Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lbs. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.38/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$148.38

526 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$37.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

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	619	149.86	927	486
Large 1-2	553	133.45	737	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	489	129.84	635	28
Small and Medium 1-2	570	112.00	638	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.86/cwt here — about $289 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 sale526 hd

148.38

—

KY average24 barns · 6,834 hd

148.53

−0.14

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	1,541	110.39	1,701	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	94.36	1,450	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	91.13	1,162	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	73.21	749	42

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2Value Added	—	385	162.74/cwt	155.00–171.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	175.98/cwt	162.50–188.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	173.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	146.34/cwt	142.00–146.75	967	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	148.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.17/cwt	155.00–161.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.55/cwt	152.00–161.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	154.74/cwt	147.00–154.90	945	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	128.36/cwt	117.00–134.00	924	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	153.82/cwt	148.00–158.00	748	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	469	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	136.50/cwt	115.00–144.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	238	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	144.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.40/cwt	127.00–138.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	159.45/cwt	150.00–175.00	684	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.70/cwt	135.00–143.50	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	158.60/cwt	148.00–160.75	839	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.54/cwt	143.00–148.00	997	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	157.67/cwt	153.00–161.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	163.92/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	175.00/cwt	170.00–184.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	178.64/cwt	168.00–186.00	1,024	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	521	154.39/cwt	151.00–161.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	480	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	168.17/cwt	154.00–175.00	1,039	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	184.24/cwt	168.00–200.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	171.55/cwt	164.00–181.00	906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	187.68/cwt	183.00–193.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	161.24/cwt	161.00–162.00	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.51/cwt	60.00–63.00	649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	86.45/cwt	75.00–101.00	909	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	66.51/cwt	63.50–70.00	766	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	53.57/cwt	40.00–59.00	477	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	92.59/cwt	85.00–105.50	1,188	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	79.74/cwt	75.00–84.00	966	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	95.23/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,471	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	96.65/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	119.55/cwt	106.00–128.00	2,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,196.02/cwt	1,050.00–1,285.00	15,811	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,237	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	997.97/cwt	920.00–1,150.00	11,836	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	750.19/cwt	730.00–775.00	8,237	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	6,947	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	997.50/cwt	910.00–1,085.00	8,828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	1,760.00/cwt	1,760.00–1,760.00	30,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	924.55/cwt	885.00–960.00	10,170	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,342.79/cwt	950.00–1,650.00	17,967	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,439.82/cwt	1,200.00–1,630.00	18,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	178.63/cwt	175.00–182.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	143.64/cwt	138.00–149.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,081	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	148.16/cwt	138.00–151.75	1,123	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	134.40/cwt	121.00–140.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.06/cwt	117.00–135.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.52/cwt	165.00–177.50	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	135.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	126.70/cwt	119.00–136.00	560	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	496	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.78/cwt	152.00–165.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	913	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	171.75/cwt	171.00–172.50	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1

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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 436Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 81Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	155.00–171.00	162.74
5	—	327	162.50–188.00	175.98
69	—	661	142.00–146.75	146.34
8	—	704	140.00	140.00
21	—	582	145.00–160.00	148.58
84	—	611	147.00–154.90	154.74
15	—	486	148.00–158.00	153.82
2	—	238	154.00–156.00	154.99
2	—	295	155.00–156.00	155.50
34	—	429	150.00–175.00	159.45
70	—	529	148.00–160.75	158.60
21	—	813	133.00	133.00
97	—	758	138.00–151.75	148.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	720	117.00–134.00	128.36
2	—	385	147.00	147.00
8	—	481	140.00–146.00	144.01
2	—	433	143.00–144.00	143.50
12	—	620	127.00–138.00	134.40
2	—	658	131.00–135.00	133.02
8	—	566	135.00–143.50	138.70
3	—	780	117.00–135.00	124.06
5	—	515	139.00–148.00	142.58
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	131.00	131.00
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	496	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	115.00–144.00	136.50
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
4	—	321	141.00–145.00	144.00
2	—	615	107.00–110.00	108.50
4	—	476	121.00–140.00	134.40
1	—	670	128.00	128.00
6	—	575	120.00–132.00	125.63
3	—	513	134.00–138.00	135.39
3	—	442	119.00–136.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	141.00	141.00
3	—	372	170.00–180.00	173.18
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
7	—	523	155.00–161.00	158.17
3	—	478	152.00–161.00	157.55
2	—	685	143.00–148.00	145.54
6	—	577	153.00–161.00	157.67
2	—	405	167.50	167.50
2	—	785	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	265	181.00	181.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	150.50	150.50
3	—	521	151.00–161.00	154.39
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	148.00–149.50	148.25
11	—	660	153.00–165.00	163.92
1	—	390	207.00	207.00
3	—	470	170.00–184.00	175.00
11	—	573	168.00–186.00	178.64
24	—	618	154.00–175.00	168.17
13	—	781	145.00	145.00
8	—	425	168.00–200.00	184.24
12	—	528	164.00–181.00	171.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	136.00	136.00
2	—	500	153.00	153.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	158.00	158.00
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	162.00	162.00
7	—	373	183.00–193.00	187.68
8	—	516	161.00–162.00	161.24
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
3	—	426	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	93.00	93.00
2	—	275	175.00–182.00	178.63
2	—	637	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	153.00	153.00
5	—	375	165.00–177.50	170.52
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
6	—	479	152.00–165.00	161.78
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	701	120.00	120.00
2	—	558	152.00–153.00	152.49
4	—	681	130.00–138.00	134.99
2	—	325	171.00–172.50	171.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	112.50	112.50
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	136.00–137.50	136.76
2	—	623	123.00–126.00	124.52
2	—	380	138.00–149.00	143.64
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
2	—	588	137.00–145.00	141.02
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	825	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	60.00–63.00	61.51
22	—	1,051	75.00–101.00	86.45
6	—	1,151	63.50–70.00	66.51
11	—	891	40.00–59.00	53.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,283	85.00–105.50	92.59
5	—	1,212	75.00–84.00	79.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,545	88.00–103.00	95.23
1	—	1,425	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	95.00–98.00	96.65
3	—	1,710	106.00–128.00	119.55

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,050.00–1,285.00	1,196.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,186	920.00–1,150.00	997.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	885.00–960.00	924.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	730.00–775.00	750.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	910.00–1,085.00	997.50
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,750	1,760.00	1,760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,338	950.00–1,650.00	1,342.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,278	1,200.00–1,630.00	1,439.82

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle