Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.06/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$169.06

251 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$48.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

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	531	171.95	914	236
Large 1-2	715	127.00	908	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	641	123.33	790	14thin

One grade step is worth $48.63/cwt here — about $124 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 sale251 hd

169.06

—

KY average24 barns · 5,408 hd

164.93

+4.13

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	116.92	1,939	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	92.04	1,319	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	88.25	1,010	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	70.95	736	31

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)	1,100	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,279	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,225	8

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	176.44/cwt	172.00–181.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	187.68/cwt	161.00–189.50	1,040	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.30/cwt	162.00–162.50	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	120.83/cwt	110.00–130.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	154.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.11/cwt	150.00–161.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	162.73/cwt	152.50–167.50	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	168.92/cwt	164.00–175.00	720	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	165.67/cwt	162.00–178.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	165.61/cwt	159.00–171.00	856	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	150.64/cwt	144.50–161.00	961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	186.31/cwt	180.00–192.50	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	180.50/cwt	180.00–182.50	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	192.10/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,425	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	152.48/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	171.37/cwt	167.00–176.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	188.59/cwt	186.00–191.00	967	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	164.94/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	162.76/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	180.94/cwt	179.75–188.00	1,104	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	167.79/cwt	156.00–172.50	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	663	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	185.81/cwt	182.50–188.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	156.78/cwt	146.00–161.00	873	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.84/cwt	180.00–184.00	673	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	80.47/cwt	74.00–84.50	920	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	74.36/cwt	71.50–77.00	800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	92.04/cwt	88.50–97.50	1,319	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	93.91/cwt	85.50–105.50	1,075	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	54.07/cwt	31.00–64.00	510	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	81.93/cwt	78.00–87.00	882	11
Bulls	—	—	1,791	126.00/cwt	116.00–131.50	2,257	12
Bulls	—	—	1,425	106.20/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	89.25/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	1,133.71/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,134	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,378.36/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,378	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,279.06/head	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	172.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	138.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	139.53/cwt	134.00–145.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,203	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	158.61/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	918	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	171.06/cwt	165.00–176.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	172.11/cwt	161.00–182.50	563	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	931	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	965	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	975	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	487	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	395	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.40/cwt	152.50–167.50	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	179.20/cwt	170.00–182.50	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	166.53/cwt	157.50–172.00	784	11

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 460Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 68Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	142.00	142.00
1	—	685	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	172.00–181.00	176.44
1	—	820	158.00	158.00
8	—	369	180.00–192.50	186.31
10	—	407	180.00–182.50	180.50
37	—	877	162.50	162.50
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
4	—	685	152.00–154.00	152.48
4	—	566	167.00–176.00	171.37
1	—	625	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	557	184.00–202.00	192.10
46	—	513	186.00–191.00	188.59
10	—	718	159.00–170.00	164.94
4	—	670	158.00–165.00	162.76
5	—	780	156.00–172.50	167.79
8	—	481	202.00	202.00
4	—	448	195.00	195.00
1	—	600	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	610	179.75–188.00	180.94
5	—	663	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	554	161.00–189.50	187.68
18	—	426	164.00–175.00	168.92
17	—	475	162.00–178.00	165.67
3	—	693	151.00	151.00
25	—	517	159.00–171.00	165.61
16	—	638	144.50–161.00	150.64
3	—	738	150.00	150.00
7	—	375	165.00–176.00	171.06
11	—	327	161.00–182.50	172.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	162.00–162.50	162.30
5	—	563	142.00	142.00
2	—	462	158.00	158.00
4	—	534	150.00–156.00	154.50
3	—	670	130.00–135.00	133.38
3	—	368	150.00–161.00	157.11
3	—	241	152.50–167.50	162.73
2	—	620	140.00–144.00	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	632	110.00–130.00	120.83
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
1	—	920	95.00	95.00
2	—	570	136.00	136.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
2	—	440	141.00	141.00
2	—	538	134.00–145.00	139.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	93.50	93.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	182.50–188.00	185.81
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
8	—	663	157.00–160.00	158.61
2	—	612	150.00	150.00
5	—	541	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	146.00–161.00	156.78
5	—	372	180.00–184.00	180.84
2	—	328	165.00–180.00	172.33
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
1	—	265	173.00	173.00
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
11	—	527	152.50–167.50	159.40
4	—	408	170.00–182.50	179.20
11	—	471	157.50–172.00	166.53
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	128.00	128.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
5	—	576	130.00–142.00	138.06
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	101.00	101.00
2	—	487	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,143	74.00–84.50	80.47
11	—	1,145	85.50–105.50	93.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,076	71.50–77.00	74.36
9	—	943	31.00–64.00	54.07
1	—	1,070	68.00	68.00
11	—	1,076	78.00–87.00	81.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,433	88.50–97.50	92.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,791	116.00–131.50	126.00
5	—	1,425	105.00–108.00	106.20
2	—	1,448	87.00–91.00	89.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,225	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,247	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,378.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,279.06

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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