Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 8
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 180▼ 65 vs year ago 421 · −15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 47▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.67/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$150.67
160 head · 788 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$8.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2803151.191,213147
Medium and Large 2-3582145.848499thin
Large 1-2706142.501,0064thin
One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $207 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 sale160 hd
150.67
—
KY average26 barns · 4,895 hd
161.76
−11.09
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—High1,668118.841,98313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29588.041,14017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43586.161,23615
CowsLean 85-90%Low97074.5872415

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$1,0751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,4552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,3463thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3268155.30/cwt141.00–171.004162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372198.00/cwt198.00–198.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395182.50/cwt182.50–182.507211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428169.50/cwt164.00–173.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438179.02/cwt175.00–183.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468180.42/cwt177.50–183.008449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515174.43/cwt170.00–180.008988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525162.96/cwt160.00–166.008567
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537156.00/cwt156.00–156.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552159.50/cwt158.00–161.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582166.56/cwt161.00–171.009697
Steers—Large 1-2600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620164.14/cwt154.00–170.001,0187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669151.59/cwt150.50–155.001,0144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0071
Steers—Large 1-2710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1121
Steers—Large 1-2805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955145.10/cwt145.10–145.101,38656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3967120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,096125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,37027
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280149.00/cwt149.00–149.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3307131.10/cwt120.00–151.004024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315147.50/cwt145.00–150.004652
Heifers—Large 1-2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394177.32/cwt170.00–180.5069910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422146.31/cwt144.00–147.506173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427166.04/cwt151.00–170.007099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465159.98/cwt150.00–169.0074412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465131.90/cwt129.00–135.006132
Heifers—Large 1-2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484147.42/cwt142.00–150.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523128.91/cwt121.00–133.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526158.28/cwt147.00–167.0083323
Heifers—Medium 1-2Value Added545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565155.12/cwt152.00–156.5087612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574144.78/cwt142.00–146.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590139.00/cwt139.00–139.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625152.13/cwt141.00–161.009516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0054
Heifers—Large 1-2665136.00/cwt136.00–136.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710128.54/cwt126.00–131.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925105.00/cwt105.00–105.009711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378199.49/cwt199.00–200.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420189.49/cwt183.00–198.007969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428168.37/cwt166.00–170.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473148.57/cwt141.00–162.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474168.20/cwt167.00–170.007974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482181.00/cwt181.00–181.008724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513144.24/cwt142.00–145.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528160.33/cwt160.00–161.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530153.72/cwt151.00–158.008153
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2550101.00/cwt101.00–101.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590143.49/cwt142.00–145.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615136.46/cwt134.00–139.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675132.01/cwt130.00–134.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779122.45/cwt120.00–128.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925108.81/cwt100.00–118.001,0062
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3315101.00/cwt101.00–101.003181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,656109.36/cwt106.00–112.501,8115
Bulls——1,676124.76/cwt115.50–129.502,0918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81847.72/cwt40.00–52.003903
Cows—Lean 85-90%90376.90/cwt75.00–79.506945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06069.41/cwt66.00–72.007363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10195.71/cwt88.00–102.501,0544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26486.26/cwt84.00–88.501,0908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28692.53/cwt89.50–96.001,1907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37883.51/cwt80.50–87.501,1518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45379.48/cwt79.00–80.001,1552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46691.21/cwt90.00–93.001,3376
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3091
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,380.82/head1,350.00–1,410.001,3812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.