Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-10-11

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 11
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 423▲ 173 vs year ago 420 · +41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 119▼ 12 vs year ago 123 · −9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 70▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand on a mostly fleshy, average quality, offering. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.32/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$237.32
188 head · 697 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$81.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2716240.631,722163
Medium and Large 2-3588218.721,28622
Large 1-2578210.501,2162thin
Small and Medium 1-2310159.004931thin
One grade step is worth $81.63/cwt here — about $1,229 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 sale188 hd
237.32
—
KY average25 barns · 4,313 hd
236.10
+1.22
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—Average1,661117.481,95220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28297.811,25415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40496.401,35332
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02683.5185730

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,0674thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,0136
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,477$1,5206

Every lot

115 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—Small and Medium 1-2310159.00/cwt159.00–159.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380251.62/cwt250.00–255.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385235.00/cwt235.00–235.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410263.16/cwt254.00–267.501,0796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430241.93/cwt230.00–249.001,0408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462242.70/cwt240.00–245.001,1213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468226.54/cwt210.00–230.001,0606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479251.04/cwt247.50–263.001,2025
Steers—Large 1-2505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532242.45/cwt242.00–245.001,29010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535238.38/cwt236.00–242.001,27510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540234.99/cwt234.00–236.001,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577245.76/cwt242.50–248.001,41810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608207.44/cwt194.00–221.001,2612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630244.25/cwt244.00–245.001,5394
Steers—Large 1-2650191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670216.23/cwt197.00–221.001,4495
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710203.70/cwt177.00–211.001,4465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848237.98/cwt234.75–239.852,01898
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337165.82/cwt156.00–182.0055911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380240.26/cwt240.00–241.009134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385222.48/cwt220.00–225.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387170.28/cwt150.00–180.006594
Heifers—Large 1-2392190.00/cwt190.00–190.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405227.50/cwt227.50–227.509213
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2422149.97/cwt142.50–165.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430184.65/cwt182.00–187.507942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431200.36/cwt190.00–215.008648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477207.45/cwt195.00–217.5099017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479186.33/cwt180.00–190.008935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485223.84/cwt220.00–230.001,08612
Heifers—Large 1-2495181.00/cwt181.00–181.008961
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2495127.50/cwt127.50–127.506311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526199.88/cwt187.00–214.001,05112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528180.04/cwt170.00–189.009513
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2532130.21/cwt120.00–140.006933
Heifers—Large 1-2533170.00/cwt170.00–170.009063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535228.14/cwt220.00–234.001,22118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569175.46/cwt170.00–180.009985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576207.61/cwt181.00–219.001,19614
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2582155.26/cwt147.00–158.009044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608187.76/cwt184.00–193.001,1428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Large 1-2662151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2673136.49/cwt133.00–140.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783135.96/cwt132.00–140.001,0652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3802164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3881121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3288192.77/cwt175.00–202.505553
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367210.72/cwt180.00–224.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375243.22/cwt240.00–252.509129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413199.74/cwt181.00–220.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437225.61/cwt220.00–237.509863
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472196.28/cwt180.00–215.009266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476229.33/cwt220.00–239.001,0925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523200.73/cwt182.50–210.001,05012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531225.49/cwt220.00–236.001,19712
Bulls—Large 1-2555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571193.72/cwt180.00–210.001,1066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574223.34/cwt211.00–231.001,28218
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2590181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620201.52/cwt187.50–214.001,24912
Bulls—Large 1-2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630165.62/cwt151.00–180.001,0432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3171
Bulls—Large 1-2665191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672172.79/cwt162.00–180.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3727158.85/cwt140.00–170.001,1553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733188.86/cwt175.00–203.001,3842
Bulls—Large 1-2743170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763171.84/cwt170.00–175.001,3117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Bulls—Large 1-2810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860156.33/cwt153.00–163.001,3443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2882176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3915121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353107.29/cwt103.00–110.501,4527
Bulls——1,797119.50/cwt115.00–124.002,1479
Bulls——1,895130.78/cwt127.00–134.002,4784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92667.15/cwt64.00–74.006224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01087.98/cwt84.00–93.0088912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02094.64/cwt94.00–95.009653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08181.56/cwt78.00–83.5088211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17491.88/cwt88.00–94.001,0794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31186.53/cwt84.50–87.501,1344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332103.07/cwt97.00–110.501,3739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34194.93/cwt93.00–96.501,27310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465100.79/cwt97.50–105.501,47717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,085912.74/head875.00–950.009133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,147.59/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,113.58/head1,025.00–1,150.001,1143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4771,519.59/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5206
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910112.47/cwt103.00–124.001,0233

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.