Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 500-700 lb packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.09/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$160.09

250 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	589	161.74	953	238
Medium and Large 2-3	555	127.33	707	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $246 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 sale250 hd

160.09

—

KY average25 barns · 4,528 hd

159.38

+0.71

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	1,705	106.29	1,812	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	88.74	1,110	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	83.34	1,148	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	63.46	613	13

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	923	120.08/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	810	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,379	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.99/cwt	151.00–162.50	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	157.73/cwt	151.00–161.00	894	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	162.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	359	167.05/cwt	165.00–167.50	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	163.16/cwt	155.00–170.00	791	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	639	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	642	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	989	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	368	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	842	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,404	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	178.24/cwt	158.00–183.00	1,085	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	161.64/cwt	148.00–164.50	1,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	167.16/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	186.02/cwt	184.00–187.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	180.88/cwt	178.00–182.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	182.30/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	169.77/cwt	165.00–172.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	172.55/cwt	168.00–177.00	873	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	80.17/cwt	75.50–82.50	1,005	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	62.47/cwt	61.00–65.00	590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	49.63/cwt	42.00–53.50	392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	56.26/cwt	56.00–56.50	590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	78.43/cwt	74.00–83.00	848	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	85.57/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,231	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	91.15/cwt	83.50–101.50	1,148	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	79.08/cwt	75.00–82.00	962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	107.29/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,845	10
Bulls	—	—	1,403	80.42/cwt	69.00–90.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,857	120.21/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	160.96/cwt	159.00–164.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	128.47/cwt	124.00–133.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	174.48/cwt	165.00–178.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.83/cwt	159.00–162.50	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	161.29/cwt	154.00–169.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	661	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,170	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	153.81/cwt	150.00–156.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	141.24/cwt	141.00–143.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	153.26/cwt	152.50–154.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	138.70/cwt	127.00–139.25	1,089	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	122.19/cwt	122.00–123.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.95/cwt	138.00–145.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	143.94/cwt	141.00–155.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 336Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 31Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	114.00–126.00	120.08
4	—	383	151.00–162.50	156.99
4	—	629	140.00–142.00	140.48
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
3	—	707	124.00–125.00	124.66
4	—	323	159.00–162.50	160.83
10	—	415	150.00–156.00	153.81
8	—	678	141.00–143.00	141.24
2	—	293	152.50–154.00	153.26
22	—	785	127.00–139.25	138.70
5	—	472	145.00–155.00	149.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	149.00	149.00
22	—	567	151.00–161.00	157.73
9	—	441	160.00–167.00	162.13
6	—	359	165.00–167.50	167.05
35	—	485	155.00–170.00	163.16
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
12	—	526	154.00–169.00	161.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	661	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
2	—	658	124.00–131.00	127.51
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
5	—	631	122.00–123.00	122.19
2	—	537	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	810	170.25	170.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
4	—	397	161.00	161.00
4	—	862	131.00	131.00
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	149.00	149.00
2	—	523	162.00–166.00	163.95
2	—	380	182.00	182.00
4	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	151.00	151.00
13	—	934	148.00–164.50	161.64
2	—	735	150.00–151.00	150.50
1	—	780	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	150.00	150.00
4	—	642	154.00	154.00
3	—	368	169.00	169.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	842	166.75	166.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	609	158.00–183.00	178.24
9	—	726	160.00–171.00	167.16
3	—	528	184.00–187.00	186.02
8	—	430	178.00–182.00	180.88
7	—	580	176.00–185.00	182.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	165.00–172.00	169.77
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
2	—	785	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	736	136.00–138.00	137.33
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
5	—	511	159.00–164.00	160.96
10	—	426	165.00–178.00	174.48
2	—	347	182.50	182.50
2	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	885	126.00	126.00
5	—	618	138.00–145.00	140.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	168.00–177.00	172.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	145.00	145.00
1	—	200	146.00	146.00
4	—	616	124.00–133.00	128.47
5	—	357	141.00–155.00	143.94
1	—	530	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	75.50–82.50	80.17
1	—	1,325	72.00	72.00
15	—	1,439	82.50–92.50	85.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	61.00–65.00	62.47
3	—	790	42.00–53.50	49.63
2	—	1,048	56.00–56.50	56.26
4	—	1,081	74.00–83.00	78.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	83.50–101.50	91.15
3	—	1,217	75.00–82.00	79.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,720	97.00–114.00	107.29
2	—	1,403	69.00–90.00	80.42
3	—	1,857	119.00–122.00	120.21

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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