Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-06-21

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 21
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 546▲ 46 vs year ago 348 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 131▼ 33 vs year ago 128 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 49▼ 4 vs year ago 33 · −12.1%
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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. 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 $199.91/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$199.91
172 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$493
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$51.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523208.411,090137
Large 1-2644175.401,1305thin
Medium and Large 2-3545165.4990229
Small and Medium 1-2380157.005971thin
One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $493 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 sale172 hd
199.91
—
KY average25 barns · 6,393 hd
211.31
−11.40
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—High1,492115.721,72711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487100.071,48826
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26098.581,24233
CowsLean 85-90%Average99782.4782220
HeifersChoiceAverage1,095139.001,5221thin

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)1,190$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$1,0414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,525$1,7351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$1,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,0575

Every lot

111 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 1-2Value Added368221.79/cwt220.00–225.008163
Steers—Large 1-2382217.60/cwt215.00–220.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439244.24/cwt229.00–250.501,0729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460217.10/cwt211.00–226.009997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481245.97/cwt229.00–253.001,18313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy502205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522195.46/cwt186.00–202.501,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524223.30/cwt220.00–228.001,17010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2152
Steers—Large 1-2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612225.92/cwt220.00–232.001,38315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625212.88/cwt204.00–216.001,3317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665206.90/cwt204.00–212.501,3763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670186.76/cwt179.00–195.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5534
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745197.74/cwt196.00–203.001,4734
Steers—Large 1-2825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255176.15/cwt170.00–185.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317172.50/cwt172.50–172.505472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335221.00/cwt221.00–221.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347190.00/cwt190.00–190.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371185.75/cwt185.00–186.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374201.82/cwt190.00–207.507555
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2380157.00/cwt157.00–157.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381224.35/cwt211.00–247.008557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425213.52/cwt207.00–216.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426231.16/cwt219.00–244.0098511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463235.97/cwt230.00–241.001,09312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469210.60/cwt203.00–216.0098811
Heifers—Large 1-2520203.48/cwt203.00–204.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522215.36/cwt211.00–219.001,12412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527202.35/cwt189.00–207.001,06616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533150.96/cwt142.00–160.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570214.42/cwt209.00–219.001,22211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575191.15/cwt188.00–197.001,0995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590164.00/cwt164.00–164.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615153.01/cwt152.00–154.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621207.38/cwt195.00–209.501,28815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627181.96/cwt181.00–185.001,1414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665162.18/cwt155.00–167.001,0784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667173.39/cwt169.00–179.001,1575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2931
Heifers—Large 1-2703154.01/cwt151.00–157.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718157.01/cwt151.00–161.001,1277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775162.67/cwt162.00–163.001,2613
Heifers—Large 1-2775162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3838143.49/cwt142.00–145.001,2022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215162.50/cwt162.50–162.503491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255197.50/cwt197.50–197.505041
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added333226.37/cwt223.00–230.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370217.50/cwt217.50–217.508051
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375227.50/cwt227.50–227.508531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416220.00/cwt220.00–220.009154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425234.88/cwt225.00–240.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466217.20/cwt203.00–220.001,0127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473225.79/cwt225.00–227.001,0685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473183.80/cwt164.00–195.008695
Bulls—Large 1-2485192.50/cwt192.50–192.509341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518215.51/cwt210.00–220.001,11612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574206.34/cwt187.00–215.001,1847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577180.08/cwt167.00–190.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661189.33/cwt188.00–190.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3662170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1252
Bulls—Large 1-2663186.52/cwt185.00–188.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703186.49/cwt185.00–188.001,3112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835157.98/cwt140.00–168.001,3194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,095139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195103.02/cwt101.00–104.001,2313
Bulls——1,598113.50/cwt112.00–117.001,8144
Bulls——1,610127.46/cwt123.00–133.502,0524
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94269.31/cwt67.00–71.006533
Cows—Lean 85-90%98184.31/cwt82.00–87.508277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00493.58/cwt90.00–97.509405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04576.66/cwt72.00–80.008015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22893.01/cwt90.00–97.501,1429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269103.60/cwt98.00–111.001,31520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28486.02/cwt84.00–88.001,1044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34995.36/cwt92.00–97.501,2867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538101.80/cwt97.50–107.501,56619
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,130906.06/head885.00–925.009062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013105.27/cwt102.00–109.001,0662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,035910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1321,184.04/head1,160.00–1,210.001,1843
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,160825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2301,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851

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.