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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 27

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

733 head

▲ 258 vs last sale 475▼ 305 vs year ago 1,038 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 20 vs year ago 55 · −36.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 9 vs year ago 24 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

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 $121.47/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$121.47

347 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	622	122.57	763	325
Medium and Large 2-3	531	105.28	559	22

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $204 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 sale347 hd

121.47

—

KY average25 barns · 4,267 hd

123.05

−1.57

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	—	Average	1,789	91.56	1,638	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	59.68	894	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	51.87	696	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	41.31	401	8thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	177.66/cwt	172.50–187.50	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	163.42/cwt	157.50–171.00	670	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	148.40/cwt	147.50–150.00	697	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	748	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	156.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	804	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	141.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	743	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	139.67/cwt	136.00–145.00	802	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	138.99/cwt	133.00–139.75	839	67
Steers	—	Large 1-2	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	127.20/cwt	123.00–130.00	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	126.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	856	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	130.25/cwt	129.50–132.50	894	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	958	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	999	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,049	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	131.04/cwt	122.50–133.00	484	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	131.12/cwt	129.50–134.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	113.38/cwt	102.50–120.00	476	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	130.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	613	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	128.10/cwt	118.00–132.00	657	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	120.01/cwt	118.00–121.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	110.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	100.12/cwt	91.00–102.00	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	110.89/cwt	104.00–115.00	684	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	635	117.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	129.70/cwt	129.70–129.70	827	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	110.07/cwt	105.00–112.00	744	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	122.70/cwt	121.75–123.50	833	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	100.94/cwt	98.00–104.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	783	112.26/cwt	109.00–113.00	879	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	834	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	959	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	157.00/cwt	156.00–157.50	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	123.23/cwt	119.00–127.50	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	135.40/cwt	130.00–141.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.74/cwt	129.00–138.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	533	113.38/cwt	112.00–116.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	122.67/cwt	122.00–124.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	129.41/cwt	127.00–131.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	114.37/cwt	112.00–116.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	111.79/cwt	109.00–112.00	815	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	906	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,064	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	225	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	89.16/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	99.73/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,965	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	37.04/cwt	31.00–40.00	342	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	54.13/cwt	53.00–55.50	604	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	53.09/cwt	50.50–57.00	695	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	60.14/cwt	59.00–61.00	824	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	46.20/cwt	42.50–49.50	633	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	64.00/cwt	63.50–64.50	892	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	56.80/cwt	56.00–57.50	890	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,135	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	931	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 3	1,245	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,711	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,385	949.73/cwt	925.00–975.00	13,154	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	920.86/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	12,514	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	777	1

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 475Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 24

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
9	—	580	118.00–121.00	120.01
74	—	638	129.70	129.70
81	—	679	121.75–123.50	122.70
23	—	513	118.00–132.00	128.10
20	—	471	128.00–133.00	130.25
10	—	410	129.50–134.00	131.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	834	115.00	115.00
18	—	635	115.00–121.00	117.00
15	—	783	109.00–113.00	112.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	105.00–112.00	110.07
2	—	725	98.00–104.00	100.94
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
8	—	582	110.00–114.00	110.76
2	—	425	123.00–125.00	123.98
20	—	617	104.00–115.00	110.89
3	—	811	91.00	91.00
6	—	369	122.50–133.00	131.04
4	—	481	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	538	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	398	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	102.50–120.00	113.38
6	—	606	91.00–102.00	100.12
2	—	532	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.75
2	—	705	121.00	121.00
4	—	785	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
3	—	820	115.00	115.00
6	—	470	147.50–150.00	148.40
1	—	945	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	162.50	162.50
9	—	574	136.00–145.00	139.67
9	—	527	138.00–144.00	141.07
10	—	631	123.00–130.00	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	686	129.50–132.50	130.25
17	—	788	126.75	126.75
74	—	738	129.80	129.80
4	—	481	154.00–157.00	155.49
9	—	515	150.00–159.00	156.03
67	—	604	133.00–139.75	138.99
4	—	410	157.50–171.00	163.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	172.50–187.50	177.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
2	—	538	130.00–132.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	130.00–141.00	135.40
3	—	768	109.00	109.00
2	—	625	119.00	119.00
2	—	440	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	377	156.00–157.50	157.00
5	—	555	127.00–131.00	129.41
4	—	897	101.00	101.00
14	—	729	109.00–112.00	111.79
3	—	682	112.00–116.00	114.37
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
1	—	985	108.00	108.00
4	—	521	129.00–138.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	543	122.00–124.00	122.67
2	—	433	119.00–127.50	123.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
5	—	533	112.00–116.00	113.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	42.50–49.50	46.20
2	—	1,370	59.00–61.00	60.14
5	—	1,310	50.50–57.00	53.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	31.00–40.00	37.04
2	—	1,115	53.00–55.50	54.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	56.00–57.50	56.80
2	—	1,393	63.50–64.50	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	87.50–91.50	89.16
1	—	1,765	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,970	98.00–101.50	99.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	82.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	925.00–975.00	949.73

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	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,359	825.00–1,010.00	920.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	73.00	73.00

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.