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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 3

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 733▼ 119 vs year ago 616 · −19.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 35▼ 8 vs year ago 44 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 16 vs year ago 26 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand in a light test.

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 $125.38/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$125.38

362 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

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	593	126.25	749	346
Medium and Large 2-3	494	107.27	529	11thin
Large 1-2	578	105.00	607	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $142 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 sale362 hd

125.38

—

KY average27 barns · 4,325 hd

124.39

+0.99

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	1,787	94.87	1,695	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	67.75	1,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	57.33	762	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	44.12	496	7thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	143.84/cwt	142.50–145.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	166.87/cwt	157.50–170.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	144.77/cwt	142.50–148.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	160.11/cwt	156.00–163.00	704	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	156.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	139.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	120.25/cwt	117.00–121.50	855	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	333	137.03/cwt	132.50–141.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	135.47/cwt	132.50–137.00	522	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	136.23/cwt	135.00–139.00	571	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	132.58/cwt	130.00–133.00	610	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	126.74/cwt	124.00–129.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	112.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	127.13/cwt	121.00–132.00	671	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	130.70/cwt	130.70–130.70	762	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	114.05/cwt	112.50–116.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	127.25/cwt	120.00–130.85	783	120
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	112.05/cwt	102.00–116.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	422	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	433	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	121.61/cwt	120.00–122.50	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	507	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.88/cwt	129.00–130.50	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	117.82/cwt	117.00–122.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	997	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	618	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,024	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	102.74/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,986	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	38.76/cwt	38.00–39.50	412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	44.96/cwt	43.00–47.00	514	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	605	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	46.27/cwt	46.00–46.50	564	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	56.00/cwt	52.00–58.50	722	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	878	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	67.75/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,032	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	975.00/cwt	960.00–985.00	11,827	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	841.85/cwt	825.00–860.00	11,407	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	17,061	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,044	55.85/cwt	54.50–58.00	583	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	64.58/cwt	62.50–66.00	804	2

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 733Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	117.00–122.00	117.82
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
3	—	530	123.00–127.00	124.32
4	—	281	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
5	—	570	129.00–130.50	129.88
4	—	702	115.00–118.00	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	120.00–122.50	121.61
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	102.50	102.50
1	—	720	94.00	94.00
3	—	571	117.00	117.00
2	—	997	62.00	62.00
2	—	325	130.00–136.00	133.18
1	—	470	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	91.00	91.00
7	—	658	102.00–116.00	112.05
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
8	—	591	112.50–116.00	114.05
8	—	633	103.00–105.00	103.98
2	—	290	130.00	130.00
5	—	476	124.00–129.00	126.74
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
4	—	392	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	121.00–132.00	127.13
17	—	419	135.00–139.00	136.23
14	—	460	130.00–133.00	132.58
3	—	333	132.50–141.00	137.03
53	—	726	120.00	120.00
120	—	615	120.00–130.85	127.25
72	—	583	130.70	130.70
6	—	385	132.50–137.00	135.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	505	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	110.00–117.00	112.34
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	935	71.00	71.00
3	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	117.00	117.00
4	—	628	125.50	125.50
4	—	695	124.00	124.00
4	—	415	142.50–148.00	144.77
1	—	880	114.00	114.00
6	—	711	117.00–121.50	120.25
3	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.99
5	—	375	157.50–170.00	166.87
6	—	513	135.00–142.00	139.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	134.00	134.00
4	—	484	155.00–160.00	156.16
13	—	440	156.00–163.00	160.11
2	—	510	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	134.00	134.00
2	—	535	125.00–131.00	128.06
2	—	323	142.50–145.00	143.84
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,213	960.00–985.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	825.00–860.00	841.85

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	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,410	1,210.00	1,210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	54.50–58.00	55.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	62.50–66.00	64.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	38.00–39.50	38.76
1	—	1,175	51.50	51.50
4	—	1,143	43.00–47.00	44.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	67.50–68.00	67.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	60.00–65.00	62.34
2	—	1,218	46.00–46.50	46.27
6	—	1,289	52.00–58.50	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	99.00–106.50	102.74
1	—	2,000	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,280	80.00	80.00

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.