Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 12
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
← earliestJun 12Jun 19 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 0▲ 385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Quality was average through good. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.63/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$130.63
137 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$34.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519133.80695112
Medium and Large 2-3471118.8456022
Small and Medium 1-248898.834833thin
One grade step is worth $34.97/cwt here — about $212 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 sale137 hd
130.63
—
KY average9 barns · 1,638 hd
128.99
+1.64
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,61582.361,3309thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19162.3274221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40261.698658thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03652.9154819

Every lot

85 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355161.00/cwt161.00–161.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405136.00/cwt136.00–136.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413164.00/cwt164.00–164.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429159.50/cwt159.00–161.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467158.50/cwt158.50–158.507402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480133.65/cwt120.00–141.006424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491148.77/cwt142.00–156.007308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531149.01/cwt144.00–155.0079115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532135.65/cwt132.00–138.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572143.96/cwt140.00–150.008238
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603125.74/cwt124.00–127.507582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613143.60/cwt143.00–144.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617138.27/cwt135.00–140.0085311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667143.00/cwt143.00–143.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676135.37/cwt130.00–138.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724131.01/cwt129.00–133.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,12814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280134.06/cwt132.50–137.503757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323124.03/cwt120.00–128.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393140.48/cwt138.00–143.005522
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2415107.50/cwt107.50–107.504461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418139.47/cwt138.00–141.0058317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423119.77/cwt115.00–122.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467121.93/cwt118.00–128.005693
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-247090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.10/cwt133.00–140.0064115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518117.86/cwt113.00–123.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521135.09/cwt127.00–139.0070413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy537141.76/cwt140.00–142.0076116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570130.80/cwt125.00–138.0074617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570117.86/cwt110.00–122.006723
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-258099.00/cwt99.00–99.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624126.21/cwt122.00–129.0078818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy632132.00/cwt132.00–132.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687123.00/cwt123.00–123.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815102.50/cwt102.50–102.508352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265149.00/cwt149.00–149.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325143.52/cwt137.50–149.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380139.42/cwt136.00–141.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383147.03/cwt145.00–148.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425134.63/cwt127.00–139.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444152.14/cwt142.00–158.006767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467145.67/cwt138.00–154.0068011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482128.79/cwt124.00–134.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517138.84/cwt133.00–141.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529125.02/cwt120.00–131.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563126.34/cwt125.00–127.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585139.66/cwt139.00–141.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608128.00/cwt127.00–129.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663117.47/cwt116.00–119.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715119.37/cwt116.00–121.008533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760117.01/cwt116.00–118.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282897.45/cwt95.00–100.008072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55064.00/cwt64.00–64.009921
Bulls——1,60483.46/cwt82.00–85.001,3397
Bulls——1,75593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00850.04/cwt44.50–53.5050413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00956.86/cwt56.50–57.005744
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07057.07/cwt56.00–58.006113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12561.17/cwt60.00–62.006883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17761.31/cwt59.00–63.0072210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31466.87/cwt63.00–69.508797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34659.59/cwt58.00–62.008026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0682
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,278.09/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0014,2252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3980685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,7131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,098.32/cwt950.00–1,210.0013,7184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,308864.04/cwt785.00–925.0011,3024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3730520.00/cwt520.00–520.003,7961
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3885400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,130625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,0631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,142760.63/cwt750.00–785.008,6863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,385885.00/cwt885.00–885.0012,2571
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-386362.79/cwt61.00–65.005422
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24076.50/cwt76.50–76.509491

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.