Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.95/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$125.95

180 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

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	527	127.85	673	155
Medium and Large 2-3	476	114.17	544	25

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $130 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 sale180 hd

125.95

—

KY average24 barns · 4,627 hd

131.52

−5.57

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	1,597	91.25	1,457	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	54.58	883	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	51.42	630	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	46.43	422	8thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	706	113.74/cwt	113.00–119.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	123.81/cwt	122.50–125.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	132.08/cwt	123.00–138.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	134.00/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	171.34/cwt	170.00–173.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	133.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	142.42/cwt	141.00–145.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.88/cwt	122.00–127.50	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.45/cwt	152.50–165.00	674	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.90/cwt	157.50–162.50	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	165.01/cwt	163.00–169.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,054	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.57/cwt	133.00–146.00	793	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	138.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	139.59/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.86/cwt	131.00–147.00	856	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.36/cwt	141.00–156.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.88/cwt	124.00–133.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.30/cwt	123.00–127.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	737	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.50	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.21/cwt	134.00–138.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	140.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	467	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	45.50/cwt	43.00–48.50	525	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	53.95/cwt	50.50–58.00	677	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	43.07/cwt	41.50–45.50	389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	48.44/cwt	46.00–51.50	442	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	54.58/cwt	52.50–57.00	883	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	91.55/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,470	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	85.61/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,331	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	730.60/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,693	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	721.55/cwt	410.00–920.00	7,497	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	845.44/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,221	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,131.77/cwt	1,085.00–1,175.00	15,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	136.08/cwt	134.00–137.50	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.04/cwt	118.00–125.25	780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	146.50/cwt	143.00–147.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	109.10/cwt	101.00–113.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.49/cwt	131.00–144.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	101.32/cwt	100.00–102.50	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.48/cwt	118.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.44/cwt	130.00–147.50	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	110.25/cwt	107.00–115.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.27/cwt	123.00–135.00	739	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	126.21/cwt	122.50–127.50	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.90/cwt	113.00–119.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	129.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	605	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	661	23

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 721Year ago 943

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 91Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	706	113.00–119.00	113.74
11	—	429	123.00–138.00	132.08
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
5	—	657	120.00–121.00	120.59
3	—	387	130.00–132.00	131.33
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	925	105.00	105.00
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
4	—	335	130.00–140.00	133.80
18	—	629	118.00–125.25	124.04
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
2	—	280	130.00–147.50	138.44
20	—	572	123.00–135.00	129.27
46	—	468	120.00–134.00	129.25
23	—	517	121.00–134.00	127.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	122.50–125.00	123.81
2	—	245	121.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	418	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	375	100.00–102.50	101.32
2	—	685	101.00–103.00	102.00
5	—	569	107.00–115.00	110.25
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	885	93.00	93.00
4	—	330	122.50–127.50	126.21
2	—	523	113.00–119.00	115.90
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	143.00–147.00	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
2	—	478	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	385	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
4	—	416	141.00–145.00	142.42
2	—	325	122.00–127.50	124.88
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
2	—	535	120.00–122.00	121.02
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
5	—	551	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	150.00–155.00	152.48
9	—	750	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	128.00–137.00	134.00
15	—	423	152.50–165.00	159.45
2	—	810	131.00	131.00
2	—	375	157.50–162.50	159.90
22	—	568	133.00–146.00	139.57
3	—	320	145.00–150.00	148.25
9	—	672	135.00–141.00	138.54
5	—	722	134.00–145.00	139.59
19	—	621	131.00–147.00	137.86
16	—	522	130.00–145.00	141.48
15	—	482	141.00–156.00	145.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	170.00–173.00	171.34
3	—	462	163.00–169.00	165.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	124.00–133.00	128.88
3	—	673	123.00–127.00	124.30
9	—	563	122.00–134.00	130.92
3	—	478	141.00–142.50	141.50
6	—	432	134.00–138.00	137.21
4	—	331	140.00–144.00	140.95
5	—	366	134.00–137.50	136.08
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
2	—	707	125.00	125.00
3	—	881	101.00–113.00	109.10
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
3	—	526	131.00–144.00	135.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.31
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
3	—	320	130.00	130.00
4	—	572	113.00	113.00
2	—	413	120.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	895	99.00	99.00
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	118.00–125.00	121.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,154	43.00–48.50	45.50
21	—	1,255	50.50–58.00	53.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	41.50–45.50	43.07
5	—	913	46.00–51.50	48.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	52.50–57.00	54.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	98.00–99.00	98.49
8	—	1,606	88.00–95.00	91.55
3	—	1,555	85.00–86.00	85.61

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,053	600.00–850.00	730.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,039	410.00–920.00	721.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	700.00–1,100.00	845.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,383	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,131.77

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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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle