Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2021-03-10

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 10
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,335 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 1,459▲ 416 vs year ago 919 · +45.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 92▲ 41 vs year ago 76 · +53.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 25 vs year ago 11 · +227.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 3.00 lower under heavy supply with good demand for high quality weaned packages; over 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Heifer calves sold 3.00 lower under heavy supply with good demand for weaned packages. Quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower 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 $127.85/cwt on 526 head.
Average price
$127.85
526 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557128.95718479
Large 1-2557120.4067110thin
Medium and Large 2-3485115.5856137
One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $157 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 sale526 hd
127.85
—
KY average25 barns · 9,419 hd
129.45
−1.60
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—High1,67787.301,46414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53061.9394716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26659.3875133
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04544.9246936

Every lot

140 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added265182.00/cwt182.00–182.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322157.26/cwt156.00–160.005063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416163.06/cwt157.00–174.0067837
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418138.35/cwt135.00–140.005783
Steers—Large 1-2420142.50/cwt142.50–142.505991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423151.07/cwt150.00–153.0063913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462142.01/cwt140.00–146.006563
Steers—Large 1-2463142.15/cwt138.00–145.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470150.92/cwt149.50–156.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477164.72/cwt157.00–167.0078622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505128.99/cwt127.00–131.006514
Steers—Large 1-2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519144.94/cwt141.00–150.0075212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533152.59/cwt150.00–163.0081356
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563137.07/cwt131.00–138.0077217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566151.61/cwt149.00–160.0085837
Steers—Large 1-2568132.44/cwt130.00–135.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575145.53/cwt144.00–147.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616145.40/cwt136.00–148.0089664
Steers—Large 1-2625136.00/cwt136.00–136.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626134.20/cwt131.00–137.0084026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672131.78/cwt130.00–135.0088614
Steers—Large 1-2673126.53/cwt124.00–129.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674137.59/cwt135.75–139.5092766
Steers—Large 1-2702123.00/cwt123.00–123.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706120.08/cwt119.50–122.008487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718130.58/cwt126.00–134.5093815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760124.58/cwt124.50–125.009476
Steers—Large 1-2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3786114.37/cwt113.00–117.008995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy790114.00/cwt114.00–114.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830124.25/cwt124.25–124.251,03112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3833111.51/cwt111.00–112.009292
Steers—Large 1-2845105.00/cwt105.00–105.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0093
Steers—Large 1-2860112.00/cwt112.00–112.009631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205142.50/cwt142.50–142.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263133.75/cwt130.00–136.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275123.61/cwt120.00–127.503402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313120.86/cwt115.00–127.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320138.00/cwt138.00–138.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323142.42/cwt140.00–152.0046011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373132.87/cwt130.00–137.0049610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375143.96/cwt139.00–150.0054012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387125.48/cwt123.00–127.504863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424142.27/cwt136.00–150.0060337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425121.00/cwt121.00–121.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426132.37/cwt130.00–134.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467137.48/cwt135.00–144.0064225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469117.11/cwt112.00–122.0054911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.97/cwt122.00–135.0060821
Heifers—Large 1-2480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006051
Heifers—Large 1-2Value Added514123.00/cwt123.00–123.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515132.28/cwt125.00–135.0068164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516122.16/cwt120.00–125.0063016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520116.05/cwt108.00–119.0060310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565128.04/cwt125.00–134.0072351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566121.39/cwt119.00–124.0068713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570109.15/cwt107.50–110.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614129.59/cwt121.00–131.10796120
Heifers—Large 1-2625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632119.59/cwt118.00–121.0075610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659123.83/cwt122.00–125.0081628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667111.50/cwt110.00–114.007446
Heifers—Large 1-2692112.00/cwt112.00–112.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708122.00/cwt122.00–122.0086415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open717112.86/cwt108.00–115.0080912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377096.00/cwt96.00–96.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785102.85/cwt99.00–105.008078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open81099.53/cwt97.00–102.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381082.00/cwt82.00–82.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open854105.00/cwt105.00–105.008976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286892.01/cwt91.00–93.007992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320140.74/cwt130.00–147.504508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326157.04/cwt150.00–160.0051212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369155.62/cwt150.00–158.0057413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385140.00/cwt135.00–145.005392
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410159.17/cwt158.00–160.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419146.98/cwt142.50–151.006168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469145.25/cwt138.00–150.0068112
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478128.02/cwt125.00–130.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522139.35/cwt132.00–146.0072716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527123.80/cwt120.00–129.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533147.21/cwt146.00–150.007859
Bulls—Large 1-2543136.01/cwt134.00–138.007392
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555149.33/cwt148.00–152.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568130.16/cwt126.00–135.007396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578143.39/cwt138.00–145.0082910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607124.00/cwt120.00–131.007538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618115.68/cwt115.00–117.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619132.00/cwt132.00–132.008177
Bulls—Large 1-2645104.00/cwt104.00–104.006713
Bulls—Large 1-2655109.00/cwt109.00–109.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666121.89/cwt117.00–126.008128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683110.03/cwt105.00–113.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712103.75/cwt99.00–108.007396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765103.36/cwt99.00–111.007915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy76598.00/cwt98.00–98.007501
Bulls—Large 1-279093.00/cwt93.00–93.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385081.00/cwt81.00–81.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287397.59/cwt94.00–101.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295592.00/cwt92.00–92.008791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3523103.00/cwt103.00–103.0053910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28568.44/cwt68.00–69.008792
Bulls——1,67384.19/cwt79.00–88.001,4085
Bulls——1,79294.92/cwt90.50–100.001,7017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00840.42/cwt34.00–46.5040722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07850.13/cwt48.00–52.505409
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14955.33/cwt54.50–57.006365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21655.98/cwt53.50–59.0068113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29262.51/cwt59.50–69.5080819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38854.61/cwt52.00–57.007582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41044.00/cwt44.00–44.006201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55062.97/cwt59.00–68.5097614
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294075.50/cwt75.50–75.507101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14064.00/cwt64.00–64.007301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,15882.02/cwt79.00–85.009502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,200922.38/cwt885.00–950.0011,0693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,275960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,4971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,133.41/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0012,4793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,011.21/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0011,5082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,370675.00/cwt675.00–675.009,2481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,493854.41/cwt785.00–925.0012,7562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4051

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.