Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2021-09-08

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 8
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 415 vs last sale 487▲ 314 vs year ago 588 · +53.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 57▲ 20 vs year ago 60 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 19▲ 17 vs year ago 26 · +65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with more new crop fleshy offerings on the market compared to last week. Very good demand for yearling packages. Heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $156.42/cwt on 399 head.
Average price
$156.42
399 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$570
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$28.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693158.121,096367
Medium and Large 2-3556137.3576325
Large 1-2578136.507886thin
Small and Medium 1-2405130.005271thin
One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $570 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 sale399 hd
156.42
—
KY average19 barns · 3,278 hd
154.01
+2.41
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—High1,66692.841,54614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43467.8597317
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28467.6586936
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07455.2859415

Every lot

121 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333160.65/cwt160.00–161.005353
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385149.00/cwt149.00–149.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387155.00/cwt155.00–155.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410154.33/cwt151.00–157.506332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418162.37/cwt160.00–169.006796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462162.15/cwt156.00–170.007499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.13/cwt150.00–155.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484140.00/cwt140.00–140.006785
Steers—Large 1-2512132.99/cwt132.00–135.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523148.53/cwt145.00–154.0077714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528156.32/cwt154.50–158.0082524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535141.00/cwt141.00–141.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3559139.10/cwt136.00–140.007788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574144.64/cwt140.00–149.008309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619139.50/cwt138.00–140.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622147.83/cwt141.00–151.0092016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627129.48/cwt125.00–131.008124
Steers—Large 1-2643140.00/cwt140.00–140.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668134.03/cwt129.00–137.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682144.00/cwt144.00–144.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715133.52/cwt131.00–136.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed739164.95/cwt164.95–164.951,219139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed759164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,24558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,15353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,18517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319139.64/cwt137.50–145.004456
Heifers—Large 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363147.39/cwt146.00–150.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2382112.50/cwt112.50–112.504302
Heifers—Large 1-2412138.00/cwt138.00–138.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422136.92/cwt132.50–143.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429146.76/cwt143.00–152.0063020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468144.93/cwt141.00–147.5067814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468132.44/cwt130.00–135.0062012
Heifers—Large 1-2477131.00/cwt131.00–131.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478131.75/cwt131.00–133.006304
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2485117.50/cwt117.50–117.505702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511131.33/cwt130.00–135.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512148.10/cwt140.00–151.5075873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520121.92/cwt120.00–124.006342
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2530104.00/cwt104.00–104.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553151.18/cwt139.00–153.0083669
Heifers—Large 1-2567128.74/cwt122.00–131.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570121.91/cwt111.00–128.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589133.00/cwt133.00–133.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607139.87/cwt138.00–141.008497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623118.26/cwt118.00–119.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626125.68/cwt125.00–126.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680128.00/cwt128.00–128.008701
Heifers—Large 1-2745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813103.52/cwt101.00–106.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy82092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03080.00/cwt80.00–80.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3261135.78/cwt129.00–142.503544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270144.63/cwt142.50–147.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336156.47/cwt151.00–163.005267
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360122.50/cwt122.50–122.504412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372145.74/cwt140.00–150.005428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376157.18/cwt152.00–162.5059112
Bulls—Large 1-2380142.50/cwt142.50–142.505421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410157.89/cwt152.00–161.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418140.13/cwt137.50–143.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419143.94/cwt142.00–147.506035
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2440122.50/cwt122.50–122.505391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459158.66/cwt153.00–161.007287
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461135.21/cwt132.00–137.006234
Bulls—Large 1-2465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480144.77/cwt142.00–150.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525126.08/cwt122.00–130.006623
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2526113.59/cwt110.00–121.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530138.47/cwt131.00–144.0073417
Bulls—Large 1-2566129.49/cwt129.00–130.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571126.31/cwt123.00–128.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587137.42/cwt134.00–140.0080713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612129.59/cwt125.00–135.007938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631135.50/cwt135.50–135.508553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3666119.55/cwt117.00–125.007965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673124.03/cwt123.00–126.0083510
Bulls—Large 1-2715115.98/cwt114.00–117.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720110.30/cwt109.00–113.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3773106.01/cwt103.00–107.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829104.80/cwt102.50–108.008697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292590.00/cwt90.00–90.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393384.01/cwt83.00–85.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297099.00/cwt99.00–99.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398076.00/cwt76.00–76.007451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340586.00/cwt86.00–86.003481
Dairy Steers—Large 352081.00/cwt81.00–81.004211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65697.74/cwt94.50–100.501,6197
Bulls——1,66290.41/cwt88.00–93.501,5035
Bulls——1,70881.78/cwt81.00–83.001,3972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05959.58/cwt57.00–61.006316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08050.90/cwt46.00–56.005508
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11564.50/cwt64.50–64.507191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24166.48/cwt64.00–68.0082520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25159.45/cwt57.50–61.007444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36872.34/cwt69.50–75.5099012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40769.94/cwt69.00–71.009847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45366.38/cwt64.00–68.0096510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-389076.36/cwt75.00–78.006802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,148736.27/cwt725.00–750.008,4522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,195729.18/cwt675.00–775.008,7142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,212862.96/cwt825.00–880.0010,4593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,216902.89/cwt810.00–990.0010,9794
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3835860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,1811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,250760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,300925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3611,139.69/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0015,5114

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.