Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.23/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$186.23

173 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$472

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

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.82

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	663	188.19	1,248	157
Large 1-2	569	177.88	1,013	8thin
Large 1	645	158.00	1,019	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	498	155.98	776	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about $472 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 sale173 hd

186.23

—

KY average26 barns · 5,842 hd

176.41

+9.82

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	1,720	126.20	2,170	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	94.49	1,374	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	93.65	1,202	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	67.04	703	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,139	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,035	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$838	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$885	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$735	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$1,732	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$980	5

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	731	137.04/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	140.34/cwt	139.50–145.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	171.12/cwt	166.00–177.00	811	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	153.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	172.50/cwt	171.00–174.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	160.50/cwt	154.00–166.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	168.56/cwt	161.00–175.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	153.22/cwt	148.00–156.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	142.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	159.22/cwt	158.00–163.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	172.27/cwt	159.00–185.00	1,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	167.00/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	167.23/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,139	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	171.91/cwt	169.00–174.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	148.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	187.93/cwt	182.50–196.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	182.01/cwt	180.00–184.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	202.91/cwt	199.00–205.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	197.75/cwt	187.50–204.00	953	9
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	645	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	807	190.95/cwt	190.95–190.95	1,541	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	683	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	874	14
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	197.10/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,143	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	196.22/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,042	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	588	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	140.21/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	187.22/cwt	186.00–189.00	762	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	502	166.15/cwt	162.50–168.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.48/cwt	141.00–150.00	899	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	95.85/cwt	89.50–104.00	1,415	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	82.27/cwt	80.50–84.50	931	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	75.37/cwt	71.50–77.00	846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	49.79/cwt	32.50–59.50	460	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	84.99/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	98.17/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,290	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	86.71/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,050	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	129.83/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,372	8
Bulls	—	—	1,290	111.66/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	928	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,034.96/head	885.00–1,120.00	1,035	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,139.49/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,139	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,258.05/head	1,225.00–1,295.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,732.07/head	1,685.00–1,775.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	831	138.26/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	149.83/cwt	149.00–150.00	857	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	173.35/cwt	167.00–181.00	827	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	191.50/cwt	182.50–201.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	152.28/cwt	146.00–155.00	870	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	110.99/cwt	107.00–115.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.31/cwt	162.00–171.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	746	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 587Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year 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
3	—	731	135.00–138.00	137.04
8	—	638	139.50–145.00	140.34
3	—	517	150.00–156.00	153.91
4	—	467	158.00–163.00	159.22
1	—	200	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
2	—	425	162.50	162.50
6	—	572	149.00–150.00	149.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	474	166.00–177.00	171.12
4	—	387	171.00–174.00	172.50
6	—	570	154.00–166.00	160.50
10	—	524	161.00–175.00	168.56
4	—	613	148.00–156.00	153.22
6	—	702	140.00–144.00	142.66
3	—	331	185.00	185.00
3	—	658	140.00–145.00	143.35
10	—	424	169.00–174.00	171.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
2	—	637	134.00	134.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	831	135.00–139.50	138.26
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
3	—	568	145.00–151.00	148.96
1	—	485	171.00	171.00
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	159.00–185.00	172.27
4	—	756	166.00–168.00	167.00
5	—	681	163.00–169.00	167.23
2	—	707	160.00	160.00
6	—	384	199.00–205.00	202.91
9	—	482	187.50–204.00	197.75
21	—	580	186.00–199.00	197.10
17	—	531	186.00–204.00	196.22
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	166.00	166.00
2	—	967	158.50	158.50
2	—	1,045	120.00	120.00
6	—	382	182.50–196.00	187.93
2	—	458	180.00–184.00	182.01
1	—	945	161.00	161.00
1	—	340	195.00	195.00
1	—	415	177.00	177.00
3	—	507	180.00–182.00	181.32
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	807	190.95	190.95
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	179.00	179.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	683	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	102.00	102.00
1	—	455	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	782	139.00–144.00	140.21
2	—	580	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	141.00–150.00	145.48
3	—	650	152.00	152.00
1	—	805	138.00	138.00
14	—	477	167.00–181.00	173.35
2	—	370	182.50–201.00	191.50
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
2	—	290	203.00	203.00
3	—	430	179.00–181.00	180.33
5	—	526	162.00–171.00	164.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	192.00	192.00
5	—	407	186.00–189.00	187.22
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	162.50–168.00	166.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
2	—	482	159.00	159.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
2	—	625	130.00–137.00	133.61
16	—	571	146.00–155.00	152.28
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
2	—	823	107.00–115.00	110.99
2	—	522	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,476	89.50–104.00	95.85
2	—	1,298	84.50–85.50	84.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	80.50–84.50	82.27
5	—	1,123	71.50–77.00	75.37
1	—	1,130	70.00	70.00
7	—	924	32.50–59.50	49.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,314	90.00–106.00	98.17
7	—	1,211	81.00–89.00	86.71
1	—	1,365	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,827	125.00–138.00	129.83
2	—	1,290	109.00–114.00	111.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	985.00	985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	1,225.00–1,295.00	1,258.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	885.00	885.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,140	885.00–1,120.00	1,034.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	900.00–1,250.00	1,139.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,415	1,685.00–1,775.00	1,732.07

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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