Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $154.39/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$154.39

194 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

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	553	156.61	866	182
Medium and Large 2-3	533	120.73	643	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale194 hd

154.39

—

KY average24 barns · 3,145 hd

147.95

+6.44

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	1,757	122.96	2,160	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	102.54	1,515	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	97.63	1,138	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	81.62	759	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,076	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,230	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	379	155.17/cwt	140.00–162.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	109.93/cwt	107.00–113.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,011	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.40/cwt	124.00–145.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.79/cwt	137.50–159.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.02/cwt	136.00–155.00	822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.65/cwt	155.00–163.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	163.36/cwt	152.00–173.00	761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	159.75/cwt	159.50–160.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	166.65/cwt	157.50–171.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	161.73/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,001	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	173.37/cwt	172.25–179.00	992	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	162.20/cwt	159.00–164.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.84/cwt	151.00–172.50	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	133.23/cwt	132.00–139.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	106.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	86.07/cwt	85.00–87.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	79.40/cwt	77.00–83.00	747	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	102.54/cwt	98.50–111.50	1,515	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	84.99/cwt	80.50–89.00	892	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	102.14/cwt	96.00–111.50	1,236	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	93.07/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,040	12
Bulls	—	—	1,720	118.63/cwt	114.00–125.50	2,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,988	133.59/cwt	126.00–138.50	2,656	6
Bulls	—	—	1,155	101.92/cwt	99.50–104.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,076.39/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,348.65/head	1,210.00–1,635.00	1,349	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,195.60/head	925.00–1,485.00	1,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	158.65/cwt	155.00–162.50	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.55/cwt	138.00–156.00	794	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.98/cwt	123.00–132.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.66/cwt	138.00–155.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	127.28/cwt	110.00–133.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	103.91/cwt	96.00–108.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.36/cwt	137.00–161.50	762	31

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 131Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 28Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	140.00–162.00	155.17
7	—	613	124.00–145.00	133.40
10	—	427	137.50–159.00	151.79
21	—	571	136.00–155.00	144.02
5	—	332	155.00–163.00	160.65
17	—	531	138.00–156.00	149.55
2	—	262	145.00	145.00
4	—	666	123.00–132.00	126.98
1	—	1,010	104.00	104.00
31	—	484	137.00–161.50	157.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	107.00–113.00	109.93
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
4	—	467	110.00–133.00	127.28
3	—	577	96.00–108.00	103.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	609	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	142.50	142.50
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	161.00	161.00
6	—	737	140.00–145.00	142.65
4	—	407	177.00	177.00
17	—	466	152.00–173.00	163.36
8	—	669	159.50–160.00	159.75
7	—	360	157.50–171.00	166.65
1	—	800	142.00	142.00
2	—	915	120.00–130.00	125.05
17	—	619	150.00–164.00	161.73
5	—	511	159.00–164.00	162.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	572	172.25–179.00	173.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	128.00	128.00
8	—	420	151.00–172.50	161.84
7	—	683	132.00–139.00	133.23
2	—	262	151.00	151.00
2	—	833	103.00–110.00	106.45
4	—	323	155.00–162.50	158.65
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	182.50	182.50
5	—	530	145.00–160.00	150.76
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
5	—	569	138.00–155.00	149.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
2	—	255	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	85.00–87.00	86.07
4	—	941	77.00–83.00	79.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,477	98.50–111.50	102.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	80.50–89.00	84.99
29	—	1,210	96.00–111.50	102.14
12	—	1,117	87.00–97.00	93.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,720	114.00–125.50	118.63
6	—	1,988	126.00–138.50	133.59
2	—	1,155	99.50–104.00	101.92

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,181	1,210.00–1,635.00	1,348.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,093	925.00–1,485.00	1,195.60

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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