Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with light offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.91/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$144.91

55 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

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	572	145.68	833	53
Medium and Large 2-3	375	124.50	467	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $366 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 sale55 hd

144.91

—

KY average25 barns · 4,519 hd

147.43

−2.52

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	1,893	118.02	2,235	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	95.54	1,467	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	93.88	1,090	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	59.00	546	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	824	114.72/cwt	110.00–122.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.16/cwt	151.00–173.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	99.43/cwt	95.00–104.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	164.11/cwt	160.00–169.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	172.48/cwt	171.00–174.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	158.09/cwt	154.00–162.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.85/cwt	132.00–157.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	146.36/cwt	140.00–156.00	852	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	165.00/cwt	161.00–169.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	149.72/cwt	141.00–158.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.64/cwt	134.00–145.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.12/cwt	141.00–155.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	143.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	943.37/head	875.00–975.00	943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	97.45/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,179	11
Bulls	—	—	2,015	116.03/cwt	115.50–116.50	2,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	85.76/cwt	81.00–89.50	885	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	802	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	95.54/cwt	94.50–96.50	1,467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	546	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 356Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 60Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	110.00–122.00	114.72
6	—	365	151.00–173.00	165.16
6	—	459	160.00–169.00	164.11
2	—	647	138.00	138.00
2	—	588	140.00–144.00	141.97
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	663	140.00–141.00	140.51
2	—	407	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	95.00–104.00	99.43
1	—	390	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
2	—	565	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	171.00–174.00	172.48
2	—	670	152.00	152.00
4	—	522	161.00–169.00	165.00
1	—	610	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	154.00–162.00	158.09
7	—	521	132.00–157.00	146.85
12	—	582	140.00–156.00	146.36
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
2	—	385	141.00–158.00	149.72
6	—	673	134.00–145.00	138.64
2	—	900	106.00	106.00
7	—	478	141.00–155.00	151.12
8	—	617	140.00–150.00	143.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	154.50	154.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,120	875.00–975.00	943.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,210	90.00–103.00	97.45
3	—	1,032	81.00–89.50	85.76
1	—	1,015	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	94.50–96.50	95.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	115.50–116.50	116.03
1	—	1,650	122.00	122.00

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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Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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