Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand; few featherweights under 400 lbs sharply higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.15/cwt on 573 head.

Average price

$141.15

573 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$39.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

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	592	142.49	844	535
Large 1-2	597	124.22	742	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	122.48	619	28
Small and Medium 1-2	465	102.50	477	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.99/cwt here — about $367 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 sale573 hd

141.15

—

KY average21 barns · 4,489 hd

139.96

+1.19

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	—	Average	1,694	96.65	1,637	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	71.26	1,050	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	66.95	854	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	53.81	563	15

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	138.89/cwt	133.50–144.50	865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	130.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	931	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	143.20/cwt	139.00–149.00	682	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	150.22/cwt	140.00–154.50	625	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.82/cwt	119.00–131.00	788	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	165.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	795	57
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	148.03/cwt	137.00–150.75	881	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.17/cwt	132.50–144.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	141.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	733	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,139	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	139.76/cwt	137.50–142.00	444	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.48/cwt	121.00–131.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.44/cwt	127.00–139.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	123.53/cwt	115.00–129.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	133.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	135.01/cwt	126.00–141.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	148.67/cwt	142.00–153.00	907	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	156.61/cwt	150.00–159.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.84/cwt	151.00–159.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	803	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	126.12/cwt	121.00–131.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	170.74/cwt	160.00–190.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	147.28/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	195.49/cwt	191.00–204.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	152.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	146.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	162.85/cwt	154.00–170.00	865	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	156.09/cwt	153.25–161.00	910	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	135.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	158.97/cwt	155.00–161.00	862	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	748	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	599	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	56.93/cwt	52.00–62.00	699	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	72.43/cwt	70.00–78.00	994	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	62.78/cwt	61.00–64.00	691	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	53.84/cwt	52.00–55.00	594	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	67.50/cwt	64.50–69.00	903	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	73.26/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,133	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	67.36/cwt	64.00–70.00	824	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	475	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	91.50/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,491	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	77.73/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	104.55/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,879	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,001.83/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	654.80/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	644.93/cwt	620.00–675.00	5,695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,084.33/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	13,391	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	892.94/cwt	850.00–930.00	10,939	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	23,352	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	150.25/cwt	146.00–156.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	150.40/cwt	141.00–155.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	127.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	746	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	147.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.42/cwt	111.00–121.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	121.21/cwt	112.50–131.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	126.15/cwt	121.00–127.50	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	821	125.05/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.88/cwt	132.00–139.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	127.20/cwt	121.00–129.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	122.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	100.37/cwt	95.00–111.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.08/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	121.65/cwt	117.00–124.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	99.93/cwt	94.00–106.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	159.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	517	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.65/cwt	140.00–153.00	846	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.23/cwt	122.50–129.00	850	6

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,089Last week 615Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 80Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
3	—	567	126.00–141.00	135.01
2	—	723	121.00–131.00	126.12
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	113.00	113.00
3	—	343	164.00–165.00	164.33
5	—	815	145.75	145.75
4	—	785	139.00–140.00	139.75
4	—	1,053	111.00	111.00
7	—	471	151.00–159.00	154.84
5	—	884	144.00	144.00
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
1	—	510	151.00	151.00
6	—	413	150.00–158.00	152.73
1	—	375	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	479	160.00–175.00	165.93
18	—	610	142.00–153.00	148.67
5	—	708	150.00	150.00
8	—	405	160.00–190.00	170.74
8	—	774	145.00–149.50	147.28
3	—	362	191.00–204.00	195.49
11	—	669	145.00–149.00	146.21
55	—	531	154.00–170.00	162.85
78	—	583	153.25–161.00	156.09
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	131.00	131.00
3	—	803	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	133.50–144.50	138.89
27	—	715	125.00–135.00	130.24
48	—	476	139.00–149.00	143.20
46	—	416	140.00–154.50	150.22
196	—	595	137.00–150.75	148.03
34	—	519	138.00–142.00	141.17
72	—	801	142.25	142.25
5	—	391	150.00–159.00	156.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	631	119.00–131.00	124.82
3	—	295	132.50–144.00	140.17
1	—	230	136.00	136.00
7	—	318	137.50–142.00	139.76
8	—	677	121.00–131.00	126.48
18	—	484	127.00–139.00	131.44
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
2	—	365	145.00–147.00	145.99
9	—	579	132.00–136.00	133.02
4	—	723	111.00–121.00	118.42
8	—	417	132.00–139.00	135.88
3	—	510	135.00–138.00	135.98
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	130.00	130.00
3	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	630	120.00–122.00	120.98
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
5	—	531	115.00–129.00	123.53
5	—	632	113.00–118.00	115.45
3	—	318	112.50–131.00	121.21
5	—	381	121.00–127.50	126.15
6	—	564	121.00–129.00	127.20
2	—	670	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	821	121.00–128.50	125.05
3	—	895	118.00	118.00
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	135.00	135.00
11	—	609	134.00–137.00	135.37
13	—	542	155.00–161.00	158.97
8	—	459	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.50	127.50
1	—	230	123.00	123.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	146.00–156.00	150.25
3	—	467	141.00–155.00	150.40
10	—	540	146.00–151.00	147.46
14	—	738	120.00–124.00	122.55
3	—	928	95.00–111.00	100.37
3	—	780	117.00–124.00	121.65
2	—	885	94.00–106.00	99.93
8	—	324	150.00–165.00	159.59
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	235	161.00	161.00
6	—	617	125.00–126.00	125.49
16	—	573	140.00–153.00	147.65
6	—	668	122.50–129.00	127.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	134.00–145.00	140.67
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
4	—	587	125.00–133.00	127.01
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
2	—	475	131.00–135.00	133.08
3	—	512	129.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	52.00–62.00	56.93
10	—	1,372	70.00–78.00	72.43
13	—	1,223	64.00–70.00	67.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	61.00–64.00	62.78
5	—	1,104	52.00–55.00	53.84
5	—	954	47.00–52.00	49.78
1	—	990	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,338	64.50–69.00	67.50
15	—	1,546	69.00–77.00	73.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,629	88.00–96.00	91.50
2	—	1,435	77.50–78.00	77.73
10	—	1,797	98.00–115.00	104.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	900.00–1,125.00	1,001.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	975.00–1,150.00	1,084.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	600.00–700.00	654.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	620.00–675.00	644.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	850.00–930.00	892.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,680	1,390.00	1,390.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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