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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 8

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

976 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 1,134▼ 621 vs year ago 1,597 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 118▼ 47 vs year ago 132 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 55▲ 11 vs year ago 12 · +91.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 4-weight packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $135.98/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$135.98

436 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$38.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	529	138.83	734	401
Large 1-2	580	108.40	629	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	102.47	565	29
Small and Medium 1-2	375	100.00	375	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.83/cwt here — about $359 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 sale436 hd

135.98

—

KY average27 barns · 8,388 hd

133.88

+2.10

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	1,684	88.90	1,497	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	59.42	861	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	57.20	727	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	44.50	467	17

Every lot

112 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	185.39/cwt	181.00–190.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	171.23/cwt	160.00–186.00	714	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	157.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	169.38/cwt	163.00–185.00	808	31
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	162.33/cwt	155.00–170.00	857	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	159.81/cwt	151.00–168.50	916	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	839	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	150.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	945	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	936	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	149.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,013	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,125	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,112	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	118.09/cwt	109.00–129.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	239	135.50/cwt	130.00–147.50	324	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	123.97/cwt	122.50–127.00	341	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	127.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	354	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	130.58/cwt	125.00–140.00	422	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	361	116.37/cwt	111.00–122.50	420	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	139.38/cwt	137.50–142.00	527	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	143.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	146.66/cwt	146.00–150.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	145.79/cwt	135.00–152.00	602	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	128.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	131.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	631	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	137.31/cwt	127.00–143.50	711	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	147.30/cwt	128.00–153.00	859	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.85/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	132.16/cwt	129.50–133.75	823	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	120.69/cwt	110.00–123.00	813	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	713	117.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	734	80.42/cwt	76.00–93.00	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	792	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	135.29/cwt	126.00–140.00	302	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	150.74/cwt	147.00–152.50	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	152.63/cwt	147.50–157.50	635	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	169.90/cwt	164.00–176.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.50/cwt	137.00–143.00	660	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	138.76/cwt	131.00–150.00	726	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	128.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	798	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	635	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	128.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	862	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	687	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	115.20/cwt	114.00–116.00	814	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	945	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,544	85.23/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,316	5
Bulls	—	—	1,694	94.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,606	6
Bulls	—	—	2,320	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	54.89/cwt	53.00–57.00	465	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	50.33/cwt	49.00–51.50	507	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	40.93/cwt	32.00–47.00	453	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	55.46/cwt	52.00–58.50	685	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	62.33/cwt	59.00–67.00	814	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	48.86/cwt	48.00–50.00	654	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	50.03/cwt	46.00–52.00	670	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	56.57/cwt	54.00–58.00	800	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	64.76/cwt	63.00–67.50	979	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,166	748.75/cwt	720.00–775.00	8,730	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	898.61/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,514	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	835.17/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,972	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,965	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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,134Year ago 1,597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 118Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 55Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 4-weight packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
8	—	613	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	137.50	137.50
2	—	510	137.00	137.00
3	—	580	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	175.00	175.00
2	—	318	181.00–190.00	185.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
31	—	477	163.00–185.00	169.38
22	—	417	160.00–186.00	171.23
12	—	792	142.00	142.00
54	—	628	145.00–160.00	150.54
76	—	573	151.00–168.50	159.81
16	—	679	145.00–155.00	149.18
36	—	528	155.00–170.00	162.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	142.00–150.00	145.86
2	—	470	154.00–160.00	157.06
4	—	431	150.00–155.00	151.29
1	—	1,030	108.00	108.00
1	—	760	137.00	137.00
16	—	664	141.00	141.00
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	413	135.00–152.00	145.79
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
6	—	398	146.00–150.00	146.66
85	—	518	127.00–143.50	137.31
127	—	583	128.00–153.00	147.30
26	—	623	129.50–133.75	132.16
37	—	469	135.00–142.00	138.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	125.00–133.00	128.74
16	—	620	120.00–126.00	122.85
4	—	239	130.00–147.50	135.50
8	—	674	110.00–123.00	120.69
9	—	323	125.00–140.00	130.58
4	—	277	126.00–131.00	127.69
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
2	—	755	102.00	102.00
14	—	481	125.00–134.00	131.15
7	—	378	137.50–142.00	139.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	122.50–127.00	123.97
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	220	109.00–129.00	118.09
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
7	—	734	76.00–93.00	80.42
4	—	533	110.00–114.00	112.05
4	—	361	111.00–122.50	116.37
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	905	61.00	61.00
1	—	875	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	117.00–121.00	117.99
1	—	880	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,020	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	144.00	144.00
6	—	389	140.00–150.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	687	119.00	119.00
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
3	—	635	120.00–122.00	121.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	164.00–176.00	169.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	114.00–116.00	115.20
5	—	672	125.00–132.00	128.22
3	—	328	147.00–152.50	150.74
4	—	416	147.50–157.50	152.63
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
1	—	945	106.00	106.00
2	—	840	112.00–113.00	112.50
7	—	470	137.00–143.00	140.50
18	—	619	125.00–134.00	128.93
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
23	—	523	131.00–150.00	138.76
3	—	375	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	120.00–128.00	125.06
3	—	223	126.00–140.00	135.29
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
1	—	310	137.50	137.50
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	848	53.00–57.00	54.89
2	—	1,008	49.00–51.50	50.33
12	—	1,107	32.00–47.00	40.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	52.00–58.50	55.46
2	—	1,338	48.00–50.00	48.86
7	—	1,306	59.00–67.00	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	46.00–52.00	50.03
9	—	1,512	63.00–67.50	64.76
7	—	1,414	54.00–58.00	56.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,320	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,694	90.00–99.00	94.78
5	—	1,544	80.50–90.00	85.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	875.00–950.00	898.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,194	800.00–850.00	835.17

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	650.00	650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	720.00–775.00	748.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	725.00	725.00

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	—	1,330	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.