Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearling heifer packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.93/cwt on 502 head.

Average price

$147.93

502 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

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	613	149.74	917	464
Large 1-2	696	128.50	894	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	125.09	705	30

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $213 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 sale502 hd

147.93

—

KY average25 barns · 5,823 hd

148.16

−0.22

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	1,654	108.41	1,793	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	84.95	1,060	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	84.53	1,246	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	73.68	779	30

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	168.34/cwt	163.00–180.00	544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	165.30/cwt	165.00–167.50	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	139.90/cwt	135.50–140.75	1,196	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	273	169.30/cwt	167.50–171.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	159.78/cwt	150.00–168.00	669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	883	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	147.70/cwt	139.00–152.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	133.39/cwt	131.00–138.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	156.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	145.50/cwt	135.50–154.50	899	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	154.16/cwt	147.00–160.00	814	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.39/cwt	143.00–149.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.74/cwt	144.00–145.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	145.67/cwt	142.00–149.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	147.82/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,177	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	148.69/cwt	134.75–156.60	996	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.55/cwt	138.00–144.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.92/cwt	131.00–134.50	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	148.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	186.30/cwt	182.50–189.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	184.60/cwt	168.00–195.00	965	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	182.59/cwt	175.00–192.50	774	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	166.86/cwt	153.00–177.00	1,023	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	178.81/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,028	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	166.36/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	152.99/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,124	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	182.23/cwt	173.00–192.50	856	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,028	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	90.46/cwt	83.50–96.50	1,155	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	53.52/cwt	42.00–59.00	480	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	66.01/cwt	64.00–68.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	85.02/cwt	77.00–93.00	951	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	79.40/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,094	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	79.55/cwt	76.00–82.00	960	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	72.46/cwt	69.50–76.00	792	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	87.95/cwt	84.00–97.50	1,354	9
Bulls	—	—	1,469	101.75/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,495	5
Bulls	—	—	1,305	92.85/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,856	116.46/cwt	109.00–124.00	2,161	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,040.85/cwt	925.00–1,185.00	12,220	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,109	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,884	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,022.81/cwt	970.00–1,075.00	8,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	386	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	127.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	144.38/cwt	140.00–152.50	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	121.40/cwt	110.00–128.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	114.35/cwt	104.00–123.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	829	129.72/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	150.68/cwt	148.00–163.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	171.49/cwt	164.00–178.00	648	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	186.84/cwt	182.50–187.50	826	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	181.67/cwt	176.00–185.00	850	8
Heifers	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	696	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	173.25/cwt	169.00–177.50	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	133.96/cwt	131.00–137.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	117.85/cwt	111.00–125.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	177.72/cwt	175.00–182.50	645	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	100.62/cwt	91.00–110.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	176.21/cwt	175.00–177.50	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	951	4

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 378Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 85Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 63Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
2	—	272	171.00	171.00
3	—	468	139.00–152.00	147.70
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
1	—	685	148.00	148.00
2	—	815	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	575	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	165.00–167.50	165.30
19	—	855	135.50–140.75	139.90
2	—	200	185.00	185.00
5	—	522	160.00–163.00	161.00
4	—	630	152.00	152.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
5	—	389	182.50–189.00	186.30
2	—	700	142.00	142.00
2	—	805	144.50	144.50
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	158.00	158.00
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	523	168.00–195.00	184.60
25	—	424	175.00–192.50	182.59
3	—	766	143.00	143.00
9	—	391	195.00	195.00
50	—	613	153.00–177.00	166.86
35	—	575	169.00–185.00	178.81
15	—	660	157.00–167.50	166.36
24	—	735	146.00–155.00	152.99
13	—	470	173.00–192.50	182.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	323	163.00–180.00	168.34
2	—	273	167.50–171.00	169.30
17	—	419	150.00–168.00	159.78
3	—	723	131.00–138.00	133.39
23	—	477	150.00–160.00	156.02
62	—	618	135.50–154.50	145.50
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
60	—	528	147.00–160.00	154.16
65	—	796	142.00–148.00	147.82
151	—	670	134.75–156.60	148.69
8	—	570	148.00–163.00	150.68
12	—	378	164.00–178.00	171.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	123.00–124.00	123.49
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
4	—	432	143.00–149.00	144.39
4	—	472	144.00–145.00	144.74
2	—	263	150.00–157.50	153.93
9	—	575	138.00–144.00	142.55
2	—	300	153.00–160.00	156.50
8	—	613	131.00–134.50	131.92
2	—	660	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	865	115.00	115.00
9	—	520	140.00–146.00	143.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	142.00–149.00	145.67
3	—	227	145.00–155.00	148.24
4	—	621	110.00–128.00	121.40
10	—	677	104.00–123.00	114.35
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
7	—	575	125.00–136.00	129.78
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
2	—	713	104.00–110.00	106.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	829	123.00–132.00	129.72
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	737	139.50	139.50
11	—	615	155.00	155.00
2	—	527	170.00	170.00
2	—	390	187.50	187.50
15	—	442	182.50–187.50	186.84
8	—	468	176.00–185.00	181.67
4	—	563	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	143.00	143.00
2	—	335	150.00–170.00	160.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
3	—	613	124.00–130.00	127.36
3	—	465	140.00–152.50	144.38
2	—	533	131.00–137.00	133.96
2	—	583	111.00–125.00	117.85
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	815	123.00	123.00
5	—	281	169.00–177.50	173.25
13	—	363	175.00–182.50	177.72
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
1	—	885	117.00	117.00
1	—	215	162.50	162.50
2	—	577	154.00	154.00
2	—	978	91.00–110.00	100.62
1	—	940	114.00	114.00
2	—	315	175.00–177.50	176.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,277	83.50–96.50	90.46
9	—	1,207	76.00–82.00	79.55
1	—	1,300	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	896	42.00–59.00	53.52
2	—	988	64.00–68.00	66.01
13	—	1,118	77.00–93.00	85.02
9	—	1,093	69.50–76.00	72.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	75.00–83.00	79.40
9	—	1,539	84.00–97.50	87.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	98.00–104.00	101.75
2	—	1,305	92.00–94.00	92.85
8	—	1,856	109.00–124.00	116.46

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	—	1,174	925.00–1,185.00	1,040.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	907	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	970.00–1,075.00	1,022.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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