Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-05-18

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, May 18
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
3 vs last sale 622 82 vs year ago 537 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
18 vs last sale 94 3 vs year ago 109 · +2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
81 vs last sale 12 18 vs year ago 111 · 16.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.34/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$167.34
264 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.55
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2655168.281,103245
Large 1-2578160.719287thin
Medium and Large 2-3458152.1369712thin
One grade step is worth $16.15/cwt here — about $406 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 sale264 hd
167.34
KY average27 barns · 5,239 hd
165.80
+1.55
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
BullsHigh1,494125.271,87117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22093.861,14541
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40091.371,28012
CowsLean 85-90%High97372.4270557

Every lot, as filed

132 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,075112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,27659
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3302160.00/cwt160.00–160.004832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575152.00/cwt152.00–152.008741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3403160.33/cwt152.50–167.506463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616153.11/cwt142.00–161.0094321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525159.40/cwt148.00–163.7583743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added390173.77/cwt168.00–176.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added424167.13/cwt151.00–181.0070916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added430200.49/cwt200.00–201.008626
SteersMedium and Large 2-3358161.29/cwt155.00–167.505772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2758126.33/cwt125.00–127.009583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679133.45/cwt132.00–138.009064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added663143.29/cwt140.00–150.009503
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3263143.71/cwt140.00–147.503782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800113.00/cwt113.00–113.009041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317155.90/cwt150.00–160.004945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473153.68/cwt151.00–155.007273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570143.33/cwt141.00–146.008173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372140.46/cwt132.50–147.505236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720124.03/cwt121.00–126.008934
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3317142.24/cwt135.00–150.004516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2503145.20/cwt142.00–146.007305
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007171
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2936129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623150.49/cwt150.00–152.009384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2544173.25/cwt171.00–174.009424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471188.32/cwt180.00–191.008874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610160.27/cwt159.00–166.0097812
SteersLarge 1-2560161.00/cwt161.00–161.009021
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,120110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424190.31/cwt188.00–191.008079
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573170.13/cwt165.00–173.009756
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added550173.00/cwt173.00–173.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added380197.50/cwt197.50–197.507511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added652166.23/cwt158.00–167.501,08449
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514196.01/cwt186.00–205.001,00736
SteersLarge 1-2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0082
SteersLarge 1-2487168.00/cwt168.00–168.008182
Dairy SteersLarge 3470106.57/cwt100.00–113.005012
Dairy SteersLarge 337597.00/cwt97.00–97.003641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added477196.76/cwt192.50–207.5093917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added769142.86/cwt141.00–144.001,0998
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added562180.62/cwt180.00–182.001,01516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added712149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added429200.31/cwt192.50–205.008595
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584164.53/cwt160.00–167.009617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531165.27/cwt162.50–167.008786
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
BullsLarge 1-2Fancy1,065117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2461
CowsLean 85-90%1,04389.37/cwt79.00–105.0093213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18068.00/cwt68.00–68.008021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24697.40/cwt88.00–105.001,21432
CowsLean 85-90%98075.80/cwt72.00–79.0074315
CowsLean 85-90%93058.16/cwt47.00–62.0054111
CowsLean 85-90%94466.07/cwt62.00–69.0062418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38893.79/cwt88.00–101.001,30210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,2991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12182.91/cwt77.00–87.509298
Bulls1,522129.01/cwt116.00–139.001,96415
Bulls1,28397.19/cwt95.00–100.001,2472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,1204
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,033798.55/cwt700.00–850.008,2494
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,161955.05/cwt850.00–1,150.0011,0884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1191,135.24/cwt975.00–1,300.0012,7036
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3828525.53/cwt500.00–550.004,3512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3945685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,4731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3955918.46/cwt800.00–1,050.008,7712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29751,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0012,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0015,2481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0401,231.77/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0012,8107
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4201,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0024,1402
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0018,0751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3545143.00/cwt143.00–143.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2-390595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360162.50/cwt162.50–162.505851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618126.90/cwt122.50–128.007845
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,00595.00/cwt95.00–95.009551
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2510116.00/cwt116.00–116.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422135.84/cwt129.00–140.005733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520129.64/cwt120.00–134.006745
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670123.25/cwt121.00–124.008264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,02591.00/cwt91.00–91.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open826114.67/cwt114.00–115.009473
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added467169.95/cwt159.00–181.0079419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567153.74/cwt147.00–162.0087219
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2375127.50/cwt127.50–127.504781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added489180.91/cwt176.00–201.008855
BullsLarge 1-2572160.00/cwt160.00–160.009152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608151.98/cwt150.00–154.009242
BullsLarge 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006003
BullsLarge 1-293591.00/cwt91.00–91.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627142.79/cwt140.00–149.008956
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514155.85/cwt155.00–156.008017
BullsLarge 1-2342155.00/cwt155.00–155.005302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2865107.00/cwt107.00–107.009261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568155.48/cwt151.00–158.008836
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471161.18/cwt159.00–165.007595
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
BullsMedium and Large 1-292591.00/cwt91.00–91.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828111.98/cwt111.00–113.009272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373180.17/cwt177.50–182.006723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422169.86/cwt166.00–176.007173
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2250137.50/cwt137.50–137.503441
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2435132.00/cwt132.00–132.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881

How this sale compares

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.