Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $151.11/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$151.11

297 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

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	612	152.43	933	277
Large 1-2	549	141.20	776	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	379	134.38	509	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	128.47	699	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $233 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 sale297 hd

151.11

—

KY average25 barns · 6,871 hd

151.70

−0.59

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	1,707	108.49	1,852	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	85.18	1,058	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	83.30	1,151	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	65.92	673	37

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2	—	375	180.07/cwt	177.50–182.50	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	128.37/cwt	127.00–131.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	169.85/cwt	165.00–177.50	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	155.13/cwt	147.50–165.00	822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	553	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	791	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	155.69/cwt	143.00–156.25	1,014	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	147.10/cwt	147.10–147.10	1,093	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	162.36/cwt	156.00–171.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	857	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	148.25/cwt	146.00–152.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.63/cwt	157.00–162.50	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.72/cwt	141.00–144.00	823	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	124.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	715	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	358	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	168.73/cwt	164.00–171.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.44/cwt	147.00–153.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	177.96/cwt	164.00–186.50	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	177.84/cwt	170.00–187.50	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	160.94/cwt	155.00–169.00	764	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	161.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.17/cwt	160.00–171.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	182.47/cwt	180.00–187.50	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	182.96/cwt	172.00–189.00	854	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	177.99/cwt	171.00–185.00	950	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	184.60/cwt	184.00–185.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	174.14/cwt	161.00–187.50	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	79.62/cwt	75.00–82.00	934	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	81.11/cwt	76.00–85.00	898	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	85.38/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,224	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	88.61/cwt	83.50–95.00	1,141	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	78.44/cwt	75.00–83.00	987	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	48.15/cwt	30.00–55.00	437	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	68.94/cwt	63.00–75.50	718	13
Bulls	—	—	1,747	114.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,996	9
Bulls	—	—	1,706	102.07/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,111	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	83.14/cwt	80.00–88.00	880	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,037.42/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	973	790.69/cwt	760.00–820.00	7,693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	29,549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,569.09/cwt	1,400.00–1,725.00	19,645	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,192	1,144.82/cwt	1,135.00–1,150.00	13,646	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	137.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.32/cwt	169.00–170.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	892	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	154.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	148.27/cwt	142.00–154.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	152.04/cwt	148.00–155.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,010	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	781	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 1,039Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 80Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	177.50–182.50	180.07
4	—	461	164.00–171.00	168.73
1	—	885	135.00	135.00
3	—	581	155.00–162.00	157.25
10	—	515	160.00–171.00	164.17
3	—	340	180.00–187.50	182.47
4	—	603	151.00	151.00
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
10	—	571	164.00–186.50	177.96
13	—	421	170.00–187.50	177.84
3	—	633	158.00–168.00	161.37
21	—	467	172.00–189.00	182.96
12	—	534	171.00–185.00	177.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	127.00–131.00	128.37
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
2	—	574	122.00–127.00	124.55
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
2	—	468	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	165.00–177.50	169.85
16	—	530	147.50–165.00	155.13
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
68	—	651	143.00–156.25	155.69
69	—	743	147.10	147.10
13	—	427	156.00–171.00	162.36
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
30	—	475	155.00–169.00	160.94
10	—	623	142.00–154.00	148.27
10	—	578	148.00–155.00	152.04
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	143.00	143.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	154.00	154.00
4	—	489	146.00–152.00	148.25
6	—	380	157.00–162.50	159.63
7	—	577	141.00–144.00	142.72
8	—	517	145.00	145.00
4	—	422	147.00–153.00	151.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
6	—	857	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,010	108.00	108.00
8	—	781	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	358	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	152.00	152.00
5	—	440	184.00–185.00	184.60
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
4	—	520	170.00–180.00	174.81
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	161.00–187.50	174.14
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
3	—	468	169.00–170.00	169.32
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
8	—	671	131.00–136.00	133.01
6	—	541	154.00–156.00	155.00
3	—	590	154.00–156.00	154.66
1	—	1,105	98.00	98.00
1	—	790	129.00	129.00
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
2	—	312	187.00	187.00
2	—	735	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
3	—	546	135.00–144.00	137.99
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,173	75.00–82.00	79.62
19	—	1,288	83.50–95.00	88.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	73.00	73.00
19	—	1,434	83.00–94.00	85.38
6	—	1,258	75.00–83.00	78.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,107	76.00–85.00	81.11
11	—	907	30.00–55.00	48.15
2	—	1,035	60.00–61.00	60.51
13	—	1,041	63.00–75.50	68.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,747	110.00–120.00	114.28
4	—	1,706	93.00–106.00	102.07
1	—	1,355	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	80.00–88.00	83.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	760.00–820.00	790.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,252	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,569.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	1,135.00–1,150.00	1,144.82
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

Heifers · 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