Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 11
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
768 head
▲ 480 vs last sale 288▲ 328 vs year ago 440 · +74.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 52▲ 65 vs year ago 43 · +151.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 23 vs year ago 2 · +1,150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mixed with lightweights 3.00 lower;, middleweights 450-600 lbs 2.00 higher and calves over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was plain through attractive with plain and fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.47/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$119.47
298 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$32.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527122.67647243
Large 1-2648107.156949thin
Medium and Large 2-3505106.8354041
Small and Medium 1-242490.003825thin
One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about $265 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 sale298 hd
119.47
—
KY average26 barns · 5,646 hd
122.24
−2.77
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—Low1,65081.221,34015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51359.2189616
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28457.2173526
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08746.1350222

Every lot

126 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—Small and Medium 1-2313116.04/cwt107.50–125.003632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352161.99/cwt160.00–165.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370143.00/cwt143.00–143.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381151.96/cwt145.00–156.005795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417149.91/cwt149.00–152.506256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419141.33/cwt140.00–145.005926
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423132.04/cwt130.00–134.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.31/cwt140.00–146.006689
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473132.02/cwt131.00–135.0062410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481153.63/cwt147.00–159.007398
Steers—Large 1-2508131.85/cwt131.00–135.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519137.73/cwt133.00–140.0071512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537147.38/cwt143.00–153.0079117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553146.43/cwt142.00–147.008109
Steers—Large 1-2564133.82/cwt133.00–135.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583134.84/cwt133.00–138.007868
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601134.71/cwt134.25–137.0081018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616128.43/cwt122.00–134.0079115
Steers—Large 1-2645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680123.65/cwt123.00–127.008416
Steers—Large 1-2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686132.70/cwt130.25–134.7591030
Steers—Large 1-2711121.00/cwt121.00–121.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717132.50/cwt132.50–132.509502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721124.99/cwt123.00–127.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,02913
Steers—Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766126.77/cwt126.00–129.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825119.00/cwt119.00–119.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891124.26/cwt122.00–125.001,1074
Steers—Large 1-2985112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270117.50/cwt117.50–117.503171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326123.64/cwt119.00–128.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330105.00/cwt105.00–105.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy348131.00/cwt131.00–131.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365109.03/cwt102.50–117.503986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383123.59/cwt120.00–129.0047315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395131.00/cwt130.00–134.0051721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415132.89/cwt132.00–133.005519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418124.61/cwt121.00–128.0052111
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-242490.00/cwt90.00–90.003825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427111.02/cwt107.00–115.004746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463130.00/cwt130.00–130.006024
Heifers—Large 1-2470115.73/cwt112.00–118.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474110.62/cwt105.00–116.0052414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483124.39/cwt120.00–126.0060133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528105.50/cwt105.00–106.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530125.00/cwt119.00–128.5066318
Heifers—Large 1-2535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536115.86/cwt111.00–118.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576122.81/cwt119.00–126.0070747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578104.98/cwt104.00–106.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582115.01/cwt110.00–119.0066914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open620124.24/cwt120.00–126.5077017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632103.52/cwt102.50–105.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662117.34/cwt115.00–119.007776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open663119.49/cwt119.00–120.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670107.51/cwt106.00–109.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693122.00/cwt122.00–122.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open714113.55/cwt113.00–114.0081111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726105.02/cwt102.00–106.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Heifers—Large 1-2777102.03/cwt94.00–104.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780103.00/cwt103.00–103.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open815102.49/cwt101.00–107.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282592.00/cwt92.00–92.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382782.00/cwt82.00–82.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385575.00/cwt75.00–75.006411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250122.50/cwt122.50–122.503061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3319131.51/cwt130.00–132.504205
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2327102.00/cwt102.00–102.003342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368142.78/cwt135.00–152.505255
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415119.00/cwt119.00–119.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425146.17/cwt143.00–152.506213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434129.77/cwt121.00–136.0056312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470123.79/cwt120.00–126.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480136.43/cwt131.00–140.006557
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2489115.50/cwt115.00–116.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519133.73/cwt131.00–135.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521121.73/cwt117.00–124.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527140.00/cwt140.00–140.007382
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2532107.43/cwt101.00–112.005726
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570113.51/cwt112.00–115.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581129.08/cwt123.00–133.0075011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582120.61/cwt115.00–122.007025
Bulls—Large 1-2590119.99/cwt119.00–121.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611110.33/cwt110.00–111.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612121.32/cwt112.00–125.0074211
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2612100.00/cwt100.00–100.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-365898.01/cwt97.00–99.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667118.25/cwt114.00–126.0078911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371496.02/cwt91.00–102.006864
Bulls—Large 1-273599.00/cwt99.00–99.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376589.97/cwt78.00–98.006883
Bulls—Large 1-277594.02/cwt91.00–97.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284295.00/cwt95.00–95.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51372.19/cwt64.00–77.001,0924
Bulls——1,70084.50/cwt79.00–88.001,43711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06342.68/cwt37.00–46.0045413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10559.04/cwt56.00–62.006522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12748.86/cwt47.00–53.005517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19654.19/cwt51.50–57.5064813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29550.50/cwt50.50–50.506542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38762.01/cwt57.50–68.0086011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50461.19/cwt57.50–66.5092011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53254.86/cwt51.50–57.508405
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,7881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,6971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955785.00/cwt785.00–785.007,4971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3990610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,0391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,045613.76/cwt600.00–625.006,4142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,134836.33/cwt800.00–900.009,4844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,137658.03/cwt600.00–700.007,4825
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4351,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,7311

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.