Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday yearling thin-fleshed packages in very good demand. Good demand for thin-fleshed weaned calf packages. Light demand for fleshy bawling calves due to heat and humidity. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.13/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$153.13

320 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$50.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	614	154.17	947	308
Medium and Large 2-3	514	128.60	661	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	575	104.00	598	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.17/cwt here — about $349 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 sale320 hd

153.13

—

KY average10 barns · 2,957 hd

154.56

−1.43

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	1,659	128.25	2,128	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	102.88	1,465	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	102.84	1,259	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	82.98	859	39

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,042	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	758	$773	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,313	$1,773	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,175	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	151.50/cwt	151.00–153.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	147.15/cwt	142.00–151.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	542	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	146.48/cwt	144.00–151.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.33/cwt	156.00–157.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,773.14/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,102.92/head	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,103	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	772.62/head	735.00–810.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	107.80/cwt	103.50–120.00	1,356	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	96.44/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,134	11
Bulls	—	—	1,659	128.25/cwt	120.50–136.00	2,128	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	100.20/cwt	95.50–107.00	1,113	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	77.67/cwt	71.00–83.00	777	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,046	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	96.76/cwt	94.50–98.50	1,298	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	108.05/cwt	103.00–116.50	1,592	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	89.62/cwt	86.50–93.50	1,212	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	91.04/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,013	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	56.39/cwt	47.00–69.00	505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	126.94/cwt	124.00–133.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	165.30/cwt	161.00–170.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.85/cwt	145.00–159.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	148.01/cwt	145.00–151.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	155.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,037	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	167.24/cwt	162.00–174.00	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	160.13/cwt	152.00–164.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	145.05/cwt	144.00–147.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	166.52/cwt	162.00–171.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	159.48/cwt	158.00–161.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.28/cwt	154.00–161.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	159.49/cwt	150.00–160.50	904	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	157.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,186	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	178.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.47/cwt	135.00–141.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	160.57/cwt	145.25–167.75	1,058	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	156.72/cwt	154.00–159.00	677	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	129.66/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,004	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	135.75/cwt	133.00–144.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	137.57/cwt	125.00–150.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	131.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	910	120.33/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.98/cwt	142.50–151.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.37/cwt	142.00–147.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.47/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.45/cwt	141.00–150.00	822	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	157.86/cwt	151.00–161.00	819	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	739	156.90/cwt	156.90–156.90	1,159	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	119.97/cwt	119.00–122.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	156.27/cwt	154.00–158.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	164.48/cwt	161.00–169.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	148.38/cwt	144.00–153.00	709	2

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 Jul 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 440Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 206Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	101.00	101.00
3	—	910	116.00–123.00	120.33
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	142.00–151.00	147.15
5	—	628	135.00–141.00	137.47
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
9	—	774	127.00–130.00	129.66
2	—	653	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	703	124.00–129.00	126.51
2	—	280	142.50–151.00	146.98
4	—	515	145.00–149.00	147.94
3	—	470	142.00–147.00	145.37
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	426	142.00–150.00	147.47
23	—	565	141.00–150.00	145.45
1	—	235	149.00	149.00
1	—	835	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	567	150.00–160.50	159.49
64	—	659	145.25–167.75	160.57
3	—	611	154.00	154.00
19	—	432	154.00–159.00	156.72
30	—	519	151.00–161.00	157.86
8	—	486	154.00–158.00	156.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	125.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	523	127.00–128.00	127.51
2	—	365	130.00–137.00	133.60
1	—	410	137.50	137.50
3	—	668	119.00–122.00	119.97
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	739	156.90	156.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	151.00–153.00	151.50
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
3	—	533	156.00–157.00	156.33
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
2	—	290	150.00	150.00
3	—	665	130.00–132.00	131.34
3	—	772	124.00–133.00	126.94
4	—	419	161.00–170.00	165.30
5	—	573	145.00–159.00	151.85
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
2	—	730	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	275	142.00	142.00
3	—	413	144.00–151.00	146.48
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
4	—	561	133.00–144.00	135.75
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
4	—	460	125.00–150.00	137.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	145.00–151.00	148.01
1	—	665	148.00	148.00
4	—	561	158.00–161.00	159.48
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
6	—	520	154.00–161.00	159.28
24	—	800	148.25	148.25
1	—	435	164.00	164.00
4	—	493	161.00–169.00	164.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	667	155.00–160.00	155.41
20	—	565	162.00–174.00	167.24
7	—	611	152.00–164.00	160.13
2	—	465	174.00–175.00	174.49
2	—	508	162.00–171.00	166.52
4	—	719	154.00–158.00	157.03
3	—	427	175.00–180.00	178.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	144.00–147.00	145.05
1	—	775	136.00	136.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	448	153.00	153.00
2	—	478	144.00–153.00	148.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,313	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,102.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	758	735.00–810.00	772.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,258	103.50–120.00	107.80
11	—	1,176	92.00–100.00	96.44
1	—	1,175	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,111	95.50–107.00	100.20
11	—	1,000	71.00–83.00	77.67
8	—	1,113	84.00–95.00	91.04
8	—	895	47.00–69.00	56.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	94.50–98.50	96.76
16	—	1,473	103.00–116.50	108.05
3	—	1,352	86.50–93.50	89.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	120.50–136.00	128.25

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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