Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 21
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
63 vs last sale 687 124 vs year ago 626 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
43 vs last sale 96 10 vs year ago 43 · +23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
6 vs last sale 53 34 vs year ago 13 · +261.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers uneven with 400-500 lbs 5.00 higher; 500-600 lbs 5.00 lower; yearlings steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with decline on fleshy 400-600 lb calves. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.29/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$178.29
266 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555184.501,024210
Large 1-2485171.3083110thin
Medium and Large 2-3533151.4580646
One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $218 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 sale266 hd
178.29
KY average25 barns · 4,793 hd
173.94
+4.34
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
BullsAverage1,494110.791,65517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47485.391,2587thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26781.451,03212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01466.1867120
HeifersChoiceAverage1,110109.001,2101thin

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)1,194$1,0594thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)888$6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)948$6392thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)863$6112thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,465$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$1,0569
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,093$7842thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2-3377172.00/cwt172.00–172.006483
SteersMedium and Large 2-3682145.26/cwt144.00–148.009914
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455151.00/cwt151.00–151.006871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528151.73/cwt140.00–155.0080124
SteersMedium and Large 2-3605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527156.27/cwt155.00–157.0082411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added435157.21/cwt153.00–161.0068416
SteersLarge 1-2413187.00/cwt187.00–187.007724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added612172.39/cwt165.00–178.001,0559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added476196.11/cwt191.00–200.0093317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added420213.25/cwt200.00–219.0089622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617158.90/cwt150.00–166.009809
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220146.00/cwt146.00–146.003211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added467158.18/cwt154.00–163.007399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added334160.00/cwt160.00–160.005349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added390164.73/cwt160.00–174.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added703148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0403
HeifersLarge 1-2587135.00/cwt135.00–135.007924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270165.83/cwt150.00–175.004485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617134.01/cwt130.00–139.008275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416151.16/cwt148.00–155.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334150.00/cwt150.00–150.005015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663133.49/cwt132.00–135.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-386585.00/cwt85.00–85.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,100109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570145.84/cwt143.00–149.0083112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481149.78/cwt145.00–155.0072025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527145.93/cwt141.00–152.0076929
SteersMedium and Large 2-3885131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3327164.90/cwt160.00–176.005393
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2829166.43/cwt156.00–169.501,38010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2361188.04/cwt185.00–192.006794
SteersMedium and Large 2-3566147.96/cwt142.00–157.008374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2921146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,3493
SteersLarge 1-2486164.00/cwt164.00–164.007973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575167.09/cwt162.00–175.009615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621150.49/cwt150.00–151.009354
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,015135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333187.47/cwt183.00–192.006244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471185.43/cwt183.00–190.0087312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516170.32/cwt162.00–178.0087921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411188.03/cwt177.00–192.007734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550179.00/cwt179.00–179.009856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added720174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2262191.00/cwt191.00–191.005004
SteersLarge 1-2540161.00/cwt161.00–161.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added669168.64/cwt160.00–183.501,12823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0289
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed637190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,21336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added353212.05/cwt212.00–212.5074911
Dairy SteersLarge 3971122.30/cwt122.30–122.301,18841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added765163.92/cwt160.00–168.001,2542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
BullsLarge 1-2500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478184.30/cwt178.00–190.008815
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2288127.95/cwt126.00–130.003682
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2485113.00/cwt113.00–113.005481
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26587.56/cwt86.50–89.001,1082
HeifersChoice1,110109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2101
CowsLean 85-90%1,08373.71/cwt72.50–75.507986
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60388.79/cwt88.00–90.001,4234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17082.77/cwt82.50–83.009682
CowsLean 85-90%1,07078.96/cwt78.50–79.508452
CowsLean 85-90%1,01964.68/cwt63.00–67.006594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30982.07/cwt80.00–84.001,0747
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17275.93/cwt74.00–77.508903
CowsLean 85-90%94658.09/cwt49.00–62.005508
Bulls1,355105.40/cwt93.00–114.001,4289
Bulls1,16590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0491
Bulls1,720120.68/cwt116.00–128.002,0767
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3870825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-31,093783.80/head760.00–810.007842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1631,030.40/head900.00–1,130.001,0305
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3888650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,178.72/head1,050.00–1,385.001,1793
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3863610.58/head570.00–650.006112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,165700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3948638.65/head625.00–650.006392
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,374.96/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3930802.53/head785.00–825.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350177.50/cwt177.50–177.506211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480143.55/cwt142.00–145.006892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3273148.35/cwt142.50–155.004052
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568136.96/cwt135.00–139.007782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3382152.59/cwt149.00–155.005833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880111.00/cwt111.00–111.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0021
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2290127.00/cwt127.00–127.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-393082.00/cwt82.00–82.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710101.86/cwt82.00–122.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755132.00/cwt132.00–132.009971
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2520102.00/cwt102.00–102.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375153.54/cwt140.00–162.0057615
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618129.93/cwt120.00–134.008037
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573130.68/cwt126.00–137.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3273132.39/cwt125.00–141.003614
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3508130.34/cwt130.00–131.006623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345142.00/cwt142.00–142.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371139.69/cwt122.50–147.005189
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005242
HeifersLarge 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
BullsLarge 1-2630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008633
BullsLarge 1-2653137.00/cwt137.00–137.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open866121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725133.50/cwt133.50–133.509682
HeifersLarge 1-2480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480135.84/cwt133.00–139.006528
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333171.02/cwt170.00–172.005692
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523152.56/cwt150.00–155.007984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709140.50/cwt140.00–141.009964
BullsMedium and Large 2-3541136.75/cwt130.00–139.007404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463162.75/cwt162.50–163.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685136.50/cwt135.00–138.009352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623137.97/cwt135.00–141.008603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565154.59/cwt151.00–161.0087311

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.