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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Nov 10Nov 17Nov 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

685 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 949▼ 93 vs year ago 778 · −12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 155▼ 10 vs year ago 80 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 60▼ 7 vs year ago 34 · −20.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $124.33/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$124.33

277 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

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	515	126.21	650	239
Medium and Large 2-3	560	112.44	630	38

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $20 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 sale277 hd

124.33

—

KY average25 barns · 6,747 hd

130.40

−6.08

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	1,715	89.94	1,543	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	54.28	863	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	51.88	633	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	48.91	469	6thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	534	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	154.19/cwt	151.00–162.50	598	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	564	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.68/cwt	142.00–153.00	640	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	143.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	672	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	157.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	761	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	497	169.95/cwt	169.95–169.95	845	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	127.33/cwt	124.00–131.00	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	161.70/cwt	159.00–163.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	147.07/cwt	139.00–155.00	779	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	138.12/cwt	133.00–144.00	791	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	152.78/cwt	151.00–153.00	940	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	132.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	816	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	114.39/cwt	110.00–119.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	135.70/cwt	127.00–139.00	890	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,012	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,023	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	127.29/cwt	123.00–128.25	1,123	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	117.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	333	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	129.79/cwt	127.50–132.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	131.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	450	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	458	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	115.73/cwt	112.50–119.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	127.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	547	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	127.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	602	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	115.76/cwt	115.00–116.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	663	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	126.82/cwt	119.00–130.00	720	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	123.20/cwt	119.00–131.50	775	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	128.92/cwt	121.00–133.00	861	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	115.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	105.75/cwt	102.00–115.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,095	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	316	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	142.86/cwt	139.00–147.00	470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	591	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	131.14/cwt	126.00–137.50	555	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.36/cwt	140.00–154.50	704	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	127.02/cwt	122.50–128.00	612	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.44/cwt	129.00–142.75	707	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	127.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	725	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	118.36/cwt	118.00–121.00	684	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	122.76/cwt	114.00–130.00	768	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	121.93/cwt	116.00–125.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	112.37/cwt	106.00–116.00	806	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	863	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	521	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	90.07/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,550	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,517	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.00	494	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	44.48/cwt	42.00–47.00	431	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	47.39/cwt	42.00–49.50	554	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	53.74/cwt	50.00–58.50	662	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	885	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	55.17/cwt	53.00–57.00	847	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	727	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,068	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,979	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	566.30/cwt	500.00–625.00	5,618	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	640.23/cwt	450.00–775.00	6,665	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	865.49/cwt	500.00–1,100.00	10,922	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 949Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 155Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
4	—	474	115.00–116.00	115.76
3	—	283	115.00–119.00	117.73
11	—	678	114.00–118.00	115.64
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
7	—	580	110.00–117.00	113.01
2	—	388	112.50–119.00	115.73
2	—	612	110.00	110.00
5	—	432	110.00	110.00
1	—	880	92.00	92.00
1	—	505	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,141	96.00	96.00
26	—	428	120.00–135.00	127.74
12	—	668	121.00–133.00	128.92
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
2	—	290	127.50–132.00	129.79
51	—	472	120.00–135.00	127.57
33	—	568	119.00–130.00	126.82
9	—	371	121.00–125.00	123.35
4	—	731	102.00–115.00	105.75
22	—	629	119.00–131.50	123.20
59	—	525	120.00–131.00	126.28
17	—	342	126.00–136.00	131.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
5	—	626	114.00–130.00	122.76
1	—	915	99.00	99.00
4	—	329	139.00–147.00	142.86
3	—	678	116.00–125.00	121.93
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
6	—	717	106.00–116.00	112.37
7	—	468	140.00–154.50	150.36
9	—	567	120.00–135.00	127.94
9	—	423	126.00–137.50	131.14
9	—	374	158.00	158.00
23	—	511	129.00–142.75	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	118.00–121.00	118.36
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	863	90.00–91.00	90.33
13	—	482	122.50–128.00	127.02
2	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
2	—	308	131.00–137.00	133.98
2	—	517	123.00	123.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
1	—	245	129.00	129.00
1	—	730	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	155.00–156.00	155.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	159.00–163.00	161.70
9	—	615	151.00–153.00	152.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	129.00–136.00	132.30
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
18	—	484	150.00–165.00	157.32
1	—	815	125.50	125.50
1	—	975	121.00	121.00
5	—	388	151.00–162.50	154.19
8	—	656	127.00–139.00	135.70
24	—	573	133.00–144.00	138.12
11	—	882	123.00–128.25	127.29
23	—	530	139.00–155.00	147.07
6	—	425	142.00–153.00	150.68
3	—	773	130.00–133.00	130.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
5	—	517	124.00–131.00	127.33
1	—	955	85.00	85.00
2	—	675	114.00	114.00
11	—	467	140.00–146.00	143.95
3	—	620	110.00–119.00	114.39
4	—	385	137.50–140.00	138.73
7	—	423	130.00–137.50	133.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	497	169.95	169.95
31	—	600	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	66.00	66.00
1	—	890	52.00	52.00

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	—	1,295	925.00	925.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,041	450.00–775.00	640.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	992	500.00–625.00	566.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,262	500.00–1,100.00	865.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,850	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,721	86.00–93.00	90.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	62.00	62.00
14	—	1,168	42.00–49.50	47.39
23	—	1,232	50.00–58.50	53.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	58.00	58.00
3	—	970	42.00–47.00	44.48
2	—	968	50.00–52.00	51.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,810	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,536	53.00–57.00	55.17

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.