Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday market steady in a light test - Many working in hay this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.17/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$133.17

151 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

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	633	135.50	857	133
Medium and Large 2-3	525	118.67	624	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	493	102.00	503	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about $354 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 sale151 hd

133.17

—

KY average26 barns · 5,875 hd

133.36

−0.20

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	1,593	99.26	1,581	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	75.85	940	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	75.75	1,101	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	67.17	717	9thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	153.65/cwt	152.00–155.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.21/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	145.35/cwt	142.00–146.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.65/cwt	127.50–129.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	143.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	169.68/cwt	159.00–175.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	127.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	983	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	135.12/cwt	135.00–136.00	762	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	447	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	447	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	146.33/cwt	141.00–150.75	906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	841	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	517	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	133.30/cwt	133.30–133.30	977	76
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	78.35/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,028	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	66.51/cwt	65.00–68.00	627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	73.31/cwt	72.50–74.00	836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	103.72/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,704	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	77.35/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,134	8
Bulls	—	—	1,548	87.83/cwt	83.50–94.00	1,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	72.50/cwt	69.00–75.50	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,258.33/cwt	1,185.00–1,325.00	13,212	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,121	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	73.18/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	114.23/cwt	110.00–116.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	147.49/cwt	145.00–152.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.76/cwt	121.00–126.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.85/cwt	145.00–152.50	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	3

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 421Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 38Year ago 15

Compared to last Wednesday market steady in a light test - Many working in hay this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,000	103.00	103.00
13	—	771	127.00–130.00	127.46
3	—	586	142.00	142.00
1	—	985	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
3	—	543	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	154.00	154.00
3	—	406	159.00–175.00	169.68
15	—	619	141.00–150.75	146.33
5	—	489	172.00	172.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
2	—	517	105.00	105.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	131.00–136.00	135.26
5	—	570	126.00–130.00	129.21
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	127.50–129.00	128.65
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	137.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	152.00–155.00	153.65
12	—	488	142.00–146.00	145.35
3	—	630	130.00–131.00	130.33
3	—	422	140.00–151.00	143.78
8	—	564	135.00–136.00	135.12
76	—	733	133.30	133.30
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	110.00–116.00	114.23
9	—	478	121.00–126.00	121.76
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	113.00	113.00
2	—	675	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
3	—	441	145.00–152.50	147.49
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
2	—	365	145.00–152.50	148.85
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	475	132.50	132.50
2	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	533	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	870	88.00	88.00
3	—	573	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,312	76.50–80.50	78.35
3	—	1,140	72.50–74.00	73.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	65.00–68.00	66.51
2	—	1,028	54.00–55.00	54.52
5	—	1,133	69.00–75.50	72.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	75.00–81.50	77.35
5	—	1,434	72.00–74.50	73.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,643	95.00–112.00	103.72
3	—	1,548	83.50–94.00	87.83
1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	1,185.00–1,325.00	1,258.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,010.00	1,010.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle