Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves were mixed with calves under 600 lbs trading steady to 2.00 lower; over 600 lbs trading 2.00 higher in a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.46/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$132.46

99 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$32.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

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	544	135.12	734	79
Large 1-2	527	126.00	664	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	402	122.65	494	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	555	102.50	569	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.62/cwt here — about $166 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 sale99 hd

132.46

—

KY average26 barns · 4,327 hd

131.66

+0.80

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	1,542	102.92	1,586	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	78.26	1,161	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	77.15	981	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	65.99	663	21

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.51/cwt	135.00–141.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	136.77/cwt	135.00–137.50	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	127.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	142.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	747	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	143.48/cwt	141.00–146.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	139.64/cwt	136.00–141.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,501.84/cwt	1,185.00–1,800.00	20,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	136.84/cwt	136.50–137.00	995	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.61/cwt	128.00–133.00	876	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	1,293.43/cwt	1,175.00–1,410.00	17,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	531	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	928.39/cwt	880.00–1,030.00	11,986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	665	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,591	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	78.08/cwt	75.00–83.00	994	16
Bulls	—	—	1,470	90.51/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	107.05/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,673	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	156	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	527	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	664	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	78.26/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,161	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	57.28/cwt	52.50–61.50	501	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	72.52/cwt	69.00–77.00	802	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,099	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	66.41/cwt	64.50–68.00	668	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	653.74/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,903	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,688	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	351	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	323	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	527	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	124.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.35/cwt	135.00–136.00	568	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,007.59/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	124.31/cwt	110.00–132.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.31/cwt	137.00–144.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.50	919	15

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 537Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 109Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 111Year ago 17

3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	88.00	88.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
8	—	676	128.00–133.00	129.61
11	—	527	137.00–144.00	141.31
2	—	478	147.00	147.00
3	—	233	147.50	147.50
2	—	758	110.00–113.00	111.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
2	—	617	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	135.00–141.00	137.51
4	—	362	135.00–137.50	136.77
5	—	533	124.00–134.00	127.80
3	—	708	114.00–115.00	114.66
6	—	616	119.00–125.00	122.83
1	—	860	101.00	101.00
3	—	420	135.00–136.00	135.35
2	—	568	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	525	135.00–145.00	142.36
2	—	342	149.00	149.00
7	—	605	135.50	135.50
4	—	680	132.00	132.00
2	—	415	144.00	144.00
5	—	482	136.00–141.00	139.64
3	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	125.00	125.00
4	—	384	120.00–130.00	124.63
2	—	630	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
5	—	318	110.00–132.00	124.31
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
6	—	459	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
4	—	678	132.00–136.00	134.99
8	—	571	144.00–146.00	145.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	141.00–146.00	143.48
3	—	370	165.00	165.00
2	—	463	155.00–160.00	157.43
12	—	727	136.50–137.00	136.84
3	—	325	167.50	167.50
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
2	—	550	154.00	154.00
15	—	659	138.00–141.50	139.48
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	72.50	72.50
4	—	351	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,390	1,185.00–1,800.00	1,501.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,349	1,175.00–1,410.00	1,293.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	950.00–1,100.00	1,007.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,291	880.00–1,030.00	928.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	600.00–700.00	653.74
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	540.00	540.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	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
1	—	1,235	74.50	74.50
1	—	1,285	65.00	65.00
16	—	1,273	75.00–83.00	78.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	76.00–82.00	78.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	52.50–61.50	57.28
9	—	1,106	69.00–77.00	72.52
5	—	1,006	64.50–68.00	66.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	88.50–92.00	90.51
1	—	1,405	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,563	100.00–114.00	107.05

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