Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand; over 700 lbs light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher on 400-500 lbs with very demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.85/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$165.85

167 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.83

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	554	168.09	932	155
Large 1-2	685	140.00	959	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	678	136.40	924	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.69/cwt here — about $8 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 sale167 hd

165.85

—

KY average26 barns · 4,584 hd

147.02

+18.83

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	1,519	94.23	1,431	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	68.93	1,041	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	64.36	805	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	50.81	535	8thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	156.71/cwt	155.00–157.50	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	154.86/cwt	150.00–162.50	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	105.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	160.09/cwt	155.00–162.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	151.81/cwt	147.00–152.00	799	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	143.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	143.71/cwt	143.00–144.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	241	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	168.58/cwt	161.00–170.00	816	18
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	571	110.30/cwt	105.00–113.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	167.01/cwt	148.00–171.00	1,034	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	973	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	154.87/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,042	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	139.78/cwt	137.00–142.00	851	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	66.49/cwt	65.00–68.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	102.02/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	57.46/cwt	54.00–61.00	702	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	71.91/cwt	70.50–74.50	963	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	93.40/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,205	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,345	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	67.42/cwt	65.00–68.50	1,023	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	49.35/cwt	43.00–55.50	526	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	18,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	589	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	12,792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	61.51/cwt	60.00–63.00	972	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	71.92/cwt	68.50–75.50	1,071	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	817	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	346	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	103.54/cwt	98.00–109.00	735	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	722	116.83/cwt	106.00–128.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	131.39/cwt	121.00–135.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.61/cwt	152.50–162.50	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.77/cwt	146.00–148.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	171.76/cwt	170.00–172.50	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	142.00/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,004	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 519Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 114Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 71Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.50	122.50
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
3	—	346	133.00	133.00
2	—	710	98.00–109.00	103.54
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
3	—	788	109.00	109.00
2	—	670	115.00–116.00	115.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	155.00–157.50	156.71
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
3	—	488	144.00–145.00	144.33
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	116.00	116.00
2	—	575	134.00–139.00	136.46
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	150.00–162.50	154.86
2	—	710	126.00	126.00
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
6	—	371	155.00–162.00	160.09
6	—	692	131.00	131.00
55	—	526	147.00–152.00	151.81
13	—	572	142.00–147.00	143.74
14	—	472	150.00–156.00	153.03
10	—	609	137.00–142.00	139.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	123.00	123.00
2	—	817	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	104.00–108.00	105.34
1	—	635	139.00	139.00
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
5	—	486	145.00–149.00	147.01
3	—	368	152.50–162.50	157.61
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
3	—	708	121.00–125.00	122.34
4	—	570	146.00–148.00	146.77
3	—	448	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	105.00–113.00	110.30
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
3	—	722	106.00–128.00	116.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	121.00–135.00	131.39
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.50	157.50
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
7	—	626	143.00–144.00	143.71
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
1	—	795	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	176.00	176.00
3	—	241	187.50	187.50
18	—	484	161.00–170.00	168.58
30	—	619	148.00–171.00	167.01
56	—	555	175.25	175.25
17	—	673	144.00–156.00	154.87
4	—	330	182.50	182.50
10	—	416	170.00–172.50	171.76
3	—	707	141.00–144.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	827	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	141.00	141.00
7	—	654	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	65.00–68.00	66.49
5	—	1,221	54.00–61.00	57.46
4	—	1,339	70.50–74.50	71.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,518	65.00–68.50	67.42
2	—	1,580	60.00–63.00	61.51
9	—	1,489	68.50–75.50	71.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,066	43.00–55.50	49.35
1	—	965	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	96.00–109.00	102.02
4	—	1,290	89.00–95.00	93.40
1	—	1,640	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	800.00–810.00	805.00

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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