Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 29
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 348▼ 193 vs year ago 633 · −30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 128▲ 168 vs year ago 38 · +442.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 33▼ 15 vs year ago 29 · −51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $150.36/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$150.36
195 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$470
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615150.47925194
Medium and Large 2-3350130.004551thin
One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $470 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 sale195 hd
150.36
—
KY average25 barns · 4,173 hd
151.42
−1.06
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—Low1,515120.731,8299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480105.771,56630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19199.441,18453
CowsLean 85-90%Average99985.0384920

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$8851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3402thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417176.15/cwt170.00–181.007353
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453138.23/cwt134.00–142.506262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480176.63/cwt170.00–184.0084814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528163.22/cwt160.00–169.0086210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564170.72/cwt155.00–181.0096324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615164.86/cwt138.00–169.501,01422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656149.80/cwt136.00–161.009834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719143.26/cwt131.00–155.001,0307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290171.00/cwt171.00–171.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343166.51/cwt165.00–168.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435152.00/cwt152.00–152.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478156.48/cwt144.00–163.0074826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.08/cwt142.00–159.0079231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568147.90/cwt129.00–157.0084039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.84/cwt130.00–153.0088010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662141.67/cwt128.00–153.009386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715131.00/cwt131.00–131.009375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,11668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765125.52/cwt120.00–131.009604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372155.04/cwt150.00–170.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415167.00/cwt167.00–167.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476156.87/cwt152.00–169.007477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573153.33/cwt136.00–160.0087919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615145.51/cwt131.00–156.0089510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717139.98/cwt138.00–141.001,0043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764139.23/cwt132.00–141.001,0645
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,183114.03/cwt107.00–119.001,3492
Bulls——1,27589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1351
Bulls——1,666128.25/cwt125.00–132.002,1376
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96869.12/cwt54.00–75.506696
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00797.03/cwt90.00–101.009779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02082.52/cwt79.00–89.008425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10286.26/cwt82.00–89.009516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19795.60/cwt90.00–99.501,14421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207105.58/cwt101.00–116.501,27426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426101.94/cwt99.00–103.001,4546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496107.45/cwt102.00–121.501,60723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,340.48/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.