Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-01-18

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 18
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 755 vs last sale 1,254▲ 94 vs year ago 405 · +23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 122▲ 38 vs year ago 42 · +90.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 99▲ 80 vs year ago 22 · +363.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand on an average through good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.00/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$152.00
230 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$507
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$50.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547157.82863190
Large 1-2645128.678296thin
Medium and Large 2-3536125.1867131
Small and Medium 1-2332107.333563thin
One grade step is worth $50.49/cwt here — about $507 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 sale230 hd
152.00
—
KY average24 barns · 6,865 hd
156.11
−4.11
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—Average1,48099.681,4758thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47474.671,10016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22271.1486923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07961.5966446

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)1,066$99018
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$95916
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)813$7752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,685$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,304$1,2717

Every lot

121 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245154.75/cwt142.00–167.503792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323158.51/cwt158.00–159.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386218.00/cwt218.00–218.0084110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396191.00/cwt191.00–191.007567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425190.34/cwt186.00–195.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425172.20/cwt169.00–180.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458169.63/cwt167.00–171.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515164.03/cwt162.50–167.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520181.06/cwt176.00–184.0094213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543170.00/cwt168.00–171.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568179.87/cwt175.00–182.501,02220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569168.49/cwt168.00–169.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585147.00/cwt147.00–147.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631165.64/cwt160.00–170.001,04521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666165.63/cwt164.00–167.001,10317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721156.83/cwt150.00–163.001,1315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723146.99/cwt146.00–148.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730126.88/cwt124.00–133.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763154.21/cwt150.00–157.001,17710
Steers—Large 1-2780144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235142.50/cwt142.50–142.503351
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2260115.00/cwt115.00–115.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275162.50/cwt162.50–162.504471
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2305107.00/cwt107.00–107.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308192.00/cwt192.00–192.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316163.39/cwt152.50–167.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330144.81/cwt142.50–150.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370160.51/cwt160.00–161.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372174.26/cwt171.00–181.0064810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393124.18/cwt120.00–130.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413156.73/cwt155.00–159.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417173.07/cwt161.00–180.0072223
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461128.27/cwt120.00–140.005918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464153.91/cwt150.00–156.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480168.21/cwt160.00–173.0080725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512133.00/cwt133.00–133.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514169.87/cwt169.00–170.0087316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535156.00/cwt156.00–156.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565148.92/cwt146.00–152.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572161.39/cwt159.00–165.009239
Heifers—Large 1-2591138.00/cwt138.00–138.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610122.13/cwt114.00–130.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611153.66/cwt142.00–156.2593938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.30/cwt135.00–140.008513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659148.79/cwt145.00–152.009815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676132.95/cwt130.00–136.008996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679120.56/cwt114.00–126.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712124.01/cwt122.00–125.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open713138.00/cwt138.00–138.009843
Heifers—Large 1-2752110.00/cwt110.00–110.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3759105.51/cwt101.00–117.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771127.78/cwt122.00–130.0098511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3873107.75/cwt107.50–108.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open875128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open970107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230152.50/cwt152.50–152.503511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278160.00/cwt160.00–160.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290155.00/cwt154.00–156.004502
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310102.50/cwt102.50–102.503181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318170.08/cwt160.00–180.005412
Bulls—Large 1-2371150.00/cwt150.00–150.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384192.50/cwt192.50–192.507394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393165.01/cwt160.00–172.506483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400182.50/cwt182.50–182.507302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423162.88/cwt160.00–166.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455154.00/cwt154.00–154.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470132.04/cwt130.00–134.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481179.75/cwt174.00–188.008658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515168.64/cwt165.00–172.508684
Bulls—Large 1-2518154.00/cwt154.00–154.007983
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2518112.51/cwt110.00–115.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567166.99/cwt164.00–170.009473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568157.49/cwt155.00–160.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568137.01/cwt135.00–139.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626156.00/cwt156.00–156.009774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700136.25/cwt135.00–136.509546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775128.95/cwt127.00–131.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3865105.00/cwt105.00–105.009081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 359056.00/cwt56.00–56.003302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41199.16/cwt94.00–103.001,3994
Bulls——1,42088.41/cwt84.00–92.001,2552
Bulls——1,678112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,8792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99847.64/cwt42.50–54.004759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02376.37/cwt73.50–77.507814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10366.96/cwt63.50–72.0073917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11260.04/cwt56.00–62.5066816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19178.46/cwt74.50–84.009348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20670.26/cwt67.00–73.5084710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26064.26/cwt60.00–66.508104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35472.24/cwt70.00–74.009787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47049.00/cwt49.00–49.007201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56776.56/cwt74.00–82.001,2009
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6852,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295789.64/cwt82.00–96.008589
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,01275.80/cwt69.00–80.0076710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3866748.21/head685.00–825.007487
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945713.03/head625.00–825.007134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,122.56/head875.00–1,400.001,1239
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,069.05/head875.00–1,270.001,06914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2021,164.36/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1643
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3811,351.81/head1,275.00–1,475.001,3524

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.