Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2019-10-16

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 16
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
855 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 852▲ 855 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 133▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling packages sold steady. Quality was good through attractive early and plain through average late. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower 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 $128.39/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$128.39
352 head · 869 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$33.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2889128.931,147332
Medium and Large 2-3523122.0663818thin
Small and Medium 1-258795.005582thin
One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $589 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 sale352 hd
128.39
—
KY average29 barns · 7,536 hd
138.09
−9.70
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—Average1,64871.601,18016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39054.6275916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24647.7559530
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06536.7539237

Every lot

116 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320144.27/cwt140.00–147.504623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388141.31/cwt139.00–146.005487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426140.64/cwt135.00–144.0059914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456138.79/cwt135.00–141.006336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473124.51/cwt116.00–129.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514122.73/cwt120.00–127.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535129.09/cwt129.00–130.0069110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567123.67/cwt123.00–124.007013
Steers—Small and Medium 1-258795.00/cwt95.00–95.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588133.65/cwt129.00–136.0078610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610129.73/cwt125.00–130.0079119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620115.05/cwt109.00–121.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631134.50/cwt134.50–134.508496
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655121.52/cwt119.00–124.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667134.03/cwt124.00–136.5089410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693133.50/cwt133.50–133.509255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715137.00/cwt137.00–137.009804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718126.00/cwt125.00–128.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy940105.00/cwt105.00–105.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2951130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,23678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,073124.91/cwt124.60–125.501,340152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205111.00/cwt111.00–111.002281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238121.29/cwt117.50–125.002892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260125.61/cwt121.00–132.503273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275137.00/cwt137.00–137.003773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3292113.70/cwt111.00–115.003323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337133.99/cwt132.00–138.0045211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337126.96/cwt120.00–129.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352131.00/cwt131.00–131.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361103.56/cwt99.00–110.003744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362122.11/cwt120.00–123.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412127.00/cwt127.00–127.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-342095.56/cwt93.00–98.004012
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432119.70/cwt115.00–125.0051718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472106.41/cwt93.00–112.005028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474120.67/cwt115.00–124.0057232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521121.72/cwt120.00–125.0063421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-353199.81/cwt97.00–101.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534113.42/cwt110.00–117.006069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567121.60/cwt120.00–123.0068915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573103.00/cwt103.00–103.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577117.25/cwt114.00–120.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open612123.00/cwt123.00–123.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626116.08/cwt105.00–120.0072716
Heifers—Large 1-263094.00/cwt94.00–94.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664112.61/cwt105.00–119.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716107.52/cwt104.00–113.007705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372594.00/cwt94.00–94.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763112.97/cwt111.00–115.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387072.00/cwt72.00–72.006261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220122.50/cwt122.50–122.502701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265126.70/cwt125.00–127.503363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268131.26/cwt130.00–132.503522
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2290117.50/cwt117.50–117.503412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326140.53/cwt130.00–143.004587
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2367108.69/cwt104.00–115.003993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370122.51/cwt121.00–125.004534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377132.35/cwt131.00–135.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425123.62/cwt120.00–127.5052511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428136.71/cwt134.00–138.0058510
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2440102.00/cwt102.00–102.004491
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2456108.35/cwt100.00–112.504943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469130.18/cwt123.00–136.0061131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525128.49/cwt120.00–134.0067514
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2528108.68/cwt106.00–110.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529117.49/cwt112.00–120.006227
Bulls—Large 1-253899.00/cwt99.00–99.005334
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560107.00/cwt107.00–107.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575127.81/cwt120.00–131.0073517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585109.31/cwt102.00–118.006396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-360097.00/cwt97.00–97.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636118.88/cwt115.00–125.0075611
Bulls—Large 1-2656106.67/cwt100.00–110.007003
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-266090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665115.36/cwt111.00–121.007678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669104.17/cwt96.00–110.006976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719110.29/cwt96.00–114.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276598.00/cwt98.00–98.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281098.00/cwt98.00–98.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396375.04/cwt72.00–78.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,080102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 350153.00/cwt53.00–53.002665
Dairy Steers—Large 366275.00/cwt75.00–75.004977
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41661.12/cwt57.00–66.008654
Bulls——1,72173.83/cwt68.00–78.501,27110
Bulls——1,74581.40/cwt79.00–84.501,4202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03833.52/cwt26.00–40.0034824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11642.71/cwt41.00–46.5047713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17639.48/cwt38.00–42.004647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21747.00/cwt43.50–52.5057215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24451.36/cwt50.00–53.006394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36156.39/cwt54.00–59.507678
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43955.71/cwt54.00–57.5080212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3908358.20/cwt300.00–425.003,2522
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,000320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,005500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,045300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,1351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050543.71/cwt500.00–585.005,7092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,135500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173654.54/cwt600.00–760.007,6783
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,175450.00/cwt450.00–450.005,2881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245636.81/cwt560.00–710.007,9284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2880430.00/cwt430.00–430.003,7841

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.