Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearling packages. Fleshy new crop calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.88/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$148.88

197 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

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	768	150.86	1,159	166
Medium and Large 2-3	560	138.52	775	30
Large 1-2	885	130.00	1,151	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.86/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 sale197 hd

148.88

—

KY average24 barns · 5,288 hd

149.40

−0.52

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	1,670	100.83	1,684	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	70.25	967	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	67.64	812	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	59.52	613	20

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2-3	—	763	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.04/cwt	144.00–154.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.43/cwt	133.00–136.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,045	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	809	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,254	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	147.95/cwt	147.95–147.95	1,295	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	114.34/cwt	113.00–116.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.66/cwt	127.00–131.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	146.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	728	121.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.18/cwt	143.00–154.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	138.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	160.11/cwt	159.00–162.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.14/cwt	148.00–157.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,046	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	153.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	661	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	606	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	1,234.37/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	17,084	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,229.14/cwt	1,200.00–1,285.00	16,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	707.75/cwt	625.00–760.00	7,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	706.13/cwt	610.00–825.00	6,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	61.59/cwt	60.00–62.50	720	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	73.44/cwt	70.00–76.50	892	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	65.92/cwt	63.00–69.50	792	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	64.48/cwt	63.50–65.50	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	94.96/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	103.77/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	295	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	451	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	943	1,069.17/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	10,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	57.08/cwt	47.00–62.00	571	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	970.95/cwt	885.00–1,050.00	13,205	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	928.50/cwt	900.00–940.00	11,727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,009.65/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,207	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	68.06/cwt	66.00–69.00	950	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.50	982	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	66.68/cwt	66.00–67.50	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.93/cwt	131.00–141.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	135.95/cwt	131.00–148.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	99.56/cwt	94.00–105.00	635	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	126.65/cwt	122.00–130.00	712	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	18,282	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	1,478.55/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	20,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	703.09/cwt	670.00–725.00	6,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	114.86/cwt	110.00–119.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	121.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.94/cwt	114.00–118.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	138.87/cwt	136.00–139.00	800	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	139.76/cwt	136.00–142.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.48/cwt	122.00–129.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	153.90/cwt	152.50–156.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	122.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	141.60/cwt	139.00–143.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 490Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 60Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 61Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	102.00	102.00
6	—	545	127.00–131.00	128.66
3	—	562	122.00–130.00	126.65
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
5	—	633	110.00–119.00	114.86
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
2	—	665	107.00	107.00
2	—	340	147.50	147.50
4	—	474	136.00–142.00	139.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	144.00–154.00	147.04
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
9	—	523	137.00–145.00	140.12
6	—	560	137.00–139.00	138.32
5	—	411	152.50–156.00	153.90
5	—	618	127.00–135.00	129.79
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
2	—	455	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	153.00	153.00
1	—	935	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	133.00–136.00	133.43
3	—	422	139.00–141.00	140.02
3	—	703	113.00–116.00	114.34
1	—	210	131.00	131.00
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.60
6	—	487	136.00–140.00	138.67
4	—	659	124.00–129.00	126.49
2	—	773	115.00–116.00	115.50
6	—	618	122.00–129.00	127.48
6	—	526	134.00–138.00	136.99
3	—	310	139.00–143.00	141.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	145.00–150.00	146.87
5	—	404	149.00–151.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	120.00–124.00	121.40
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
8	—	661	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	150.00–156.00	153.95
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	119.00	119.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	131.00–148.00	135.95
2	—	638	94.00–105.00	99.56
5	—	524	116.00–125.00	121.43
2	—	670	114.00–118.00	115.94
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
5	—	581	121.00–125.00	122.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	167.50	167.50
4	—	571	143.00–154.00	148.18
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
4	—	528	148.00–157.00	153.14
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
2	—	775	133.00–137.00	134.99
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	670	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	716	146.00	146.00
3	—	473	159.00–162.50	160.11
4	—	612	149.00–155.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	809	155.00	155.00
37	—	875	147.95	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	131.00–141.00	135.93
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
22	—	576	136.00–139.00	138.87
3	—	478	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	130.00	130.00

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	—	1,220	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,384	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,234.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,342	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,229.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,412	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,478.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	625.00–760.00	707.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	980	610.00–825.00	706.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	670.00–725.00	703.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,360	885.00–1,050.00	970.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,263	900.00–940.00	928.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	900.00–1,075.00	1,009.65
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	943	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,069.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	60.00–62.50	61.59
14	—	1,215	70.00–76.50	73.44
19	—	1,202	63.00–69.50	65.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	63.50–65.50	64.48
14	—	1,000	47.00–62.00	57.08
2	—	1,153	66.00–67.50	66.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	66.00–69.00	68.06
8	—	1,356	70.00–75.50	72.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	94.00–96.00	94.96
6	—	1,665	99.00–112.00	103.77

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle