Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; very good demand for tight 5-weights. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.41/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$126.41

169 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

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	585	129.08	755	140
Large 1-2	435	124.83	543	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	111.12	617	21
Small and Medium 1-2	475	105.00	499	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $256 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 sale169 hd

126.41

—

KY average26 barns · 5,452 hd

134.21

−7.80

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	1,811	89.43	1,619	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	58.06	871	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	55.74	699	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	47.91	513	18

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	—	—	1,888	95.81/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,809	5
Bulls	—	—	1,801	87.58/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,577	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,000.29/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,614	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,237	798.45/cwt	775.00–835.00	9,877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	130.32/cwt	129.00–136.00	682	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.66/cwt	123.00–131.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	118.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	114.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	125.42/cwt	121.00–127.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,015	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	128.74/cwt	122.50–132.00	497	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	427	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	134.81/cwt	132.00–137.50	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	111.40/cwt	111.00–111.50	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	163.29/cwt	159.00–165.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	149.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	145.29/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,065	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	146.66/cwt	140.00–152.50	903	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	130.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	164.01/cwt	159.00–172.50	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	149.94/cwt	146.00–156.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,121	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	599	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	582	143.31/cwt	136.00–147.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.81/cwt	156.00–160.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	157.00/cwt	154.00–162.50	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	656	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.50	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	47.89/cwt	45.00–52.00	605	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	58.92/cwt	57.00–65.50	769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	56.04/cwt	54.00–58.00	569	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.07/cwt	42.00–47.50	469	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	54.79/cwt	54.00–55.50	753	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	59.97/cwt	57.00–65.50	944	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.41/cwt	52.50–56.00	650	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	48.70/cwt	47.50–51.00	569	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,054.20/cwt	1,035.00–1,060.00	13,462	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	939.23/cwt	910.00–960.00	10,003	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,246	683.00/cwt	635.00–775.00	8,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	746.07/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,378	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,288	980.70/cwt	860.00–1,100.00	12,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,150.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	16,013	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,828	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,065	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,325	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	801	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.06/cwt	123.00–132.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	639	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	431	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	582	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	885	84.91/cwt	81.00–93.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.93/cwt	136.00–142.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	737	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	110.22/cwt	103.00–111.50	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	98.45/cwt	95.00–102.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	100.52/cwt	99.00–102.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.35/cwt	144.00–146.00	682	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	128.77/cwt	126.00–133.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.12/cwt	130.00–146.00	811	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	137.82/cwt	132.50–141.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 462Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 53Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 44Year ago 65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,888	92.00–102.00	95.81
10	—	1,801	80.00–91.00	87.58
1	—	1,525	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	45.00–52.00	47.89
12	—	1,306	57.00–65.50	58.92
11	—	1,195	52.50–56.00	54.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	54.00–58.00	56.04
10	—	1,040	42.00–47.50	45.07
5	—	1,169	47.50–51.00	48.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	54.00–55.50	54.79
12	—	1,574	57.00–65.50	59.97

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)	28	—	1,261	850.00–1,100.00	1,000.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,277	1,035.00–1,060.00	1,054.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	910.00–960.00	939.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,237	775.00–835.00	798.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,246	635.00–775.00	683.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,123	625.00–825.00	746.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	860.00–1,100.00	980.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,392	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,150.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	129.00	129.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
5	—	506	126.00–133.00	128.77
4	—	320	132.50–141.00	137.82
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	154.00–162.50	157.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
3	—	656	132.00–134.00	133.33
3	—	485	151.00	151.00
5	—	524	147.00–150.50	149.04
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	135.00	135.00
3	—	885	81.00–93.00	84.91
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	136.00–142.00	138.93
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
7	—	784	103.00–111.50	110.22
2	—	828	95.00–102.00	98.45
2	—	868	99.00–102.00	100.52
6	—	469	144.00–146.00	145.35
16	—	575	130.00–146.00	141.12
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
13	—	660	120.00–132.00	127.76
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	129.00–136.00	130.32
3	—	565	129.00	129.00
36	—	741	137.00	137.00
3	—	620	130.00–132.00	130.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	123.00–131.00	128.66
11	—	577	124.00–128.00	125.55
3	—	682	123.00	123.00
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
5	—	506	121.00–127.00	125.42
6	—	386	122.50–132.00	128.74
4	—	283	132.00–137.50	134.81
1	—	225	124.00	124.00
5	—	732	115.00–122.00	118.80
5	—	787	111.00–111.50	111.40
4	—	633	123.00–129.00	126.47
8	—	477	123.00–132.00	128.06
4	—	334	125.00–132.00	129.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	134.00	134.00
4	—	485	115.00–123.00	118.31
4	—	521	110.00–116.00	114.56
2	—	600	108.00	108.00
8	—	652	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	101.00	101.00
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	126.00	126.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	159.00–165.00	163.29
1	—	510	157.00	157.00
34	—	733	144.00–148.00	145.29
21	—	616	140.00–152.50	146.66
5	—	417	159.00–172.50	164.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
5	—	409	147.00–150.00	149.18
6	—	588	144.00–145.00	144.17
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
2	—	647	139.00	139.00
5	—	671	135.00–138.00	136.40
11	—	514	146.00–156.00	149.94
2	—	827	135.50	135.50
2	—	377	159.00	159.00
5	—	470	156.00–160.00	157.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
4	—	528	134.00	134.00
8	—	619	125.00–134.00	130.79
2	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.52
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
3	—	582	136.00–147.00	143.31

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