Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-03-22

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 22
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▼ 368 vs last sale 1,084▼ 84 vs year ago 800 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 52▼ 21 vs year ago 115 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 4▼ 22 vs year ago 54 · −40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and 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 $188.15/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$188.15
310 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$67.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503195.27983254
Large 1-2573163.0893411thin
Medium and Large 2-3478158.9575938
Small and Medium 1-2492127.826297thin
One grade step is worth $67.45/cwt here — about $354 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 sale310 hd
188.15
—
KY average23 barns · 6,668 hd
190.34
−2.19
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—High1,755118.942,08817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23299.411,22416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42195.681,35911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02478.0680043

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)1,104$1,0819
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$8873thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$8433thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$1,9601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,402$1,4693thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320221.24/cwt220.00–222.507088
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374237.48/cwt220.00–257.008887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427236.93/cwt220.00–253.001,01220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445196.00/cwt196.00–196.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475175.00/cwt170.00–180.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479229.14/cwt221.00–253.001,0988
Steers—Large 1-2485191.00/cwt191.00–191.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515194.00/cwt194.00–194.009992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519233.80/cwt206.00–259.001,21328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565175.60/cwt170.00–181.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577216.16/cwt201.00–223.001,24730
Steers—Large 1-2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Steers—Large 1-2620184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625194.74/cwt191.00–200.001,21721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2594
Steers—Large 1-2702171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713183.92/cwt181.00–187.751,31123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762183.44/cwt178.00–184.501,39825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813184.45/cwt183.50–184.501,50076
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200155.00/cwt155.00–155.003101
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added293207.93/cwt200.00–216.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323171.40/cwt142.00–184.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325197.54/cwt195.00–200.006422
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330213.55/cwt210.00–217.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371189.41/cwt181.00–195.0070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372209.87/cwt201.00–217.0078127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375176.25/cwt139.00–207.0066113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421187.29/cwt186.00–189.007884
Heifers—Large 1-2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434208.49/cwt192.00–219.0090547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445156.00/cwt155.00–157.006942
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470135.87/cwt132.00–140.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471201.05/cwt190.00–214.0094726
Heifers—Large 1-2475176.58/cwt164.00–184.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476184.87/cwt180.00–190.008805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483166.82/cwt160.00–174.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528192.95/cwt182.00–199.001,01935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528154.11/cwt131.00–170.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540182.00/cwt182.00–182.009832
Heifers—Large 1-2540162.00/cwt162.00–162.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563179.48/cwt178.00–181.001,0102
Heifers—Large 1-2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575157.21/cwt151.00–163.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578194.14/cwt185.00–199.501,12242
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Heifers—Large 1-2623145.06/cwt140.00–150.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631179.11/cwt152.00–185.001,13040
Heifers—Large 1-2662166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0992
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2672115.00/cwt115.00–115.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728129.74/cwt125.00–132.009454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755121.01/cwt120.00–122.009142
Heifers—Large 1-2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open830143.60/cwt138.00–149.001,1922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Bulls—Large 1-2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2343158.00/cwt158.00–158.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368197.62/cwt195.00–200.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373225.71/cwt221.00–230.008422
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433216.38/cwt210.00–235.009376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485201.07/cwt194.00–208.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486208.91/cwt190.00–234.001,01517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2519148.59/cwt142.00–151.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525191.96/cwt188.00–196.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527198.79/cwt191.00–210.001,04810
Bulls—Large 1-2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576184.73/cwt181.00–192.001,0648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576182.07/cwt174.00–189.001,0495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590169.00/cwt169.00–169.009971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620167.60/cwt162.50–172.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720161.39/cwt151.00–169.001,1626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722155.99/cwt153.00–159.001,1265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398599.00/cwt99.00–99.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,030115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2361
Bulls——1,723112.99/cwt101.00–119.001,9478
Bulls——1,843128.01/cwt122.50–135.502,3598
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86961.77/cwt49.00–71.005375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02270.06/cwt58.00–75.007167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03378.47/cwt72.50–83.0081119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07788.87/cwt84.50–93.0095712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17387.78/cwt86.00–89.001,0303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245102.10/cwt93.00–110.001,27113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396104.18/cwt101.50–108.001,4546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45085.49/cwt82.00–89.001,2405
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03893.53/cwt92.00–95.009712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3815752.67/head660.00–850.007532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,005875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060830.38/head810.00–850.008302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,107.21/head950.00–1,375.001,1078
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4021,468.88/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4693

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.