Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned offerings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.03/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$135.03

196 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

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	532	137.67	732	168
Large 1-2	593	122.33	725	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	118.85	674	25

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $58 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 sale196 hd

135.03

—

KY average27 barns · 5,312 hd

138.08

−3.04

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	1,591	94.85	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	71.11	1,118	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	67.07	861	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	60.25	611	9thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	—	720	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	110.26/cwt	107.00–112.00	861	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	66.50/cwt	64.00–68.00	827	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	58.31/cwt	53.00–60.50	717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	55.48/cwt	54.00–57.50	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	122.58/cwt	122.00–126.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	138.52/cwt	134.00–141.00	565	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	527	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	134.84/cwt	132.50–138.25	859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	690	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.10/cwt	113.00–118.50	849	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.66/cwt	141.00–142.00	517	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	138.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	128.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	146.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	623	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	164.76/cwt	156.75–167.00	802	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	109.45/cwt	102.00–116.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	144.38/cwt	141.00–147.50	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	143.68/cwt	134.00–152.50	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,072	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.60/cwt	138.50–139.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	153.99/cwt	152.50–155.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	140.67/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	148.33/cwt	146.00–155.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.35/cwt	151.00–153.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.36/cwt	146.00–150.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	158.59/cwt	156.00–162.50	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	156.34/cwt	154.00–157.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	158.74/cwt	158.50–160.00	671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.12/cwt	154.00–159.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	152.48/cwt	145.50–157.00	991	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	149.83/cwt	145.00–162.00	926	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	61.97/cwt	59.00–65.00	583	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	71.45/cwt	68.50–73.50	1,147	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	71.44/cwt	68.50–75.00	969	12
Bulls	—	—	1,454	90.81/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,320	7
Bulls	—	—	1,751	99.57/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,743	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	747.55/cwt	690.00–800.00	7,214	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	911.23/cwt	840.00–970.00	12,347	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	886.56/cwt	825.00–920.00	9,070	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	975	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,848	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	891.55/cwt	700.00–990.00	10,440	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,193.59/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	16,651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.64/cwt	126.00–133.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.18/cwt	142.50–152.50	405	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	151.48/cwt	151.00–152.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	138.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	108.71/cwt	101.00–112.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	122.55/cwt	119.00–126.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	139.25/cwt	137.00–143.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	141.97/cwt	138.00–145.50	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	614	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	131.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.39/cwt	139.00–155.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.50/cwt	102.00–111.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	150.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.55/cwt	141.00–145.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.50/cwt	107.00–112.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	102.51/cwt	98.00–107.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.79/cwt	137.00–149.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.87/cwt	96.00–106.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	126.23/cwt	122.00–127.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 902Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 43Year ago 17

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned offerings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	135.00–137.00	135.97
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,065	112.00	112.00
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
18	—	803	133.50	133.50
5	—	655	138.50–139.00	138.60
5	—	436	152.50–155.00	153.99
4	—	506	146.00–155.00	148.33
12	—	469	151.00–153.00	151.35
3	—	632	140.00–141.00	140.32
3	—	585	146.00–150.00	147.36
3	—	382	156.00–162.50	158.59
2	—	760	133.00–136.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
7	—	766	122.00–126.00	122.58
1	—	880	124.00	124.00
5	—	543	133.00–140.00	138.65
1	—	625	138.00	138.00
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
6	—	679	128.00–130.00	128.32
2	—	428	141.00–147.50	144.38
2	—	325	134.00–152.50	143.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	487	156.75–167.00	164.76
3	—	763	140.50–141.00	140.67
12	—	575	154.00–157.00	156.34
12	—	423	158.50–160.00	158.74
11	—	524	154.00–159.00	157.12
27	—	650	145.50–157.00	152.48
4	—	618	145.00–162.00	149.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	781	107.00–112.00	110.26
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
8	—	275	142.50–152.50	147.18
1	—	965	99.00	99.00
1	—	840	111.00	111.00
6	—	485	139.00–155.00	143.39
7	—	569	135.00–139.00	138.14
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
6	—	428	141.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	725	107.00–112.00	109.50
2	—	893	98.00–107.00	102.51
4	—	524	137.00–149.00	141.79
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
2	—	605	136.00	136.00
2	—	525	151.00–152.00	151.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	126.00–133.00	130.64
3	—	327	134.00–140.00	138.07
2	—	615	102.00–111.00	106.50
3	—	665	114.00–119.00	117.26
2	—	770	96.00–106.00	100.87
11	—	539	122.00–127.00	126.23
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	120.00–129.00	124.95
8	—	408	134.00–141.00	138.52
10	—	523	131.00–135.00	132.24
14	—	719	113.00–118.50	118.10
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
3	—	365	141.00–142.00	141.66
17	—	576	130.00–137.00	130.76
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	637	132.50–138.25	134.84
22	—	473	142.00–150.00	145.87
6	—	393	153.00	153.00
13	—	425	142.00–148.00	146.68
3	—	743	131.00	131.00
5	—	563	137.00–143.00	139.25
29	—	528	138.00–145.50	141.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	132.50	132.50
7	—	683	102.00–116.00	109.45
2	—	717	106.00	106.00
4	—	629	101.00–112.00	108.71
2	—	518	119.00–126.00	122.55
7	—	483	125.00–135.00	131.51
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	130.00–132.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
7	—	367	148.00–151.00	150.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	64.00–68.00	66.50
5	—	1,229	53.00–60.50	58.31
12	—	1,356	68.50–75.00	71.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	54.00–57.50	55.48
1	—	1,260	66.00	66.00
5	—	941	59.00–65.00	61.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,606	68.50–73.50	71.45
2	—	1,268	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	86.00–94.00	90.81
6	—	1,751	95.00–104.50	99.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	690.00–800.00	747.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,355	840.00–970.00	911.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	825.00–920.00	886.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,171	700.00–990.00	891.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,395	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,193.59

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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