Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers steady on similar quality; softer fleshy calves 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 higher in a limited comparison with very good demand in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate to 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 $163.12/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$163.12

238 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

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	508	167.36	850	209
Large 1-2	514	140.50	722	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	129.53	677	21

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $173 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 sale238 hd

163.12

—

KY average25 barns · 5,210 hd

165.24

−2.12

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	1,628	116.01	1,889	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	85.68	1,224	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	83.46	1,051	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	73.13	794	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$813	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$787	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,400	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$998	7

Every lot, as filed

115 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	172.91/cwt	171.00–175.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	176.65/cwt	163.00–187.00	745	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	186.32/cwt	177.50–197.00	606	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	757	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	163.50/cwt	157.00–173.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	183.12/cwt	175.00–200.00	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	169.82/cwt	164.00–176.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.71/cwt	157.50–161.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	171.77/cwt	171.00–172.50	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.34/cwt	145.00–154.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	169.35/cwt	160.00–175.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.68/cwt	140.00–143.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	143.79/cwt	137.50–150.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.68/cwt	111.00–131.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	187.59/cwt	186.00–190.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	178.39/cwt	168.00–186.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	287	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	176.33/cwt	176.00–178.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	160.44/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,086	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	170.33/cwt	162.00–171.50	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	192.28/cwt	177.00–201.00	1,215	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	192.55/cwt	170.00–194.50	1,361	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	208.09/cwt	193.00–216.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	173.61/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	203.32/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	203.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	198.83/cwt	191.00–201.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	206.96/cwt	202.00–210.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	888	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	88.18/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,225	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	81.51/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,219	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	75.42/cwt	73.00–78.00	858	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	66.77/cwt	65.00–69.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	83.14/cwt	79.00–90.00	979	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	89.13/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,148	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	81.53/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,005	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	55.11/cwt	38.00–65.00	498	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	74.12/cwt	69.50–76.50	932	5
Bulls	—	—	1,217	102.73/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	123.19/cwt	118.00–131.00	2,216	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	662.23/head	650.00–675.00	662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	792.44/head	785.00–800.00	792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	675	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	820	767.24/head	725.00–810.00	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	901.32/head	850.00–950.00	901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	1,335.27/head	1,320.00–1,350.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	160.13/cwt	154.00–164.00	898	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.77/cwt	132.00–145.00	704	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	137.29/cwt	130.00–142.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	140.09/cwt	132.50–147.50	284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	183.30/cwt	182.50–185.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	199.94/cwt	195.00–205.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	163.87/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,019	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	169.24/cwt	159.00–180.00	797	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	208.80/cwt	200.00–217.50	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.34/cwt	180.00–201.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.20/cwt	151.00–162.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	175.71/cwt	165.00–185.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	184.64/cwt	180.00–187.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	145.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	146.23/cwt	131.00–150.00	834	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	127.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	109.29/cwt	103.00–119.00	899	4

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 541Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 77Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 20Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	145.00	145.00
1	—	835	131.00	131.00
2	—	628	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	325	171.00–175.00	172.91
1	—	710	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	172.50	172.50
1	—	190	151.00	151.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	169.00	169.00
1	—	425	186.00	186.00
1	—	700	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	182.50	182.50
5	—	466	186.00–190.00	187.59
6	—	582	168.00–186.00	178.39
1	—	610	167.00	167.00
6	—	512	176.00–178.00	176.33
3	—	677	151.00–168.00	160.44
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	960	131.00	131.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	840	162.00–171.50	170.33
20	—	632	177.00–201.00	192.28
25	—	707	170.00–194.50	192.55
9	—	464	193.00–216.00	208.09
3	—	660	170.00–181.00	173.61
8	—	578	191.00–215.00	203.32
3	—	418	200.00–205.00	203.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	422	163.00–187.00	176.65
3	—	675	147.00–150.00	149.02
11	—	325	177.50–197.00	186.32
11	—	524	157.00–173.00	163.50
15	—	373	175.00–200.00	183.12
2	—	573	164.00–176.00	169.82
45	—	622	146.00–168.00	163.87
34	—	471	159.00–180.00	169.24
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00
3	—	466	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	150.00	150.00
6	—	426	157.50–161.00	159.71
2	—	385	171.00–172.50	171.77
3	—	315	160.00	160.00
7	—	526	145.00–154.00	150.34
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
4	—	274	160.00–175.00	169.35
10	—	635	140.00–143.00	140.68
4	—	570	145.00–155.00	150.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	757	156.75	156.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	125.00–127.00	125.67
3	—	825	110.00	110.00
2	—	358	137.50–150.00	143.79
2	—	620	111.00–131.00	120.68
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
3	—	570	130.00–142.00	137.29
4	—	203	132.50–147.50	140.09
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	141.00	141.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	182.50–185.00	183.30
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
5	—	373	195.00–205.00	199.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	201.00	201.00
5	—	440	191.00–201.00	198.83
5	—	324	202.00–210.00	206.96
1	—	535	166.00	166.00
2	—	597	177.00	177.00
4	—	463	200.00–217.50	208.80
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	175.00	175.00
13	—	561	154.00–164.00	160.13
1	—	865	135.00	135.00
2	—	325	180.00–201.00	190.34
2	—	650	135.00	135.00
9	—	526	151.00–162.00	158.20
3	—	423	165.00–185.00	175.71
3	—	640	131.00	131.00
3	—	277	180.00–187.00	184.64
2	—	458	186.00–190.00	187.99
3	—	761	123.00–129.00	127.00
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
4	—	823	103.00–119.00	109.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	124.00	124.00
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
5	—	515	132.00–145.00	136.77
1	—	450	142.50	142.50
2	—	255	140.00–151.00	145.39
9	—	570	131.00–150.00	146.23
3	—	646	127.00–129.00	128.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,389	85.00–92.50	88.18
6	—	1,496	77.00–83.50	81.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	73.00–78.00	75.42
5	—	1,002	65.00–69.00	66.77
9	—	1,177	79.00–90.00	83.14
4	—	903	38.00–65.00	55.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,288	85.00–97.00	89.13
14	—	1,233	78.00–84.50	81.53
5	—	1,257	69.50–76.50	74.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	101.00–105.50	102.73
1	—	1,155	84.00	84.00
10	—	1,799	118.00–131.00	123.19

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	—	1,135	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	650.00–675.00	662.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	785.00–800.00	792.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	850.00–950.00	901.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	725.00–810.00	767.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,538	1,320.00–1,350.00	1,335.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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