Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 14
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▼ 247 vs last sale 934▲ 177 vs year ago 510 · +34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 64▲ 24 vs year ago 72 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 17▼ 11 vs year ago 64 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady on weaned packages; average quality, soft, fleshy offerings sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $176.31/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$176.31
264 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$698
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$56.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651178.161,159246
Large 1-2455172.007833thin
Medium and Large 2-3484150.8173013thin
Small and Medium 1-2380121.254612thin
One grade step is worth $56.91/cwt here — about $698 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 sale264 hd
176.31
—
KY average25 barns · 6,193 hd
177.19
−0.88
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—Average1,649112.311,85220
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26485.901,08640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40885.001,19725
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01575.4376621

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)1,170$1,1188
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$9482thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)830$7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$1,14710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)863$7932thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2285132.50/cwt132.50–132.503781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added318197.50/cwt197.50–197.506283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added364196.50/cwt191.00–209.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423205.71/cwt201.00–209.008708
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423140.00/cwt140.00–140.005923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429183.21/cwt175.00–187.507866
Steers—Large 1-2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475184.07/cwt180.00–189.008743
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479155.36/cwt141.00–161.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482201.90/cwt201.00–203.0097320
Steers—Large 1-2505166.00/cwt166.00–166.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517198.82/cwt192.00–205.001,02813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521174.06/cwt171.00–176.0090728
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535158.02/cwt157.00–160.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577173.08/cwt169.00–175.0099912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585158.00/cwt158.00–158.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625158.26/cwt158.00–159.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629166.32/cwt160.00–174.001,04619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668154.97/cwt154.00–157.001,0353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674175.97/cwt165.00–177.501,18612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732167.78/cwt164.00–169.001,2284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773166.26/cwt163.00–170.001,2858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed777179.47/cwt178.75–181.251,39465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806156.19/cwt149.00–161.001,2595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2886162.03/cwt143.00–165.001,43623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3277133.15/cwt125.00–144.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320153.58/cwt150.00–158.004918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added364171.18/cwt162.50–177.506238
Heifers—Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380152.45/cwt150.00–157.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380128.54/cwt127.00–130.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413131.69/cwt130.00–132.505443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416150.59/cwt147.00–152.506268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422164.67/cwt160.00–168.0069515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3456135.07/cwt131.00–141.006164
Heifers—Large 1-2460146.00/cwt146.00–146.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.83/cwt148.00–159.0071820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471164.11/cwt159.00–166.0077319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517157.31/cwt156.00–159.0081317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523138.03/cwt122.00–147.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527151.26/cwt142.00–155.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577157.52/cwt155.50–160.5090920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579148.93/cwt140.00–152.0086214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610132.00/cwt128.00–136.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613153.60/cwt147.00–159.0094213
Heifers—Large 1-2615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620141.74/cwt139.00–144.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.67/cwt143.00–144.009633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690155.40/cwt148.00–157.751,07212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,0935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725137.46/cwt136.00–139.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783133.64/cwt129.00–137.001,0463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,29940
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210172.00/cwt172.00–172.003611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Bulls—Large 1-2290146.00/cwt146.00–146.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327184.97/cwt181.00–192.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328149.63/cwt144.00–155.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330217.00/cwt217.00–217.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350142.50/cwt142.50–142.504991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370186.33/cwt180.00–192.506894
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2373127.65/cwt120.00–135.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385208.00/cwt208.00–208.008014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411175.19/cwt160.00–185.007209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423147.12/cwt144.00–150.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429196.10/cwt193.00–200.008419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463141.63/cwt140.00–144.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466193.99/cwt189.00–195.009048
Bulls—Large 1-2470150.03/cwt149.00–151.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472158.49/cwt154.00–163.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510145.98/cwt145.00–147.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515168.09/cwt165.00–173.008669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519159.54/cwt156.00–164.008287
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3553145.51/cwt143.00–148.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558164.33/cwt163.00–165.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584155.87/cwt153.00–162.009107
Bulls—Large 1-2585154.00/cwt154.00–154.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625156.00/cwt156.00–156.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639145.01/cwt144.00–148.009274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708150.09/cwt149.00–151.001,06311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855116.00/cwt116.00–116.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2371
Bulls——1,580108.75/cwt98.00–114.501,71811
Bulls——1,784119.62/cwt115.00–129.502,1348
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91967.78/cwt63.00–69.506235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02275.53/cwt72.00–79.5077212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11484.70/cwt82.00–87.509444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20583.25/cwt82.00–84.501,0039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25976.89/cwt76.00–79.009686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28789.01/cwt85.00–103.501,14625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37078.50/cwt78.00–79.001,0752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40882.35/cwt80.00–84.501,15911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41588.52/cwt85.00–95.001,25312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3820720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3830700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,118.04/head900.00–1,300.001,1188
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3840760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3855525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3885825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,000935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0661,115.77/head975.00–1,210.001,1163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,308.90/head1,185.00–1,500.001,3094
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6501,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301

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.