Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-09-20

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 20
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 884▲ 302 vs year ago 750 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 120▲ 82 vs year ago 53 · +154.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 47 · +17.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand; very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Some weaned heifers 400-600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light to moderate demand. 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 $236.82/cwt on 510 head.
Average price
$236.82
510 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$978
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$91.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561241.281,353462
Large 1-2581215.591,25211thin
Medium and Large 2-3554188.531,04436
Small and Medium 1-2250150.003751thin
One grade step is worth $91.28/cwt here — about $978 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 sale510 hd
236.82
—
KY average25 barns · 8,034 hd
227.29
+9.53
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—Average1,681126.632,12942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,428103.961,48431
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,248101.821,27129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03188.8191527
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230135.001,6611thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,07522
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$9719
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$9314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$9251thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360208.92/cwt202.50–215.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423251.54/cwt250.00–256.001,0644
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471254.77/cwt246.00–259.001,20014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475230.33/cwt230.00–231.001,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485262.02/cwt261.00–264.001,2713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507260.75/cwt258.00–280.001,32238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515252.35/cwt250.00–256.001,30011
Steers—Large 1-2543238.39/cwt238.00–240.001,2945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567248.98/cwt243.00–251.001,4128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568263.41/cwt258.00–275.001,4967
Steers—Large 1-2584237.80/cwt235.00–242.001,3895
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585234.03/cwt230.00–238.001,3692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620237.38/cwt236.00–240.001,4725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620218.51/cwt206.00–221.001,3557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628253.74/cwt240.00–256.501,5936
Steers—Large 1-2635232.46/cwt230.00–235.001,4762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664252.72/cwt252.50–252.751,67847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674212.90/cwt210.00–220.001,4357
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710210.77/cwt202.00–225.001,4963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773235.51/cwt235.00–236.001,8202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy872247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,15460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908206.01/cwt202.00–208.001,8713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275185.66/cwt170.00–202.505112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315217.87/cwt214.00–220.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316199.26/cwt187.50–205.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327236.00/cwt236.00–236.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369230.24/cwt225.00–235.0085010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378194.50/cwt180.00–210.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381251.54/cwt245.00–255.009588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421228.77/cwt222.50–230.009636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427239.86/cwt231.00–258.001,02425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445201.50/cwt191.00–210.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465238.90/cwt234.00–244.001,11139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479227.25/cwt220.00–232.001,08926
Heifers—Large 1-2515217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522221.87/cwt218.00–226.001,1588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523214.53/cwt208.00–218.001,1223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530241.44/cwt229.00–252.001,28031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563220.65/cwt219.00–224.001,2428
Heifers—Large 1-2565215.11/cwt210.00–220.001,2154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578250.92/cwt226.00–258.001,450100
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585197.85/cwt181.00–215.001,1572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607217.31/cwt213.00–230.001,31915
Heifers—Large 1-2620215.40/cwt215.00–216.001,3355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627246.14/cwt230.00–258.501,543173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,2382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682184.72/cwt172.00–192.001,2609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715191.53/cwt190.00–193.001,3692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758196.51/cwt194.00–199.001,4902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3822156.81/cwt140.00–166.001,2893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869175.14/cwt170.00–191.001,5224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275209.15/cwt185.00–242.505753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295245.00/cwt245.00–245.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2303251.36/cwt250.00–254.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328225.49/cwt215.00–241.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373222.16/cwt216.00–230.008297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388249.56/cwt240.00–260.0096811
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415191.59/cwt175.00–209.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419223.12/cwt215.00–230.009355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431240.11/cwt237.00–243.001,0354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460244.75/cwt242.00–249.001,1265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473234.96/cwt230.00–239.001,1119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475223.17/cwt202.50–236.001,06015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517232.15/cwt230.00–236.001,20013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526207.62/cwt195.00–228.001,0924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577208.88/cwt191.00–221.001,2059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2597232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618201.80/cwt195.00–210.001,24710
Bulls—Large 1-2625197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628188.64/cwt185.00–191.001,1856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653183.98/cwt180.00–186.001,2013
Bulls—Large 1-2667180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677197.20/cwt190.00–204.001,3356
Bulls—Large 1-2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715188.96/cwt186.00–192.001,3512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2791196.59/cwt181.00–223.001,55511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3717140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0047
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,230135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461109.60/cwt105.50–113.001,6015
Bulls——1,663123.99/cwt118.00–129.002,06220
Bulls——1,768134.75/cwt130.00–144.002,38217
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00677.60/cwt61.00–82.007817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02392.54/cwt85.00–101.0094712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03085.01/cwt84.00–86.008764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098101.02/cwt99.00–103.001,1094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238110.14/cwt107.00–115.001,3648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238101.56/cwt96.00–106.501,25713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27493.92/cwt91.00–98.001,1978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27591.74/cwt87.00–97.001,1705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404102.68/cwt97.00–107.501,44215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529111.26/cwt107.50–116.501,70111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2825700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3830675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3920650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3978884.99/head700.00–1,025.008855
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,025775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,084987.94/head800.00–1,110.0098812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,293.56/head1,110.00–1,625.001,2948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,210961.88/head950.00–975.009622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,205.15/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2053
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885103.00/cwt103.00–103.009121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,115925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.