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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 22

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

626 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 510▼ 51 vs year ago 677 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 72▼ 47 vs year ago 90 · −52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 64▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on middleweights with good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower with decline on fleshy 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.69/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$152.69

262 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$21.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

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	533	155.20	827	227
Medium and Large 2-3	501	136.49	684	33
Large 1-2	687	134.00	921	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.20/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale262 hd

152.69

—

KY average26 barns · 4,917 hd

149.02

+3.67

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	1,745	93.90	1,639	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	69.91	1,106	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	63.93	799	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	53.39	593	7thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	165.22/cwt	162.50–175.00	441	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	177.38/cwt	172.50–182.50	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	145.46/cwt	135.00–147.50	483	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	166.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	563	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	167.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	620	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	165.32/cwt	160.00–172.50	681	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	153.14/cwt	152.50–155.00	672	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	146.07/cwt	139.00–148.00	688	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	159.56/cwt	157.00–163.00	763	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	123.31/cwt	121.00–135.00	630	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	151.12/cwt	149.00–154.00	793	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	157.91/cwt	157.25–164.00	843	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	136.21/cwt	133.00–142.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	876	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	146.76/cwt	143.00–149.00	903	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	125.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	821	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	147.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,080	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	146.25/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,098	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,155	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	127.75/cwt	123.00–132.50	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	143.89/cwt	141.00–145.00	447	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	138.06/cwt	131.00–143.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	151.01/cwt	148.00–154.00	571	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	137.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	577	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	143.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	622	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	472	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	676	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	135.29/cwt	135.00–136.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	131.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	751	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	815	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	125.54/cwt	123.00–129.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	126.44/cwt	123.00–129.00	856	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,043	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,050	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	936	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,053	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	148.69/cwt	140.00–157.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	155.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	660	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	129.97/cwt	129.00–131.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.80/cwt	144.50–149.00	706	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	496	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	774	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	124.86/cwt	120.00–131.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	538	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	143.06/cwt	138.00–145.50	815	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	126.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	771	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	117.38/cwt	111.00–119.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	722	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	570	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	80.16/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	90.07/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,889	100.02/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,889	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	588	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	52.29/cwt	41.00–56.00	592	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	65.06/cwt	61.00–67.00	756	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	712	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	68.52/cwt	67.50–69.50	920	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	70.39/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,109	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,090	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,075	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,578	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	934.24/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	13,266	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	19,496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,585	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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 510Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 72Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 64Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	465	130.00–138.00	135.23
12	—	421	134.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
7	—	544	135.00–136.00	135.29
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
6	—	571	129.00–136.00	131.50
5	—	631	123.00–129.00	125.54
4	—	366	131.00–143.00	138.06
9	—	677	123.00–129.00	126.44
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
4	—	311	141.00–145.00	143.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	120.00–126.00	124.01
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	478	121.00–122.00	121.51
8	—	564	123.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	375	125.00–127.00	126.05
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
2	—	280	123.00–132.50	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	140.00–145.00	143.57
6	—	590	140.00	140.00
19	—	783	133.25	133.25
16	—	607	130.00–138.00	134.27
13	—	725	135.00	135.00
9	—	830	126.50	126.50
4	—	509	144.00–145.00	144.49
9	—	482	140.00–141.00	140.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
4	—	300	152.00	152.00
20	—	378	148.00–154.00	151.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	472	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	112.50	112.50
2	—	865	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	121.00–135.00	123.31
6	—	332	135.00–147.50	145.46
4	—	571	133.00–142.00	136.21
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
9	—	471	139.00–148.00	146.07
6	—	653	124.00–130.00	125.68
1	—	435	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	751	146.00–147.00	146.25
13	—	478	157.00–163.00	159.56
21	—	615	143.00–149.00	146.76
1	—	560	157.00	157.00
18	—	412	160.00–172.50	165.32
2	—	667	142.00	142.00
16	—	731	144.00–148.00	147.69
53	—	534	157.25–164.00	157.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
5	—	321	172.50–182.50	177.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	160.00–170.00	167.24
23	—	525	149.00–154.00	151.12
21	—	439	152.50–155.00	153.14
9	—	339	164.00–170.00	166.10
6	—	477	152.00	152.00
5	—	578	148.00–154.00	151.62
5	—	267	162.50–175.00	165.22
2	—	913	126.00–127.00	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	79.00	79.00
1	—	505	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	142.50	142.50
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
5	—	707	111.00–119.00	117.38
18	—	570	138.00–145.50	143.06
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
10	—	481	144.50–149.00	146.80
7	—	611	122.00–132.00	126.15
4	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	333	140.00–157.00	148.69
1	—	870	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	156.00	156.00
13	—	570	150.00	150.00
7	—	425	154.00–157.00	155.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	129.00–131.00	129.97
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
3	—	522	120.00–131.00	124.86
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	265	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	115.00–117.00	115.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,132	41.00–56.00	52.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	61.00–67.00	65.06
3	—	1,272	54.00–58.00	55.94
4	—	1,343	67.50–69.50	68.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,576	68.00–74.00	70.39
2	—	1,615	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	78.00–82.00	80.16
7	—	1,889	96.00–105.50	100.02
4	—	1,716	84.50–94.50	90.07

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	800.00–1,050.00	934.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	500.00	500.00

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	—	1,235	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,585.00	1,585.00

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.