Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with advance on 500-600 lb weaned packages. Yearling steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.37/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$156.37

181 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$51.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	559	158.95	888	164
Medium and Large 2-3	472	132.91	627	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	107.50	457	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.45/cwt here — about $431 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 sale181 hd

156.37

—

KY average24 barns · 4,930 hd

160.05

−3.68

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	1,632	113.19	1,847	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	81.50	1,083	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	79.77	1,141	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	61.49	662	8thin

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)	1,235	$1,030	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3	—	273	136.67/cwt	127.50–147.50	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.36/cwt	141.00–150.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	667	165.70/cwt	165.70–165.70	1,105	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	316	176.29/cwt	174.00–179.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	162.21/cwt	155.00–166.00	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.93/cwt	142.50–148.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	160.85/cwt	152.00–162.50	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	150.49/cwt	148.00–152.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	140.87/cwt	140.00–141.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	165.25/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	171.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	166.97/cwt	166.00–171.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	881	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	150.76/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	938	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	167.04/cwt	161.00–169.50	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	171.99/cwt	169.00–174.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	173.36/cwt	172.50–175.00	733	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.35/cwt	145.00–154.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	76.85/cwt	76.50–77.00	1,007	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	83.82/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,122	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.44/cwt	49.50–58.00	580	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	76.16/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	589	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	67.39/cwt	66.00–69.00	743	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	83.37/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	121.76/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	108.90/cwt	104.50–113.50	1,792	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,030.24/head	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,299.95/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.73/cwt	146.00–150.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.68/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	136.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	137.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.84/cwt	145.00–157.50	562	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	133.61/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	126.93/cwt	121.00–130.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	227	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	964	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 697Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 64Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 47Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	127.50–147.50	136.67
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
5	—	473	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	102.50	102.50
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
3	—	528	121.00–130.00	126.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	106.00	106.00
5	—	418	141.00–150.00	143.36
3	—	328	150.00–155.00	151.60
2	—	665	136.00	136.00
5	—	480	142.50–148.00	145.93
8	—	559	140.00–141.00	140.87
10	—	370	145.00–157.50	151.84
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
3	—	725	129.00–135.00	132.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	667	165.70	165.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	174.00–179.00	176.29
18	—	443	155.00–166.00	162.21
14	—	529	152.00–162.50	160.85
4	—	571	148.00–152.00	150.49
4	—	471	155.00–156.00	155.25
3	—	628	149.00–150.00	149.33
2	—	667	141.00	141.00
2	—	227	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
3	—	616	144.00	144.00
3	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
4	—	657	141.00	141.00
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	156.00–169.00	165.25
6	—	409	170.00–175.00	171.74
4	—	720	150.00–153.00	150.76
16	—	521	180.00	180.00
4	—	335	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	486	166.00–171.00	166.97
9	—	529	164.00–169.00	166.55
4	—	569	161.00–169.50	167.04
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	169.00–174.00	171.99
3	—	423	172.50–175.00	173.36
1	—	670	154.00	154.00
1	—	630	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	155.00	155.00
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	145.00–154.00	149.35
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
7	—	564	146.00–150.00	148.73
4	—	425	167.50	167.50
3	—	722	138.00–142.00	140.68
2	—	658	134.00	134.00
2	—	380	165.00–167.00	166.03
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
2	—	763	127.00–140.00	133.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
4	—	568	134.00–140.00	136.75
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
3	—	523	132.00–140.00	137.22
3	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	267	157.50	157.50
1	—	600	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	76.50–77.00	76.85
6	—	1,338	82.00–87.00	83.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	49.50–58.00	53.44
1	—	950	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,103	66.00–69.00	67.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	75.00–78.50	76.16
5	—	1,435	80.50–85.50	83.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	116.00–127.50	121.76
4	—	1,646	104.50–113.50	108.90

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,030.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,299.95

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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