Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2021-11-03

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 3
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,679 head
▲ 1,085 vs last sale 594▲ 1,391 vs year ago 288 · +483.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 126▲ 92 vs year ago 52 · +176.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 20▲ 21 vs year ago 10 · +210.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.36/cwt on 872 head.
Average price
$135.36
872 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558138.49773776
Large 1-2507117.605965thin
Medium and Large 2-3555109.6160891
One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $165 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 sale872 hd
135.36
—
KY average25 barns · 6,132 hd
131.07
+4.29
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—High1,52784.171,28519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54063.2197419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31260.8579954
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07852.4556538

Every lot

119 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330173.00/cwt173.00–173.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332169.00/cwt169.00–169.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375165.08/cwt164.00–169.0061920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433164.76/cwt156.00–173.0071343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436153.24/cwt152.50–154.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461160.40/cwt157.00–170.0073941
Steers—Large 1-2463139.50/cwt139.50–139.506463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476152.14/cwt142.50–155.0072425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3489135.90/cwt125.00–138.006656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524132.73/cwt130.00–136.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526145.71/cwt140.00–151.0076618
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added535152.00/cwt152.00–152.0081313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539157.02/cwt156.50–160.0084613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552153.37/cwt153.00–155.0084743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559144.01/cwt141.50–148.0080541
Steers—Large 1-2576131.21/cwt131.00–132.007565
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576128.20/cwt126.00–136.0073810
Steers—Large 1-2608126.00/cwt126.00–126.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3612129.29/cwt128.00–130.507917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617156.12/cwt141.00–156.9096342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619135.88/cwt133.00–139.5084130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3651125.50/cwt125.50–125.508177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660138.00/cwt138.00–138.009112
Steers—Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672141.50/cwt141.50–141.509515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0991
Steers—Large 1-2835132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215119.00/cwt119.00–119.002561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218130.69/cwt129.00–132.502852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280135.44/cwt120.00–139.003799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317135.97/cwt132.00–139.0043117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327145.45/cwt141.00–152.504766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327119.16/cwt110.00–125.003905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362129.04/cwt126.00–138.004676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371146.06/cwt140.00–152.005428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388117.99/cwt112.50–124.004586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419127.52/cwt126.00–130.0053415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421117.96/cwt112.00–121.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431134.38/cwt130.00–141.5057945
Heifers—Large 1-2437121.33/cwt120.00–122.005303
Heifers—Large 1-2450122.00/cwt122.00–122.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466111.65/cwt109.00–117.5052013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478146.84/cwt130.00–152.7570265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478125.52/cwt121.00–130.0060039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530126.88/cwt121.00–128.0067251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531109.95/cwt107.00–115.0058413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540141.85/cwt128.50–149.2576687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573123.13/cwt120.00–127.0070652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578110.22/cwt105.00–115.0063717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580145.50/cwt145.50–145.5084446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611121.21/cwt115.00–125.0074125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613148.29/cwt126.00–150.00909192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633107.64/cwt105.00–110.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662121.00/cwt121.00–121.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672102.44/cwt102.00–104.006889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696146.70/cwt146.70–146.701,02174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722102.26/cwt91.00–105.007389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732126.03/cwt123.00–127.009238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735107.08/cwt106.00–111.0078717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763100.79/cwt92.00–107.007695
Heifers—Large 1-2775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833106.00/cwt106.00–106.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865102.00/cwt102.00–102.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205126.16/cwt122.50–127.502594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2284155.02/cwt140.00–161.004404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315130.13/cwt124.00–138.004105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330152.42/cwt150.00–155.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360158.44/cwt155.00–161.005704
Bulls—Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363161.38/cwt152.00–166.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383132.48/cwt130.00–135.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435123.00/cwt123.00–123.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438144.00/cwt144.00–144.006319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473145.69/cwt144.00–148.0068912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488152.55/cwt151.00–153.5074413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy504145.00/cwt145.00–145.007315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526120.48/cwt119.50–131.0063413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529137.00/cwt131.00–141.5072510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574124.17/cwt121.00–130.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582135.84/cwt131.00–139.0079110
Bulls—Large 1-2615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630125.31/cwt123.50–131.0078919
Bulls—Large 1-2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685120.41/cwt120.00–122.008255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721110.75/cwt110.00–111.007994
Bulls—Large 1-2732103.00/cwt103.00–103.007542
Bulls—Large 1-2790102.00/cwt102.00–102.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2791112.27/cwt107.00–114.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805104.02/cwt101.00–107.008372
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355979.00/cwt79.00–79.004425
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35173.40/cwt64.50–79.009927
Bulls——1,60185.63/cwt81.00–88.001,3715
Bulls——1,64993.90/cwt90.00–102.501,5487
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05446.58/cwt38.00–52.0049114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08360.07/cwt58.00–63.006516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09554.48/cwt52.00–57.5059718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24550.98/cwt49.00–52.006354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26258.10/cwt54.00–60.0073318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34963.63/cwt60.00–69.0085832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39558.35/cwt57.00–59.508144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57964.51/cwt61.00–68.501,01915
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,6301,390.00/cwt1,390.00–1,390.0022,6571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,7393
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,3803
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2955490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,165662.15/cwt610.00–710.007,7142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,2341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,330820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,9061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0017,9201

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.