Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2020-09-09

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 9
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 620▲ 93 vs year ago 495 · +18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 66▼ 70 vs year ago 130 · −53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 5 vs year ago 21 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers were mixed with 400-500 lbs 3.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Demand good for weaned calves however softer undertone for fleshy offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on middleweights with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 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 $146.09/cwt on 287 head.
Average price
$146.09
287 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$449
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$27.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.85
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2638147.47941266
Large 1-2601130.5378514thin
Medium and Large 2-3548125.306866thin
Small and Medium 1-2410120.004921thin
One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $449 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 sale287 hd
146.09
—
KY average18 barns · 2,835 hd
142.24
+3.85
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—Average1,71995.011,63410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49663.9795715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23262.7777426
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10856.506262thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321174.22/cwt172.50–175.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373170.13/cwt163.00–175.006359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380154.53/cwt151.00–157.505875
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415127.90/cwt124.00–132.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420151.98/cwt151.00–153.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433164.66/cwt157.50–170.0071323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477156.40/cwt152.00–169.0074611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490142.00/cwt142.00–142.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515146.61/cwt145.00–150.0075513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517142.67/cwt140.00–145.007386
Steers—Large 1-2530132.23/cwt121.00–136.007015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569149.00/cwt149.00–149.0084811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578139.44/cwt138.00–141.0080613
Steers—Large 1-2578132.66/cwt129.00–134.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590134.00/cwt134.00–134.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.97/cwt130.00–137.0084116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648141.50/cwt141.50–141.509173
Steers—Large 1-2655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667134.01/cwt133.00–135.008946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694148.26/cwt139.50–148.501,02971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695117.00/cwt117.00–117.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
Steers—Large 1-2713125.49/cwt125.00–126.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720131.49/cwt131.00–132.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0341
Steers—Large 1-2795126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed808143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,15960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,1492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308123.78/cwt122.50–125.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315140.94/cwt139.00–142.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319155.02/cwt149.00–157.504954
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378149.94/cwt144.00–161.0056711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390125.84/cwt125.00–127.004916
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2400105.00/cwt105.00–105.004206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420130.43/cwt127.00–134.0054818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424139.42/cwt135.00–143.0059116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440123.00/cwt123.00–123.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470139.53/cwt137.00–142.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.13/cwt124.00–132.0059816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471120.66/cwt120.50–121.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504131.42/cwt130.00–132.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529124.40/cwt122.00–127.5065814
Heifers—Large 1-2535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2542101.00/cwt101.00–101.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573123.25/cwt119.00–126.0070623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615117.51/cwt116.00–118.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open640122.27/cwt120.00–124.507834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364097.00/cwt97.00–97.006211
Heifers—Large 1-2647116.00/cwt116.00–116.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open658125.00/cwt124.50–125.258233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665108.03/cwt106.00–110.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704109.40/cwt105.00–111.0077012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372885.37/cwt78.00–93.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820101.00/cwt101.00–101.008282
Heifers—Large 1-2Guaranteed Open83596.00/cwt96.00–96.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292891.33/cwt89.00–92.508483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230132.50/cwt132.50–132.503051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345142.50/cwt142.50–142.504921
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368143.29/cwt142.50–145.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382135.66/cwt135.00–136.005183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420128.79/cwt125.00–130.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430144.14/cwt140.00–146.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432154.00/cwt154.00–154.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475124.73/cwt120.00–130.005924
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2478120.66/cwt120.00–122.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484136.82/cwt135.00–140.006626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523135.87/cwt130.00–139.0071115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525125.24/cwt123.00–129.006584
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2527118.68/cwt118.00–120.006253
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2563120.00/cwt119.00–121.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567123.56/cwt118.00–128.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582132.71/cwt129.00–137.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618122.99/cwt120.00–124.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Bulls—Large 1-2665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675122.54/cwt120.00–125.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715105.55/cwt103.00–108.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725116.62/cwt110.00–120.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773117.65/cwt117.00–119.009093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830111.98/cwt109.00–115.009292
Bulls—Large 1-2865102.00/cwt102.00–102.008822
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 384063.00/cwt63.00–63.005291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,1371
Bulls——1,754100.04/cwt95.00–104.501,7557
Bulls——1,79382.14/cwt80.00–86.001,4732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00552.00/cwt52.00–52.005231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19762.84/cwt61.00–64.507529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21061.00/cwt61.00–61.007381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22756.46/cwt50.00–59.006937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26867.12/cwt65.00–72.0085110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44662.24/cwt60.00–64.509004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46968.17/cwt66.00–72.501,0017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59358.34/cwt57.50–59.009294
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,350.32/cwt1,325.00–1,375.0018,6752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,215740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,9911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,8571
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,3081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3770620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,7741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2893726.33/cwt700.00–750.006,4862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,198921.47/cwt775.00–985.0011,0393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3061,166.44/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0015,2345
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0017,0612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,9601,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0027,6361

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.