Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.52/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$170.52

138 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.07

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	535	170.95	915	132
Large 1-2	451	163.67	739	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	325	158.33	515	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $401 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 sale138 hd

170.52

—

KY average23 barns · 5,094 hd

161.45

+9.07

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	1,726	114.13	1,970	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	82.97	1,059	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	81.65	1,178	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	63.60	636	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,165	126.00	1,468	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.44/cwt	148.00–160.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	134.33/cwt	134.00–134.50	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	575	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.63/cwt	142.00–147.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	170.15/cwt	167.00–172.50	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	168.37/cwt	160.00–172.50	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	192.16/cwt	186.00–200.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	172.79/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,006	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	159.31/cwt	157.00–166.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	166.02/cwt	154.00–170.00	684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	182.94/cwt	175.00–186.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	151.62/cwt	149.50–153.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.26/cwt	160.00–167.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	180.75/cwt	169.00–188.00	868	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	182.25/cwt	169.00–195.00	764	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.12/cwt	163.00–171.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	180.21/cwt	166.00–191.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	165.34/cwt	155.00–180.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	160.40/cwt	160.00–161.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,094	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	377	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	174.50/cwt	170.00–179.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.22/cwt	160.00–180.00	639	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,165	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	66.64/cwt	61.00–71.00	626	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	43.07/cwt	35.00–49.00	416	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	55.57/cwt	54.00–58.00	588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	81.31/cwt	73.00–96.00	894	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	86.79/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,294	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	80.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	87.02/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,180	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	78.91/cwt	74.00–82.00	944	7
Bulls	—	—	1,782	118.14/cwt	107.00–133.00	2,105	14
Bulls	—	—	1,570	102.90/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,616	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,011.84/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	12,436	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,312.97/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	18,053	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,607.99/cwt	1,500.00–1,725.00	21,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	990	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,519.74/cwt	1,350.00–1,725.00	19,498	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	23,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	114.09/cwt	101.00–124.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	135.32/cwt	134.00–138.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	128.47/cwt	126.00–131.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	159.99/cwt	157.00–163.00	805	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	129.85/cwt	122.00–135.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	147.58/cwt	141.00–154.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	154.43/cwt	148.00–163.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.64/cwt	155.00–157.50	600	3

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 464Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 84Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 4Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	148.00–160.00	156.44
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
2	—	325	163.00–171.00	167.12
6	—	373	160.00–180.00	171.22
3	—	938	101.00–124.00	114.09
3	—	708	134.00–138.00	135.32
2	—	503	157.00–163.00	159.99
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.55
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
2	—	465	140.00–142.50	141.26
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
2	—	688	126.00–131.00	128.47
2	—	402	132.50	132.50
2	—	517	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
2	—	385	141.00–154.00	147.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	168.00	168.00
4	—	420	170.00–179.00	174.50
3	—	515	165.00–166.00	165.32
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	109.00	109.00
6	—	611	134.00–134.50	134.33
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
5	—	518	142.00–147.00	145.63
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
8	—	483	140.00–150.00	143.69
7	—	576	140.00–148.00	143.55
1	—	205	157.00	157.00
2	—	732	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	155.00–157.50	156.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	418	136.00–139.00	137.53
3	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	633	110.00–120.00	115.10
4	—	670	115.00–122.00	116.95
3	—	577	122.00–135.00	129.85
2	—	480	130.00–139.00	134.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	167.00–172.50	170.15
12	—	379	160.00–172.50	168.37
13	—	466	150.00–157.00	153.05
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
15	—	623	140.00–145.00	143.30
13	—	412	154.00–170.00	166.02
10	—	564	149.50–153.00	151.62
4	—	513	148.00–163.00	154.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	186.00–200.00	192.16
20	—	582	170.00–180.50	172.79
21	—	480	169.00–188.00	180.75
20	—	419	169.00–195.00	182.25
11	—	529	166.00–191.00	180.21
9	—	604	155.00–180.00	165.34
6	—	671	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	157.00–166.00	159.31
9	—	372	175.00–186.00	182.94
4	—	710	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	660	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,025	121.50	121.50
3	—	418	160.00–167.00	163.26
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
5	—	824	140.25	140.25
5	—	569	160.00–161.00	160.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	152.50	152.50
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	152.50	152.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	143.00	143.00
2	—	377	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	940	61.00–71.00	66.64
5	—	967	35.00–49.00	43.07
5	—	1,058	54.00–58.00	55.57
6	—	1,100	73.00–96.00	81.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	84.00–91.50	86.79
16	—	1,427	76.00–83.00	80.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,356	85.00–91.50	87.02
7	—	1,196	74.00–82.00	78.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,782	107.00–133.00	118.14
5	—	1,570	97.00–106.00	102.90

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)	7	—	1,229	975.00–1,050.00	1,011.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,375	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,312.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,320	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,607.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,283	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,519.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

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