Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 31
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
496 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 541▲ 9 vs year ago 487 · +1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 77▲ 25 vs year ago 57 · +43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 19 · +89.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers steady on similar quality; softer fleshy calves 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 higher in a limited comparison with very good demand in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate to good demand. 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 $163.12/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$163.12
238 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508167.36850209
Large 1-2514140.507228thin
Medium and Large 2-3523129.5367721
One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $173 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 sale238 hd
163.12
—
KY average25 barns · 5,210 hd
165.24
−2.12
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—Average1,628116.011,88914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42985.681,22416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25983.461,05132
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08573.1379424

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$8132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$7875
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,400$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$9987

Every lot

115 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3190151.00/cwt151.00–151.002871
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2265122.50/cwt122.50–122.503251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270182.50/cwt182.50–182.504931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325172.91/cwt171.00–175.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370172.50/cwt172.50–172.506381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418203.27/cwt200.00–205.008503
Steers—Large 1-2425186.00/cwt186.00–186.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464208.09/cwt193.00–216.009669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466187.59/cwt186.00–190.008745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512176.33/cwt176.00–178.009036
Steers—Large 1-2530169.00/cwt169.00–169.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578203.32/cwt191.00–215.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582178.39/cwt168.00–186.001,0386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628130.50/cwt130.00–131.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632192.28/cwt177.00–201.001,21520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660173.61/cwt170.00–181.001,1463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677160.44/cwt151.00–168.001,0863
Steers—Large 1-2700147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707192.55/cwt170.00–194.501,36125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840170.33/cwt162.00–171.501,4318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3203140.09/cwt132.50–147.502844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274169.35/cwt160.00–175.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311183.30/cwt182.50–185.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325186.32/cwt177.50–197.0060611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358143.79/cwt137.50–150.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373199.94/cwt195.00–205.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373183.12/cwt175.00–200.0068315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385171.77/cwt171.00–172.506612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422176.65/cwt163.00–187.0074526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426159.71/cwt157.50–161.006806
Heifers—Large 1-2466145.00/cwt145.00–145.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471169.24/cwt159.00–180.0079734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478150.00/cwt150.00–150.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524163.50/cwt157.00–173.0085711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526150.34/cwt145.00–154.007917
Heifers—Large 1-2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570150.61/cwt145.00–155.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570137.29/cwt130.00–142.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573169.82/cwt164.00–176.009732
Heifers—Large 1-2575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620120.68/cwt111.00–131.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622163.87/cwt146.00–168.001,01945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635140.68/cwt140.00–143.0089310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3661125.67/cwt125.00–127.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675149.02/cwt147.00–150.001,0063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed757156.75/cwt156.75–156.751,18714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255145.39/cwt140.00–151.003712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277184.64/cwt180.00–187.005113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added290201.00/cwt201.00–201.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300124.00/cwt124.00–124.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324206.96/cwt202.00–210.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325190.34/cwt180.00–201.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392175.00/cwt175.00–175.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423175.71/cwt165.00–185.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440198.83/cwt191.00–201.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450142.50/cwt142.50–142.506411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458187.99/cwt186.00–190.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463208.80/cwt200.00–217.509674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515136.77/cwt132.00–145.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526158.20/cwt151.00–162.008329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535166.00/cwt166.00–166.008881
Bulls—Large 1-2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561160.13/cwt154.00–164.0089813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570146.23/cwt131.00–150.008349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008383
Bulls—Large 1-2640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3646128.33/cwt127.00–129.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761127.00/cwt123.00–129.009663
Bulls—Large 1-2775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823109.29/cwt103.00–119.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15584.00/cwt84.00–84.009701
Bulls——1,217102.73/cwt101.00–105.501,2503
Bulls——1,799123.19/cwt118.00–131.002,21610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90355.11/cwt38.00–65.004984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00266.77/cwt65.00–69.006695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13875.42/cwt73.00–78.008586
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17783.14/cwt79.00–90.009799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23381.53/cwt78.00–84.501,00514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25774.12/cwt69.50–76.509325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28889.13/cwt85.00–97.001,14813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38988.18/cwt85.00–92.501,22510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49681.51/cwt77.00–83.501,2196
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3675440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3910662.23/head650.00–675.006622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3958792.44/head785.00–800.007922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3820767.24/head725.00–810.007672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,135901.32/head850.00–950.009012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,195975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5381,335.27/head1,320.00–1,350.001,3352

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.