Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with moderate demand; good demand for weaned offerings in light supply. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.45/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$127.45

212 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$26.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	476	129.29	615	192
Medium and Large 2-3	588	110.54	650	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	508	103.00	523	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.29/cwt here — about $92 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 sale212 hd

127.45

—

KY average23 barns · 4,939 hd

132.25

−4.80

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	1,565	94.31	1,476	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	58.97	884	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	57.52	735	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	50.06	547	9thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	121.06/cwt	114.00–128.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.21/cwt	119.00–124.00	698	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	139.54/cwt	138.00–142.00	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	139.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	591	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	591	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	135.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	146.73/cwt	145.00–148.00	910	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	133.69/cwt	120.00–140.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	129.02/cwt	126.00–135.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	145.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.43/cwt	127.00–137.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	122.84/cwt	119.00–133.00	521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	110.36/cwt	107.00–116.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	119.99/cwt	117.00–122.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	162.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	124.74/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	132.35/cwt	127.00–139.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.59/cwt	143.00–150.00	773	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	811	153.80/cwt	153.80–153.80	1,247	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.75/cwt	162.00–164.00	607	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	508	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.71/cwt	160.00–167.50	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	160.45/cwt	155.00–170.00	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	174.79/cwt	172.00–176.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	170.57/cwt	167.00–177.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	933	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	488	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	661	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	678	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	154.82/cwt	154.00–156.00	669	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	57.34/cwt	54.00–58.50	816	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	43.71/cwt	40.00–47.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.16/cwt	52.50–57.00	601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	50.15/cwt	48.00–52.00	546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	60.88/cwt	58.50–64.00	944	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	55.57/cwt	52.50–58.00	705	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	50.15/cwt	47.50–52.00	633	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	61.17/cwt	58.50–65.50	788	18
Bulls	—	—	1,756	103.32/cwt	96.50–107.50	1,814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	88.31/cwt	81.00–94.50	1,270	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	853	556.60/cwt	520.00–600.00	4,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	715.61/cwt	700.00–730.00	8,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	665.26/cwt	630.00–700.00	8,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,263	823.66/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.70/cwt	116.00–128.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	124.83/cwt	121.00–128.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	116.76/cwt	116.00–119.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	790	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.40/cwt	107.00–116.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	733	120.36/cwt	117.00–122.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	131.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.10/cwt	140.00–151.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	118.42/cwt	112.50–125.00	388	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	129.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	155.26/cwt	145.00–161.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	745	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	563	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	149.63/cwt	147.00–152.50	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	129.26/cwt	121.00–136.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.40/cwt	131.00–149.00	733	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	103.98/cwt	101.00–107.00	785	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 522Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 102Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 91Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
2	—	630	114.00–128.00	121.06
2	—	727	125.00	125.00
2	—	500	125.00	125.00
3	—	768	117.00–122.00	119.99
4	—	803	121.00–126.00	124.74
3	—	563	127.00–139.00	132.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	131.00	131.00
5	—	531	143.00–150.00	145.59
5	—	294	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
4	—	373	162.00–164.00	162.75
1	—	705	133.00	133.00
4	—	629	138.00–139.00	138.49
7	—	335	160.00–167.50	163.71
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	508	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	145.00–148.00	146.73
17	—	513	160.00–170.00	162.65
15	—	429	155.00–170.00	160.45
4	—	333	172.00–176.00	174.79
2	—	492	168.00	168.00
9	—	657	149.50	149.50
5	—	392	167.00–177.00	170.57
10	—	599	155.75	155.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	811	153.80	153.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	119.00–124.00	121.21
24	—	476	120.00–128.00	124.12
5	—	226	130.00–137.50	135.39
5	—	285	120.00–140.00	133.69
7	—	668	115.00–125.00	123.29
3	—	308	126.00–135.00	129.02
10	—	383	127.00–137.00	133.43
10	—	424	119.00–133.00	122.84
23	—	523	120.00–127.00	122.47
12	—	624	119.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	870	99.00	99.00
3	—	720	114.00–119.00	116.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	130.00–131.00	130.57
3	—	565	126.00–128.00	126.65
13	—	381	138.00–142.00	139.54
27	—	423	130.00–146.00	139.67
9	—	340	142.00–148.00	145.11
12	—	469	128.00–135.00	131.55
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	116.00	116.00
8	—	629	107.00–116.00	110.36
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
2	—	468	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	890	83.00	83.00
2	—	328	112.50–125.00	118.42
1	—	695	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	117.00–122.00	120.36
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	135.50	135.50
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	563	100.00–109.00	104.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
3	—	608	131.00–132.00	131.67
7	—	432	154.00–156.00	154.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	116.00–128.00	122.70
3	—	738	111.00	111.00
7	—	572	135.00–142.00	138.14
9	—	628	120.00–128.00	124.97
10	—	483	140.00–151.00	145.10
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
1	—	335	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,060	105.00	105.00
8	—	366	145.00–161.00	155.26
4	—	442	147.00–152.50	149.63
2	—	235	150.00–157.00	153.65
2	—	755	120.00–122.00	121.00
19	—	526	131.00–149.00	139.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	121.00–128.00	124.83
4	—	619	116.00–119.00	116.76
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
2	—	680	107.00–116.00	111.40
3	—	553	127.00–133.00	129.02
2	—	872	80.00	80.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	920	81.00	81.00
5	—	476	121.00–136.00	129.26
2	—	755	101.00–107.00	103.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	54.00–58.50	57.34
1	—	1,290	44.00	44.00
13	—	1,550	58.50–64.00	60.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	40.00–47.00	43.71
3	—	1,110	52.50–57.00	54.16
4	—	1,089	48.00–52.00	50.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,269	52.50–58.00	55.57
6	—	1,263	47.50–52.00	50.15
18	—	1,288	58.50–65.50	61.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	96.50–107.50	103.32
6	—	1,438	81.00–94.50	88.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	520.00–600.00	556.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	700.00–730.00	715.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	630.00–700.00	665.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	800.00–850.00	823.66

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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