Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 117 vs last sale 297▼ 160 vs year ago 340 · −47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 82▼ 24 vs year ago 71 · −33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 21▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower in a light test. Light run due to many farmers making hay today. 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 $147.66/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$147.66
69 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537149.8380461
Medium and Large 2-3503131.186608thin
One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about $144 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 sale69 hd
147.66
—
KY average18 barns · 2,765 hd
151.11
−3.45
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—Average1,909120.162,29413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18589.561,06111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44887.611,26820
CowsLean 85-90%Average96974.0371815
SteersChoiceAverage1,180120.001,4163thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,1232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$9601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,468$1,5152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,0052thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345182.50/cwt182.50–182.506301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428168.41/cwt160.00–172.507213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482164.67/cwt164.00–165.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510188.00/cwt188.00–188.0095916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523140.56/cwt136.00–145.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565158.44/cwt155.00–165.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238160.00/cwt160.00–160.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265128.66/cwt120.00–137.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343155.53/cwt145.00–158.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385162.50/cwt162.50–162.506261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423163.04/cwt159.00–170.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471153.37/cwt150.00–155.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509150.86/cwt150.00–152.007687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525133.05/cwt121.00–139.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.67/cwt145.00–146.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575153.39/cwt150.00–161.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575144.50/cwt144.00–145.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621149.36/cwt141.00–154.5092815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672144.00/cwt142.00–145.009686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677133.00/cwt133.00–133.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294591.50/cwt91.50–91.508651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Large 1-2350162.50/cwt162.50–162.505691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365142.50/cwt142.50–142.505201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382170.00/cwt170.00–170.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427155.15/cwt150.00–158.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440169.00/cwt168.00–170.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463155.00/cwt155.00–155.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490149.00/cwt149.00–149.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510142.04/cwt140.00–144.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525152.31/cwt150.00–157.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575152.93/cwt151.00–155.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583133.10/cwt125.00–141.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630135.48/cwt131.00–140.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009251
Bulls—Large 1-2685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685102.00/cwt102.00–102.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740131.98/cwt129.00–135.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840117.00/cwt117.00–117.009833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870124.76/cwt122.00–126.001,0854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2922123.01/cwt122.00–123.501,1343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,714107.36/cwt105.00–111.001,8404
Bulls——1,996125.85/cwt112.00–138.502,5129
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83051.01/cwt44.50–57.004232
Cows—Lean 85-90%91078.42/cwt73.50–83.007146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02867.18/cwt64.50–73.006914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10389.71/cwt85.50–94.009903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12874.24/cwt70.50–78.008372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17196.97/cwt93.50–105.001,1365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18877.77/cwt77.00–79.009242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23087.96/cwt86.00–89.501,0824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44485.49/cwt83.50–87.501,2349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50991.92/cwt89.00–96.501,3879
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,122.79/head1,110.00–1,135.001,1232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3940675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3701,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,820.00/head1,820.00–1,820.001,8201

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.