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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 2

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

340 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 244▼ 112 vs year ago 452 · −24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 64▲ 49 vs year ago 22 · +222.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 45▼ 4 vs year ago 21 · −19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.44/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$140.44

124 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	721	140.64	1,014	122
Large 1-2	485	137.00	664	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	325	120.00	390	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $624 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 sale124 hd

140.44

—

KY average18 barns · 3,473 hd

139.20

+1.25

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	—	Low	1,636	94.50	1,546	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	70.98	1,080	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	68.47	880	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	61.92	633	12

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	156.38/cwt	151.00–162.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	165.24/cwt	157.50–171.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	163.21/cwt	157.50–165.00	761	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	152.63/cwt	151.00–155.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	158.45/cwt	156.00–161.00	832	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	878	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	149.27/cwt	141.00–153.25	925	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,053	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	126.62/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,037	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,126	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	136.13/cwt	134.00–137.50	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	145.96/cwt	141.00–149.50	701	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	142.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	750	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	139.83/cwt	139.00–140.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	731	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	133.10/cwt	129.00–137.00	851	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	647	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	741	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	116.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	793	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	912	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	144.59/cwt	139.00–149.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	133.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2Value Added	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	928	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	859	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,662	90.40/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,502	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	100.46/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,725	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	51.78/cwt	49.00–54.00	462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	59.88/cwt	57.00–63.00	622	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	66.84/cwt	65.50–68.00	718	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	69.91/cwt	67.00–74.00	898	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	64.14/cwt	62.00–66.00	825	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	70.98/cwt	67.50–73.00	1,080	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,753	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	938.64/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,841	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,443	1,625.56/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	23,457	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,012.72/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	14,482	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 244Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 64Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 45Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
7	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.65
2	—	718	106.00–107.00	106.50
4	—	690	116.00–120.00	116.99
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
3	—	477	134.00–137.50	136.13
7	—	574	125.00–131.00	127.43
1	—	505	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	121.00	121.00
11	—	528	136.00–148.00	142.11
15	—	480	141.00–149.50	145.96
2	—	672	131.00	131.00
6	—	565	139.00–140.00	139.83
13	—	639	129.00–137.00	133.10
8	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.94
3	—	377	143.00–145.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	134.00	134.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
11	—	647	114.50	114.50
3	—	527	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	793	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	160.00	160.00
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
8	—	689	134.00–135.00	134.76
3	—	618	130.00–136.00	133.68
1	—	500	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	139.00–149.00	144.59
3	—	546	146.00	146.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
2	—	725	118.00–119.00	118.49
1	—	410	147.50	147.50
1	—	780	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
3	—	578	133.00–135.00	134.34
1	—	500	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	866	130.00	130.00
4	—	819	124.00–127.50	126.62
3	—	518	151.00–155.00	152.63
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
2	—	338	151.00–162.00	156.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	141.00–153.25	149.27
7	—	793	132.75	132.75
3	—	432	157.50–171.00	165.24
4	—	388	165.00–166.00	165.50
6	—	466	157.50–165.00	163.21
4	—	715	140.00	140.00
6	—	572	153.00–154.00	153.50
11	—	525	156.00–161.00	158.45
1	—	670	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

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	1	—	1,375	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.56

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	—	1,155	825.00–1,075.00	938.64

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)	2	—	1,430	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.72

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	62.00–66.00	64.14
15	—	1,284	67.00–74.00	69.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	65.50–68.00	66.84
2	—	1,038	57.00–63.00	59.88
3	—	893	49.00–54.00	51.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	67.50–73.00	70.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,717	95.00–104.00	100.46
3	—	1,662	88.00–93.00	90.40

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.