Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2021-03-24

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 24
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 591▲ 382 vs year ago 373 · +102.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 77▼ 9 vs year ago 110 · −8.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 26▲ 40 vs year ago 17 · +235.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady 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 $126.10/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$126.10
274 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$25.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538128.07689238
Large 1-2576120.0069111thin
Medium and Large 2-3537110.3159224
Small and Medium 1-2445102.504561thin
One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $233 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 sale274 hd
126.10
—
KY average27 barns · 6,830 hd
130.17
−4.07
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—Average1,57088.361,3878thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46462.0390818
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27461.1277937
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01846.2847122

Every lot

122 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2287137.50/cwt137.50–137.503952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368160.94/cwt157.50–166.0059214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410158.61/cwt155.00–159.506505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422166.76/cwt160.00–175.0070418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478166.04/cwt159.00–170.0079427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478150.85/cwt148.00–153.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524147.45/cwt140.00–150.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530160.17/cwt152.50–170.0084920
Steers—Large 1-2565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566148.46/cwt143.00–151.008406
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567134.55/cwt130.00–136.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568155.46/cwt152.00–158.0088311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620146.17/cwt141.00–153.0090619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620133.02/cwt132.00–134.008252
Steers—Large 1-2653132.00/cwt132.00–132.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671132.57/cwt129.00–137.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672139.61/cwt137.50–141.0093822
Steers—Large 1-2711124.00/cwt124.00–124.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716128.17/cwt127.00–131.0091811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770124.00/cwt124.00–124.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779134.25/cwt128.50–135.001,04672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819120.50/cwt120.50–120.509875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0393
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added212150.00/cwt150.00–150.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278136.17/cwt135.00–137.503792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320142.20/cwt140.00–145.004559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322133.47/cwt130.00–137.504305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371141.70/cwt139.00–144.0052613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.25/cwt131.00–137.505073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419131.97/cwt130.00–135.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424111.80/cwt110.00–116.004747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431138.43/cwt136.00–146.0059721
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2445102.50/cwt102.50–102.504561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455138.55/cwt136.00–146.0063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474125.23/cwt119.00–127.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475132.30/cwt129.00–134.006289
Heifers—Large 1-2518120.00/cwt119.00–121.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521129.55/cwt127.50–132.5067536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.73/cwt118.00–125.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561122.37/cwt120.00–124.006865
Heifers—Large 1-2Value Added564124.00/cwt124.00–124.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574129.96/cwt126.50–132.0074643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.19/cwt113.00–117.506682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615126.57/cwt120.00–130.0077823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632115.37/cwt110.00–119.0072920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632100.63/cwt97.50–107.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675115.49/cwt114.00–117.007802
Heifers—Large 1-2675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678126.00/cwt126.00–126.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open711109.61/cwt109.00–110.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371587.73/cwt85.00–89.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769103.27/cwt101.00–107.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282195.52/cwt93.00–98.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open835102.50/cwt102.50–102.508564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open90798.50/cwt98.50–98.508932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215137.50/cwt137.50–137.502962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250147.50/cwt147.50–147.503692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3278144.80/cwt139.00–147.504033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319157.48/cwt152.50–162.505024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320142.50/cwt142.50–142.504561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380163.00/cwt163.00–163.006191
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2395123.00/cwt123.00–123.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400142.50/cwt142.50–142.505701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430145.09/cwt142.50–147.506242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439155.68/cwt150.00–160.006838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474145.75/cwt140.00–151.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483157.54/cwt153.00–162.507618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523145.67/cwt145.00–147.007623
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2527119.00/cwt119.00–119.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528126.70/cwt125.00–130.006697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554154.75/cwt154.00–155.008574
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564144.23/cwt143.00–147.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585123.00/cwt123.00–123.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605133.88/cwt126.00–136.5081017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls—Large 1-2646116.49/cwt115.00–121.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658130.61/cwt128.00–135.0085910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734109.21/cwt104.00–112.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783108.33/cwt107.00–109.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385592.00/cwt92.00–92.007871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332595.00/cwt95.00–95.003091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20075.50/cwt75.50–75.509061
Bulls——1,28082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0502
Bulls——1,76093.48/cwt89.00–99.501,6455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00044.22/cwt39.00–49.0044216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04049.00/cwt49.00–49.005101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06450.52/cwt49.00–53.505385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07058.00/cwt58.00–58.006211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21057.29/cwt52.00–59.5069313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30557.15/cwt55.00–59.007464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32063.81/cwt60.50–73.0084223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50963.43/cwt60.50–67.0095714
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0021,8551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9051,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0032,3851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,159.79/cwt1,075.00–1,260.0014,7874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5801,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0016,1951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2795562.67/cwt500.00–600.004,4733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3865700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,066975.08/cwt785.00–1,125.0010,3944
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,135585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,6401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,260675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,5051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,281916.08/cwt850.00–1,060.0011,7355
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3635625.00/cwt625.00–625.003,9691
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2769800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,1526
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298579.00/cwt79.00–79.007781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,3341
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0381

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.