Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 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 $147.72/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$147.72

272 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$31.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

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	552	149.71	827	253
Medium and Large 2-3	516	123.89	639	9thin
Large 1-2	763	118.70	906	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.01/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale272 hd

147.72

—

KY average25 barns · 5,878 hd

139.68

+8.04

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	—	Average	1,664	99.95	1,664	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	67.98	892	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	66.26	780	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	59.79	581	27

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	153.67/cwt	153.00–154.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	158.89/cwt	157.00–161.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	146.72/cwt	146.00–148.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	155.56/cwt	151.00–161.00	961	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	151.09/cwt	139.00–152.00	899	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	158.12/cwt	139.00–160.00	824	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,081.46/cwt	900.00–1,235.00	12,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	144.89/cwt	143.00–145.00	635	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.97/cwt	136.00–139.50	849	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	617.09/cwt	600.00–635.00	5,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	695.15/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	155.51/cwt	154.00–156.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	138.38/cwt	132.00–139.50	855	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	146.49/cwt	138.00–150.00	825	22
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	20,528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	952.95/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	819.02/cwt	800.00–840.00	9,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	703.34/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,263	81.89/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,034	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	68.01/cwt	66.00–70.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	62.70/cwt	60.00–64.50	635	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	836	7
Bulls	—	—	1,717	103.55/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,778	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	642	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	828	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	71.41/cwt	69.50–76.00	950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	57.54/cwt	54.00–63.00	666	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.00/cwt	69.00–72.50	835	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.93/cwt	64.00–68.50	783	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	722.77/cwt	650.00–810.00	7,466	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	55.58/cwt	52.00–59.00	514	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	62.37/cwt	61.00–63.50	832	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	439	141.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	623	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.45/cwt	132.00–137.00	639	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,481	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	712	129.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,565	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	26,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,462.25/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	22,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	637	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	148.37/cwt	142.50–152.50	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.17/cwt	147.00–157.50	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	135.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.69/cwt	137.50–144.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	138.36/cwt	137.00–139.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	154.29/cwt	151.00–162.50	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.43/cwt	131.00–138.00	704	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	29,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	933.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,384	11

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 668Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 71Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 27Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	724	120.00–126.00	124.14
1	—	925	104.00	104.00
2	—	297	172.50	172.50
2	—	483	144.00–150.00	147.02
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
1	—	310	152.50	152.50
5	—	615	136.00–139.50	137.97
22	—	563	138.00–150.00	146.49
1	—	890	114.00	114.00
3	—	425	147.00–157.50	152.17
4	—	374	151.00–162.50	154.29
4	—	671	133.00–136.00	134.50
11	—	520	140.00–145.00	143.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	147.00	147.00
2	—	610	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	439	130.00–145.00	141.87
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	132.00–137.00	134.45
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	382	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
3	—	322	137.50	137.50
3	—	520	131.00–138.00	135.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	135.00	135.00
3	—	558	153.00–154.00	153.67
5	—	485	152.00	152.00
3	—	705	137.00	137.00
2	—	515	150.00	150.00
4	—	671	143.00–144.00	143.49
8	—	627	140.00–149.00	144.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	157.00–161.00	158.89
6	—	660	150.00	150.00
17	—	618	151.00–161.00	155.56
6	—	522	154.00–156.00	155.51
7	—	470	156.00	156.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	128.00–133.00	129.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	144.00–145.00	144.49
5	—	325	142.50–152.50	148.37
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	975	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
4	—	380	145.00–148.00	146.27
3	—	808	110.00	110.00
1	—	935	104.00	104.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	710	119.00–121.00	119.99
2	—	432	142.50	142.50
4	—	586	130.00–139.00	135.72
6	—	472	137.50–144.00	139.69
8	—	526	137.00–139.00	138.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	146.00–148.00	146.72
92	—	595	139.00–152.00	151.09
83	—	521	139.00–160.00	158.12
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
7	—	671	130.00–138.00	134.71
17	—	438	143.00–145.00	144.89
11	—	618	132.00–139.50	138.38
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	129.00	129.00
7	—	785	118.00	118.00
1	—	850	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
3	—	493	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	83.00	83.00
1	—	910	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,180	900.00–1,235.00	1,081.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,067	900.00–1,075.00	952.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,113	800.00–1,050.00	933.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	600.00–635.00	617.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,003	600.00–800.00	695.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	898	650.00–775.00	703.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	650.00–810.00	722.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,910	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	800.00–840.00	819.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,263	78.00–85.00	81.89
17	—	1,717	97.00–112.50	103.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	66.00–70.00	68.01
9	—	1,012	60.00–64.50	62.70
14	—	924	52.00–59.00	55.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	64.00–68.00	65.80
11	—	1,330	69.50–76.00	71.41
4	—	1,334	61.00–63.50	62.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	54.00–63.00	57.54
12	—	1,176	69.00–72.50	71.00
14	—	1,187	64.00–68.50	65.93

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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