Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder cattle lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $138.09/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$138.09

49 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	495	138.76	687	47
Medium and Large 2-3	360	130.00	468	1thin
Large 1-2	610	115.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale49 hd

138.09

—

KY average11 barns · 1,302 hd

134.66

+3.43

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	1,605	101.11	1,623	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	70.82	886	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	70.11	1,000	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	65.13	719	15

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	425	138.57/cwt	132.50–142.50	589	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	68.00/cwt	67.50–68.50	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	110.92/cwt	102.00–119.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	656	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.76/cwt	120.00–123.50	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	67.13/cwt	67.00–67.50	885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,248	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	105.37/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,808	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	72.51/cwt	70.50–75.00	898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	20,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	146.75/cwt	145.00–148.00	625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	795	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	913.93/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	169.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	26,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,328	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	58.08/cwt	55.50–61.00	627	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	68.59/cwt	67.00–70.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.36/cwt	128.00–133.00	755	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	65.32/cwt	63.00–67.00	681	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	72.21/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,116	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	1,247.66/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	18,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	145.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	712	9

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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 633Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 38Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 18

Compared to last Wednesday feeder cattle lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	132.50–142.50	138.57
3	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	98.00	98.00
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	145.00–148.00	146.75
6	—	372	150.00	150.00
11	—	519	137.00–140.00	138.43
9	—	488	140.00–147.50	145.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	102.00–119.00	110.92
2	—	520	143.00–145.00	144.01
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
4	—	769	120.00–123.50	121.76
2	—	440	146.00–149.00	147.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	133.00	133.00
3	—	656	127.00	127.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.50	132.50
8	—	525	130.00–139.00	135.14
3	—	575	128.00–133.00	131.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	160.00	160.00
5	—	358	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	133.00–136.00	134.54
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
4	—	676	144.00–145.00	144.75
2	—	510	160.00	160.00
3	—	415	168.00–172.00	169.98
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	154.00	154.00
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
3	—	901	127.00	127.00
2	—	528	149.00–150.00	149.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	67.50–68.50	68.00
3	—	1,545	70.00–73.50	72.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,318	67.00–67.50	67.13
14	—	1,239	70.50–75.00	72.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	55.50–61.00	58.08
8	—	1,138	67.00–70.00	68.59
3	—	1,042	63.00–67.00	65.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,248	92.00	92.00
9	—	1,716	97.00–111.00	105.37

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,810	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,488	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,247.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	875.00–950.00	913.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	700.00	700.00

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