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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 24

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 502 vs last sale 685▲ 20 vs year ago 163 · +12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 70▲ 8 vs year ago 42 · +19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 27▲ 47 vs year ago 25 · +188.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a lower dressing offering. Moderate demand throughout the sale.

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 $117.90/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$117.90

81 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.26

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	568	122.56	696	58
Medium and Large 2-3	542	106.16	576	23

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $120 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 sale81 hd

117.90

—

KY average18 barns · 3,274 hd

130.17

−12.26

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	—	Average	1,372	78.65	1,079	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	56.24	876	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	49.06	559	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	46.17	448	11

Every lot

71 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	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	136.43/cwt	131.00–143.00	774	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	111.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	139.82/cwt	135.00–141.00	877	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	130.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,046	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,284	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	108.34/cwt	100.00–116.00	403	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	488	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	127.52/cwt	125.00–129.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	125.43/cwt	124.00–127.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	104.36/cwt	100.00–117.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	126.01/cwt	121.00–130.00	668	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	122.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	109.80/cwt	108.00–115.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	888	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,057	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,131	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,041	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	111.51/cwt	103.00–120.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	137.31/cwt	129.00–141.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	127.42/cwt	124.50–140.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	119.26/cwt	118.00–121.00	729	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	57.80/cwt	54.00–61.00	636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	82.13/cwt	56.00–91.00	1,164	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	254	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	51.12/cwt	50.00–52.00	492	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	598	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	46.70/cwt	43.50–49.00	465	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	35.67/cwt	31.00–41.00	392	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	45.81/cwt	42.00–49.50	508	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	54.05/cwt	50.00–56.50	649	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	55.57/cwt	54.00–57.00	820	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	59.70/cwt	58.50–61.50	938	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	49.27/cwt	48.00–51.00	849	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	21,645	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,009.43/cwt	775.00–1,210.00	9,206	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,560	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,939	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	736.62/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,420	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	928.88/cwt	500.00–1,050.00	10,673	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	847.86/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	10,912	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,223.80/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	16,154	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	764.66/cwt	725.00–800.00	11,608	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,486	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,688	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	653.09/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,290	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 Nov 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 685Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 70Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 27Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	666	124.50	124.50
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
5	—	557	134.00–135.00	134.60
6	—	487	129.00–141.00	137.31
4	—	611	118.00–121.00	119.26
5	—	530	124.50–140.00	127.42
2	—	422	132.50	132.50
1	—	700	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	122.50	122.50
2	—	517	105.00	105.00
5	—	472	103.00–120.00	111.51
2	—	573	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	735	82.50	82.50
1	—	780	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	113.00	113.00
5	—	520	100.00–117.00	104.36
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
4	—	611	108.00–115.00	109.80
2	—	895	81.00	81.00
4	—	566	110.00–115.00	112.52
5	—	372	100.00–116.00	108.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	124.00–127.00	125.43
10	—	561	121.00–126.00	122.56
20	—	530	121.00–130.00	126.01
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
4	—	428	125.00–129.00	127.52
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
3	—	608	124.00	124.00
8	—	380	126.00–130.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
1	—	335	137.50	137.50
2	—	613	116.00–122.00	118.94
2	—	593	109.00–115.00	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	152.00	152.00
2	—	665	126.00–134.00	130.03
2	—	460	139.00–141.00	140.02
1	—	410	139.00	139.00
10	—	567	131.00–143.00	136.43
5	—	627	135.00–141.00	139.82
1	—	980	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	747	140.00	140.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	14	—	1,149	500.00–1,050.00	928.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	675.00–775.00	736.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,287	650.00–1,050.00	847.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,518	725.00–800.00	764.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,320	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,223.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	912	775.00–1,210.00	1,009.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,157	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	72.00	72.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	712	630.00	630.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	810	550.00–750.00	653.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,417	56.00–91.00	82.13
2	—	1,100	54.00–61.00	57.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,098	31.00–41.00	35.67
8	—	1,108	42.00–49.50	45.81
8	—	1,201	50.00–56.50	54.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	58.50–61.50	59.70
2	—	1,723	48.00–51.00	49.27
5	—	1,476	54.00–57.00	55.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	50.00–52.00	51.12
8	—	995	43.50–49.00	46.70
1	—	795	32.00	32.00

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.