Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 13
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 538▼ 194 vs year ago 668 · −29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 114▲ 18 vs year ago 71 · +25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 18▲ 34 vs year ago 27 · +125.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; very good demand for yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower with light demand due to heavy supplies. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.61/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$151.61
223 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$973
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2653153.421,002205
Medium and Large 2-3516131.0267618thin
One grade step is worth $22.40/cwt here — about $326 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 sale223 hd
151.61
—
KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd
154.19
−2.58
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—High1,633114.571,87112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41786.921,23226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24185.891,06626
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04671.5974924

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)1,129$9605
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$9022thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$7632thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,383$1,39119
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$9501thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428165.00/cwt165.00–165.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434169.93/cwt165.00–174.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472172.65/cwt168.00–175.008153
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520155.96/cwt155.00–158.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532163.41/cwt162.00–165.0086915
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567157.64/cwt152.00–162.0089411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570167.45/cwt167.00–167.509549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612163.30/cwt156.00–167.5099913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669165.81/cwt159.00–170.001,10915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712156.01/cwt154.00–157.001,1116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,07512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769158.63/cwt158.00–159.001,2208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871148.46/cwt141.00–157.001,2934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973142.75/cwt142.75–142.751,38915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330166.00/cwt166.00–166.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355122.00/cwt122.00–122.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370162.89/cwt161.00–165.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415137.54/cwt131.00–141.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416163.73/cwt154.00–168.0068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425149.57/cwt148.00–151.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467158.01/cwt153.00–163.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475134.89/cwt130.00–140.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485146.00/cwt142.00–150.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523155.80/cwt152.00–160.0081521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525138.00/cwt138.00–138.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577153.56/cwt150.00–159.0088631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581146.51/cwt141.00–149.0085114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628128.49/cwt127.00–130.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629143.24/cwt143.00–144.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662123.64/cwt121.00–129.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669135.14/cwt132.00–139.009045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731146.01/cwt138.00–150.001,0673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy766161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,23361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773151.75/cwt151.75–151.751,1738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773130.55/cwt125.00–136.001,0092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812127.00/cwt125.00–129.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open821136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open877137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,20119
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333161.00/cwt161.00–161.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463151.35/cwt151.00–152.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474162.93/cwt158.00–168.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534157.82/cwt154.00–161.008438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537143.01/cwt135.00–148.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562157.48/cwt155.00–160.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566141.38/cwt130.00–146.008006
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604149.00/cwt149.00–149.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615138.49/cwt138.00–139.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620132.43/cwt130.00–136.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713136.00/cwt136.00–136.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805112.00/cwt112.00–112.009022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970118.00/cwt114.00–122.001,1452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,050112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40395.75/cwt94.00–98.001,3432
Bulls——1,533114.84/cwt114.00–116.001,7604
Bulls——1,777120.67/cwt118.00–125.002,1446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94755.49/cwt48.00–63.005256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04368.00/cwt64.00–71.007096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04777.19/cwt73.00–80.008085
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13484.47/cwt81.00–87.009587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18482.87/cwt78.00–85.509818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26689.46/cwt85.50–94.001,13315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27276.06/cwt74.00–77.509673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40484.18/cwt81.00–85.501,1827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41288.29/cwt85.50–95.501,24718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61081.50/cwt81.50–81.501,3121
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3928804.81/head785.00–820.008052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075901.74/head875.00–925.009022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,064.20/head900.00–1,185.001,0643
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,120950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,408.33/head1,235.00–1,550.001,40818
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287097.00/cwt97.00–97.008441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.