Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2020-06-03

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 390▲ 452 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 38▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 21 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 mostly steady on comparable quality with good demand for weaned offerings. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $132.76/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$132.76
229 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576132.78765228
Medium and Large 2-3330127.004191thin
One grade step is worth $5.78/cwt here — about $346 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 sale229 hd
132.76
—
KY average29 barns · 5,976 hd
128.31
+4.45
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—High1,78698.041,7517thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29865.6285210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35261.038253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05554.225722thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215162.50/cwt162.50–162.503491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300132.50/cwt132.50–132.503981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365160.80/cwt160.00–162.505873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433151.44/cwt148.00–155.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468154.01/cwt150.00–160.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470145.57/cwt143.00–149.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515124.79/cwt124.00–127.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519151.76/cwt149.00–155.0078814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561146.99/cwt146.00–148.008258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579139.51/cwt132.00–148.0080813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615118.00/cwt118.00–118.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630134.75/cwt130.00–137.008498
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657124.79/cwt124.00–125.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659138.00/cwt138.00–138.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659130.50/cwt129.00–133.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708126.84/cwt124.75–130.0089833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773128.25/cwt128.00–129.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780124.51/cwt124.00–125.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825118.00/cwt118.00–118.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2959116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,11259
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330127.00/cwt127.00–127.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378144.56/cwt144.00–145.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420133.52/cwt132.00–135.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430141.76/cwt139.00–143.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450131.00/cwt131.00–131.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473135.41/cwt133.00–137.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520122.06/cwt120.00–124.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538137.18/cwt125.00–139.00738105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574122.08/cwt118.00–125.007018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577131.00/cwt131.00–131.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open606122.87/cwt122.00–123.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661129.42/cwt125.00–130.9585570
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open814110.94/cwt107.00–115.009034
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390154.00/cwt154.00–154.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437157.00/cwt157.00–157.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487147.10/cwt141.00–150.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526142.67/cwt142.00–143.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570137.13/cwt129.00–143.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy647131.00/cwt131.00–131.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01590.00/cwt90.00–90.009142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67592.75/cwt90.50–95.501,5542
Bulls——1,831100.16/cwt98.50–102.001,8345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05554.22/cwt52.00–56.505722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08860.00/cwt60.00–60.006532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35167.02/cwt64.00–72.009058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35261.03/cwt60.00–62.008253
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0019,4701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,014.77/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,0103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,093741.09/cwt710.00–775.008,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,4581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,6282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29631,204.29/cwt1,150.00–1,250.0011,5972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3501,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0019,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,9431

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.