Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-02-08

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 8
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
▲ 440 vs last sale 351▲ 342 vs year ago 449 · +76.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 97▲ 89 vs year ago 101 · +88.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 21▲ 74 vs year ago 14 · +528.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate 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 $182.40/cwt on 312 head.
Average price
$182.40
312 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651185.121,205281
Large 1-2506165.008354thin
Medium and Large 2-3566156.7088727
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $319 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 sale312 hd
182.40
—
KY average23 barns · 6,384 hd
183.04
−0.65
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—Average1,635107.491,75826
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27985.841,09861
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39484.731,18125
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06971.6776664
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310109.001,4281thin

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)1,214$1,07616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$8537
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$7472thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,353$1,30421

Every lot

126 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3273157.08/cwt148.00–166.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277202.43/cwt192.50–205.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375162.50/cwt162.50–162.506091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384237.70/cwt214.00–241.009138
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3402163.65/cwt157.50–182.506585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406203.76/cwt192.50–207.508274
Steers—Large 1-2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430192.23/cwt190.00–197.508276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467192.27/cwt190.00–197.508985
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478163.77/cwt160.00–167.507832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484211.05/cwt204.00–227.001,0218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502186.33/cwt185.00–187.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508176.33/cwt175.00–178.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522211.23/cwt193.00–216.501,10328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571162.78/cwt160.00–170.009297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582193.14/cwt187.00–199.001,12422
Steers—Large 1-2585178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616185.28/cwt164.00–195.001,14119
Steers—Large 1-2620162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670159.51/cwt159.00–160.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674179.95/cwt167.00–184.751,21353
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718163.20/cwt155.00–170.001,17222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed764180.95/cwt180.95–180.951,38266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770168.28/cwt166.00–171.501,29620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780152.65/cwt152.00–154.001,1913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3912128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,295110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added252182.50/cwt182.50–182.504604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3282140.99/cwt132.50–147.503983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305148.00/cwt148.00–148.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added336187.59/cwt187.00–191.006307
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373145.32/cwt139.00–150.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381171.54/cwt159.00–178.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387181.36/cwt180.00–183.007024
Heifers—Large 1-2395157.50/cwt157.50–157.506221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430143.42/cwt130.00–150.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436179.08/cwt168.00–186.0078124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441161.00/cwt160.00–162.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461147.01/cwt143.00–148.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466179.02/cwt168.00–188.0083440
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486165.62/cwt160.00–167.0080519
Heifers—Large 1-2495156.00/cwt156.00–156.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522133.02/cwt118.00–142.006949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529170.28/cwt161.00–175.0090127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533154.97/cwt150.00–160.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564160.70/cwt157.50–167.0090624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589152.92/cwt148.00–155.0090113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622155.40/cwt149.00–159.0096714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624130.91/cwt127.00–138.008178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663128.00/cwt128.00–128.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718124.59/cwt120.00–134.008954
Heifers—Large 1-2720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835114.00/cwt114.00–114.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327188.67/cwt180.00–196.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385197.50/cwt197.50–197.507601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412200.00/cwt200.00–200.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421183.31/cwt170.00–194.007727
Bulls—Large 1-2422147.50/cwt147.50–147.506222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435147.00/cwt147.00–147.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460177.55/cwt170.00–180.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478197.00/cwt190.00–201.0094226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515147.55/cwt142.50–152.507602
Bulls—Large 1-2516161.00/cwt161.00–161.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525190.54/cwt178.00–200.001,00014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561189.77/cwt173.00–195.001,0657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573161.44/cwt154.00–172.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583149.71/cwt147.00–152.508732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633157.64/cwt155.00–162.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636151.05/cwt145.00–157.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663151.06/cwt148.00–154.001,0022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,05511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725143.13/cwt141.00–144.001,0388
Bulls—Large 1-2730133.00/cwt133.00–133.009711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823120.00/cwt120.00–120.0098810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2877110.00/cwt110.00–110.009652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2987108.79/cwt100.00–110.001,0748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,02589.00/cwt89.00–89.009121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006664
Dairy Steers—Large 3690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
Dairy Steers—Large 3780127.00/cwt127.00–127.009916
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,310109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15090.03/cwt88.00–92.001,0352
Bulls——1,598101.35/cwt94.00–109.001,62015
Bulls——1,805121.60/cwt110.50–138.002,1959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89853.90/cwt46.00–59.004845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05167.30/cwt64.00–71.0070722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09574.19/cwt72.00–76.0081220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11279.60/cwt77.00–87.0088517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24880.21/cwt77.00–84.501,00126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29892.96/cwt85.00–107.001,20729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31875.83/cwt74.00–77.009996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36881.56/cwt76.50–85.001,11613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38875.73/cwt75.50–76.001,0512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42890.65/cwt85.50–97.501,29410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3863746.88/head650.00–825.007472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3937816.93/head620.00–950.008175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025941.88/head900.00–985.009422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,075.75/head925.00–1,400.001,07616
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,034.79/head975.00–1,100.001,0352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2651,231.77/head1,075.00–1,300.001,2328
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4361,449.65/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5011,284.59/head1,050.00–1,385.001,2853

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.