Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.09/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$140.09

173 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$25.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.33

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	537	142.40	765	157
Large 1-2	618	124.00	766	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	501	116.46	584	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.94/cwt here — about $181 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 sale173 hd

140.09

—

KY average26 barns · 4,534 hd

134.76

+5.33

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	1,642	100.66	1,653	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	72.03	969	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	70.72	1,033	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	67.31	719	10

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	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.12/cwt	124.00–128.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.10/cwt	128.00–133.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	138.80/cwt	133.00–142.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	145.65/cwt	144.00–148.00	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	171.02/cwt	162.50–177.50	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	142.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	170.39/cwt	167.50–172.50	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	148.42/cwt	145.00–149.50	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	145.25/cwt	135.00–148.00	803	104
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	831	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	985.64/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	12,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	64.56/cwt	63.00–67.00	689	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	68.24/cwt	68.00–68.50	923	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,118	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	73.08/cwt	69.00–77.00	828	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	104.24/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,756	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	89.93/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,361	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,686	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	1,376.52/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	21,171	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	28,643	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	72.50/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,054	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	73.57/cwt	69.00–77.50	977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	120.62/cwt	112.50–129.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	137.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	121.37/cwt	121.00–122.50	592	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	381	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	568	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	951.25/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.48/cwt	106.00–113.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.48/cwt	152.00–167.50	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	149.60/cwt	148.00–150.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	807	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 275Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 48Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 7Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	380	135.00–140.00	138.31
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
7	—	675	124.00–128.00	125.12
7	—	569	128.00–133.00	131.10
2	—	332	136.00	136.00
2	—	280	137.50	137.50
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	133.00–142.00	138.80
5	—	381	140.00–146.00	142.89
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
9	—	480	145.00–149.50	148.42
104	—	553	135.00–148.00	145.25
3	—	608	134.00–138.00	136.68
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	112.50–129.00	120.62
4	—	488	121.00–122.50	121.37
2	—	415	110.00–120.00	115.06
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
2	—	672	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	139.00–141.00	140.01
2	—	530	150.00–152.00	151.02
1	—	760	133.00	133.00
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00
3	—	638	140.00–141.00	140.67
3	—	477	152.00–167.50	157.48
5	—	552	148.00–150.00	149.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	632	144.00–148.00	145.65
8	—	424	162.50–177.50	171.02
2	—	683	145.00	145.00
2	—	385	172.50	172.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	690	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	134.00–139.00	137.50
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	377	140.00	140.00
6	—	513	138.00–140.00	139.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	480	156.00	156.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
2	—	855	106.00–113.00	109.48
2	—	538	147.00	147.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
3	—	672	124.00–125.00	124.67
3	—	635	125.00–128.00	127.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	124.00–126.00	124.67
7	—	376	167.50–172.50	170.39
3	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	482	167.50	167.50
2	—	695	129.00	129.00
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
2	—	568	127.00–130.00	128.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
2	—	355	147.50	147.50
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,538	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,271	975.00–1,000.00	985.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	900.00–1,025.00	951.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,530	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	63.00–67.00	64.56
1	—	810	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,133	69.00–77.00	73.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	68.00–68.50	68.24
1	—	1,720	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,454	69.00–76.50	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	67.00–68.00	67.51
1	—	1,360	61.00	61.00
13	—	1,328	69.00–77.50	73.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,685	96.00–111.00	104.24
4	—	1,513	84.00–92.00	89.93

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