Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-09-27

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 27
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,078 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 1,052▲ 171 vs year ago 907 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 135▲ 17 vs year ago 155 · +11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 55▲ 31 vs year ago 20 · +155.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with light demand for fleshy, off-color and bawling calves. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand for fleshy, off-color and bawling calves. Plain quality and single odds and ends facing deep discounts. Yearling steers light test. Yearling heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower with light demand under heavy supply. 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 $210.48/cwt on 500 head.
Average price
$210.48
500 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$732
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$73.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2632220.841,396381
Large 1-2431188.4381219thin
Medium and Large 2-3507184.1193476
Small and Medium 1-2452146.8866424
One grade step is worth $73.96/cwt here — about $732 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 sale500 hd
210.48
—
KY average25 barns · 6,676 hd
218.38
−7.90
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—Low1,635119.931,96121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44994.561,37049
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27588.511,12919
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08978.0985144

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)1,134$1,1923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,0986
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)954$8308
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,0102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,5084thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$1,3001thin

Every lot

137 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 1-2Fancy366267.50/cwt267.50–267.509795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375227.50/cwt227.50–227.508531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421268.95/cwt261.00–280.001,13225
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443232.93/cwt221.00–241.001,03212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475244.34/cwt242.50–255.001,16122
Steers—Large 1-2525247.33/cwt240.00–251.001,2983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528257.92/cwt250.00–262.001,36210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530235.09/cwt229.00–237.501,2467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538247.46/cwt243.00–249.001,3315
Steers—Large 1-2554230.50/cwt226.00–232.001,2774
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565242.09/cwt240.00–246.001,36822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578253.77/cwt251.00–254.001,46713
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2590162.00/cwt162.00–162.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613255.65/cwt251.00–264.501,56721
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2620171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632232.32/cwt231.00–236.001,46817
Steers—Large 1-2635201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658211.31/cwt206.00–222.001,3903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,68110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Steers—Large 1-2784192.25/cwt190.00–210.001,5079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925215.56/cwt205.00–226.001,9944
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280216.92/cwt204.00–220.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283184.12/cwt170.00–198.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327219.00/cwt219.00–219.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340176.24/cwt163.00–187.505997
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2340137.23/cwt127.50–158.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344201.97/cwt200.00–202.5069510
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2360130.25/cwt130.00–131.004694
Heifers—Large 1-2361184.17/cwt170.00–190.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372184.08/cwt170.00–191.0068512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383198.47/cwt195.00–205.507603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385224.50/cwt219.00–230.008642
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2423152.15/cwt142.00–170.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429189.86/cwt180.00–210.0081413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431226.70/cwt224.00–231.0097713
Heifers—Large 1-2435204.00/cwt204.00–204.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441220.42/cwt218.00–223.009725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467185.47/cwt171.00–210.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469220.91/cwt210.00–223.501,03639
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470147.44/cwt135.00–162.506937
Heifers—Large 1-2480199.84/cwt190.00–210.009594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481230.21/cwt224.00–236.001,1077
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524217.01/cwt210.00–222.001,13715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532237.98/cwt226.00–245.001,26638
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2565152.80/cwt150.00–164.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573233.15/cwt224.00–239.001,33629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573201.37/cwt192.00–206.001,15421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626221.71/cwt220.00–223.001,38812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626170.44/cwt163.00–173.001,0674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637210.51/cwt207.00–216.001,3416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662206.16/cwt202.00–214.001,36517
Heifers—Large 1-2675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712237.25/cwt237.25–237.251,68965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713188.91/cwt183.00–190.001,34712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3716153.66/cwt149.00–162.501,1005
Heifers—Large 1-2750165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761185.17/cwt179.00–188.001,40911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778141.50/cwt140.00–143.001,1012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy828223.75/cwt223.75–223.751,85366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2871164.40/cwt150.00–170.001,43211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3950136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2956158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,235129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2265182.50/cwt182.50–182.504841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285208.52/cwt190.00–215.005944
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330169.14/cwt152.50–180.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3332201.42/cwt161.00–230.006693
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375147.37/cwt140.00–161.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376250.02/cwt240.00–255.009403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379224.29/cwt200.00–234.008507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418242.18/cwt232.50–248.001,0129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421210.80/cwt200.00–216.008878
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2433184.02/cwt180.00–186.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463227.29/cwt222.00–230.001,0523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474210.82/cwt198.00–220.0099911
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2495157.50/cwt157.50–157.507801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515234.72/cwt226.00–237.001,20916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518206.49/cwt200.00–219.001,07014
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2527156.85/cwt145.00–162.508273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561215.57/cwt212.50–223.001,2097
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2566168.57/cwt164.00–181.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568191.99/cwt181.00–202.001,09110
Bulls—Large 1-2572200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1442
Bulls—Large 1-2618190.70/cwt190.00–192.001,1793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619195.02/cwt190.00–210.001,20713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628185.63/cwt183.00–187.001,1663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Bulls—Large 1-2668189.30/cwt186.00–191.001,2653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676193.52/cwt186.00–198.001,30814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709187.87/cwt177.00–191.001,3328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3783169.50/cwt168.00–171.001,3272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863173.80/cwt160.00–188.001,5002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3925131.50/cwt130.00–133.001,2162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,582105.43/cwt102.00–109.501,6688
Bulls——1,626122.74/cwt114.00–127.501,9967
Bulls——1,717135.97/cwt131.50–142.502,3356
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98266.04/cwt48.00–73.006498
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10877.02/cwt73.50–81.0085322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11890.01/cwt86.50–99.001,0067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12583.31/cwt81.00–86.009377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19098.59/cwt96.50–99.501,1733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,0602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27077.69/cwt76.00–80.009872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29487.90/cwt85.00–94.001,13714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41589.76/cwt85.00–94.001,27022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49499.59/cwt94.50–106.501,48825
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958108.91/cwt96.00–125.001,0435
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-397593.00/cwt93.00–93.009071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28701,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3765675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,018848.50/head625.00–1,050.008495
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,028936.79/head850.00–1,025.009373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,259.94/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,288.06/head1,075.00–1,525.001,2882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,585.80/head1,475.00–1,725.001,5863
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.