Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with instances 10.00 lower. Yearling packages steady with very good demand. The new crop calves began to pour in this week and fleshy un-weaned calves are facing noticeable discounts. Buyers noting fall weather changes stressing new crop bawling calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.91/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$128.91

223 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$24.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

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	501	131.88	661	191
Large 1-2	593	112.50	667	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	112.06	596	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	416	107.64	447	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about $214 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 sale223 hd

128.91

—

KY average25 barns · 5,433 hd

132.12

−3.21

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	1,674	90.25	1,511	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	66.89	917	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	65.47	973	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	52.61	564	20

Every lot, as filed

117 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	Large 1-2	—	562	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	607	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	135.57/cwt	134.00–135.75	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.04/cwt	137.00–145.00	821	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.37/cwt	101.00–118.00	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	132.71/cwt	128.00–136.00	585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.15/cwt	121.00–130.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	132.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	123.82/cwt	123.00–127.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	116.61/cwt	111.00–122.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.25/cwt	121.00–132.00	611	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	136.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	633	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	141.06/cwt	139.00–146.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	132.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	108.35/cwt	103.00–114.00	652	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	400	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	468	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	590	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	421	106.25/cwt	101.00–112.50	447	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	432	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	105.95/cwt	103.00–109.00	620	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	104.82/cwt	90.00–110.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.96/cwt	118.00–130.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	968	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	149.90/cwt	149.90–149.90	1,178	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.88/cwt	149.00–152.50	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.64/cwt	118.00–122.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	148.28/cwt	140.00–152.50	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	163.46/cwt	155.00–170.50	677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.74/cwt	142.00–151.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	138.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	151.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	778	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	516	131.73/cwt	128.00–139.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	143.68/cwt	141.00–145.00	527	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	461	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	611	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	862	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	69.48/cwt	67.00–73.00	977	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	46.16/cwt	40.00–50.50	477	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	63.26/cwt	61.50–66.50	857	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	68.66/cwt	67.00–69.50	1,143	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.13/cwt	58.50–60.00	714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	57.95/cwt	53.00–62.00	633	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	65.07/cwt	62.00–67.00	926	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	59.25/cwt	58.00–61.00	750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	95.93/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,669	9
Bulls	—	—	1,548	78.45/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	87.20/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,427	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	876.94/cwt	830.00–920.00	10,681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,018	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	464	116.61/cwt	112.00–121.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	777	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	111.45/cwt	106.00–117.00	630	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	372	118.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.42/cwt	132.00–150.00	731	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	143.53/cwt	138.00–150.00	597	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.70/cwt	123.00–132.50	672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.20/cwt	130.00–134.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.14/cwt	133.00–138.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	135.35/cwt	133.00–139.50	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	120.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.88/cwt	142.50–155.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	96.68/cwt	91.00–108.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	144.18/cwt	141.00–148.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	145.01/cwt	140.00–157.50	418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	124.60/cwt	110.00–145.00	834	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	137.75/cwt	131.00–145.00	795	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	91.97/cwt	83.00–98.00	702	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	113.49/cwt	100.00–120.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	592	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	113.98/cwt	108.00–116.00	863	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	313	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	123.01/cwt	116.00–127.00	786	14

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 626Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 43Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	108.00	108.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	468	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,000	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	134.00–135.75	135.57
21	—	465	132.00–138.00	136.10
11	—	427	139.00–146.00	141.06
9	—	618	130.00–134.00	132.77
13	—	511	133.00–139.50	135.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	101.00–118.00	112.37
20	—	441	128.00–136.00	132.71
12	—	568	121.00–130.00	125.15
2	—	670	121.00–122.00	121.51
21	—	473	121.00–132.00	129.25
4	—	767	90.00–110.00	104.82
18	—	522	123.00–132.50	128.70
3	—	285	130.00–134.00	132.20
1	—	895	95.00	95.00
3	—	375	133.00–138.00	136.14
4	—	622	120.00–122.00	120.74
5	—	333	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	111.00–122.50	116.61
3	—	602	103.00–114.00	108.35
3	—	353	122.50	122.50
2	—	585	103.00–109.00	105.95
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	835	85.00	85.00
4	—	479	115.00–125.00	120.57
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	111.00	111.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
4	—	421	101.00–112.50	106.25
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	142.50	142.50
6	—	357	140.00–145.00	142.59
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
11	—	400	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	136.50	136.50
1	—	940	133.00	133.00
19	—	582	137.00–145.00	141.04
10	—	618	130.00–138.00	133.98
1	—	830	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
5	—	432	149.00–152.50	149.88
4	—	474	142.00–151.00	145.74
14	—	541	135.00–145.00	138.24
6	—	788	136.00–138.00	137.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	128.00–135.00	132.18
5	—	569	123.00–127.00	123.82
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	118.00–130.00	125.96
3	—	710	118.00–122.00	120.64
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	144.00	144.00
46	—	786	149.90	149.90
8	—	634	140.00–152.50	148.28
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
15	—	414	155.00–170.50	163.46
4	—	561	150.00	150.00
13	—	512	150.00–155.00	151.93
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
3	—	516	128.00–139.00	131.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	141.00–145.00	143.68
37	—	524	132.00–150.00	139.42
23	—	416	138.00–150.00	143.53
6	—	328	142.50–155.00	148.88
3	—	803	91.00–108.00	96.68
5	—	463	141.00–148.00	144.18
5	—	288	140.00–157.50	145.01
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
16	—	669	110.00–145.00	124.60
21	—	577	131.00–145.00	137.75
5	—	757	108.00–116.00	113.98
14	—	639	116.00–127.00	123.01
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	132.50	132.50
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
3	—	601	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	862	110.00	110.00
4	—	503	154.50	154.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	112.00–121.00	116.61
2	—	565	106.00–117.00	111.45
5	—	372	110.00–120.00	118.06
3	—	425	100.00–120.00	113.49
5	—	313	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	130.00–135.00	133.35
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
4	—	528	124.00–127.00	125.50
4	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	82.00	82.00
2	—	558	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	952	71.00	71.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	672	103.00–105.00	104.00
3	—	763	83.00–98.00	91.97
14	—	474	120.00–132.00	124.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,406	67.00–73.00	69.48
5	—	1,354	61.50–66.50	63.26
3	—	1,208	58.50–60.00	59.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,033	40.00–50.50	46.16
2	—	1,183	63.00–64.00	63.52
8	—	1,093	53.00–62.00	57.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,664	67.00–69.50	68.66
9	—	1,423	62.00–67.00	65.07
3	—	1,265	58.00–61.00	59.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,740	91.00–102.00	95.93
2	—	1,548	78.00–79.00	78.45
9	—	1,637	80.00–91.00	87.20

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	—	1,218	830.00–920.00	876.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	520.00	520.00

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