Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2022-12-14

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 14
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
▲ 566 vs last sale 485▼ 10 vs year ago 1,061 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 128▲ 35 vs year ago 73 · +47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 48▲ 10 vs year ago 17 · +58.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned calf packages. Off-color, fleshy, and bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.67/cwt on 525 head.
Average price
$153.67
525 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$46.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.83
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547157.08859474
Medium and Large 2-3528124.1465643
Small and Medium 1-2444110.314898thin
One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $369 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 sale525 hd
153.67
—
KY average24 barns · 6,789 hd
148.84
+4.83
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—High1,64991.361,50619
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45468.991,00323
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31368.4289824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05256.4259443

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)1,323$1,0544thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$87911
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$6992thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$5401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$7851thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—483150.80/cwt148.00–154.5072843
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—577160.50/cwt152.00–164.009265
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—507151.00/cwt151.00–151.007662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—570146.84/cwt144.00–150.5083732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—288147.91/cwt147.00–152.004265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—721120.99/cwt116.00–129.008725
SteersLarge 1-2—975136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009722
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—445131.00/cwt131.00–131.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—880101.00/cwt101.00–101.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—619132.40/cwt130.00–137.0082012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—479143.91/cwt140.00–147.0068922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—515152.15/cwt146.00–155.5078443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—365156.71/cwt155.00–159.0057212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—419156.30/cwt150.00–159.0065520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—224147.36/cwt138.00–155.003304
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—566130.76/cwt122.50–135.007405
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—310117.50/cwt117.50–117.503641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—536143.07/cwt139.00–145.007676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—415146.00/cwt146.00–146.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—379143.72/cwt141.00–148.0054512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—760112.99/cwt111.00–115.008592
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—579142.01/cwt141.00–144.008226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—343151.03/cwt147.00–155.005182
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—63199.00/cwt99.00–99.006253
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—667146.00/cwt146.00–146.009742
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—365102.50/cwt102.50–102.503741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—671167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,12174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—800161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—940141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—481165.01/cwt160.00–167.0079414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—889154.86/cwt151.00–155.501,3777
SteersLarge 1-2—565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—610144.95/cwt139.00–148.2588438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—325187.50/cwt187.50–187.506091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—662146.60/cwt141.00–149.009705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—377182.87/cwt179.00–185.006898
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—1,130130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—610146.00/cwt146.00–146.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—527159.32/cwt156.00–162.008403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—515169.34/cwt164.00–175.5087229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—463179.64/cwt178.50–181.0083213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—764158.14/cwt156.00–163.001,2087
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—683135.50/cwt135.00–136.009252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625151.35/cwt147.00–154.009465
SteersLarge 1-2—620149.90/cwt145.00–153.009295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—727157.30/cwt153.00–167.001,14415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—624165.41/cwt158.00–169.001,03266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—576171.97/cwt170.00–177.0099144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—1,090136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—429162.89/cwt162.50–164.006994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—422185.24/cwt175.00–206.0078230
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—686160.40/cwt152.00–164.001,10027
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—443169.50/cwt169.50–169.5075111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—315178.00/cwt178.00–178.005614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—475167.00/cwt167.00–167.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—555157.49/cwt156.00–158.008744
BullsLarge 1-2—780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05562.93/cwt60.00–67.0066414
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47970.56/cwt68.00–75.001,04416
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36874.33/cwt69.50–84.001,0179
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,42357.67/cwt56.00–59.008212
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17869.04/cwt68.00–70.008132
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05956.37/cwt54.00–59.0059715
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02046.80/cwt36.00–53.0047712
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40365.97/cwt64.50–67.009266
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35062.00/cwt62.00–62.008371
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25865.98/cwt63.00–68.0083013
Bulls——1,760105.35/cwt98.00–109.501,8544
Bulls——1,51283.01/cwt74.00–87.501,2558
Bulls——1,74192.90/cwt90.00–96.001,6177
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—95071.00/cwt71.00–71.006751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—980785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,175966.28/head820.00–1,285.009668
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3231,053.84/head885.00–1,350.001,0544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,080699.06/head675.00–720.006992
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—970540.00/head540.00–540.005401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,103719.61/head710.00–730.007202
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—800500.00/head500.00–500.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—330149.18/cwt137.50–153.004924
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—535140.33/cwt140.00–141.007513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008442
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—478133.75/cwt130.00–140.006393
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—310117.66/cwt112.50–122.503652
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—572141.35/cwt139.00–145.008093
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—190160.00/cwt160.00–160.003041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—968126.52/cwt118.00–135.001,2252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—381147.09/cwt135.00–157.505605
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—427139.52/cwt133.00–148.005965
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—617121.31/cwt118.00–128.007485
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—680126.32/cwt122.00–131.0085911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—340128.31/cwt125.00–130.004363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—510127.32/cwt124.00–138.0064916
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—441110.62/cwt110.00–112.504884
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—355122.00/cwt122.00–122.004331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—479132.33/cwt124.00–139.006347
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—738104.97/cwt95.00–115.007752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—632140.84/cwt139.00–146.0089021
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—493111.45/cwt101.00–122.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—498181.95/cwt181.95–181.95906106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open—700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open—790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,06714
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—440136.00/cwt136.00–136.005981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—569143.53/cwt140.00–151.008174
BullsLarge 1-2—630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—375175.28/cwt170.00–181.006573
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—709131.44/cwt123.00–136.009327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—873120.61/cwt113.00–126.001,0535
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—97585.00/cwt85.00–85.008291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—531143.50/cwt143.50–143.507626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—628134.99/cwt132.00–138.008482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—825122.96/cwt120.00–126.001,0142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—515158.01/cwt154.00–159.0081417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—475145.32/cwt141.00–155.006904
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,038109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—432155.59/cwt152.50–162.506729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—768128.72/cwt124.00–132.009898
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—268152.11/cwt151.00–152.504084
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—583112.08/cwt105.00–121.006533
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—518112.99/cwt110.00–116.005852

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.