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 class

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

What quality paid 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
BullsHigh1,56792.501,44919
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40558.3682024
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29956.3773247
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08550.8555231

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2683118.98/cwt117.00–121.008132
Bulls1,68097.45/cwt94.50–103.001,63712
HeifersLarge 1-2637112.42/cwt110.00–113.007165
CowsLean 85-90%1,08652.12/cwt50.00–54.0056610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43361.23/cwt59.00–65.5087713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49046.95/cwt46.00–48.007002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40761.98/cwt59.00–65.0087211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26355.51/cwt52.00–58.5070131
CowsLean 85-90%1,10459.12/cwt56.00–62.506537
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34556.76/cwt54.00–58.507639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28749.39/cwt45.50–51.506365
CowsLean 85-90%1,07545.81/cwt36.00–49.5049214
Bulls1,33086.14/cwt82.00–89.001,1465
Bulls1,48078.71/cwt77.00–80.001,1652
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3985471.52/cwt420.00–520.004,6442
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3740680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,0321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1351,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,6341
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,105620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,8511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,6953
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4651,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0021,9751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3848560.96/cwt460.00–610.004,7573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2789112.02/cwt110.00–112.508845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381129.71/cwt125.00–135.004947
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474115.86/cwt110.00–120.005495
HeifersLarge 1-2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2325106.00/cwt106.00–106.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-287099.00/cwt99.00–99.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2544122.00/cwt122.00–122.006645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3312114.62/cwt110.00–117.503586
HeifersLarge 1-2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433135.51/cwt130.00–140.0058728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2298132.00/cwt132.00–132.003933
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
HeifersLarge 1-2563117.22/cwt110.00–121.006603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465164.94/cwt155.00–169.0076712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520129.96/cwt128.00–132.0067637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471135.41/cwt129.00–147.0063834
SteersMedium and Large 2-3532133.68/cwt131.00–138.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569128.36/cwt124.00–135.0073019
SteersLarge 1-2520135.50/cwt135.50–135.507053
SteersLarge 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700120.40/cwt118.00–121.008435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715123.34/cwt122.00–126.008823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added432159.53/cwt155.00–172.5068918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507552
SteersMedium and Large 2-3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3562134.31/cwt130.00–140.007553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433151.64/cwt150.00–155.006579
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410135.98/cwt135.00–137.005582
SteersLarge 1-2616129.00/cwt129.00–129.007953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512149.21/cwt144.00–151.007644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613132.82/cwt131.00–134.0081411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784130.59/cwt125.00–131.501,0247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656140.00/cwt140.00–140.009186
SteersLarge 1-2590139.00/cwt139.00–139.008201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616148.29/cwt140.00–150.0091321
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2891132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573140.58/cwt138.00–144.0080615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671130.40/cwt129.00–134.0087512
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,032122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510155.96/cwt151.00–159.0079513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557154.19/cwt154.00–154.5085913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661120.44/cwt115.00–126.007966
BullsLarge 1-277091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2515107.50/cwt107.50–107.505541
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy419157.17/cwt150.00–162.506595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3963682.84/cwt550.00–800.006,5768
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,253784.97/cwt710.00–830.009,8362
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3830404.38/cwt385.00–430.003,3562
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3897480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,3062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3953626.19/cwt590.00–650.005,9683
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,133926.16/cwt900.00–950.0010,4932
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3825670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,5281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128886.31/cwt830.00–950.009,9985
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,385740.00/cwt740.00–740.0010,2491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275124.00/cwt124.00–124.003412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3609108.00/cwt108.00–108.006584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628124.26/cwt123.00–127.0078016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472144.10/cwt140.00–146.0068012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514137.79/cwt136.00–141.007085
BullsMedium and Large 2-371184.00/cwt84.00–84.005975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562134.80/cwt134.00–136.007585
BullsMedium and Large 1-2343145.02/cwt142.50–147.504972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573126.23/cwt120.00–131.0072310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
BullsMedium and Large 2-376593.00/cwt93.00–93.007113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3529128.20/cwt120.00–134.006788
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3378131.72/cwt130.00–135.004983
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3332128.27/cwt127.50–130.004263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850102.00/cwt102.00–102.008671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2845105.50/cwt105.50–105.508915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378144.60/cwt140.00–155.005476
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436141.77/cwt140.00–145.006184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy329133.90/cwt131.00–140.004414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
BullsLarge 1-2626121.00/cwt121.00–121.007574
BullsLarge 1-2661109.00/cwt109.00–109.007203
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2432110.00/cwt110.00–110.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open895121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616120.00/cwt120.00–120.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy367135.82/cwt132.50–139.004983
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385119.00/cwt119.00–119.004582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-393580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718108.00/cwt108.00–108.007759
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2404129.01/cwt125.00–133.005218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open709114.31/cwt111.00–115.0081012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3207113.23/cwt110.00–115.002343
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2545102.00/cwt102.00–102.005561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2344125.80/cwt125.00–129.004338
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280117.50/cwt117.50–117.503292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532110.69/cwt106.00–118.005895
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627116.95/cwt115.00–122.0073332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669117.03/cwt115.00–121.007834
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378081.00/cwt81.00–81.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583122.90/cwt118.00–126.0071721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484125.07/cwt124.00–127.0060512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560110.98/cwt107.00–112.006215

How this sale compares

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.