Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-03-23

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 23
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 364 vs last sale 436▲ 45 vs year ago 755 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 81▲ 14 vs year ago 101 · +13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 30▼ 3 vs year ago 57 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lbs. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with very 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 $148.38/cwt on 526 head.
Average price
$148.38
526 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619149.86927486
Large 1-2553133.4573711thin
Medium and Large 2-3489129.8463528
Small and Medium 1-2570112.006381thin
One grade step is worth $37.86/cwt here — about $289 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 sale526 hd
148.38
—
KY average24 barns · 6,834 hd
148.53
−0.14
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—Average1,541110.391,7015thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53694.361,45014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27591.131,16244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02473.2174942

Every lot

116 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265181.00/cwt181.00–181.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372173.18/cwt170.00–180.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390207.00/cwt207.00–207.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405167.50/cwt167.50–167.506782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405158.00/cwt158.00–158.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425184.24/cwt168.00–200.007838
Steers—Large 1-2469150.50/cwt150.50–150.507065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470175.00/cwt170.00–184.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478157.55/cwt152.00–161.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500153.00/cwt153.00–153.007652
Steers—Large 1-2521154.39/cwt151.00–161.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523158.17/cwt155.00–161.008277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528171.55/cwt164.00–181.0090612
Steers—Large 1-2555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573178.64/cwt168.00–186.001,02411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577157.67/cwt153.00–161.009106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618168.17/cwt154.00–175.001,03924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640141.00/cwt141.00–141.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660163.92/cwt153.00–165.001,08211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008571
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685145.54/cwt143.00–148.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703136.00/cwt136.00–136.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710148.25/cwt148.00–149.501,05312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,13213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785134.50/cwt134.00–135.001,0562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added238154.99/cwt154.00–156.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295155.50/cwt155.00–156.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321144.00/cwt141.00–145.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327175.98/cwt162.50–188.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385162.74/cwt155.00–171.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385147.00/cwt147.00–147.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385136.50/cwt115.00–144.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429159.45/cwt150.00–175.0068434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433143.50/cwt143.00–144.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442126.70/cwt119.00–136.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476134.40/cwt121.00–140.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481144.01/cwt140.00–146.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486153.82/cwt148.00–158.0074815
Heifers—Large 1-2496134.00/cwt134.00–134.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513135.39/cwt134.00–138.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.58/cwt139.00–148.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529158.60/cwt148.00–160.7583970
Heifers—Large 1-2540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566138.70/cwt135.00–143.507858
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575125.63/cwt120.00–132.007226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582148.58/cwt145.00–160.0086521
Heifers—Large 1-2585131.00/cwt131.00–131.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611154.74/cwt147.00–154.9094584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615108.50/cwt107.00–110.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620134.40/cwt127.00–138.0083312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658133.02/cwt131.00–135.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661146.34/cwt142.00–146.7596769
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704140.00/cwt140.00–140.009868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720128.36/cwt117.00–134.009249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374091.00/cwt91.00–91.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758148.16/cwt138.00–151.751,12397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780124.06/cwt117.00–135.009683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,08121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open913124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275178.63/cwt175.00–182.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325171.75/cwt171.00–172.505582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373187.68/cwt183.00–193.007007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375170.52/cwt165.00–177.506395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380143.64/cwt138.00–149.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410136.76/cwt136.00–137.505612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426182.00/cwt182.00–182.007753
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2437112.50/cwt112.50–112.504922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479161.78/cwt152.00–165.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516161.24/cwt161.00–162.008328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545153.00/cwt153.00–153.008341
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558152.49/cwt152.00–153.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570162.00/cwt162.00–162.009235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588141.02/cwt137.00–145.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623124.52/cwt123.00–126.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637130.00/cwt130.00–130.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681134.99/cwt130.00–138.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701120.00/cwt120.00–120.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04590.00/cwt90.00–90.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28896.65/cwt95.00–98.001,2452
Bulls——1,710119.55/cwt106.00–128.002,0443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89153.57/cwt40.00–59.0047711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05186.45/cwt75.00–101.0090922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05561.51/cwt60.00–63.006493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15166.51/cwt63.50–70.007666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21279.74/cwt75.00–84.009665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28392.59/cwt85.00–105.501,18839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54595.23/cwt88.00–103.001,47113
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,439.82/cwt1,200.00–1,630.0018,4012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,2371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,098750.19/cwt730.00–775.008,2372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100924.55/cwt885.00–960.0010,1702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,186997.97/cwt920.00–1,150.0011,8366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3221,196.02/cwt1,050.00–1,285.0015,8113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785885.00/cwt885.00–885.006,9471
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2815600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885997.50/cwt910.00–1,085.008,8282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,342.79/cwt950.00–1,650.0017,9678
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0023,8661
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7501,760.00/cwt1,760.00–1,760.0030,8001

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.