Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady in a light test with good demand; over 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.23/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$137.23

305 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	659	138.21	911	285
Medium and Large 2-3	497	125.15	622	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	119.00	595	1thin
Large 1-2	629	118.80	748	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $163 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 sale305 hd

137.23

—

KY average25 barns · 5,084 hd

136.29

+0.95

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	1,631	95.08	1,551	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	72.05	1,078	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	70.11	943	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	62.00	669	12

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	429	166.84/cwt	160.00–177.50	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	167.74/cwt	165.00–173.00	812	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	160.27/cwt	156.00–165.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	144.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	803	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	133.72/cwt	122.00–134.25	992	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	140.90/cwt	136.00–146.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	297	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.76/cwt	146.00–149.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.32/cwt	152.00–155.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	142.17/cwt	140.00–146.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	138.14/cwt	138.00–140.00	982	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	156.12/cwt	147.00–159.00	970	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,181.26/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	16,987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,046	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	127.65/cwt	124.00–130.00	613	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	878	599.86/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	150.23/cwt	146.00–152.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,005.89/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,316	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	123.11/cwt	121.00–127.00	696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	97.81/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	55.49/cwt	53.00–59.00	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	68.54/cwt	65.50–72.50	722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	61.97/cwt	60.00–64.50	684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	72.05/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	747	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	829	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	73.78/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,001	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	66.44/cwt	63.50–69.00	886	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	715.28/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,951	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	115.02/cwt	111.00–119.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	127.24/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	125.38/cwt	118.00–129.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.53/cwt	124.00–129.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	124.31/cwt	121.00–126.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	373	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	143.59/cwt	138.00–144.25	956	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.16/cwt	130.00–134.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	139.71/cwt	134.50–139.95	1,172	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	138.78/cwt	130.00–141.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.50/cwt	141.00–145.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	639	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 319Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 20

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
4	—	429	160.00–177.50	166.84
14	—	484	165.00–173.00	167.74
5	—	550	156.00	156.00
8	—	534	156.00–165.00	160.27
30	—	711	138.00–140.00	138.14
45	—	621	147.00–159.00	156.12
1	—	655	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
6	—	751	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	120.00	120.00
4	—	717	134.00	134.00
4	—	560	146.00–149.00	146.76
3	—	465	152.00–155.00	153.32
2	—	637	141.00	141.00
1	—	765	134.50	134.50
4	—	681	143.50	143.50
5	—	1,017	120.75	120.75
66	—	839	134.50–139.95	139.71
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
5	—	480	124.00–130.00	127.65
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
3	—	565	121.00–127.00	123.11
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	122.00–128.50	127.24
10	—	560	130.00–141.00	138.78
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	556	140.00–146.00	144.50
135	—	742	122.00–134.25	133.72
15	—	520	136.00–146.00	140.90
2	—	297	145.00	145.00
14	—	472	140.00–146.00	142.17
2	—	320	155.00	155.00
2	—	615	132.00–135.00	133.46
2	—	380	145.00	145.00
8	—	434	146.00–152.00	150.23
72	—	666	138.00–144.25	143.59
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	111.00	111.00
3	—	551	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	123.00–128.00	125.51
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
3	—	593	118.00–129.00	125.38
3	—	460	121.00–126.00	124.31
2	—	633	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
2	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	515	130.00–134.00	132.06
6	—	571	130.00–134.00	131.16
3	—	478	133.00–135.00	133.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
1	—	380	157.50	157.50
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
2	—	633	124.00–129.00	126.53
4	—	750	128.00	128.00
3	—	815	119.00–123.00	120.98
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.02
4	—	526	141.00–145.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	165.00	165.00
1	—	520	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
2	—	515	115.00–120.00	117.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	111.00–119.00	115.02
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
2	—	578	128.00–129.00	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	150.50	150.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	61.00	61.00

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	2	—	1,438	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,181.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	975.00–1,025.00	1,005.89
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	550.00–650.00	599.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	675.00–750.00	715.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	993	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	100.00	100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	95.00–99.00	97.81
2	—	1,455	90.00–92.00	90.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	53.00–59.00	55.49
4	—	1,053	65.50–72.50	68.54
4	—	1,103	60.00–64.50	61.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	70.50–74.00	72.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,357	70.00–77.00	73.78
7	—	1,334	63.50–69.00	66.44

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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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