Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 19
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 420▲ 24 vs year ago 522 · +4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 123▲ 4 vs year ago 102 · +3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 41 vs year ago 91 · −45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves 400-600 lbs sold sharply higher with good buyer participation and active farmer participation for weaned packages. Yearling steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Yearling heifers 5.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls limited comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.69/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$168.69
206 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$581
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$46.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2609170.511,038193
Large 1-2615151.839346thin
Medium and Large 2-3448139.756254thin
Small and Medium 1-2368124.114573thin
One grade step is worth $46.41/cwt here — about $581 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 sale206 hd
168.69
—
KY average23 barns · 5,696 hd
162.77
+5.93
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—High1,69898.981,68010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26671.1690138
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42469.2898735
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04254.4256732

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)1,185$9438
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$7595
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$7043thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)835$5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$4851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,384$1,0176

Every lot

112 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2275121.16/cwt120.00–122.503332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290147.00/cwt147.00–147.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345167.50/cwt167.50–167.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373170.27/cwt162.50–187.506356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379192.74/cwt192.00–196.0073011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425192.57/cwt181.00–200.008187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472192.85/cwt181.00–196.0091025
Steers—Large 1-2528161.00/cwt161.00–161.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532182.44/cwt167.00–192.0097120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555158.00/cwt158.00–158.008771
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583177.98/cwt166.00–181.001,03820
Steers—Large 1-2595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615133.00/cwt133.00–133.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631158.87/cwt150.00–172.001,00216
Steers—Large 1-2650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691163.55/cwt152.00–165.501,13020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy707139.00/cwt139.00–139.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,20147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy785133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed811162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3145
Steers—Large 1-2860146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225142.00/cwt142.00–142.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2229139.91/cwt132.50–149.003205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280134.00/cwt134.00–134.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305125.00/cwt125.00–125.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added343155.81/cwt155.00–157.505343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345142.00/cwt142.00–142.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350127.50/cwt127.50–127.504461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378151.77/cwt145.00–157.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383138.53/cwt130.00–142.505313
Heifers—Large 1-2395124.00/cwt124.00–124.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405128.50/cwt127.00–130.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434155.41/cwt146.00–157.006747
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474141.06/cwt137.00–145.0066914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474125.25/cwt123.00–126.005944
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483151.00/cwt149.00–154.0072928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516147.48/cwt145.00–150.0076120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524140.55/cwt134.00–145.0073611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3546130.67/cwt130.00–132.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577142.90/cwt141.00–145.0082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583139.35/cwt138.00–140.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
Heifers—Large 1-2612107.26/cwt101.00–120.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614145.27/cwt140.00–148.0089227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628135.96/cwt130.00–139.008545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628123.98/cwt122.00–126.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658107.04/cwt101.00–110.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3731109.66/cwt108.00–110.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375593.00/cwt93.00–93.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Heifers—Large 1-294097.00/cwt97.00–97.009121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2235131.00/cwt131.00–131.003081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275170.59/cwt157.50–177.504693
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2300112.00/cwt112.00–112.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330152.50/cwt152.50–152.505031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334167.13/cwt155.00–174.005586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355152.50/cwt152.50–152.505411
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360123.60/cwt120.00–133.004457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369134.90/cwt125.00–143.004987
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459160.80/cwt157.00–171.007385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482130.00/cwt130.00–130.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483147.44/cwt145.00–150.007122
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2515109.90/cwt105.00–115.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522130.81/cwt130.00–132.506833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529147.12/cwt141.00–152.007789
Bulls—Large 1-2542131.00/cwt131.00–131.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565135.48/cwt133.00–138.007652
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2565109.00/cwt109.00–109.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567141.99/cwt141.00–144.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611133.02/cwt131.00–136.0081311
Bulls—Large 1-2616119.00/cwt117.00–120.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619109.03/cwt103.00–121.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670119.57/cwt115.00–124.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725115.00/cwt109.00–121.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3733104.55/cwt100.00–109.007662
Bulls—Large 1-2775106.00/cwt106.00–106.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006885
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59383.49/cwt75.00–88.001,3302
Bulls——1,705100.76/cwt96.00–105.001,7187
Bulls——1,855117.50/cwt117.50–117.502,1801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99256.00/cwt53.00–59.0055613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03648.49/cwt42.50–53.0050212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14561.66/cwt59.50–64.507067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25467.55/cwt64.00–70.0084718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25676.71/cwt70.00–93.0096317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33362.05/cwt61.00–63.008273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38166.48/cwt64.00–69.0091813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39061.33/cwt57.50–64.008523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46872.34/cwt70.00–78.501,06219
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,040723.70/head710.00–735.007242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,101.42/head925.00–1,225.001,1013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2770485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2835525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3932667.75/head600.00–760.006683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3982704.30/head675.00–750.007043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,080785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200965.49/head825.00–1,085.009657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250896.35/head885.00–910.008962

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.