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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 20

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 462▲ 30 vs year ago 492 · +6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 53▲ 38 vs year ago 64 · +59.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 44▲ 26 vs year ago 65 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; very good demand for tight 5-weights. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate 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 $126.41/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$126.41

169 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

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	585	129.08	755	140
Large 1-2	435	124.83	543	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	111.12	617	21
Small and Medium 1-2	475	105.00	499	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $256 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 sale169 hd

126.41

—

KY average26 barns · 5,452 hd

134.21

−7.80

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	1,811	89.43	1,619	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	58.06	871	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	55.74	699	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	47.91	513	18

Every lot

103 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	149.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	164.01/cwt	159.00–172.50	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	157.81/cwt	156.00–160.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	163.29/cwt	159.00–165.00	774	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	149.94/cwt	146.00–156.00	771	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	582	143.31/cwt	136.00–147.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	848	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	146.66/cwt	140.00–152.50	903	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	130.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	810	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	915	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	145.29/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,065	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,121	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	134.81/cwt	132.00–137.50	382	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	128.74/cwt	122.50–132.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	128.66/cwt	123.00–131.00	548	16
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	427	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	128.06/cwt	123.00–132.00	611	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	118.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	125.42/cwt	121.00–127.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	114.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	130.32/cwt	129.00–136.00	682	20
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	810	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	126.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	652	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	870	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	737	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	873	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,015	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	111.40/cwt	111.00–111.50	877	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	137.82/cwt	132.50–141.00	441	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	157.00/cwt	154.00–162.50	645	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	431	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	145.35/cwt	144.00–146.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	128.77/cwt	126.00–133.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	138.93/cwt	136.00–142.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	524	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.50	781	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	141.12/cwt	130.00–146.00	811	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	7
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	656	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	875	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	127.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	843	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	110.22/cwt	103.00–111.50	864	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	98.45/cwt	95.00–102.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	100.52/cwt	99.00–102.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	885	84.91/cwt	81.00–93.00	751	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	87.58/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,577	10
Bulls	—	—	1,888	95.81/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,809	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	56.04/cwt	54.00–58.00	569	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	45.07/cwt	42.00–47.50	469	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	48.70/cwt	47.50–51.00	569	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	54.41/cwt	52.50–56.00	650	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	47.89/cwt	45.00–52.00	605	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	58.92/cwt	57.00–65.50	769	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	54.79/cwt	54.00–55.50	753	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	59.97/cwt	57.00–65.50	944	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	939.23/cwt	910.00–960.00	10,003	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,065	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,123	746.07/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,378	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,237	798.45/cwt	775.00–835.00	9,877	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,246	683.00/cwt	635.00–775.00	8,510	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,000.29/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,614	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	1,054.20/cwt	1,035.00–1,060.00	13,462	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,288	980.70/cwt	860.00–1,100.00	12,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	1,150.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	16,013	3

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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 462Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 53Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 44Year ago 65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,888	92.00–102.00	95.81
10	—	1,801	80.00–91.00	87.58
1	—	1,525	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	45.00–52.00	47.89
12	—	1,306	57.00–65.50	58.92
11	—	1,195	52.50–56.00	54.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	54.00–58.00	56.04
10	—	1,040	42.00–47.50	45.07
5	—	1,169	47.50–51.00	48.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	54.00–55.50	54.79
12	—	1,574	57.00–65.50	59.97

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)	28	—	1,261	850.00–1,100.00	1,000.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,277	1,035.00–1,060.00	1,054.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	910.00–960.00	939.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,237	775.00–835.00	798.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,246	635.00–775.00	683.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,123	625.00–825.00	746.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00

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	—	1,288	860.00–1,100.00	980.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	825.00	825.00

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	3	—	1,392	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,150.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	129.00	129.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
5	—	506	126.00–133.00	128.77
4	—	320	132.50–141.00	137.82
1	—	825	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	154.00–162.50	157.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
3	—	656	132.00–134.00	133.33
3	—	485	151.00	151.00
5	—	524	147.00–150.50	149.04
2	—	618	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	135.00	135.00
3	—	885	81.00–93.00	84.91
1	—	600	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	136.00–142.00	138.93
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
7	—	784	103.00–111.50	110.22
2	—	828	95.00–102.00	98.45
2	—	868	99.00–102.00	100.52
6	—	469	144.00–146.00	145.35
16	—	575	130.00–146.00	141.12
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
13	—	660	120.00–132.00	127.76
1	—	700	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
20	—	523	129.00–136.00	130.32
3	—	565	129.00	129.00
36	—	741	137.00	137.00
3	—	620	130.00–132.00	130.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	123.00–131.00	128.66
11	—	577	124.00–128.00	125.55
3	—	682	123.00	123.00
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
5	—	506	121.00–127.00	125.42
6	—	386	122.50–132.00	128.74
4	—	283	132.00–137.50	134.81
1	—	225	124.00	124.00
5	—	732	115.00–122.00	118.80
5	—	787	111.00–111.50	111.40
4	—	633	123.00–129.00	126.47
8	—	477	123.00–132.00	128.06
4	—	334	125.00–132.00	129.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	134.00	134.00
4	—	485	115.00–123.00	118.31
4	—	521	110.00–116.00	114.56
2	—	600	108.00	108.00
8	—	652	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	101.00	101.00
1	—	410	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	126.00	126.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	159.00–165.00	163.29
1	—	510	157.00	157.00
34	—	733	144.00–148.00	145.29
21	—	616	140.00–152.50	146.66
5	—	417	159.00–172.50	164.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
5	—	409	147.00–150.00	149.18
6	—	588	144.00–145.00	144.17
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
2	—	647	139.00	139.00
5	—	671	135.00–138.00	136.40
11	—	514	146.00–156.00	149.94
2	—	827	135.50	135.50
2	—	377	159.00	159.00
5	—	470	156.00–160.00	157.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
4	—	528	134.00	134.00
8	—	619	125.00–134.00	130.79
2	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
3	—	582	136.00–147.00	143.31

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.