Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 11
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,254 head
▲ 930 vs last sale 324▲ 165 vs year ago 1,089 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 109▲ 30 vs year ago 92 · +32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 25▲ 75 vs year ago 24 · +312.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with 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 $155.66/cwt on 605 head.
Average price
$155.66
605 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$47.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2620159.90992535
Large 1-2673131.128826thin
Medium and Large 2-3546122.8867062
Small and Medium 1-2448112.505032thin
One grade step is worth $47.40/cwt here — about $488 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 sale605 hd
155.66
—
KY average23 barns · 8,252 hd
158.47
−2.80
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—Average1,709105.861,81015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42077.701,10320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29176.1098237
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08563.1268543

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)1,260$1,18322
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$85114
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$6851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$9243thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)955$7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,327$1,10915

Every lot

145 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360202.00/cwt202.00–202.007275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371182.13/cwt175.00–185.0067611
Steers—Large 1-2395176.00/cwt176.00–176.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425177.87/cwt170.00–185.007569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438201.82/cwt185.00–205.0088417
Steers—Large 1-2440178.00/cwt178.00–178.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462180.36/cwt175.00–185.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471189.44/cwt186.50–207.0089214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495159.00/cwt159.00–159.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525149.75/cwt142.00–159.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529183.59/cwt177.00–188.5097133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539175.49/cwt173.00–177.009466
Steers—Large 1-2542168.00/cwt168.00–168.009112
Steers—Large 1-2577164.35/cwt162.00–174.009485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578165.72/cwt160.00–174.009586
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590141.00/cwt141.00–141.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591182.20/cwt177.00–187.001,07781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613169.02/cwt161.00–176.001,03620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630154.00/cwt154.00–154.009705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660158.01/cwt157.00–159.001,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674134.44/cwt130.00–139.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679164.66/cwt160.00–169.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714163.39/cwt161.00–165.001,16741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722148.01/cwt146.00–152.001,0696
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730139.34/cwt135.00–143.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,33614
Steers—Large 1-2780141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830174.75/cwt174.75–174.751,45042
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2944150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,4218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3995101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170150.00/cwt150.00–150.002551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3190152.50/cwt152.50–152.502901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2226159.06/cwt150.00–165.003594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3277126.79/cwt122.50–135.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324166.91/cwt165.00–170.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.50/cwt157.50–157.505121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329132.47/cwt120.00–141.004369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371157.64/cwt150.00–166.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373175.31/cwt169.00–184.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375128.94/cwt125.00–132.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390175.53/cwt173.00–178.006852
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421170.01/cwt165.00–181.0071636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427156.43/cwt150.00–162.5066812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436133.67/cwt129.00–141.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465167.65/cwt160.00–174.0078020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479156.40/cwt152.00–159.0074911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483130.03/cwt129.00–131.006282
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520160.09/cwt155.00–170.0083244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528150.80/cwt142.00–155.007967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569123.51/cwt113.00–133.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570151.03/cwt143.00–155.0086119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577156.86/cwt151.50–162.5090549
Heifers—Large 1-2577147.00/cwt147.00–147.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613143.85/cwt140.00–151.0088222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617115.79/cwt105.00–127.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629135.22/cwt131.00–140.0085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660133.20/cwt131.00–134.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3669121.81/cwt110.00–129.008159
Heifers—Large 1-2670134.00/cwt134.00–134.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679168.96/cwt146.00–171.101,14784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712126.96/cwt120.00–131.0090415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3724111.42/cwt102.50–120.0080710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed726173.10/cwt173.10–173.101,257136
Heifers—Large 1-2738119.58/cwt116.00–127.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767127.04/cwt124.00–132.009749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3776104.03/cwt101.00–110.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383594.00/cwt94.00–94.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open854136.71/cwt136.00–138.001,16814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2893103.00/cwt103.00–103.009204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open905128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925100.82/cwt94.00–110.009339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296099.00/cwt99.00–99.009501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280152.05/cwt142.50–159.004265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338165.30/cwt165.00–167.505598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378178.96/cwt172.50–185.006762
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2382121.55/cwt110.00–130.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385156.42/cwt150.00–163.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405142.00/cwt142.00–142.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427163.38/cwt151.00–172.0069810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450152.50/cwt152.50–152.506861
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2463123.78/cwt122.50–125.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480164.59/cwt155.00–175.0079015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485184.50/cwt178.00–186.008955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522146.15/cwt143.00–147.507634
Bulls—Large 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527156.31/cwt150.00–161.0082413
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537171.56/cwt163.00–176.0092118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561168.48/cwt164.00–169.0094510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566157.48/cwt150.00–163.008917
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625150.08/cwt142.00–158.0093820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630138.47/cwt135.00–141.008724
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2660102.50/cwt102.50–102.506771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665124.61/cwt121.00–135.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670136.96/cwt135.00–139.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708140.51/cwt139.00–142.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713129.97/cwt126.00–137.009275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763128.99/cwt116.00–136.009845
Bulls—Large 1-2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875111.00/cwt111.00–111.009712
Bulls—Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2926113.00/cwt110.00–114.001,0464
Bulls—Large 1-2960109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67090.86/cwt90.00–91.501,5172
Bulls——1,674113.87/cwt110.50–122.001,9066
Bulls——1,751103.28/cwt96.00–109.501,8087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01649.54/cwt42.00–54.005039
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01857.30/cwt54.00–62.005838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11167.39/cwt62.50–73.0074921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20878.95/cwt76.00–87.009545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24059.00/cwt59.00–59.007321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24774.57/cwt71.50–78.0093016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25468.47/cwt64.00–71.008597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34775.55/cwt71.50–78.001,0189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36983.41/cwt78.00–88.501,14213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48079.45/cwt78.00–81.001,17611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908924.36/head900.00–950.009243
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,030756.60/head600.00–925.0075711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,078845.70/head800.00–950.008464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,100685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,196.66/head1,100.00–1,375.001,1973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3011,258.16/head975.00–1,430.001,25818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3041,030.79/head725.00–1,110.001,03111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,325.02/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.