Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-02-15

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 15
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 791▼ 146 vs year ago 737 · −19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 190▼ 70 vs year ago 157 · −44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 88▲ 24 vs year ago 33 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10..00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower 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 $164.94/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$164.94
228 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$50.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483172.52833176
Large 1-2545146.998019thin
Medium and Large 2-3465138.8764640
Small and Medium 1-2370121.854513thin
One grade step is worth $50.67/cwt here — about $382 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 sale228 hd
164.94
—
KY average24 barns · 7,126 hd
167.07
−2.13
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—Low1,770106.061,87714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26987.961,11622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,39084.881,17916
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04474.8978229
SteersChoiceAverage1,440123.001,7711thin

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)1,074$1,0906
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$9351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$8976
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$1,13116
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,045$7932thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added210215.00/cwt215.00–215.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250207.50/cwt207.50–207.505191
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2270144.00/cwt144.00–144.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330215.50/cwt214.00–217.507113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340201.00/cwt201.00–201.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370214.00/cwt214.00–214.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370177.50/cwt177.50–177.506571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415240.48/cwt221.00–247.5099827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429201.74/cwt200.00–205.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469197.49/cwt192.50–200.009267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475224.02/cwt208.00–239.001,06411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475179.77/cwt160.00–189.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505187.03/cwt184.00–190.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008131
Steers—Large 1-2525169.00/cwt169.00–169.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537213.32/cwt196.00–229.001,14617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557190.67/cwt190.00–191.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578205.92/cwt198.00–214.001,19013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633188.53/cwt165.00–199.001,19319
Steers—Large 1-2660169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671171.95/cwt167.00–190.001,15415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720171.78/cwt168.50–173.501,23732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1321
Steers—Large 1-2770151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240157.00/cwt154.00–160.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3266148.11/cwt136.00–164.003945
Heifers—Large 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317164.86/cwt162.50–166.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322177.75/cwt175.00–180.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327154.17/cwt148.00–160.005043
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365133.80/cwt130.00–145.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382180.71/cwt172.50–190.0069015
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2383120.27/cwt117.50–123.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419164.21/cwt155.00–170.006884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425182.61/cwt170.00–192.5077637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433137.29/cwt126.00–142.505945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472165.48/cwt160.00–170.0078114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475149.38/cwt143.00–159.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476179.49/cwt175.00–183.0085429
Heifers—Large 1-2508150.64/cwt149.00–154.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512141.91/cwt121.00–151.007276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519172.00/cwt169.00–174.0089322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523161.36/cwt151.00–166.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3552122.50/cwt122.50–122.506762
Heifers—Large 1-2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571165.99/cwt164.00–168.5094817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571160.57/cwt156.00–163.009176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617160.30/cwt156.00–170.009896
Heifers—Large 1-2617143.00/cwt143.00–143.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640141.00/cwt141.00–141.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640124.70/cwt122.00–126.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660151.00/cwt145.00–155.0099711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678124.04/cwt121.00–129.008414
Heifers—Large 1-2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750124.00/cwt124.00–124.009301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Bulls—Large 1-2275172.50/cwt172.50–172.504741
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338197.19/cwt193.00–200.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362222.54/cwt209.00–232.5080611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362195.53/cwt195.00–200.0070810
Bulls—Large 1-2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382162.98/cwt152.50–171.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425153.41/cwt142.00–162.506525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433175.72/cwt170.00–177.507614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440202.00/cwt202.00–202.008892
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2468117.80/cwt107.50–128.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476198.89/cwt192.00–203.0094711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477174.04/cwt170.00–188.008308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488154.74/cwt152.50–157.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507195.47/cwt177.50–209.0099110
Bulls—Large 1-2515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008191
Bulls—Large 1-2555159.00/cwt159.00–159.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558155.49/cwt155.00–156.008682
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578179.77/cwt176.00–183.001,0395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600151.00/cwt141.00–156.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613166.75/cwt158.00–173.001,02214
Bulls—Large 1-2641165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660162.96/cwt156.00–171.001,07610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662142.01/cwt141.00–143.009403
Bulls—Large 1-2685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770114.00/cwt114.00–114.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2908109.06/cwt102.00–116.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393087.00/cwt87.00–87.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,440123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21881.54/cwt75.00–88.009932
Bulls——1,831114.47/cwt108.00–126.002,0966
Bulls——1,893105.82/cwt100.00–108.002,0036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00962.15/cwt57.00–66.006274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01675.23/cwt72.00–78.0076412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06985.36/cwt79.00–94.009128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09767.50/cwt66.00–70.007405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14681.02/cwt78.00–83.509286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30492.97/cwt84.00–104.001,21214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35979.68/cwt77.00–83.001,0835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37389.46/cwt85.00–95.001,22810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39373.75/cwt73.00–74.501,0272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925737.84/head725.00–750.007382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074988.52/head900.00–1,050.009895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160976.67/head875.00–1,075.009774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3898710.84/head650.00–770.007112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3995675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,095910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2351,032.82/head875.00–1,175.001,0338
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,401.41/head1,300.00–1,475.001,4016
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-388086.69/cwt84.00–90.007632
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19095.39/cwt90.00–105.001,1354

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.