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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 6

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Dec 23Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

477 head

▲ 383 vs last sale 94▼ 385 vs year ago 862 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 22▼ 57 vs year ago 98 · −58.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends due to Holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.47/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$118.47

218 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$30.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	120.71	655	193
Medium and Large 2-3	490	102.67	503	22
Large 1-2	555	90.00	500	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about $156 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 sale218 hd

118.47

—

KY average20 barns · 4,290 hd

121.07

−2.60

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	1,684	91.30	1,537	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	55.08	793	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	52.16	659	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	42.59	415	5thin

Every lot

93 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	156.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	664	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	153.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	730	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	139.22/cwt	136.00–141.00	728	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	152.52/cwt	145.00–155.50	801	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	144.86/cwt	142.00–146.00	839	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	129.29/cwt	126.50–133.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	854	20
Steers	—	Large 1-2	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,260	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	121.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	389	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	375	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	332	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	107.79/cwt	106.00–113.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	131.70/cwt	130.00–133.00	570	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	121.63/cwt	116.00–124.50	583	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	115.40/cwt	112.00–119.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	120.87/cwt	119.25–124.50	631	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	123.25/cwt	116.50–124.75	688	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	113.31/cwt	108.50–116.00	652	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.50	701	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	630	120.62/cwt	116.00–123.00	760	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	108.48/cwt	104.00–111.00	731	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	761	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	643	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	377	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	456	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	138.37/cwt	136.00–141.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	518	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	129.14/cwt	126.00–130.50	690	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	117.84/cwt	116.00–123.00	746	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	117.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	711	100.75/cwt	100.00–101.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	104.95/cwt	102.00–111.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	94.51/cwt	92.50–98.00	1,548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	84.88/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,507	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	45.19/cwt	44.50–46.00	417	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	40.85/cwt	38.00–44.00	413	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	44.07/cwt	39.00–46.00	532	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	50.84/cwt	49.00–55.00	628	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	43.94/cwt	40.00–48.50	576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	59.06/cwt	55.50–64.00	785	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	58.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	860	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	947.74/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,629	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	722.32/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	775.23/cwt	750.00–810.00	9,636	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,946	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 94Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 22Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 8

No market trends due to Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
2	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	680	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
20	—	680	123.00–130.00	125.64
9	—	523	136.00–141.00	139.22
2	—	468	141.00–146.00	143.49
6	—	618	126.50–133.00	129.29
3	—	821	118.50	118.50
3	—	423	145.00–146.00	145.33
2	—	1,212	104.00	104.00
2	—	390	151.00	151.00
2	—	583	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	715	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	145.00–155.50	152.52
13	—	423	154.00–161.00	156.95
17	—	474	151.00–156.00	153.97
31	—	579	142.00–146.00	144.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	116.00–117.00	116.67
2	—	538	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
4	—	406	106.00–113.00	107.79
1	—	255	117.50	117.50
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
2	—	905	71.00	71.00
2	—	613	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	790	79.00	79.00
1	—	245	111.00	111.00
5	—	326	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	98.00–99.00	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	129.00–130.00	129.66
2	—	442	124.00	124.00
4	—	319	120.00–127.50	121.88
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
13	—	626	111.00–113.50	112.00
8	—	512	112.00–119.00	115.40
6	—	674	104.00–111.00	108.48
15	—	575	108.50–116.00	113.31
14	—	479	116.00–124.50	121.63
1	—	270	132.00	132.00
1	—	235	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	143.00	143.00
47	—	558	116.50–124.75	123.25
13	—	433	130.00–133.00	131.70
5	—	477	133.00	133.00
33	—	522	119.25–124.50	120.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	116.00–123.00	120.62
3	—	761	107.50	107.50
2	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	805	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
2	—	490	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	72.00	72.00
2	—	480	127.00	127.00
4	—	711	100.00–101.00	100.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	840	96.00–99.00	97.51
2	—	423	136.00–141.00	138.37
3	—	573	125.00–129.00	127.33
3	—	722	102.00–111.00	104.95
3	—	686	116.00–120.00	117.33
8	—	633	116.00–123.00	117.84
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
9	—	534	126.00–130.50	129.14
3	—	325	140.00–141.00	140.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	340	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
3	—	285	130.00–137.50	132.32
2	—	668	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	328	134.00–135.00	134.48
2	—	547	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,438	900.00–1,000.00	947.74

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)	3	—	1,278	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	700.00–750.00	722.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	750.00–810.00	775.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	55.50–64.00	59.06
5	—	1,207	39.00–46.00	44.07
6	—	1,235	49.00–55.00	50.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	38.00–44.00	40.85
2	—	923	44.50–46.00	45.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,476	55.00–61.00	58.26
2	—	1,310	40.00–48.50	43.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,638	92.50–98.00	94.51
2	—	1,775	82.00–87.00	84.88

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.