Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 22
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▲ 217 vs last sale 131▲ 29 vs year ago 319 · +9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 28▲ 77 vs year ago 51 · +151.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 33 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.39/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$154.39
194 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553156.61866182
Medium and Large 2-3533120.7364312thin
One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale194 hd
154.39
—
KY average24 barns · 3,145 hd
147.95
+6.44
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—Average1,757122.962,16013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477102.541,51521
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16697.631,13847
CowsLean 85-90%High93081.627596thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$1,0762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$1,23011

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325142.50/cwt142.50–142.504631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360166.65/cwt157.50–171.006007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407177.00/cwt177.00–177.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466163.36/cwt152.00–173.0076117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480134.00/cwt134.00–134.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511162.20/cwt159.00–164.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570161.00/cwt161.00–161.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572173.37/cwt172.25–179.0099224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619161.73/cwt150.00–164.001,00117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669159.75/cwt159.50–160.001,0698
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737142.65/cwt140.00–145.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915125.05/cwt120.00–130.001,1442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2262145.00/cwt145.00–145.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332160.65/cwt155.00–163.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379155.17/cwt140.00–162.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427151.79/cwt137.50–159.0064810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467127.28/cwt110.00–133.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484157.36/cwt137.00–161.5076231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531149.55/cwt138.00–156.0079417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571144.02/cwt136.00–155.0082221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577103.91/cwt96.00–108.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,01180
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613133.40/cwt124.00–145.008187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666126.98/cwt123.00–132.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723109.93/cwt107.00–113.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255147.50/cwt147.50–147.503762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2262151.00/cwt151.00–151.003962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323158.65/cwt155.00–162.505124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380182.50/cwt182.50–182.506941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420181.00/cwt181.00–181.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420161.84/cwt151.00–172.506808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455153.00/cwt153.00–153.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530150.76/cwt145.00–160.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569149.66/cwt138.00–155.008525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625128.00/cwt128.00–128.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640101.00/cwt101.00–101.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683133.23/cwt132.00–139.009107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2833106.45/cwt103.00–110.008872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155101.92/cwt99.50–104.001,1772
Bulls——1,720118.63/cwt114.00–125.502,0405
Bulls——1,988133.59/cwt126.00–138.502,6566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90886.07/cwt85.00–87.007822
Cows—Lean 85-90%94179.40/cwt77.00–83.007474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04984.99/cwt80.50–89.008926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11793.07/cwt87.00–97.001,04012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210102.14/cwt96.00–111.501,23629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477102.54/cwt98.50–111.501,51521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,076.39/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,195.60/head925.00–1,485.001,1966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1811,348.65/head1,210.00–1,635.001,3494

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.