Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2020-10-14

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 14
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
943 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 713▲ 88 vs year ago 855 · +10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 98▼ 27 vs year ago 108 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 37▲ 39 vs year ago 35 · +111.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand for good quality weaned packages; light demand for plain, fleshy and bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with light demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.90/cwt on 427 head.
Average price
$134.90
427 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$26.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2638137.13874368
Medium and Large 2-3597123.1973540
Large 1-2696120.4583811thin
Small and Medium 1-2510110.755658thin
One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $309 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 sale427 hd
134.90
—
KY average25 barns · 5,797 hd
137.87
−2.97
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—High1,56376.161,19017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32853.6971313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26151.7965328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03045.0546415

Every lot

129 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340132.50/cwt132.50–132.504511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343155.32/cwt151.00–157.505333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367148.00/cwt148.00–148.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425155.20/cwt150.00–159.0066019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434146.78/cwt140.00–149.5063714
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2441113.74/cwt110.00–115.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463152.13/cwt151.00–152.507044
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470129.95/cwt120.00–134.006117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475141.82/cwt137.00–146.0067419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512132.25/cwt130.00–133.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526144.00/cwt144.00–144.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528138.52/cwt134.00–141.0073129
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579135.97/cwt134.00–142.0078743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.97/cwt124.00–126.007252
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2593107.00/cwt107.00–107.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619128.21/cwt126.00–132.0079437
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623121.30/cwt115.00–125.0075617
Steers—Large 1-2626123.80/cwt123.00–124.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644142.75/cwt142.75–142.7591963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008122
Steers—Large 1-2683120.33/cwt118.00–122.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687130.00/cwt129.00–132.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy702112.00/cwt112.00–112.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708123.40/cwt121.00–124.0087410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719130.84/cwt130.00–132.009416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723109.76/cwt101.00–118.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769136.90/cwt131.00–137.001,05358
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775112.33/cwt112.00–113.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813131.36/cwt127.00–132.001,06842
Steers—Large 1-2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065103.48/cwt101.00–106.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245127.50/cwt127.50–127.503122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260125.10/cwt120.00–130.003252
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2313102.25/cwt102.00–102.503202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331123.75/cwt120.00–125.004104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333135.00/cwt135.00–135.004502
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2370101.05/cwt97.50–105.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374121.80/cwt120.00–125.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2410102.50/cwt102.50–102.504201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417126.01/cwt117.00–130.0052526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424113.89/cwt110.00–116.004837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437131.00/cwt131.00–131.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459131.00/cwt131.00–131.006015
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-246099.20/cwt99.00–100.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463124.30/cwt117.00–129.5057621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467110.99/cwt108.00–115.005185
Heifers—Large 1-2485117.00/cwt117.00–117.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519108.88/cwt106.00–113.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527119.26/cwt114.00–125.0062951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564120.06/cwt114.00–123.0067740
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565108.74/cwt107.00–112.006147
Heifers—Large 1-2575104.00/cwt104.00–104.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617104.64/cwt101.00–107.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624113.75/cwt110.00–120.0071021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open630123.50/cwt120.00–127.007782
Heifers—Large 1-2635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666114.49/cwt110.00–116.007638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684103.17/cwt100.00–106.007065
Heifers—Large 1-2685107.00/cwt107.00–107.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719106.80/cwt104.00–109.0076810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open720120.78/cwt117.00–124.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277597.00/cwt97.00–97.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,07592.00/cwt92.00–92.009891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2208143.70/cwt142.50–145.002992
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2210122.50/cwt122.50–122.502571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3227132.37/cwt130.00–135.003003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260142.50/cwt142.50–142.503711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325146.21/cwt141.00–150.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330127.55/cwt124.00–131.004212
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366143.64/cwt141.00–148.005266
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437139.21/cwt136.00–143.0060811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437122.00/cwt122.00–122.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474136.80/cwt130.00–141.0064816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483123.93/cwt119.00–128.005996
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2490104.00/cwt104.00–104.005101
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2512110.74/cwt106.00–114.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522121.15/cwt115.00–125.0063212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528131.86/cwt127.00–135.006967
Bulls—Large 1-2545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569127.47/cwt125.00–132.0072511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570118.42/cwt116.00–122.006755
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2576106.31/cwt104.00–110.006126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613107.60/cwt105.00–110.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617121.18/cwt114.00–126.0074816
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-263594.00/cwt94.00–94.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661119.29/cwt110.00–123.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679106.44/cwt105.00–108.007239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372299.00/cwt98.00–100.007156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723106.32/cwt104.00–110.007695
Bulls—Large 1-2735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375598.00/cwt98.00–98.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773104.48/cwt103.00–106.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822102.00/cwt100.00–104.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54277.07/cwt75.00–80.001,18813
Bulls——1,55369.27/cwt64.00–73.501,0763
Bulls——1,86085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01442.74/cwt39.50–46.504339
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04247.82/cwt47.00–49.004985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12052.00/cwt52.00–52.005821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24546.25/cwt41.00–49.0057610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24952.57/cwt50.00–54.0065710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29557.74/cwt55.00–59.507488
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31547.34/cwt45.50–49.506234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33359.08/cwt58.00–61.007885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33553.30/cwt52.00–54.507124
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,097663.50/cwt650.00–670.007,2793
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,013.99/cwt910.00–1,150.0012,7564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,345960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,9121
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4371,182.13/cwt1,100.00–1,375.0016,9876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4481,305.15/cwt1,300.00–1,310.0018,8992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5901,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0018,2851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,153647.96/cwt630.00–660.007,4714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,237643.43/cwt590.00–670.007,9599
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,261815.19/cwt700.00–960.0010,28015

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.