Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.25/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$130.25

54 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

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	507	134.25	681	46
Medium and Large 2-3	652	107.25	699	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale54 hd

130.25

—

KY average17 barns · 2,883 hd

137.54

−7.29

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	1,677	96.35	1,615	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	65.47	1,060	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	59.63	791	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	54.10	567	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	112.00	1,316	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.41/cwt	138.00–153.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.85/cwt	148.00–167.50	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,208	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	124.41/cwt	119.00–130.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	165.56/cwt	150.00–171.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.18/cwt	162.00–171.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	136.43/cwt	133.00–141.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.43/cwt	130.00–147.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	138.59/cwt	138.00–139.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	141.64/cwt	139.00–143.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.80/cwt	121.00–131.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	796	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	71.29/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,169	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	43.05/cwt	41.00–46.00	417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	62.45/cwt	57.50–67.00	685	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	54.71/cwt	53.00–55.50	582	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	101.86/cwt	99.00–110.50	1,792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	63.15/cwt	58.50–69.50	841	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	49.81/cwt	49.00–50.50	677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	93.27/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,362	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,433	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	580.23/cwt	550.00–610.00	6,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.03/cwt	126.00–141.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	161.97/cwt	158.00–174.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	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 Dec 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 1,061Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 73Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 7

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	138.00–153.00	147.41
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
8	—	472	148.00–167.50	154.85
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
4	—	347	158.00–174.00	161.97
1	—	565	148.00	148.00
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	970	80.00	80.00
2	—	575	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
2	—	602	149.00	149.00
1	—	510	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	139.00	139.00
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
1	—	495	149.00	149.00
2	—	428	144.00–145.00	144.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
1	—	560	156.00	156.00
3	—	836	144.50	144.50
8	—	457	150.00–171.00	165.56
1	—	265	151.00	151.00
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
4	—	421	162.00–171.00	168.18
1	—	720	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	119.00–130.00	124.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	133.00–141.00	136.43
7	—	424	130.00–147.00	143.43
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
6	—	517	121.00–131.00	126.80
8	—	617	120.00–134.00	129.03
3	—	462	126.00–141.00	135.03
2	—	708	119.00–123.00	121.01
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	215	120.00–130.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	138.00–139.00	138.59
5	—	536	139.00–143.00	141.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
2	—	727	108.00	108.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
1	—	550	93.00	93.00
2	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	70.00–73.50	71.29
1	—	1,555	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	41.00–46.00	43.05
5	—	1,097	57.50–67.00	62.45
4	—	1,064	53.00–55.50	54.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,331	58.50–69.50	63.15
2	—	1,360	49.00–50.50	49.81
1	—	1,210	40.50	40.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,759	99.00–110.50	101.86
2	—	1,460	92.00–94.50	93.27
1	—	1,780	80.50	80.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	550.00–610.00	580.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	860.00	860.00

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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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