Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 21
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 687▲ 124 vs year ago 626 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 96▲ 10 vs year ago 43 · +23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 53▲ 34 vs year ago 13 · +261.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers uneven with 400-500 lbs 5.00 higher; 500-600 lbs 5.00 lower; yearlings steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with decline on fleshy 400-600 lb calves. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower 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 $178.29/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$178.29
266 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555184.501,024210
Large 1-2485171.3083110thin
Medium and Large 2-3533151.4580646
One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $218 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 sale266 hd
178.29
—
KY average25 barns · 4,793 hd
173.94
+4.34
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—Average1,494110.791,65517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47485.391,2587thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26781.451,03212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01466.1867120
HeifersChoiceAverage1,110109.001,2101thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$1,0594thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)888$6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)948$6392thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)863$6112thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,465$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$1,0569
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,093$7842thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262191.00/cwt191.00–191.005004
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3327164.90/cwt160.00–176.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333187.47/cwt183.00–192.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added353212.05/cwt212.00–212.5074911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361188.04/cwt185.00–192.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377172.00/cwt172.00–172.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411188.03/cwt177.00–192.007734
Steers—Large 1-2413187.00/cwt187.00–187.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420213.25/cwt200.00–219.0089622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455151.00/cwt151.00–151.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471185.43/cwt183.00–190.0087312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476196.11/cwt191.00–200.0093317
Steers—Large 1-2486164.00/cwt164.00–164.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516170.32/cwt162.00–178.0087921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528151.73/cwt140.00–155.0080124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0289
Steers—Large 1-2540161.00/cwt161.00–161.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550179.00/cwt179.00–179.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566147.96/cwt142.00–157.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575167.09/cwt162.00–175.009615
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612172.39/cwt165.00–178.001,0559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621150.49/cwt150.00–151.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed637190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,21336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669168.64/cwt160.00–183.501,12823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682145.26/cwt144.00–148.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765163.92/cwt160.00–168.001,2542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829166.43/cwt156.00–169.501,38010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2921146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,3493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220146.00/cwt146.00–146.003211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270165.83/cwt150.00–175.004485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273132.39/cwt125.00–141.003614
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2290127.00/cwt127.00–127.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added334160.00/cwt160.00–160.005349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334150.00/cwt150.00–150.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345142.00/cwt142.00–142.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371139.69/cwt122.50–147.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375153.54/cwt140.00–162.0057615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390164.73/cwt160.00–174.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416151.16/cwt148.00–155.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435157.21/cwt153.00–161.0068416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467158.18/cwt154.00–163.007399
Heifers—Large 1-2480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.84/cwt133.00–139.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481149.78/cwt145.00–155.0072025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508130.34/cwt130.00–131.006623
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2520102.00/cwt102.00–102.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527156.27/cwt155.00–157.0082411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527145.93/cwt141.00–152.0076929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570145.84/cwt143.00–149.0083112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573130.68/cwt126.00–137.007493
Heifers—Large 1-2587135.00/cwt135.00–135.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617158.90/cwt150.00–166.009809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.01/cwt130.00–139.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618129.93/cwt120.00–134.008037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663133.49/cwt132.00–135.008852
Heifers—Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710101.86/cwt82.00–122.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725133.50/cwt133.50–133.509682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755132.00/cwt132.00–132.009971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386585.00/cwt85.00–85.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open866121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393082.00/cwt82.00–82.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3950108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,100109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273148.35/cwt142.50–155.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2288127.95/cwt126.00–130.003682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333171.02/cwt170.00–172.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350177.50/cwt177.50–177.506211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382152.59/cwt149.00–155.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463162.75/cwt162.50–163.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478184.30/cwt178.00–190.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480143.55/cwt142.00–145.006892
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485113.00/cwt113.00–113.005481
Bulls—Large 1-2500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523152.56/cwt150.00–155.007984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3541136.75/cwt130.00–139.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565154.59/cwt151.00–161.0087311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568136.96/cwt135.00–139.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623137.97/cwt135.00–141.008603
Bulls—Large 1-2630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008633
Bulls—Large 1-2653137.00/cwt137.00–137.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685136.50/cwt135.00–138.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709140.50/cwt140.00–141.009964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880111.00/cwt111.00–111.009771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3971122.30/cwt122.30–122.301,18841
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,110109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0491
Bulls——1,355105.40/cwt93.00–114.001,4289
Bulls——1,720120.68/cwt116.00–128.002,0767
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94658.09/cwt49.00–62.005508
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01964.68/cwt63.00–67.006594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07078.96/cwt78.50–79.508452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08373.71/cwt72.50–75.507986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17082.77/cwt82.50–83.009682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17275.93/cwt74.00–77.508903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26587.56/cwt86.50–89.001,1082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30982.07/cwt80.00–84.001,0747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60388.79/cwt88.00–90.001,4234
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3863610.58/head570.00–650.006112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3870825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3888650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3948638.65/head625.00–650.006392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,165700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,178.72/head1,050.00–1,385.001,1793
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3930802.53/head785.00–825.008032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,093783.80/head760.00–810.007842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1631,030.40/head900.00–1,130.001,0305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4331,374.96/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752

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.