Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 16
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 188 vs last sale 424▲ 201 vs year ago 411 · +48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 87▲ 11 vs year ago 63 · +17.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 10▼ 6 vs year ago 30 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned good quality offerings; bawling calves and average quality individuals facing discounts. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 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 $254.03/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$254.03
258 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$444
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2689256.851,771234
Large 1-2581228.001,3254thin
Medium and Large 2-3586226.251,32620
One grade step is worth $30.60/cwt here — about $444 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 sale258 hd
254.03
—
KY average27 barns · 6,974 hd
247.40
+6.63
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—Average1,737126.422,19613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,379109.351,50822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230105.101,29317
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00093.8493917

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)1,240$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$9932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$7751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,435$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,333$1,5302thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345263.00/cwt263.00–263.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361275.15/cwt272.00–276.0099310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416267.57/cwt258.00–282.001,11318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420237.50/cwt237.50–237.509981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470255.97/cwt250.00–259.001,2033
Steers—Large 1-2480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501253.14/cwt253.00–254.001,2687
Steers—Large 1-2510241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538234.49/cwt234.00–237.001,2626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575223.36/cwt202.50–230.001,2844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581256.34/cwt252.50–260.001,4894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583248.68/cwt247.00–249.001,4506
Steers—Large 1-2605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615204.52/cwt203.00–206.001,2582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed623258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,60720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623236.99/cwt234.00–240.001,4766
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696239.40/cwt239.00–240.001,6665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6541
Steers—Large 1-2730226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed773258.80/cwt258.80–258.802,001128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed837251.50/cwt251.50–251.502,10517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,200121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2216225.38/cwt220.00–231.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265191.00/cwt191.00–191.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282234.60/cwt232.50–237.0066212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added338253.82/cwt237.00–256.008588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367250.14/cwt237.50–254.0091814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378217.67/cwt212.50–222.508232
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423230.75/cwt230.00–233.009768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430227.23/cwt223.00–229.009774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440196.00/cwt196.00–196.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470221.33/cwt215.00–225.001,0407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473233.25/cwt229.00–238.001,10315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484192.73/cwt182.00–213.009334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512228.80/cwt225.00–234.001,1719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527199.47/cwt186.00–210.001,05111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530221.62/cwt214.00–225.001,17511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570220.39/cwt215.00–223.001,25621
Heifers—Large 1-2575213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579228.24/cwt227.00–231.001,3224
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2585151.00/cwt151.00–151.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587186.31/cwt179.00–190.001,0943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613201.90/cwt200.00–207.501,2384
Heifers—Large 1-2631219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636191.44/cwt183.00–194.001,21811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672211.53/cwt210.00–213.001,4214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open685214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4981
Heifers—Large 1-2Guaranteed Open703214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740186.33/cwt179.00–189.001,3796
Heifers—Large 1-2765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3910135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open915186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2978174.93/cwt171.00–179.001,7112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215240.00/cwt240.00–240.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3218204.50/cwt195.00–218.004465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3254223.02/cwt205.00–237.505664
Bulls—Large 1-2258207.43/cwt205.00–210.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334258.22/cwt253.00–260.008624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370250.91/cwt245.00–259.009284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390277.00/cwt270.00–284.001,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415226.00/cwt226.00–226.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421259.38/cwt259.00–260.001,0925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476212.90/cwt190.00–222.001,01312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513217.45/cwt170.00–228.001,11614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520223.02/cwt221.00–225.001,1602
Bulls—Large 1-2540191.49/cwt190.00–193.001,0342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559223.42/cwt192.00–233.001,24911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3559217.73/cwt210.00–225.001,2174
Bulls—Large 1-2573217.51/cwt208.00–220.001,2465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,3608
Bulls—Large 1-2612206.25/cwt199.00–210.001,2623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643201.71/cwt190.00–205.501,29710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715187.47/cwt186.00–189.001,3402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,609121.57/cwt114.00–127.001,9564
Bulls——1,63093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5161
Bulls——1,814133.02/cwt127.00–138.502,4138
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73572.00/cwt72.00–72.005291
Cows—Lean 85-90%98685.90/cwt84.50–88.008474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008106.54/cwt101.00–110.501,0744
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03794.20/cwt88.00–101.009778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15392.63/cwt91.00–95.001,0684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249103.44/cwt99.50–107.001,2926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258113.66/cwt109.00–118.501,4307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,346103.33/cwt98.00–109.001,3918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398112.79/cwt109.50–117.001,57714
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3795775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3895750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,529.69/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5302

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.