Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; very good demand for yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower with light demand due to heavy supplies. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.61/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$151.61

223 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$22.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

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	653	153.42	1,002	205
Medium and Large 2-3	516	131.02	676	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.40/cwt here — about $326 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 sale223 hd

151.61

—

KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd

154.19

−2.58

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	1,633	114.57	1,871	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	86.92	1,232	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	85.89	1,066	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	71.59	749	24

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)	1,129	$960	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$902	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$763	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,383	$1,391	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	485	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.57/cwt	148.00–151.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	143.24/cwt	143.00–144.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	146.51/cwt	141.00–149.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.14/cwt	132.00–139.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	153.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	886	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	163.73/cwt	154.00–168.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	130.55/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	146.01/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.89/cwt	161.00–165.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.96/cwt	155.00–158.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	158.63/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	148.46/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	163.30/cwt	156.00–167.50	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	167.45/cwt	167.00–167.50	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	163.41/cwt	162.00–165.00	869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,389	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,075	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	157.64/cwt	152.00–162.00	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	156.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	169.93/cwt	165.00–174.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	172.65/cwt	168.00–175.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	165.81/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,109	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	162.93/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	157.82/cwt	154.00–161.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,133	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	84.18/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,182	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	77.19/cwt	73.00–80.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	55.49/cwt	48.00–63.00	525	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	76.06/cwt	74.00–77.50	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	68.00/cwt	64.00–71.00	709	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	88.29/cwt	85.50–95.50	1,247	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	84.47/cwt	81.00–87.00	958	7
Bulls	—	—	1,777	120.67/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,144	6
Bulls	—	—	1,533	114.84/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	82.87/cwt	78.00–85.50	981	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	89.46/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,133	15
Bulls	—	—	1,403	95.75/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,343	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	804.81/head	785.00–820.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,064.20/head	900.00–1,185.00	1,064	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,408.33/head	1,235.00–1,550.00	1,408	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	901.74/head	875.00–925.00	902	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.35/cwt	151.00–152.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	852	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	141.38/cwt	130.00–146.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	143.01/cwt	135.00–148.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	118.00/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	877	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,201	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	766	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,233	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	155.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	815	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	821	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	137.54/cwt	131.00–141.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	158.01/cwt	153.00–163.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	123.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	818	3

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 538Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 114Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 18Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	142.00–150.00	146.00
2	—	425	148.00–151.00	149.57
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
2	—	812	125.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	629	143.00–144.00	143.24
14	—	581	141.00–149.00	146.51
5	—	669	132.00–139.00	135.14
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
2	—	773	125.00–136.00	130.55
2	—	370	161.00–165.00	162.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
2	—	628	127.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	525	138.00	138.00
3	—	415	131.00–141.00	137.54
2	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.89
3	—	662	121.00–129.00	123.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	150.00–159.00	153.56
14	—	416	154.00–168.00	163.73
8	—	773	151.75	151.75
3	—	731	138.00–150.00	146.01
21	—	523	152.00–160.00	155.80
10	—	467	153.00–163.00	158.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	877	137.00	137.00
3	—	821	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	766	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	155.00–158.00	155.96
1	—	1,020	127.00	127.00
4	—	871	141.00–157.00	148.46
1	—	915	141.00	141.00
5	—	768	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
3	—	428	165.00	165.00
15	—	973	142.75	142.75
12	—	729	147.50	147.50
11	—	567	152.00–162.00	157.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	769	158.00–159.00	158.63
13	—	612	156.00–167.50	163.30
9	—	570	167.00–167.50	167.45
15	—	532	162.00–165.00	163.41
6	—	712	154.00–157.00	156.01
6	—	434	165.00–174.00	169.93
3	—	472	168.00–175.00	172.65
15	—	669	159.00–170.00	165.81
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	149.00	149.00
4	—	474	158.00–168.00	162.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	154.00–161.00	157.82
2	—	333	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,050	112.00	112.00
1	—	865	131.00	131.00
3	—	463	151.00–152.00	151.35
2	—	615	138.00–139.00	138.49
4	—	562	155.00–160.00	157.48
2	—	713	136.00	136.00
2	—	805	112.00	112.00
2	—	970	114.00–122.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	130.00–146.00	141.38
5	—	620	130.00–136.00	132.43
5	—	537	135.00–148.00	143.01
1	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	81.00–85.50	84.18
1	—	1,610	81.50	81.50
18	—	1,412	85.50–95.50	88.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	73.00–80.00	77.19
6	—	947	48.00–63.00	55.49
6	—	1,043	64.00–71.00	68.00
7	—	1,134	81.00–87.00	84.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	74.00–77.50	76.06
8	—	1,184	78.00–85.50	82.87
15	—	1,266	85.50–94.00	89.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,777	118.00–125.00	120.67
4	—	1,533	114.00–116.00	114.84
2	—	1,403	94.00–98.00	95.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	785.00–820.00	804.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	900.00–1,185.00	1,064.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	875.00–925.00	901.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,393	1,235.00–1,550.00	1,408.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	97.00	97.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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