Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.57/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$129.57

235 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

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	597	131.45	784	212
Large 1-2	580	127.00	737	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	112.03	642	21
Small and Medium 1-2	505	101.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $274 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 sale235 hd

129.57

—

KY average27 barns · 4,062 hd

127.81

+1.76

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	1,647	94.82	1,561	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	67.77	890	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	66.94	996	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	58.70	638	7thin

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 1-2Value Added	—	568	149.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	849	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.66/cwt	134.00–147.00	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.18/cwt	139.00–150.00	672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	155.77/cwt	155.00–158.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	148.50/cwt	146.00–150.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.44/cwt	136.00–142.50	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	129.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	873	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	132.68/cwt	123.00–137.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	137.49/cwt	132.00–142.00	791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	141.55/cwt	137.00–150.00	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	149.22/cwt	145.00–154.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	143.28/cwt	141.00–145.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	142.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	816	112.08/cwt	108.00–116.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	158.80/cwt	155.00–164.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	121.68/cwt	119.00–123.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	145.79/cwt	139.00–153.00	691	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	863	113.46/cwt	109.00–115.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,020	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	681	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	66.94/cwt	65.50–69.50	996	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	68.80/cwt	65.00–74.00	921	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	62.63/cwt	58.50–65.00	747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	95.78/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	14,688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	47.32/cwt	46.00–48.50	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	102.42/cwt	100.00–107.50	640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	64.82/cwt	60.00–68.50	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	706.27/cwt	670.00–740.00	7,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	992.66/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	13,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,332.30/cwt	1,230.00–1,450.00	17,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	116.39/cwt	110.00–121.00	687	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	122.39/cwt	117.50–127.50	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.77/cwt	134.00–137.50	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	137.04/cwt	130.00–144.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	89.50/cwt	84.00–95.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	105.68/cwt	103.00–111.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.95/cwt	116.00–125.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	126.54/cwt	125.00–127.50	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	115.66/cwt	108.00–124.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.47/cwt	99.00–104.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.49/cwt	119.00–127.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.57/cwt	121.00–127.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.07/cwt	129.00–138.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	148.97/cwt	146.00–151.00	763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	111.90/cwt	109.00–114.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	120.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	992	6

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 336Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 58Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 23Year ago 9

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
15	—	568	145.00–155.00	149.53
2	—	660	141.00	141.00
6	—	724	125.00–131.00	127.95
22	—	616	137.00–150.00	141.55
8	—	526	155.00–164.00	158.80
2	—	440	155.00	155.00
4	—	395	164.00	164.00
1	—	460	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	155.00–158.00	155.77
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
2	—	910	107.00	107.00
10	—	585	136.00–142.50	140.44
4	—	414	145.00–154.00	149.22
3	—	782	119.00–123.00	121.68
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
7	—	664	130.00–135.00	133.98
9	—	512	146.00–151.00	148.97
6	—	822	118.00–125.00	120.70
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	137.00	137.00
2	—	443	130.00–144.00	137.04
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	132.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	325	134.00–138.00	136.97
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
7	—	526	125.00–134.00	130.51
3	—	712	103.00–111.00	105.68
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
10	—	659	108.00–124.00	115.66
5	—	568	121.00–127.00	123.57
6	—	474	129.00–138.00	135.07
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	672	126.00–130.00	129.94
8	—	608	123.00–137.00	132.68
24	—	575	132.00–142.00	137.49
7	—	513	141.00–145.00	143.28
4	—	701	120.00	120.00
8	—	418	140.00–144.00	142.49
3	—	378	142.00	142.00
25	—	474	139.00–153.00	145.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	816	108.00–116.00	112.08
4	—	863	109.00–115.00	113.46
2	—	760	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	1,030	100.00	100.00
2	—	710	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	100.00–107.50	102.42
5	—	590	110.00–121.00	116.39
2	—	328	117.50–127.50	122.39
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
2	—	535	122.00–125.00	123.47
2	—	760	84.00–95.00	89.50
3	—	663	106.00	106.00
3	—	423	125.00–127.50	126.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	134.00–147.00	137.66
10	—	469	139.00–150.00	143.18
4	—	434	146.00–150.00	148.50
7	—	514	135.00–143.00	140.00
6	—	672	116.00–125.00	120.95
1	—	370	152.50	152.50
6	—	835	99.00–104.00	101.47
4	—	617	119.00–127.00	124.49
3	—	783	99.00	99.00
8	—	732	109.00–114.00	111.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	127.00–128.00	127.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–138.00	134.09
2	—	375	134.00–137.50	135.77
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00

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	1	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,398	900.00–1,075.00	992.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	670.00–740.00	706.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,285	1,230.00–1,450.00	1,332.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	57.00	57.00
2	—	970	46.00–48.50	47.32
4	—	1,119	60.00–68.50	64.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	65.50–69.50	66.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,338	65.00–74.00	68.80
3	—	1,193	58.50–65.00	62.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,745	93.00–101.50	95.78
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00

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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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