Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $150.36/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$150.36

195 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	615	150.47	925	194
Medium and Large 2-3	350	130.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $470 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 sale195 hd

150.36

—

KY average25 barns · 4,173 hd

151.42

−1.06

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	—	Low	1,515	120.73	1,829	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	105.77	1,566	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	99.44	1,184	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	85.03	849	20

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$885	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,340	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	372	155.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	139.23/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.87/cwt	152.00–169.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	139.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.33/cwt	136.00–160.00	879	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	176.15/cwt	170.00–181.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	149.80/cwt	136.00–161.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	170.72/cwt	155.00–181.00	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	164.86/cwt	138.00–169.50	1,014	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	138.23/cwt	134.00–142.50	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,116	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	143.26/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	163.22/cwt	160.00–169.00	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.63/cwt	170.00–184.00	848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.90/cwt	129.00–157.00	840	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	141.67/cwt	128.00–153.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.84/cwt	130.00–153.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.51/cwt	131.00–156.00	895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.48/cwt	144.00–163.00	748	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.08/cwt	142.00–159.00	792	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,340.48/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,135	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	128.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,137	6
Bulls	—	—	1,183	114.03/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	95.60/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,144	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	105.58/cwt	101.00–116.50	1,274	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	86.26/cwt	82.00–89.00	951	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	107.45/cwt	102.00–121.50	1,607	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	101.94/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,454	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	82.52/cwt	79.00–89.00	842	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	97.03/cwt	90.00–101.00	977	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	69.12/cwt	54.00–75.50	669	6

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 348Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 128Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 33Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	150.00–170.00	155.04
5	—	764	132.00–141.00	139.23
7	—	476	152.00–169.00	156.87
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
3	—	717	138.00–141.00	139.98
19	—	573	136.00–160.00	153.33
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
10	—	615	131.00–156.00	145.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	170.00–181.00	176.15
4	—	656	136.00–161.00	149.80
1	—	750	147.00	147.00
24	—	564	155.00–181.00	170.72
22	—	615	138.00–169.50	164.86
2	—	370	176.00	176.00
2	—	982	137.00	137.00
7	—	719	131.00–155.00	143.26
10	—	528	160.00–169.00	163.22
14	—	480	170.00–184.00	176.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
2	—	453	134.00–142.50	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
2	—	343	165.00–168.00	166.51
1	—	290	171.00	171.00
39	—	568	129.00–157.00	147.90
4	—	765	120.00–131.00	125.52
6	—	662	128.00–153.00	141.67
10	—	625	130.00–153.00	140.84
26	—	478	144.00–163.00	156.48
31	—	521	142.00–159.00	152.08
1	—	435	152.00	152.00
5	—	715	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	727	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,340.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	885.00	885.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,666	125.00–132.00	128.25
2	—	1,183	107.00–119.00	114.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,197	90.00–99.50	95.60
26	—	1,207	101.00–116.50	105.58
6	—	1,102	82.00–89.00	86.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,496	102.00–121.50	107.45
1	—	1,450	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,426	99.00–103.00	101.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	79.00–89.00	82.52
9	—	1,007	90.00–101.00	97.03
6	—	968	54.00–75.50	69.12

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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