Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparisons with last week due to Holidays, however market opened strong this week. Market active for 400-600 lb weaned calf packages.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.38/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$137.38

250 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.71	789	241
Medium and Large 2-3	466	128.54	599	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $190 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 sale250 hd

137.38

—

KY average18 barns · 3,781 hd

141.30

−3.92

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,784	91.62	1,635	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	66.08	963	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	62.25	832	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	52.91	555	22

Every lot, as filed

88 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.23/cwt	121.00–130.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	724	128.15/cwt	124.00–129.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.49/cwt	132.00–139.00	783	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	143.70/cwt	142.00–146.00	605	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	133.11/cwt	132.00–134.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	136.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	882	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,385	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	138.42/cwt	133.00–141.75	850	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	144.69/cwt	141.00–147.00	751	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	139.49/cwt	132.50–146.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	157.14/cwt	152.50–160.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	168.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.57/cwt	147.00–153.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	143.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	146.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	168.05/cwt	161.00–176.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	145.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	985	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	173.89/cwt	167.00–178.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	145.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,054	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	162.11/cwt	156.00–167.00	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	163.77/cwt	157.00–168.00	858	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	132.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.20/cwt	140.00–151.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	648	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	46.32/cwt	41.00–50.00	481	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	739	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	66.23/cwt	63.00–70.50	903	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	60.37/cwt	58.00–62.50	686	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	53.06/cwt	50.00–56.00	531	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	66.08/cwt	63.00–70.00	963	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	57.75/cwt	56.00–60.50	745	10
Bulls	—	—	1,960	97.92/cwt	94.50–102.00	1,919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	89.82/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,557	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	663.04/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,512	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	817.08/cwt	800.00–830.00	10,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	8,022	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,711	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	640	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	561	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	135.43/cwt	131.00–141.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	138.93/cwt	138.00–140.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	994	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.61/cwt	122.00–129.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.68/cwt	138.00–139.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	132.37/cwt	121.00–135.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.68/cwt	124.00–129.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	112.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.72/cwt	136.00–137.50	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	687	8

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Jan 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 156Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 42Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 17

No market comparisons with last week due to Holidays, however market opened strong this week. Market active for 400-600 lb weaned calf packages.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	121.00–130.00	128.23
19	—	574	132.00–139.00	136.49
4	—	361	130.00–142.00	136.04
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
4	—	324	130.00–138.00	134.36
2	—	285	132.50–146.00	139.49
9	—	485	138.00–139.00	138.68
10	—	676	124.00–129.00	126.68
3	—	772	109.00–115.00	112.94
2	—	415	136.00–137.50	136.72
8	—	509	132.00–138.00	134.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	124.00–129.00	128.15
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	421	142.00–146.00	143.70
9	—	691	132.00–134.00	133.11
19	—	577	140.00–145.00	143.33
29	—	614	133.00–141.75	138.42
15	—	465	142.00–145.00	143.13
33	—	519	141.00–147.00	144.69
10	—	377	140.00–146.00	143.25
35	—	743	133.75	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	123.00	123.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
5	—	479	121.00–135.00	132.37
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	182.50	182.50
40	—	882	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
3	—	627	131.00–136.00	132.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	182.50	182.50
5	—	626	144.00–150.00	146.00
4	—	419	161.00–176.00	168.05
28	—	675	141.00–148.00	145.92
5	—	474	167.00–178.00	173.89
22	—	723	140.00–149.00	145.72
22	—	564	156.00–167.00	162.11
32	—	524	157.00–168.00	163.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
5	—	467	152.50–160.00	157.14
6	—	373	160.00–175.00	168.26
5	—	585	147.00–153.00	150.57
2	—	715	134.00	134.00
4	—	671	136.00–138.00	136.49
3	—	533	154.00–155.00	154.34
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	140.00–151.00	147.20
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
6	—	711	120.00	120.00
5	—	583	142.00–150.00	145.16
4	—	382	167.50	167.50
2	—	888	101.00–105.00	102.98
3	—	480	150.00–155.00	153.06
2	—	628	129.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	345	170.00	170.00
7	—	680	122.00–129.00	126.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	137.00	137.00
3	—	566	152.50	152.50
4	—	352	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
2	—	680	110.00–120.00	114.96
4	—	424	131.00–141.00	135.43
2	—	323	138.00–140.00	138.93
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
2	—	495	137.50–138.00	137.75
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	41.00–50.00	46.32
6	—	1,137	58.00–62.50	60.37
9	—	1,001	50.00–56.00	53.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	51.50	51.50
14	—	1,363	63.00–70.50	66.23
10	—	1,290	56.00–60.50	57.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,458	63.00–70.00	66.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	94.50–102.00	97.92
7	—	1,734	87.00–92.00	89.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	600.00–750.00	663.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	800.00–830.00	817.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	910.00	910.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle