710 hd

136.03

+2.34

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	1,722	91.54	1,577	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	70.20	1,029	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	69.05	886	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	61.98	655	18

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	143.10/cwt	140.00–147.50	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	127.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	119.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.14/cwt	164.00–165.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	132.58/cwt	128.00–136.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	142.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.81/cwt	147.50–156.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	144.57/cwt	141.00–146.00	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	174.34/cwt	168.00–184.00	725	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	134.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,072	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.85/cwt	157.00–165.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	136.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	173.91/cwt	166.00–180.50	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	163.03/cwt	159.00–170.00	879	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	135.44/cwt	126.00–138.50	852	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	150.19/cwt	148.00–151.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	166.52/cwt	165.00–171.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	149.24/cwt	144.00–155.00	633	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	77.26/cwt	73.00–80.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	158.35/cwt	153.00–160.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	124.16/cwt	123.00–124.25	957	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	913	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	159.66/cwt	157.75–165.50	912	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	142.18/cwt	137.00–148.00	820	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	152.74/cwt	147.50–156.00	571	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	164.38/cwt	156.00–167.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	157.50/cwt	155.00–161.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	144.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	144.37/cwt	141.00–147.00	761	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	762	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	899	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	588	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	70.67/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,037	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	63.36/cwt	62.00–64.00	746	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	70.44/cwt	65.00–75.50	916	21
Bulls	—	—	1,907	96.92/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	552	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	629	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	730	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	65.92/cwt	64.00–68.00	741	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	60.84/cwt	58.00–63.00	622	9
Bulls	—	—	1,469	89.57/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,316	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,078	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,468	1
Bulls	—	—	2,320	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	53.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	523	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	253	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	145.22/cwt	143.00–147.50	624	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	688	120.60/cwt	119.00–123.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	125.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	134.54/cwt	127.00–142.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	146.69/cwt	142.50–148.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.78/cwt	140.00–153.00	769	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	137.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	105.81/cwt	102.50–109.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.26/cwt	162.50–180.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	102.34/cwt	102.00–102.50	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.04/cwt	124.00–135.00	740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	135.62/cwt	134.00–137.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 679Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 83Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 39Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
4	—	320	140.00–147.50	143.10
8	—	287	140.00–152.00	142.96
3	—	382	137.50–145.00	142.16
4	—	489	134.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
2	—	733	102.50–109.00	105.81
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
13	—	578	124.00–135.00	128.04
9	—	524	130.00–136.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	136.00	136.00
30	—	480	140.00–150.00	144.89
33	—	629	126.00–138.50	135.44
25	—	424	144.00–155.00	149.24
32	—	577	137.00–148.00	142.18
20	—	374	147.50–156.00	152.74
27	—	527	141.00–147.00	144.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
3	—	913	109.50	109.50
6	—	762	118.00	118.00
10	—	688	119.00–123.00	120.60
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	552	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	133.00	133.00
6	—	456	125.00–128.00	125.49
2	—	672	115.00	115.00
2	—	377	133.00	133.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	771	127.00–130.00	127.82
6	—	977	115.00–120.00	119.16
7	—	415	164.00–165.00	164.14
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
10	—	567	147.50–156.00	149.81
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
2	—	473	157.00–165.00	160.85
1	—	855	121.00	121.00
4	—	331	165.00–171.00	166.52
10	—	377	162.50–180.00	178.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	141.00–146.00	144.57
24	—	416	168.00–184.00	174.34
4	—	717	133.00–135.00	134.51
22	—	788	136.00	136.00
14	—	471	166.00–180.50	173.91
19	—	539	159.00–170.00	163.03
7	—	634	148.00–151.00	150.19
41	—	571	157.75–165.50	159.66
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	455	145.00	145.00
2	—	533	127.00–142.00	134.54
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	205	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	772	114.50	114.50
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
7	—	591	142.00–148.00	144.48
2	—	927	98.00	98.00
2	—	875	113.00	113.00
18	—	517	140.00–153.00	148.78
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
2	—	663	124.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	485	143.00	143.00
8	—	371	155.00–165.00	159.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	128.00–136.00	132.58
11	—	616	134.00–142.00	136.54
3	—	731	120.00–124.00	122.67
5	—	516	153.00–160.00	158.35
13	—	771	123.00–124.25	124.16
4	—	473	156.00–167.00	164.38
4	—	422	155.00–161.00	157.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	143.00–147.50	145.22
4	—	382	142.50–148.00	146.69
4	—	466	134.00–135.00	134.75
3	—	733	102.00–102.50	102.34
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
5	—	538	134.00–137.00	135.62
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	67.50	67.50
1	—	340	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	73.00–80.00	77.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	65.00	65.00
11	—	1,467	67.00–76.00	70.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	62.00–64.00	63.36
1	—	1,255	57.00	57.00
21	—	1,300	65.00–75.50	70.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	64.00–68.00	65.92
9	—	1,022	58.00–63.00	60.84
2	—	980	52.00–55.00	53.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,907	95.00–103.00	96.92
6	—	1,469	86.00–93.00	89.57
1	—	2,320	76.50	76.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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