Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.62/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$139.62

199 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

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	507	141.81	719	182
Large 1-2	510	123.00	627	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	115.70	663	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $57 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 sale199 hd

139.62

—

KY average25 barns · 7,026 hd

136.54

+3.07

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	—	Low	1,631	84.83	1,384	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	61.41	779	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	58.87	650	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	57.40	812	23

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.29/cwt	152.00–172.50	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	133.34/cwt	128.00–134.50	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	144.34/cwt	140.00–151.00	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.78/cwt	136.00–139.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	149.47/cwt	141.00–155.00	713	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	151.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	168.90/cwt	165.00–174.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.32/cwt	139.00–140.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	156.61/cwt	150.00–159.00	603	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	148.77/cwt	140.00–153.00	910	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	139.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	166.11/cwt	162.50–170.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	137.83/cwt	135.00–139.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	808	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	114.32/cwt	111.00–116.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	152.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	164.11/cwt	160.00–174.00	804	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	913.13/cwt	850.00–1,040.00	11,953	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	963.83/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	11,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	134.40/cwt	126.00–135.50	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	148.11/cwt	142.50–152.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	161.30/cwt	158.00–163.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	159.47/cwt	159.00–160.50	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,315	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	23,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	126.60/cwt	126.50–127.00	853	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	64.31/cwt	60.00–72.00	812	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.79/cwt	55.50–59.50	737	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	48.40/cwt	48.00–50.00	488	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	67.54/cwt	62.00–73.00	828	9
Bulls	—	—	1,678	74.63/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,252	9
Bulls	—	—	1,635	94.75/cwt	91.50–96.50	1,549	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	64.86/cwt	62.00–67.00	737	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	541	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	738	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	59.49/cwt	58.00–61.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	104.37/cwt	103.00–107.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,359.78/cwt	1,260.00–1,400.00	20,030	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	55.79/cwt	52.00–57.50	774	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.65/cwt	51.00–61.00	570	8
Bulls	—	—	1,515	83.00/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	722	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.19/cwt	145.00–162.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	142.78/cwt	137.50–147.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	147.68/cwt	138.00–150.00	865	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.57/cwt	132.00–153.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	125.48/cwt	124.00–128.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	144.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	134.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.30/cwt	115.00–129.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	117.02/cwt	112.00–122.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	152.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.50	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	161.80/cwt	156.00–169.00	856	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 841Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 90Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	133.00	133.00
1	—	950	97.00	97.00
5	—	463	136.00–139.00	137.78
6	—	435	139.00–140.00	139.32
1	—	240	149.00	149.00
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
7	—	370	137.50–147.00	142.78
2	—	620	116.00–120.00	117.94
4	—	276	142.00–150.00	144.29
2	—	688	112.00–122.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	609	128.00–134.50	133.34
21	—	520	140.00–151.00	144.34
49	—	477	141.00–155.00	149.47
18	—	385	150.00–159.00	156.61
11	—	579	135.00–139.00	137.83
9	—	418	142.50–152.00	148.11
10	—	674	126.50–127.00	126.60
5	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	114.00	114.00
3	—	765	111.00–116.00	114.32
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	103.00–107.00	104.37
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
4	—	479	124.00–128.00	125.48
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
3	—	572	129.00	129.00
2	—	523	115.00–129.00	122.30
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	137.50	137.50
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
2	—	553	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
3	—	467	135.00–137.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	152.00–172.50	161.29
3	—	468	145.00–162.00	156.19
2	—	343	155.00–157.50	156.24
22	—	586	138.00–150.00	147.68
4	—	515	132.00–153.00	142.57
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	150.00–156.00	151.45
2	—	663	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	590	143.00	143.00
17	—	711	126.00–135.50	134.40
6	—	485	159.00–160.50	159.47
4	—	390	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	136.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
3	—	370	147.50	147.50
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	165.00–174.00	168.90
24	—	612	140.00–153.00	148.77
19	—	711	135.00–141.00	139.52
30	—	490	160.00–174.00	164.11
2	—	667	142.50	142.50
6	—	568	158.00–163.00	161.30
26	—	529	156.00–169.00	161.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	153.00–154.00	153.49
2	—	270	162.50–170.00	166.11
4	—	816	130.00	130.00
5	—	509	152.00–155.00	152.81
2	—	923	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
3	—	658	130.00–137.00	134.64
3	—	377	170.00–172.50	170.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	139.00–140.00	139.52
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	144.00	144.00

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)	6	—	1,309	850.00–1,040.00	913.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	900.00–1,010.00	963.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	685.00	685.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,136	62.00–67.00	64.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,473	1,260.00–1,400.00	1,359.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,263	60.00–72.00	64.31
16	—	1,275	55.50–59.50	57.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	48.00–50.00	48.40
9	—	1,226	62.00–73.00	67.54
8	—	1,025	51.00–61.00	55.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,449	58.00–61.00	59.49
13	—	1,388	52.00–57.50	55.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,678	70.00–77.00	74.63
10	—	1,635	91.50–96.50	94.75
4	—	1,515	81.00–86.00	83.00

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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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