Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.99/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$143.99

258 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

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	681	145.07	988	248
Large 1-2	535	129.00	690	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	115.66	657	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $331 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 sale258 hd

143.99

—

KY average25 barns · 3,393 hd

139.95

+4.04

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	1,612	98.79	1,592	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	72.63	1,099	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	67.41	824	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	61.40	627	11

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	684	134.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	124.50/cwt	121.00–127.50	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	145.72/cwt	144.00–148.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.12/cwt	145.00–151.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.50	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,009	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.90/cwt	134.00–137.50	576	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.24/cwt	142.00–154.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	157.51/cwt	154.00–163.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	137.68/cwt	137.00–139.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	158.16/cwt	149.00–165.00	995	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	175.56/cwt	169.00–182.50	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	615	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	160.57/cwt	160.00–161.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,224	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	166.06/cwt	161.00–175.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	156.79/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,057	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	63.17/cwt	61.00–65.00	726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	74.51/cwt	71.50–76.50	1,177	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	68.49/cwt	65.00–70.00	936	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	73.36/cwt	72.00–74.00	894	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	51.73/cwt	48.00–57.00	475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	68.43/cwt	66.00–71.50	719	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	66.36/cwt	64.00–69.00	814	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,356	92.17/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,250	5
Bulls	—	—	2,080	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	104.23/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,774	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	719.41/cwt	630.00–800.00	7,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,006.33/cwt	970.00–1,025.00	10,224	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	865	479.94/cwt	475.00–485.00	4,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	726.79/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	997.83/cwt	860.00–1,090.00	13,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	730	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,928	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	20,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	121.34/cwt	121.00–122.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.52/cwt	165.00–166.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	154.64/cwt	153.00–159.00	747	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	151.57/cwt	144.00–154.75	1,073	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	158.64/cwt	154.00–161.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	552	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	885	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	908	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,230	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	642	132.66/cwt	131.00–135.00	852	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 515Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	147.50	147.50
3	—	473	140.00	140.00
2	—	638	128.00–129.00	128.50
3	—	530	134.00	134.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
4	—	427	134.00–137.50	134.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	136.00	136.00
9	—	684	130.00–136.00	134.54
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
3	—	885	104.00	104.00
3	—	642	131.00–135.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
3	—	513	121.00–127.50	124.50
1	—	935	89.00	89.00
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
2	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.48
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	517	144.00–148.00	145.72
14	—	571	141.00–147.00	144.06
5	—	429	140.00–147.50	143.48
66	—	665	151.75	151.75
2	—	465	146.00–147.00	146.51
59	—	708	144.00–154.75	151.57
7	—	364	154.00–161.00	158.64
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	908	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	145.00–151.00	148.12
1	—	1,010	113.00	113.00
3	—	515	142.00–154.00	147.24
3	—	705	137.00–139.00	137.68
3	—	420	151.00	151.00
2	—	367	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
1	—	320	152.50	152.50
3	—	378	142.50	142.50
1	—	835	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	154.00–163.00	157.51
29	—	629	149.00–165.00	158.16
9	—	436	169.00–182.50	175.56
7	—	515	160.00–161.00	160.57
1	—	380	192.50	192.50
31	—	781	156.75	156.75
3	—	343	187.50	187.50
8	—	473	161.00–175.00	166.06
22	—	674	153.00–159.00	156.79
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	101.00	101.00
2	—	825	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
4	—	581	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
3	—	512	137.00–140.00	138.95
2	—	767	117.00	117.00
2	—	667	134.00	134.00
2	—	378	165.00–166.00	165.52
7	—	483	153.00–159.00	154.64
3	—	1,163	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
2	—	433	160.00–172.50	166.14
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
3	—	555	121.00–122.00	121.34
1	—	380	137.50	137.50
2	—	505	122.00–132.00	127.00
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
1	—	655	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
2	—	552	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	61.00–65.00	63.17
4	—	919	48.00–57.00	51.73
5	—	1,051	66.00–71.50	68.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,579	71.50–76.50	74.51
5	—	1,367	65.00–70.00	68.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	72.00–74.00	73.36
8	—	1,227	64.00–69.00	66.36
1	—	1,195	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	87.00–95.00	92.17
1	—	2,080	83.00	83.00
9	—	1,702	99.00–110.00	104.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	630.00–800.00	719.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	700.00–750.00	726.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,016	970.00–1,025.00	1,006.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,367	860.00–1,090.00	997.83
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	475.00–485.00	479.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,360.00	1,360.00

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