Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady with a softer undertone for fleshy individuals. Feeder heifers sold steady except 500-600 lbs 3.00 higher with very good demand. Buyers showing preference for thin-fleshed weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.01/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$139.01

387 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

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	566	139.93	792	362
Medium and Large 2-3	414	125.72	520	25

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $272 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 sale387 hd

139.01

—

KY average26 barns · 7,624 hd

139.82

−0.81

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	1,687	98.77	1,666	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	73.67	1,103	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	72.42	889	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	61.78	663	17

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	142.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	895	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	156.67/cwt	145.00–162.50	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	131.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	834	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	128.20/cwt	126.00–129.50	850	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	148.77/cwt	143.00–155.00	705	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	167.19/cwt	165.00–181.00	791	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	962	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	132.60/cwt	128.00–135.00	957	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	170.12/cwt	162.50–186.00	733	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	161.76/cwt	161.00–162.50	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.32/cwt	148.00–159.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	145.81/cwt	142.00–148.25	825	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	150.24/cwt	140.00–156.00	636	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	129.59/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	160.12/cwt	154.75–165.00	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	166.01/cwt	160.00–172.50	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.22/cwt	152.00–154.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	162.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	155.39/cwt	154.00–157.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	124.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,025	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	126.36/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	128.38/cwt	124.00–129.00	950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	783	119.41/cwt	117.00–120.00	935	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	884.50/cwt	825.00–960.00	10,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	821	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	930	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	145.77/cwt	142.00–151.00	762	54
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,138	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	152.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	136.69/cwt	132.00–142.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	950	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	55.60/cwt	53.00–57.00	596	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	68.35/cwt	67.50–69.00	822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	63.02/cwt	60.00–65.00	650	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	74.85/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,129	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	69.73/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,019	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	76.26/cwt	71.50–82.00	978	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,369	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	684	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	937	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	867	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	67.16/cwt	62.00–71.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	126.57/cwt	121.00–132.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	483	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	87.87/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,472	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	101.89/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	147.93/cwt	145.00–151.00	786	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	663.25/cwt	650.00–675.00	7,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	893.37/cwt	835.00–960.00	11,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	133.71/cwt	132.50–135.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.24/cwt	134.00–139.50	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	155.25/cwt	154.00–159.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	163.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	860	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	155.55/cwt	152.50–158.00	434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	109.54/cwt	106.00–113.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	131.94/cwt	125.00–137.50	340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	134.02/cwt	133.00–142.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.23/cwt	136.00–139.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	116.58/cwt	116.00–120.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	144.31/cwt	142.50–147.50	530	7

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 636Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 70Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 11Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	155.00	155.00
3	—	423	148.00–159.00	155.32
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,265	100.00	100.00
6	—	326	160.00–172.50	166.01
9	—	567	152.00–154.00	152.22
10	—	367	160.00–170.00	162.60
11	—	813	126.00–126.50	126.36
2	—	763	124.00–126.00	124.99
10	—	623	134.00–139.50	137.24
4	—	482	154.00–159.00	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	627	140.00–148.00	142.71
18	—	473	165.00–181.00	167.19
26	—	669	140.00–150.00	143.73
29	—	722	128.00–135.00	132.60
32	—	431	162.50–186.00	170.12
16	—	774	129.50–130.00	129.59
15	—	569	154.75–165.00	160.12
4	—	391	175.00	175.00
37	—	525	160.00–170.00	163.83
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	137.00	137.00
2	—	867	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	121.00–132.00	126.57
3	—	555	135.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	443	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	145.00–162.50	156.67
5	—	415	145.00–155.00	150.98
10	—	531	145.00–151.00	147.93
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
5	—	381	155.00–160.00	156.47
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
6	—	279	152.50–158.00	155.55
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
6	—	567	140.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	835	106.00–113.00	109.54
2	—	980	80.00–90.00	85.00
4	—	621	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	132.00–134.00	133.00
4	—	414	161.00–162.50	161.76
8	—	560	154.00–157.00	155.39
4	—	510	160.00	160.00
7	—	656	132.00–142.00	136.69
2	—	460	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
2	—	530	132.50–135.00	133.71
3	—	560	132.00–138.00	134.31
3	—	425	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	635	129.00–132.00	131.34
18	—	663	126.00–129.50	128.20
47	—	474	143.00–155.00	148.77
41	—	566	142.00–148.25	145.81
43	—	423	140.00–156.00	150.24
19	—	826	121.00–127.00	124.14
8	—	740	124.00–129.00	128.38
54	—	523	142.00–151.00	145.77
3	—	383	150.00–156.00	152.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
2	—	678	115.00–119.00	116.98
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
16	—	518	130.00–140.00	134.85
7	—	476	135.00–140.00	137.34
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
11	—	418	133.00–142.00	134.02
4	—	571	136.00–139.00	138.23
7	—	367	142.50–147.50	144.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	117.00–120.00	119.41
2	—	730	115.00–118.00	116.52
3	—	821	115.00	115.00
2	—	930	96.00–100.00	98.01
1	—	950	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	705	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	130.00–140.00	135.28
3	—	363	133.00	133.00
3	—	432	130.00–133.00	131.02
1	—	625	92.50	92.50
4	—	258	125.00–137.50	131.94
7	—	516	116.00–120.00	116.58
1	—	680	103.00	103.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	825.00–960.00	884.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	835.00–960.00	893.37
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	650.00–675.00	663.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	53.00–57.00	55.60
3	—	1,203	67.50–69.00	68.35
9	—	1,032	60.00–65.00	63.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,508	72.00–79.00	74.85
3	—	1,462	69.00–70.00	69.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,283	71.50–82.00	76.26
13	—	1,136	62.00–71.00	67.16
1	—	1,250	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	84.00–94.00	87.87
14	—	1,690	96.00–110.00	101.89

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