Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2019-10-09

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
852 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 632▲ 852 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 55▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with moderate demand on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.77/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$134.77
369 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$587
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$23.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2713136.25972321
Large 1-2390135.505284thin
Medium and Large 2-3557124.9969640
Small and Medium 1-2341112.633844thin
One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $587 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 sale369 hd
134.77
—
KY average28 barns · 5,396 hd
134.32
+0.45
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—Average1,56076.801,19819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36653.9973819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26050.1663232
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06741.0243846

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205122.50/cwt122.50–122.502511
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2260117.50/cwt117.50–117.503061
Steers—Large 1-2315138.00/cwt138.00–138.004352
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325121.00/cwt121.00–121.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382158.00/cwt158.00–158.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421148.38/cwt144.00–156.0062515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430128.75/cwt127.50–130.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440137.28/cwt130.00–143.0060412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005922
Steers—Large 1-2465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466138.79/cwt133.00–145.0064720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531134.59/cwt132.00–138.0071532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3536126.06/cwt120.00–131.0067613
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2540108.00/cwt108.00–108.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578137.43/cwt136.00–138.007947
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582128.20/cwt125.00–129.5074614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.03/cwt130.00–138.0083121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3652119.00/cwt119.00–119.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682141.92/cwt136.00–144.0096864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682129.43/cwt125.00–132.258835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720114.00/cwt110.00–118.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3763112.57/cwt108.00–117.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781127.52/cwt123.00–129.009967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy838141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,18856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856128.35/cwt128.35–128.351,09915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2991124.25/cwt124.25–124.251,23154
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3223105.47/cwt102.50–108.002352
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2235102.50/cwt102.50–102.502411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275106.34/cwt105.00–107.502922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277130.00/cwt130.00–130.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321120.51/cwt111.00–126.003877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-332597.97/cwt90.00–105.003184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362122.26/cwt110.00–128.0044313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373100.06/cwt97.00–104.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400129.00/cwt129.00–129.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419120.59/cwt119.00–121.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425104.03/cwt95.00–115.0044212
Heifers—Large 1-2433103.00/cwt103.00–103.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460122.39/cwt115.00–131.0056332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468129.00/cwt129.00–129.006045
Heifers—Large 1-2468104.41/cwt104.00–106.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474106.43/cwt99.00–111.0050414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512120.00/cwt120.00–120.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523116.91/cwt107.00–119.0061134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524104.27/cwt100.00–106.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562120.79/cwt119.00–122.506795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564106.00/cwt106.00–106.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570113.69/cwt107.00–119.0064813
Heifers—Large 1-2577100.00/cwt100.00–100.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630118.84/cwt109.00–125.0074936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631102.23/cwt100.00–103.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663113.81/cwt106.00–118.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675101.00/cwt101.00–101.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open686127.24/cwt118.00–130.008738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731102.82/cwt96.00–108.007525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open740123.41/cwt119.00–124.009138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285085.00/cwt85.00–85.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open925118.25/cwt118.25–118.251,09426
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2255107.50/cwt107.50–107.502741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2303116.26/cwt115.00–117.503522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2339137.75/cwt136.00–140.004674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370139.86/cwt135.00–144.005176
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419131.32/cwt124.00–137.505506
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2420103.71/cwt102.50–105.004362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423117.50/cwt114.00–121.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471131.63/cwt126.00–138.0062011
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2483109.82/cwt103.00–117.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531127.51/cwt121.00–134.0067715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577114.33/cwt109.00–120.006608
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580108.00/cwt108.00–108.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2591123.98/cwt122.50–135.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3621101.29/cwt90.00–105.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624121.24/cwt108.00–128.007579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675104.00/cwt101.00–105.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745112.00/cwt112.00–112.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765103.95/cwt100.00–108.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288099.52/cwt96.00–103.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291299.50/cwt99.50–99.509072
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 365262.00/cwt62.00–62.004042
Dairy Steers—Large 384049.00/cwt49.00–49.004122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18767.40/cwt63.50–70.008006
Bulls——1,69179.44/cwt75.00–81.501,3439
Bulls——1,82384.95/cwt83.00–87.001,5494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99837.01/cwt26.00–43.5036926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13545.21/cwt42.50–49.0051317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22542.32/cwt38.00–44.505186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24349.32/cwt44.00–53.006138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24849.74/cwt46.00–53.0062116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27752.02/cwt51.00–53.006643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30155.54/cwt53.00–60.0072310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45657.39/cwt54.00–62.0083611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2820625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,1251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3890375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,3381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,103474.98/cwt425.00–520.005,2392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,285560.00/cwt560.00–560.007,1961

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.