Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2021-11-10

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 10
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▼ 730 vs last sale 1,679▲ 181 vs year ago 768 · +23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 144▲ 47 vs year ago 108 · +43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 31▲ 35 vs year ago 25 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy, off-colored, and bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$123.71
308 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539126.06679262
Large 1-2615113.7870010thin
Medium and Large 2-3467109.7251232
Small and Medium 1-2434107.004644thin
One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $215 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 sale308 hd
123.71
—
KY average24 barns · 7,570 hd
130.09
−6.37
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—High1,56792.501,44919
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40558.3682024
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29956.3773247
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08550.8555231

Every lot

127 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410135.98/cwt135.00–137.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432159.53/cwt155.00–172.5068918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433151.64/cwt150.00–155.006579
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465164.94/cwt155.00–169.0076712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510155.96/cwt151.00–159.0079513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512149.21/cwt144.00–151.007644
Steers—Large 1-2520135.50/cwt135.50–135.507053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532133.68/cwt131.00–138.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557154.19/cwt154.00–154.5085913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562134.31/cwt130.00–140.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573140.58/cwt138.00–144.0080615
Steers—Large 1-2590139.00/cwt139.00–139.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613132.82/cwt131.00–134.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616148.29/cwt140.00–150.0091321
Steers—Large 1-2616129.00/cwt129.00–129.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656140.00/cwt140.00–140.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671130.40/cwt129.00–134.0087512
Steers—Large 1-2683118.98/cwt117.00–121.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700120.40/cwt118.00–121.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715123.34/cwt122.00–126.008823
Steers—Large 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784130.59/cwt125.00–131.501,0247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,032122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3207113.23/cwt110.00–115.002343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280117.50/cwt117.50–117.503292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298132.00/cwt132.00–132.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312114.62/cwt110.00–117.503586
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2325106.00/cwt106.00–106.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329133.90/cwt131.00–140.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344125.80/cwt125.00–129.004338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367135.82/cwt132.50–139.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381129.71/cwt125.00–135.004947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385119.00/cwt119.00–119.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2404129.01/cwt125.00–133.005218
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2432110.00/cwt110.00–110.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433135.51/cwt130.00–140.0058728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471135.41/cwt129.00–147.0063834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474115.86/cwt110.00–120.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484125.07/cwt124.00–127.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520129.96/cwt128.00–132.0067637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532110.69/cwt106.00–118.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544122.00/cwt122.00–122.006645
Heifers—Large 1-2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2545102.00/cwt102.00–102.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560110.98/cwt107.00–112.006215
Heifers—Large 1-2563117.22/cwt110.00–121.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569128.36/cwt124.00–135.0073019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583122.90/cwt118.00–126.0071721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616120.00/cwt120.00–120.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627116.95/cwt115.00–122.0073332
Heifers—Large 1-2637112.42/cwt110.00–113.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669117.03/cwt115.00–121.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open709114.31/cwt111.00–115.0081012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718108.00/cwt108.00–108.007759
Heifers—Large 1-2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378081.00/cwt81.00–81.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789112.02/cwt110.00–112.508845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287099.00/cwt99.00–99.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open895121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275124.00/cwt124.00–124.003412
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3332128.27/cwt127.50–130.004263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343145.02/cwt142.50–147.504972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378144.60/cwt140.00–155.005476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378131.72/cwt130.00–135.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419157.17/cwt150.00–162.506595
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436141.77/cwt140.00–145.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472144.10/cwt140.00–146.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514137.79/cwt136.00–141.007085
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2515107.50/cwt107.50–107.505541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529128.20/cwt120.00–134.006788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562134.80/cwt134.00–136.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573126.23/cwt120.00–131.0072310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609108.00/cwt108.00–108.006584
Bulls—Large 1-2626121.00/cwt121.00–121.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628124.26/cwt123.00–127.0078016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661120.44/cwt115.00–126.007966
Bulls—Large 1-2661109.00/cwt109.00–109.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371184.00/cwt84.00–84.005975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376593.00/cwt93.00–93.007113
Bulls—Large 1-277091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845105.50/cwt105.50–105.508915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850102.00/cwt102.00–102.008671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33086.14/cwt82.00–89.001,1465
Bulls——1,48078.71/cwt77.00–80.001,1652
Bulls——1,68097.45/cwt94.50–103.001,63712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07545.81/cwt36.00–49.5049214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08652.12/cwt50.00–54.0056610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10459.12/cwt56.00–62.506537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26355.51/cwt52.00–58.5070131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28749.39/cwt45.50–51.506365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34556.76/cwt54.00–58.507639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40761.98/cwt59.00–65.0087211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43361.23/cwt59.00–65.5087713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49046.95/cwt46.00–48.007002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3830404.38/cwt385.00–430.003,3562
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3848560.96/cwt460.00–610.004,7573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3953626.19/cwt590.00–650.005,9683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3963682.84/cwt550.00–800.006,5768
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3985471.52/cwt420.00–520.004,6442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128886.31/cwt830.00–950.009,9985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253784.97/cwt710.00–830.009,8362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,0321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3825670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,5281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3897480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,3062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,105620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,8511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,133926.16/cwt900.00–950.0010,4932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,6341
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,6953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,385740.00/cwt740.00–740.0010,2491
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0021,9751

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.