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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 7

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 505 vs last sale 633▼ 219 vs year ago 347 · −63.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 11 vs year ago 60 · −18.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder cattle lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $138.09/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$138.09

49 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	495	138.76	687	47
Medium and Large 2-3	360	130.00	468	1thin
Large 1-2	610	115.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale49 hd

138.09

—

KY average11 barns · 1,302 hd

134.66

+3.43

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	1,605	101.11	1,623	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	70.82	886	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	70.11	1,000	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	65.13	719	15

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	169.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,144	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	138.57/cwt	132.50–142.50	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	146.75/cwt	145.00–148.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	145.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	712	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	718	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	605	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	135.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	709	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	131.36/cwt	128.00–133.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	656	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	833	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	121.76/cwt	120.00–123.50	936	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	110.92/cwt	102.00–119.00	907	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	105.37/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,808	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	65.32/cwt	63.00–67.00	681	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	58.08/cwt	55.50–61.00	627	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	68.59/cwt	67.00–70.00	781	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	72.51/cwt	70.50–75.00	898	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,307	68.00/cwt	67.50–68.50	889	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	67.13/cwt	67.00–67.50	885	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	72.21/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,116	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	20,554	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	795	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,488	1,247.66/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	18,565	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,810	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	26,426	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,328	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	913.93/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,972	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 633Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 38Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 18

Compared to last Wednesday feeder cattle lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	132.50–142.50	138.57
3	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	98.00	98.00
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	145.00–148.00	146.75
6	—	372	150.00	150.00
11	—	519	137.00–140.00	138.43
9	—	488	140.00–147.50	145.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	102.00–119.00	110.92
2	—	520	143.00–145.00	144.01
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
4	—	769	120.00–123.50	121.76
2	—	440	146.00–149.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	133.00	133.00
3	—	656	127.00	127.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.50	132.50
8	—	525	130.00–139.00	135.14
3	—	575	128.00–133.00	131.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	160.00	160.00
5	—	358	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	133.00–136.00	134.54
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
4	—	676	144.00–145.00	144.75
2	—	510	160.00	160.00
3	—	415	168.00–172.00	169.98
1	—	795	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	154.00	154.00
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
3	—	901	127.00	127.00
2	—	528	149.00–150.00	149.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	67.50–68.50	68.00
3	—	1,545	70.00–73.50	72.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,318	67.00–67.50	67.13
14	—	1,239	70.50–75.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	55.50–61.00	58.08
8	—	1,138	67.00–70.00	68.59
3	—	1,042	63.00–67.00	65.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,248	92.00	92.00
9	—	1,716	97.00–111.00	105.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	850.00	850.00

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	—	1,810	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,488	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,247.66

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	—	1,305	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	2	—	1,310	875.00–950.00	913.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	885.00	885.00

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	—	875	700.00	700.00

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.