Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.17/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$139.17

278 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

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	575	141.07	811	230
Large 1-2	581	131.40	764	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	526	129.75	682	38

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $129 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 sale278 hd

139.17

—

KY average26 barns · 5,547 hd

141.75

−2.58

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	1,627	98.43	1,602	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	71.63	1,043	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	70.69	905	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	65.85	701	11

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	139.94/cwt	139.25–141.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,034	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.44/cwt	162.50–169.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	171.91/cwt	159.00–177.00	737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	142.81/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	131.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.14/cwt	149.00–154.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	142.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	978	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.67/cwt	156.00–162.50	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.82/cwt	119.00–129.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.90/cwt	127.00–134.00	824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	169.59/cwt	167.00–172.50	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	148.47/cwt	141.00–154.00	779	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	144.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	824	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	152.44/cwt	146.00–157.50	709	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	145.11/cwt	144.00–145.50	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	155.22/cwt	149.00–160.00	649	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	584	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	136.81/cwt	134.00–139.50	848	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	454	169.01/cwt	167.00–173.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	158.96/cwt	155.00–163.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	167.93/cwt	162.00–173.00	882	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	168.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	677	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	155.54/cwt	149.50–159.75	983	35
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	136.30/cwt	135.00–141.50	917	41
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	68.27/cwt	64.50–70.00	836	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	64.46/cwt	64.00–65.50	634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.22/cwt	59.00–61.50	647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	106.85/cwt	101.00–115.50	1,857	9
Bulls	—	—	1,424	93.83/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,336	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	74.32/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,292	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	73.32/cwt	71.00–76.50	982	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	70.06/cwt	67.50–72.00	775	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	73.45/cwt	71.00–75.50	1,097	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	68.00/cwt	65.50–70.00	940	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	619	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	833	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	556	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	762	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	17,798	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	154.17/cwt	152.50–155.00	580	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	132.35/cwt	121.00–136.00	762	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	122.11/cwt	113.00–126.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	155.64/cwt	155.00–157.50	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	129.64/cwt	128.00–133.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	143.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	696	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	826	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,033	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	134.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	145.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	776	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	134.82/cwt	134.00–137.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	137.98/cwt	134.00–139.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	149.39/cwt	149.00–149.50	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	138.74/cwt	138.00–139.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	149.43/cwt	149.00–151.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	145.78/cwt	140.00–149.50	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	601	10

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 383Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 46Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 17

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher 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
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
2	—	775	111.00–114.00	112.50
2	—	810	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
2	—	518	140.00	140.00
2	—	307	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
24	—	625	127.00–134.00	131.90
4	—	426	142.50–145.00	143.76
15	—	484	137.00–145.00	143.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	525	141.00–154.00	148.47
28	—	569	140.00–151.00	144.82
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
19	—	465	146.00–157.50	152.44
16	—	418	149.00–160.00	155.22
22	—	620	134.00–139.50	136.81
41	—	673	135.00–141.50	136.30
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	123.00	123.00
5	—	556	137.00	137.00
2	—	445	139.00	139.00
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	152.50–155.00	154.17
4	—	328	155.00–157.50	155.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	121.00–136.00	132.35
3	—	453	137.00	137.00
11	—	673	113.00–126.00	122.11
3	—	615	118.00	118.00
3	—	543	128.00–133.00	129.64
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
1	—	300	124.00	124.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
10	—	429	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	826	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	160.00	160.00
2	—	645	148.00	148.00
4	—	385	162.50–169.00	167.44
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,123	106.00	106.00
2	—	818	128.00–135.00	131.51
12	—	523	151.00–155.00	152.32
2	—	418	159.00	159.00
1	—	575	153.00	153.00
17	—	687	141.00–146.00	142.43
1	—	915	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	784	139.25–141.00	139.94
14	—	665	155.50	155.50
15	—	429	159.00–177.00	171.91
7	—	723	141.00–150.00	142.81
16	—	480	167.00–172.50	169.59
6	—	576	155.00–163.00	158.96
16	—	525	162.00–173.00	167.93
35	—	632	149.50–159.75	155.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	131.50	131.50
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
5	—	618	134.00–139.00	137.98
2	—	862	122.00	122.00
5	—	461	149.00–149.50	149.39
1	—	285	152.00	152.00
5	—	407	149.00–151.00	149.43
3	—	583	145.00	145.00
7	—	534	140.00–149.50	145.78
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	149.00–154.00	152.14
12	—	571	140.00–149.00	145.84
10	—	370	156.00–162.50	158.67
6	—	770	119.00–129.00	124.82
3	—	848	115.00	115.00
3	—	887	105.00–110.00	108.33
2	—	700	133.50	133.50
7	—	662	130.00–137.50	134.86
14	—	532	140.00–149.00	145.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	144.00–145.50	145.11
10	—	727	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	167.00–173.00	169.01
2	—	403	165.00–171.00	168.02
5	—	551	158.00	158.00
5	—	537	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	122.50	122.50
1	—	470	132.50	132.50
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
2	—	285	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	126.00–127.00	126.34
2	—	265	139.00	139.00
2	—	340	151.00	151.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
6	—	521	134.00–137.00	134.82
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
4	—	459	138.00–139.00	138.74
1	—	865	97.00	97.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	477	122.50	122.50
3	—	613	101.00	101.00
43	—	410	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,225	64.50–70.00	68.27
11	—	1,340	71.00–76.50	73.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	64.00–65.50	64.46
3	—	1,075	59.00–61.50	60.22
5	—	1,106	67.50–72.00	70.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,494	71.00–75.50	73.45
7	—	1,382	65.50–70.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,738	101.00–115.50	106.85
6	—	1,424	90.00–97.00	93.83
2	—	1,738	71.00–77.00	74.32

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	1	—	1,575	1,130.00	1,130.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	76.00	76.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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