Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on middleweights with good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower with decline on fleshy 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $152.69/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$152.69

262 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$21.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

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	533	155.20	827	227
Medium and Large 2-3	501	136.49	684	33
Large 1-2	687	134.00	921	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.20/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale262 hd

152.69

—

KY average26 barns · 4,917 hd

149.02

+3.67

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	—	Low	1,745	93.90	1,639	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	69.91	1,106	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	63.93	799	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	53.39	593	7thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	465	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	135.29/cwt	135.00–136.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.54/cwt	123.00–129.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	138.06/cwt	131.00–143.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	143.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,043	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	123.31/cwt	121.00–135.00	630	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	146.25/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,098	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	177.38/cwt	172.50–182.50	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	145.46/cwt	135.00–147.50	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	136.21/cwt	133.00–142.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	146.07/cwt	139.00–148.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	125.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	167.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	159.56/cwt	157.00–163.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.12/cwt	149.00–154.00	793	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	153.14/cwt	152.50–155.00	672	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	166.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	146.76/cwt	143.00–149.00	903	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	165.32/cwt	160.00–172.50	681	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	722	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	570	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	165.22/cwt	162.50–175.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	147.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,080	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	157.91/cwt	157.25–164.00	843	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	117.38/cwt	111.00–119.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	496	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	155.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	660	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	52.29/cwt	41.00–56.00	592	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	65.06/cwt	61.00–67.00	756	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	70.39/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,109	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,090	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	68.52/cwt	67.50–69.50	920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	80.16/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,889	100.02/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,889	7
Bulls	—	—	1,716	90.07/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,546	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	934.24/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	13,266	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,075	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	19,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.06/cwt	138.00–145.50	815	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	129.97/cwt	129.00–131.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	124.86/cwt	120.00–131.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	538	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.80/cwt	144.50–149.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	126.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	148.69/cwt	140.00–157.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.44/cwt	123.00–129.00	856	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	936	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	151.01/cwt	148.00–154.00	571	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	143.89/cwt	141.00–145.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	127.75/cwt	123.00–132.50	358	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 510Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 72Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 64Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	465	130.00–138.00	135.23
12	—	421	134.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
7	—	544	135.00–136.00	135.29
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
6	—	571	129.00–136.00	131.50
5	—	631	123.00–129.00	125.54
4	—	366	131.00–143.00	138.06
9	—	677	123.00–129.00	126.44
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
4	—	311	141.00–145.00	143.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	120.00–126.00	124.01
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	478	121.00–122.00	121.51
8	—	564	123.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	375	125.00–127.00	126.05
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
2	—	280	123.00–132.50	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	140.00–145.00	143.57
6	—	590	140.00	140.00
19	—	783	133.25	133.25
16	—	607	130.00–138.00	134.27
13	—	725	135.00	135.00
9	—	830	126.50	126.50
4	—	509	144.00–145.00	144.49
9	—	482	140.00–141.00	140.34
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
4	—	300	152.00	152.00
20	—	378	148.00–154.00	151.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	472	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	112.50	112.50
2	—	865	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	121.00–135.00	123.31
6	—	332	135.00–147.50	145.46
4	—	571	133.00–142.00	136.21
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
9	—	471	139.00–148.00	146.07
6	—	653	124.00–130.00	125.68
1	—	435	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	751	146.00–147.00	146.25
13	—	478	157.00–163.00	159.56
21	—	615	143.00–149.00	146.76
1	—	560	157.00	157.00
18	—	412	160.00–172.50	165.32
2	—	667	142.00	142.00
16	—	731	144.00–148.00	147.69
53	—	534	157.25–164.00	157.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
5	—	321	172.50–182.50	177.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	160.00–170.00	167.24
23	—	525	149.00–154.00	151.12
21	—	439	152.50–155.00	153.14
9	—	339	164.00–170.00	166.10
6	—	477	152.00	152.00
5	—	578	148.00–154.00	151.62
5	—	267	162.50–175.00	165.22
2	—	913	126.00–127.00	126.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	79.00	79.00
1	—	505	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	142.50	142.50
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
5	—	707	111.00–119.00	117.38
18	—	570	138.00–145.50	143.06
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
10	—	481	144.50–149.00	146.80
7	—	611	122.00–132.00	126.15
4	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	333	140.00–157.00	148.69
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	156.00	156.00
13	—	570	150.00	150.00
7	—	425	154.00–157.00	155.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	129.00–131.00	129.97
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
3	—	522	120.00–131.00	124.86
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	115.00–117.00	115.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,132	41.00–56.00	52.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	61.00–67.00	65.06
3	—	1,272	54.00–58.00	55.94
4	—	1,343	67.50–69.50	68.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,576	68.00–74.00	70.39
2	—	1,615	67.50	67.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	78.00–82.00	80.16
7	—	1,889	96.00–105.50	100.02
4	—	1,716	84.50–94.50	90.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	800.00–1,050.00	934.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,585.00	1,585.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle