Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.44/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$140.44

124 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	721	140.64	1,014	122
Large 1-2	485	137.00	664	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	325	120.00	390	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $624 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 sale124 hd

140.44

—

KY average18 barns · 3,473 hd

139.20

+1.25

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	1,636	94.50	1,546	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	70.98	1,080	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	68.47	880	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	61.92	633	12

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.59/cwt	139.00–149.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,126	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	126.62/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	142.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.63/cwt	151.00–155.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	149.27/cwt	141.00–153.25	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	145.96/cwt	141.00–149.50	701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	165.24/cwt	157.50–171.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	163.21/cwt	157.50–165.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	139.83/cwt	139.00–140.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	133.10/cwt	129.00–137.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	133.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,443	1,625.56/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	23,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	543	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	158.45/cwt	156.00–161.00	832	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	64.14/cwt	62.00–66.00	825	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	66.84/cwt	65.50–68.00	718	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	59.88/cwt	57.00–63.00	622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	70.98/cwt	67.50–73.00	1,080	7
Bulls	—	—	1,155	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	100.46/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,725	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	938.64/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,841	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	69.91/cwt	67.00–74.00	898	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	793	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	51.78/cwt	49.00–54.00	462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	90.40/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,502	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,012.72/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	14,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	116.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.13/cwt	134.00–137.50	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	156.38/cwt	151.00–162.00	529	2

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 244Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 64Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 45Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
7	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.65
2	—	718	106.00–107.00	106.50
4	—	690	116.00–120.00	116.99
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
3	—	477	134.00–137.50	136.13
7	—	574	125.00–131.00	127.43
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	121.00	121.00
11	—	528	136.00–148.00	142.11
15	—	480	141.00–149.50	145.96
2	—	672	131.00	131.00
6	—	565	139.00–140.00	139.83
13	—	639	129.00–137.00	133.10
8	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.94
3	—	377	143.00–145.00	143.97
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	134.00	134.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
11	—	647	114.50	114.50
3	—	527	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	793	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	160.00	160.00
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
8	—	689	134.00–135.00	134.76
3	—	618	130.00–136.00	133.68
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	139.00–149.00	144.59
3	—	546	146.00	146.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
2	—	725	118.00–119.00	118.49
1	—	410	147.50	147.50
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
3	—	578	133.00–135.00	134.34
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	866	130.00	130.00
4	—	819	124.00–127.50	126.62
3	—	518	151.00–155.00	152.63
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
2	—	338	151.00–162.00	156.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	141.00–153.25	149.27
7	—	793	132.75	132.75
3	—	432	157.50–171.00	165.24
4	—	388	165.00–166.00	165.50
6	—	466	157.50–165.00	163.21
4	—	715	140.00	140.00
6	—	572	153.00–154.00	153.50
11	—	525	156.00–161.00	158.45
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

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	—	1,375	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	825.00–1,075.00	938.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	62.00–66.00	64.14
15	—	1,284	67.00–74.00	69.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	65.50–68.00	66.84
2	—	1,038	57.00–63.00	59.88
3	—	893	49.00–54.00	51.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	67.50–73.00	70.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,717	95.00–104.00	100.46
3	—	1,662	88.00–93.00	90.40

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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Steers · 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