Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers uneven with lightweight calves steady to weak; calves over 500 lbs trading 2.00 to 4.00 higher with better quality calves on offer compared to last week. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$127.93

240 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

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	499	129.90	649	209
Medium and Large 2-3	510	115.18	587	29
Large 1-2	537	107.00	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $74 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 sale240 hd

127.93

—

KY average25 barns · 5,039 hd

131.11

−3.18

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	1,793	92.05	1,651	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	64.91	946	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	63.71	827	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	50.54	527	27

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	537	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	148.56/cwt	148.00–150.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	132.62/cwt	130.00–133.75	691	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	151.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	136.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	132.59/cwt	128.00–136.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	140.85/cwt	138.00–144.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	134.01/cwt	127.00–137.50	557	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.36/cwt	116.00–127.00	766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	117.10/cwt	112.00–121.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	112.71/cwt	108.00–115.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	651	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	112.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	105.88/cwt	101.00–110.00	607	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	842	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	145.88/cwt	143.00–148.00	732	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.86/cwt	141.00–147.00	809	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	566	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	143.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,052	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	135.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	694	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	158.21/cwt	155.00–158.50	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	158.13/cwt	157.25–161.00	925	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.97/cwt	131.00–149.00	799	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	515	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	132.39/cwt	132.00–133.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	758	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	63.42/cwt	59.50–65.50	837	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	47.68/cwt	45.00–50.00	490	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	54.12/cwt	52.00–59.00	560	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	66.89/cwt	65.50–68.50	1,056	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	66.22/cwt	65.00–68.50	902	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	61.81/cwt	57.50–64.50	771	15
Bulls	—	—	1,806	97.93/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,769	7
Bulls	—	—	1,782	86.91/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,549	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	999.08/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	12,858	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	911.94/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	12,348	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	841.51/cwt	825.00–860.00	9,997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	733.32/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,297	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,020	631.18/cwt	610.00–650.00	6,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	19,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	25,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	143.46/cwt	138.00–152.50	620	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	126.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	680	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	109.26/cwt	105.00–111.00	739	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.62/cwt	122.00–132.50	603	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	140.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	127.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	102.34/cwt	100.00–107.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.62/cwt	134.00–147.00	724	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	139.17/cwt	137.50–140.00	520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	97.25/cwt	97.00–97.50	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 745Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 86Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	145.00	145.00
2	—	646	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
4	—	531	130.00–138.00	135.95
3	—	472	130.00–137.50	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	140.00	140.00
3	—	766	135.50	135.50
7	—	438	148.00–150.00	148.56
9	—	502	143.00–148.00	145.88
21	—	566	141.00–147.00	142.86
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	140.00–149.00	144.50
3	—	673	138.00	138.00
1	—	850	129.00	129.00
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	631	145.00–153.00	151.03
60	—	733	140.00–149.00	143.48
8	—	453	160.00	160.00
18	—	430	155.00–158.50	158.21
7	—	779	145.00	145.00
18	—	585	157.25–161.00	158.13
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	842	127.00	127.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
3	—	566	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	123.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	305	135.00–140.00	136.25
6	—	369	128.00–136.00	132.59
27	—	416	127.00–137.50	134.01
16	—	626	116.00–127.00	122.36
1	—	975	96.00	96.00
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
3	—	778	108.00–115.00	112.71
29	—	518	120.00–128.00	125.74
10	—	669	115.00–124.00	117.97
39	—	465	122.00–132.50	129.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	521	130.00–133.75	132.62
7	—	432	138.00–144.00	140.85
3	—	398	140.00	140.00
4	—	558	132.00	132.00
2	—	463	138.00–143.00	140.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	117.00	117.00
2	—	643	111.00–113.00	112.00
8	—	461	112.00–121.00	117.10
4	—	661	110.00–114.00	112.99
5	—	573	101.00–110.00	105.88
2	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	360	115.00–125.00	120.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
4	—	265	147.50	147.50
2	—	317	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	579	131.00–149.00	137.97
2	—	343	145.00–155.00	150.04
24	—	432	138.00–152.50	143.46
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
6	—	607	124.00–129.00	127.47
3	—	702	100.00–107.00	102.34
32	—	522	134.00–147.00	138.62
8	—	374	137.50–140.00	139.17
2	—	868	97.00–97.50	97.25
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
8	—	472	140.00–147.00	144.41
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	122.50	122.50
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
2	—	450	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	132.00–133.00	132.39
3	—	481	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
15	—	536	120.00–132.00	126.87
7	—	676	105.00–111.00	109.26
2	—	610	111.00–116.00	113.52
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
3	—	571	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
2	—	705	90.00	90.00
2	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,319	59.50–65.50	63.42
1	—	1,325	58.00	58.00
8	—	1,578	65.50–68.50	66.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,027	45.00–50.00	47.68
2	—	1,225	60.50	60.50
8	—	1,034	52.00–59.00	54.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	57.00	57.00
14	—	1,362	65.00–68.50	66.22
15	—	1,247	57.50–64.50	61.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,806	95.50–100.50	97.93
8	—	1,782	83.00–93.00	86.91

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)	10	—	1,287	825.00–1,100.00	999.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,354	875.00–1,000.00	911.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	825.00–860.00	841.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	995	700.00–750.00	733.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	610.00–650.00	631.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,435.00	1,435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	1,525.00	1,525.00

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