Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.67/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$150.67

160 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.09

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	803	151.19	1,213	147
Medium and Large 2-3	582	145.84	849	9thin
Large 1-2	706	142.50	1,006	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $207 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 sale160 hd

150.67

—

KY average26 barns · 4,895 hd

161.76

−11.09

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	1,668	118.84	1,983	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	88.04	1,140	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	86.16	1,236	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	74.58	724	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,455	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,346	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	155.30/cwt	141.00–171.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	152.13/cwt	141.00–161.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	166.04/cwt	151.00–170.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	179.02/cwt	175.00–183.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.31/cwt	144.00–147.50	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	158.28/cwt	147.00–167.00	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	177.32/cwt	170.00–180.50	699	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	155.12/cwt	152.00–156.50	876	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.54/cwt	126.00–131.00	913	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.96/cwt	160.00–166.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	169.50/cwt	164.00–173.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	159.50/cwt	158.00–161.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,386	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,370	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,235	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	710	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,058	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	174.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	898	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	166.56/cwt	161.00–171.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	151.59/cwt	150.50–155.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	180.42/cwt	177.50–183.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	164.14/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	168.20/cwt	167.00–170.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	168.37/cwt	166.00–170.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.72/cwt	151.00–158.00	815	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	79.48/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	92.53/cwt	89.50–96.00	1,190	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	69.41/cwt	66.00–72.00	736	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	76.90/cwt	75.00–79.50	694	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	47.72/cwt	40.00–52.00	390	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,309	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	91.21/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,337	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	83.51/cwt	80.50–87.50	1,151	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	95.71/cwt	88.00–102.50	1,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	86.26/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,090	8
Bulls	—	—	1,676	124.76/cwt	115.50–129.50	2,091	8
Bulls	—	—	1,656	109.36/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,811	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,475	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,380.82/head	1,350.00–1,410.00	1,381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	148.57/cwt	141.00–162.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	147.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.78/cwt	142.00–146.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	128.91/cwt	121.00–133.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	131.10/cwt	120.00–151.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	122.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	159.98/cwt	150.00–169.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	144.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	189.49/cwt	183.00–198.00	796	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	108.81/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 180Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 47Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 38

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	139.00	139.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
2	—	465	129.00–135.00	131.90
3	—	523	121.00–133.00	128.91
4	—	307	120.00–151.00	131.10
2	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
2	—	410	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
3	—	422	144.00–147.50	146.31
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
2	—	710	126.00–131.00	128.54
2	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.50
4	—	484	142.00–150.00	147.42
4	—	574	142.00–146.00	144.78
1	—	280	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	153.00	153.00
6	—	625	141.00–161.00	152.13
9	—	427	151.00–170.00	166.04
23	—	526	147.00–167.00	158.28
10	—	394	170.00–180.50	177.32
12	—	565	152.00–156.50	155.12
5	—	807	135.50	135.50
12	—	465	150.00–169.00	159.98
3	—	718	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
2	—	665	136.00	136.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	144.00	144.00
1	—	765	142.00	142.00
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	182.50	182.50
7	—	525	160.00–166.00	162.96
6	—	428	164.00–173.00	169.50
4	—	552	158.00–161.00	159.50
56	—	955	145.10	145.10
27	—	1,096	125.00	125.00
3	—	823	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	141.00–171.00	155.30
2	—	967	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
2	—	537	156.00	156.00
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	175.00–183.00	179.02
8	—	515	170.00–180.00	174.43
7	—	582	161.00–171.00	166.56
4	—	669	150.50–155.00	151.59
9	—	468	177.50–183.00	180.42
7	—	620	154.00–170.00	164.14
2	—	372	198.00	198.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
2	—	710	149.00	149.00
1	—	805	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	160.00–161.00	160.33
2	—	378	199.00–200.00	199.49
4	—	482	181.00	181.00
9	—	420	183.00–198.00	189.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	167.00–170.00	168.20
4	—	428	166.00–170.00	168.37
3	—	530	151.00–158.00	153.72
2	—	590	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
4	—	779	120.00–128.00	122.45
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	134.00–139.00	136.46
2	—	675	130.00–134.00	132.01
2	—	925	100.00–118.00	108.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	141.00–162.00	148.57
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
4	—	513	142.00–145.00	144.24
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	79.00–80.00	79.48
7	—	1,286	89.50–96.00	92.53
8	—	1,264	84.00–88.50	86.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	66.00–72.00	69.41
5	—	903	75.00–79.50	76.90
3	—	818	40.00–52.00	47.72
4	—	1,101	88.00–102.50	95.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	77.00	77.00
6	—	1,466	90.00–93.00	91.21
8	—	1,378	80.50–87.50	83.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	115.50–129.50	124.76
5	—	1,656	106.00–112.50	109.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,685.00	1,685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,350.00–1,410.00	1,380.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle