Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with more new crop fleshy offerings on the market compared to last week. Very good demand for yearling packages. Heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.42/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$156.42

399 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	693	158.12	1,096	367
Medium and Large 2-3	556	137.35	763	25
Large 1-2	578	136.50	788	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	130.00	527	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $570 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 sale399 hd

156.42

—

KY average19 barns · 3,278 hd

154.01

+2.41

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	1,666	92.84	1,546	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	67.85	973	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	67.65	869	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	55.28	594	15

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	134.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	139.10/cwt	136.00–140.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	146.76/cwt	143.00–152.00	630	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	151.18/cwt	139.00–153.00	836	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	382	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	147.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	477	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	625	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	412	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	148.10/cwt	140.00–151.50	758	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	139.64/cwt	137.50–145.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	121.91/cwt	111.00–128.00	695	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.92/cwt	132.50–143.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	131.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	139.87/cwt	138.00–141.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,185	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	154.33/cwt	151.00–157.50	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	160.65/cwt	160.00–161.00	535	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	162.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	129.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.53/cwt	145.00–154.00	777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	162.15/cwt	156.00–170.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	147.83/cwt	141.00–151.00	920	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	512	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	681	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,153	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	739	164.95/cwt	164.95–164.95	1,219	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	759	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,245	58
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	156.32/cwt	154.50–158.00	825	24
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.77/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	157.89/cwt	152.00–161.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	158.66/cwt	153.00–161.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	631	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	855	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	59.58/cwt	57.00–61.00	631	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	50.90/cwt	46.00–56.00	550	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	69.94/cwt	69.00–71.00	984	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	66.38/cwt	64.00–68.00	965	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	59.45/cwt	57.50–61.00	744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	72.34/cwt	69.50–75.50	990	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	66.48/cwt	64.00–68.00	825	20
Bulls	—	—	1,656	97.74/cwt	94.50–100.50	1,619	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	81.78/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	90.41/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,503	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	76.36/cwt	75.00–78.00	680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	862.96/cwt	825.00–880.00	10,459	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	729.18/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	902.89/cwt	810.00–990.00	10,979	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	736.27/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,452	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	1,139.69/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	15,511	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	835	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	119.55/cwt	117.00–125.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	261	135.78/cwt	129.00–142.50	354	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	526	113.59/cwt	110.00–121.00	597	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	144.63/cwt	142.50–147.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	126.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	131.75/cwt	131.00–133.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	103.52/cwt	101.00–106.00	842	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	567	128.74/cwt	122.00–131.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	121.92/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	118.26/cwt	118.00–119.00	737	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	566	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	733	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	144.93/cwt	141.00–147.50	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	143.94/cwt	142.00–147.50	603	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	115.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	104.80/cwt	102.50–108.00	869	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	156.47/cwt	151.00–163.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.08/cwt	122.00–130.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	140.13/cwt	137.50–143.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	157.18/cwt	152.00–162.50	591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	137.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.30/cwt	109.00–113.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.03/cwt	123.00–126.00	835	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	135.21/cwt	132.00–137.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	106.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.47/cwt	131.00–144.00	734	17
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	145.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 487Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 57Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
3	—	668	129.00–137.00	134.03
8	—	559	136.00–140.00	139.10
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
5	—	484	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
4	—	627	125.00–131.00	129.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	138.00–140.00	139.50
9	—	574	140.00–149.00	144.64
17	—	820	144.50	144.50
2	—	715	131.00–136.00	133.52
7	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.13
2	—	410	151.00–157.50	154.33
3	—	333	160.00–161.00	160.65
14	—	523	145.00–154.00	148.53
53	—	771	149.50	149.50
2	—	387	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	144.00	144.00
6	—	418	160.00–169.00	162.37
9	—	462	156.00–170.00	162.15
16	—	622	141.00–151.00	147.83
24	—	528	154.50–158.00	156.32
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	132.00–135.00	132.99
3	—	643	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	739	164.95	164.95
58	—	759	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	429	143.00–152.00	146.76
69	—	553	139.00–153.00	151.18
7	—	363	146.00–150.00	147.39
73	—	512	140.00–151.50	148.10
7	—	607	138.00–141.00	139.87
14	—	468	141.00–147.50	144.93
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
2	—	477	131.00	131.00
2	—	412	138.00	138.00
4	—	567	122.00–131.00	128.74
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	112.50	112.50
2	—	485	117.50	117.50
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
12	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.44
6	—	319	137.50–145.00	139.64
4	—	589	133.00	133.00
3	—	422	132.50–143.00	136.92
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
6	—	511	130.00–135.00	131.33
2	—	813	101.00–106.00	103.52
3	—	626	125.00–126.00	125.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
4	—	570	111.00–128.00	121.91
4	—	478	131.00–133.00	131.75
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.92
4	—	623	118.00–119.00	118.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	86.00	86.00
1	—	520	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	380	142.50	142.50
4	—	566	129.00–130.00	129.49
3	—	715	114.00–117.00	115.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	142.00–150.00	144.77
1	—	970	99.00	99.00
2	—	270	142.50–147.00	144.63
5	—	419	142.00–147.50	143.94
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
7	—	829	102.50–108.00	104.80
7	—	336	151.00–163.00	156.47
12	—	376	152.00–162.50	157.18
13	—	587	134.00–140.00	137.42
3	—	720	109.00–113.00	110.30
10	—	673	123.00–126.00	124.03
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
8	—	612	125.00–135.00	129.59
17	—	530	131.00–144.00	138.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	152.00–161.00	157.89
7	—	459	153.00–161.00	158.66
3	—	631	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
5	—	666	117.00–125.00	119.55
4	—	261	129.00–142.50	135.78
1	—	980	76.00	76.00
2	—	933	83.00–85.00	84.01
3	—	571	123.00–128.00	126.31
3	—	525	122.00–130.00	126.08
2	—	418	137.50–143.00	140.13
4	—	461	132.00–137.00	135.21
4	—	773	103.00–107.00	106.01
8	—	372	140.00–150.00	145.74
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	110.00–121.00	113.59
2	—	360	122.50	122.50
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	64.50	64.50
6	—	1,059	57.00–61.00	59.58
8	—	1,080	46.00–56.00	50.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,407	69.00–71.00	69.94
10	—	1,453	64.00–68.00	66.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	57.50–61.00	59.45
12	—	1,368	69.50–75.50	72.34
20	—	1,241	64.00–68.00	66.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,656	94.50–100.50	97.74
2	—	1,708	81.00–83.00	81.78
5	—	1,662	88.00–93.50	90.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	75.00–78.00	76.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,212	825.00–880.00	862.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,216	810.00–990.00	902.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	675.00–775.00	729.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	725.00–750.00	736.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,361	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,139.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	860.00	860.00

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