Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.36/cwt on 872 head.

Average price

$135.36

872 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	558	138.49	773	776
Large 1-2	507	117.60	596	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	109.61	608	91

One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $165 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 sale872 hd

135.36

—

KY average25 barns · 6,132 hd

131.07

+4.29

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	1,527	84.17	1,285	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	63.21	974	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	60.85	799	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	52.45	565	38

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2Value Added	—	478	146.84/cwt	130.00–152.75	702	65
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	437	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	530	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	130.69/cwt	129.00–132.50	285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	146.06/cwt	140.00–152.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	145.45/cwt	141.00–152.50	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.88/cwt	121.00–128.00	672	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.44/cwt	120.00–139.00	379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	141.85/cwt	128.50–149.25	766	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	844	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	706	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	107.08/cwt	106.00–111.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	126.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	129.29/cwt	128.00–130.50	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	134.38/cwt	130.00–141.50	579	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	135.90/cwt	125.00–138.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.71/cwt	140.00–151.00	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	160.40/cwt	157.00–170.00	739	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	153.24/cwt	152.50–154.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	817	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	128.20/cwt	126.00–136.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.14/cwt	142.50–155.00	724	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	135.88/cwt	133.00–139.50	841	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	144.01/cwt	141.50–148.00	805	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.08/cwt	164.00–169.00	619	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	463	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	164.76/cwt	156.00–173.00	713	43
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	576	131.21/cwt	131.00–132.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	157.02/cwt	156.50–160.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	153.37/cwt	153.00–155.00	847	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	156.12/cwt	141.00–156.90	963	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	559	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	442	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	732	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	754	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	158.44/cwt	155.00–161.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	504	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	161.38/cwt	152.00–166.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	152.55/cwt	151.00–153.50	744	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	60.07/cwt	58.00–63.00	651	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	63.63/cwt	60.00–69.00	858	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	46.58/cwt	38.00–52.00	491	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	54.48/cwt	52.00–57.50	597	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	64.51/cwt	61.00–68.50	1,019	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	58.35/cwt	57.00–59.50	814	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	58.10/cwt	54.00–60.00	733	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	50.98/cwt	49.00–52.00	635	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	93.90/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,548	7
Bulls	—	—	1,601	85.63/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,371	5
Bulls	—	—	1,351	73.40/cwt	64.50–79.00	992	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,739	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,380	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	662.15/cwt	610.00–710.00	7,714	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	17,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,906	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	22,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	130.13/cwt	124.00–138.00	410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.31/cwt	123.50–131.00	789	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	689	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	135.84/cwt	131.00–139.00	791	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	120.48/cwt	119.50–131.00	634	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.00/cwt	131.00–141.50	725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	155.02/cwt	140.00–161.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	431	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	117.96/cwt	112.00–121.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	129.04/cwt	126.00–138.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	119.16/cwt	110.00–125.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	107.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	637	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	117.99/cwt	112.50–124.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	111.65/cwt	109.00–117.50	520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	600	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	109.95/cwt	107.00–115.00	584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	102.26/cwt	91.00–105.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	102.44/cwt	102.00–104.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	100.79/cwt	92.00–107.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	825	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	148.29/cwt	126.00–150.00	909	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	146.70/cwt	146.70–146.70	1,021	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.02/cwt	101.00–107.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	112.27/cwt	107.00–114.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	124.17/cwt	121.00–130.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	126.16/cwt	122.50–127.50	259	4

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,679Last week 594Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 126Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	478	130.00–152.75	146.84
8	—	371	140.00–152.00	146.06
6	—	327	141.00–152.50	145.45
87	—	540	128.50–149.25	141.85
46	—	580	145.50	145.50
8	—	732	123.00–127.00	126.03
45	—	431	130.00–141.50	134.38
192	—	613	126.00–150.00	148.29
74	—	696	146.70	146.70
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	120.00–122.00	121.33
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	129.00–132.50	130.69
51	—	530	121.00–128.00	126.88
25	—	611	115.00–125.00	121.21
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
9	—	280	120.00–139.00	135.44
3	—	833	106.00	106.00
15	—	419	126.00–130.00	127.52
4	—	662	121.00	121.00
52	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.13
17	—	735	106.00–111.00	107.08
17	—	317	132.00–139.00	135.97
6	—	362	126.00–138.00	129.04
39	—	478	121.00–130.00	125.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	119.00	119.00
5	—	421	112.00–121.00	117.96
5	—	327	110.00–125.00	119.16
8	—	633	105.00–110.00	107.64
17	—	578	105.00–115.00	110.22
6	—	388	112.50–124.00	117.99
13	—	466	109.00–117.50	111.65
13	—	531	107.00–115.00	109.95
9	—	722	91.00–105.00	102.26
9	—	672	102.00–104.00	102.44
5	—	763	92.00–107.00	100.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	108.00	108.00
2	—	730	117.00	117.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
3	—	463	139.50	139.50
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
5	—	576	131.00–132.00	131.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	128.00–130.50	129.29
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
6	—	489	125.00–138.00	135.90
4	—	524	130.00–136.00	132.73
7	—	651	125.50	125.50
10	—	576	126.00–136.00	128.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	140.00–151.00	145.71
6	—	436	152.50–154.00	153.24
1	—	820	134.00	134.00
1	—	770	134.00	134.00
25	—	476	142.50–155.00	152.14
30	—	619	133.00–139.50	135.88
41	—	559	141.50–148.00	144.01
20	—	375	164.00–169.00	165.08
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
2	—	332	169.00	169.00
2	—	660	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	461	157.00–170.00	160.40
43	—	433	156.00–173.00	164.76
13	—	539	156.50–160.00	157.02
6	—	768	140.50	140.50
5	—	672	141.50	141.50
43	—	552	153.00–155.00	153.37
42	—	617	141.00–156.90	156.12
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	103.00	103.00
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
4	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	155.00–161.00	158.44
4	—	721	110.00–111.00	110.75
19	—	630	123.50–131.00	125.31
12	—	473	144.00–148.00	145.69
10	—	582	131.00–139.00	135.84
10	—	529	131.00–141.50	137.00
4	—	284	140.00–161.00	155.02
5	—	685	120.00–122.00	120.41
2	—	805	101.00–107.00	104.02
9	—	438	144.00	144.00
2	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	791	107.00–114.00	112.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	145.00	145.00
3	—	363	152.00–166.00	161.38
13	—	488	151.00–153.50	152.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	124.00–138.00	130.13
13	—	526	119.50–131.00	120.48
2	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
4	—	574	121.00–130.00	124.17
4	—	205	122.50–127.50	126.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	58.00–63.00	60.07
14	—	1,054	38.00–52.00	46.58
18	—	1,095	52.00–57.50	54.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,349	60.00–69.00	63.63
18	—	1,262	54.00–60.00	58.10
4	—	1,245	49.00–52.00	50.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,579	61.00–68.50	64.51
4	—	1,395	57.00–59.50	58.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	90.00–102.50	93.90
5	—	1,601	81.00–88.00	85.63
7	—	1,351	64.50–79.00	73.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	718	660.00	660.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	718	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	610.00–710.00	662.15
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	490.00	490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	1,120.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,630	1,390.00	1,390.00

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

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