Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; 400-500 lb weaned steers sharply higher and 500-600 lb weaned heifer packages 10.00 higher. Calf market very active. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.90/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$167.90

148 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

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	602	168.06	1,011	146
Medium and Large 2-3	533	156.25	832	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $179 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 sale148 hd

167.90

—

KY average21 barns · 2,647 hd

164.26

+3.63

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	1,675	101.16	1,695	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	83.00	1,415	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	78.05	1,033	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	59.39	673	17

Every lot, as filed

83 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	Large 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	862	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	151.54/cwt	147.00–155.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	137.77/cwt	134.00–140.00	850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	268	159.19/cwt	157.50–160.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	149.10/cwt	144.00–154.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	199.22/cwt	192.50–210.00	849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	302	164.03/cwt	157.50–170.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	151.61/cwt	147.00–153.50	805	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.12/cwt	155.00–177.50	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	182.21/cwt	165.00–187.50	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	172.89/cwt	168.00–177.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.13/cwt	142.50–148.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	171.67/cwt	164.00–175.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.60/cwt	154.00–164.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,197	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,285	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	152.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	176.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	178.15/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,007	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	161.03/cwt	155.00–163.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	156.54/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	185.57/cwt	180.00–195.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	138.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	164.33/cwt	160.00–169.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.85/cwt	142.50–151.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.73/cwt	162.50–175.00	632	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	52.70/cwt	47.00–57.00	567	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	63.65/cwt	58.00–67.00	795	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	81.26/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,110	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	73.93/cwt	70.00–76.50	899	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	74.37/cwt	71.00–78.50	899	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	61.99/cwt	61.00–63.00	802	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	105.23/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,794	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	973.80/cwt	910.00–1,060.00	11,773	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.52/cwt	153.00–157.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	844	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	151.59/cwt	147.00–154.00	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.71/cwt	142.50–147.00	675	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.58/cwt	121.00–132.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	790	2

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 427Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 65Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 27Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	746	120.00	120.00
2	—	547	143.00	143.00
3	—	378	142.50–148.00	146.13
5	—	470	142.50–147.00	143.71
3	—	682	121.00–132.00	124.58
2	—	338	150.00	150.00
3	—	442	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
4	—	616	129.00–130.00	129.75
2	—	583	135.00–136.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	147.00–155.00	151.54
11	—	738	149.00	149.00
13	—	617	134.00–140.00	137.77
3	—	268	157.50–160.00	159.19
13	—	471	144.00–154.00	149.10
8	—	302	157.50–170.00	164.03
17	—	531	147.00–153.50	151.61
3	—	663	134.50	134.50
5	—	372	160.00	160.00
14	—	580	147.00–154.00	151.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	120.00–133.00	125.50
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
2	—	563	126.00–128.00	127.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	157.50	157.50
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	143.00	143.00
3	—	373	155.00–177.50	169.12
4	—	319	165.00–187.50	182.21
2	—	423	168.00–177.50	172.89
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	147.00	147.00
7	—	476	164.00–175.00	171.67
4	—	528	154.00–164.00	159.60
14	—	931	138.00	138.00
11	—	586	152.00–157.00	152.44
3	—	817	137.00–140.00	138.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	192.50–210.00	199.22
13	—	748	160.00	160.00
11	—	530	170.00–182.00	176.97
13	—	565	176.00–181.00	178.15
11	—	614	155.00–163.00	161.03
13	—	763	150.00–159.50	156.54
12	—	477	180.00–195.00	185.57
1	—	650	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	176.00	176.00
2	—	473	160.00–169.00	164.33
1	—	635	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	132.00–140.00	136.09
4	—	525	142.50–151.00	147.85
4	—	370	162.50–175.00	170.73
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
5	—	426	153.00–157.00	154.52
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
5	—	581	141.00–155.00	144.98
1	—	345	167.50	167.50
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	607	139.00	139.00
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,076	47.00–57.00	52.70
4	—	1,249	58.00–67.00	63.65
1	—	825	36.00	36.00
4	—	1,209	71.00–78.50	74.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,366	77.00–85.00	81.26
7	—	1,216	70.00–76.50	73.93
2	—	1,293	61.00–63.00	61.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,705	98.00–113.00	105.23

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)	4	—	1,209	910.00–1,060.00	973.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	710.00	710.00

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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Steers · 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