Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-03-02

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 2
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 775▼ 426 vs year ago 1,459 · −29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 75▲ 20 vs year ago 92 · +21.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 30▼ 13 vs year ago 29 · −44.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages; soft fleshy bawlers facing some discounts. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for 400-600 lb weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $152.41/cwt on 455 head.
Average price
$152.41
455 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$35.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549155.54854403
Large 1-2518134.2569611thin
Medium and Large 2-3514126.6065140
Small and Medium 1-2400120.004801thin
One grade step is worth $35.54/cwt here — about $374 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 sale455 hd
152.41
—
KY average22 barns · 4,645 hd
147.82
+4.59
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—Average1,656104.811,73527
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28880.311,03533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41580.091,13313
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03564.8167139

Every lot

135 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320195.00/cwt195.00–195.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335157.43/cwt155.00–160.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375186.67/cwt185.00–190.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419172.14/cwt168.00–176.0072114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430189.84/cwt177.00–206.0081625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430142.95/cwt141.00–145.006152
Steers—Large 1-2431160.00/cwt160.00–160.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470188.39/cwt176.00–202.0088518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475169.48/cwt169.00–170.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006561
Steers—Large 1-2502142.00/cwt142.00–142.007132
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527161.57/cwt157.00–165.008517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536180.38/cwt172.00–185.0096732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565156.52/cwt154.00–159.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581170.27/cwt168.00–179.0098916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612159.80/cwt149.00–165.5097817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621145.39/cwt141.00–158.0090310
Steers—Large 1-2645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678159.88/cwt159.00–162.501,08489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
Steers—Large 1-2692134.00/cwt134.00–134.009272
Steers—Large 1-2725134.00/cwt134.00–134.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734147.26/cwt143.50–155.001,0819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769155.43/cwt145.00–156.501,19589
Steers—Large 1-2780137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1473
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3213126.35/cwt124.00–129.002692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added240168.00/cwt168.00–168.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265142.50/cwt142.50–142.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added276177.67/cwt175.00–179.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327155.18/cwt152.00–159.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added336172.90/cwt167.00–180.0058111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372167.69/cwt161.00–179.0062421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379137.97/cwt134.00–142.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383147.01/cwt145.00–152.005634
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Large 1-2418142.00/cwt142.00–142.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421148.68/cwt147.00–150.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433129.27/cwt121.00–138.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438164.83/cwt155.00–174.0072240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464168.58/cwt152.00–173.0078251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467148.16/cwt140.00–151.0069212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471133.11/cwt128.00–137.506274
Heifers—Large 1-2485135.68/cwt134.00–141.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added487126.00/cwt126.00–126.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525143.00/cwt143.00–143.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535155.94/cwt151.00–160.0083427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540134.41/cwt134.00–135.007265
Heifers—Large 1-2545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Heifers—Large 1-2570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571143.25/cwt140.00–145.008184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575124.02/cwt119.00–135.007138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585160.25/cwt150.00–162.0093775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611156.79/cwt144.00–157.2595855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631133.99/cwt130.00–139.008459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671144.26/cwt142.00–146.7596847
Heifers—Large 1-2690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3698125.00/cwt125.00–125.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009241
Heifers—Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712118.42/cwt111.00–123.0084312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371498.84/cwt95.00–110.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835116.00/cwt116.00–116.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873108.99/cwt104.00–114.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open916128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1724
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2270124.00/cwt124.00–124.003351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295181.00/cwt181.00–181.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313172.82/cwt157.50–180.005416
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2350121.00/cwt121.00–121.004241
Bulls—Large 1-2360157.00/cwt157.00–157.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375142.00/cwt142.00–142.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379170.15/cwt160.00–180.0064521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381183.02/cwt181.00–185.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400171.75/cwt165.00–180.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414152.40/cwt150.00–162.506316
Bulls—Large 1-2431148.00/cwt148.00–148.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445137.33/cwt130.00–141.006113
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445124.00/cwt124.00–124.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458153.54/cwt147.00–160.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473163.40/cwt162.50–164.007735
Bulls—Large 1-2476147.00/cwt146.00–149.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520131.63/cwt130.00–133.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523149.55/cwt145.00–154.0078213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535162.89/cwt162.00–165.008715
Bulls—Large 1-2535146.03/cwt140.00–152.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561150.96/cwt144.00–152.008478
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2575132.00/cwt132.00–132.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580158.19/cwt156.00–163.0091810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613149.85/cwt148.00–153.009196
Bulls—Large 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626125.10/cwt119.00–128.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660142.59/cwt141.00–146.009415
Bulls—Large 1-2676128.00/cwt128.00–128.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686135.84/cwt133.00–138.009327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732128.16/cwt125.00–133.009385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752128.00/cwt128.00–128.009632
Bulls—Large 1-2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2882114.63/cwt108.00–117.001,0115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 365586.00/cwt86.00–86.005631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09578.99/cwt75.00–82.008653
Bulls——1,48697.50/cwt90.00–102.001,4498
Bulls——1,846113.30/cwt103.00–119.002,09216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93549.90/cwt41.00–52.504676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01665.32/cwt64.00–69.006649
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03860.43/cwt54.00–63.5062712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09676.27/cwt70.00–88.0083612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18875.11/cwt70.00–78.008929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31583.19/cwt79.00–91.001,09423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37375.98/cwt73.00–78.001,0436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45183.61/cwt78.50–89.501,2137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57061.00/cwt61.00–61.009581
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,6101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8602,160.00/cwt2,160.00–2,160.0040,1761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,025785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,0461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150963.97/cwt950.00–975.0011,0862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4081,119.68/cwt1,100.00–1,140.0015,7652

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.