Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with plain offering; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good offering; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.55/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$177.55

386 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

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

$53.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

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	617	179.79	1,109	370
Medium and Large 2-3	530	125.83	667	16thin

One grade step is worth $53.96/cwt here — about $442 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 sale386 hd

177.55

—

KY average25 barns · 5,978 hd

170.85

+6.71

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	—	High	1,717	108.68	1,866	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	83.88	1,256	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	82.83	990	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	74.89	779	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$922	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,247	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Value Added	—	413	194.41/cwt	192.00–195.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	175.89/cwt	162.00–181.00	839	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.54/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,036	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	155.81/cwt	155.00–157.50	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	157.66/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	138.01/cwt	119.00–147.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.30/cwt	140.00–157.00	788	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.81/cwt	145.00–158.00	659	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,090	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	162.06/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,019	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.14/cwt	130.00–153.00	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	134.75/cwt	125.50–150.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	171.84/cwt	156.00–181.00	883	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	154.54/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	171.32/cwt	160.00–181.00	982	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	176.99/cwt	160.00–189.00	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	129.30/cwt	122.00–161.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	121.58/cwt	117.00–131.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	188.73/cwt	185.00–191.00	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	186.88/cwt	170.50–188.00	1,332	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	179.29/cwt	162.00–184.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.59/cwt	127.00–134.00	883	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	157.11/cwt	152.00–165.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.63/cwt	171.00–187.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	795	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	83.64/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,254	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	75.28/cwt	66.50–79.50	854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	90.64/cwt	86.50–100.50	1,128	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	77.37/cwt	77.00–78.00	806	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.50	998	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	91.31/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,378	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	116.19/cwt	105.00–119.50	1,929	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	72.41/cwt	70.50–74.00	752	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	75.29/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,115	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	109.34/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,930	16
Bulls	—	—	1,666	96.93/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,615	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	921.96/head	875.00–950.00	922	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,044.88/head	975.00–1,110.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	117.39/cwt	102.50–121.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.63/cwt	116.50–122.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.45/cwt	147.50–173.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.15/cwt	130.00–157.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	145.59/cwt	136.00–148.50	882	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	117.23/cwt	105.00–125.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.06/cwt	146.00–163.00	881	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	116.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	134.68/cwt	132.50–139.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	132.78/cwt	131.00–137.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.93/cwt	124.00–153.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	92.25/cwt	92.00–92.50	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.03/cwt	152.50–165.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	119.53/cwt	100.00–140.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.66/cwt	143.00–154.50	725	40

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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 750Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 53Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 47Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	192.00–195.00	194.41
26	—	582	187.25	187.25
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
6	—	497	200.00	200.00
9	—	527	185.00–191.00	188.73
164	—	713	170.50–188.00	186.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	162.00–181.00	175.89
3	—	705	157.00–159.00	157.66
20	—	629	155.00–169.00	162.06
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
4	—	815	125.50–150.00	134.75
47	—	514	156.00–181.00	171.84
8	—	668	152.00–161.00	154.54
24	—	573	160.00–181.00	171.32
11	—	428	160.00–189.00	176.99
1	—	1,050	125.00	125.00
9	—	368	162.00–184.00	179.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	119.00–147.00	138.01
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	842	101.00	101.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
5	—	385	122.00–161.00	129.30
3	—	520	117.00–131.00	121.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	825	115.00–139.00	125.54
6	—	343	155.00–157.50	155.81
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
49	—	521	140.00–157.00	151.30
23	—	431	145.00–158.00	152.81
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
14	—	618	130.00–153.00	143.14
31	—	572	146.00–163.00	154.06
7	—	678	124.00–153.00	137.93
1	—	945	91.00	91.00
8	—	385	152.50–165.00	159.03
40	—	481	143.00–154.50	150.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
2	—	790	104.00	104.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
3	—	667	115.00–119.00	116.34
3	—	363	132.50–139.00	134.68
4	—	517	131.00–137.00	132.78
2	—	730	92.00–92.50	92.25
2	—	318	100.00–140.00	119.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	676	127.00–134.00	130.59
7	—	471	152.00–165.00	157.11
2	—	823	114.00–120.00	116.94
2	—	378	171.00–187.00	178.63
2	—	313	145.00–150.00	147.56
11	—	580	130.00–145.00	137.03
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
5	—	733	116.50–122.00	118.63
13	—	424	147.50–173.00	161.45
2	—	760	122.00	122.00
15	—	519	130.00–157.00	141.15
19	—	606	136.00–148.50	145.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
6	—	522	102.50–121.00	117.39
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
2	—	600	111.00	111.00
6	—	559	105.00–125.00	117.23
2	—	440	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,499	81.00–86.00	83.64
5	—	1,509	88.00–94.00	91.31
4	—	1,481	74.00–78.00	75.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,135	66.50–79.50	75.28
10	—	1,245	86.50–100.50	90.64
7	—	1,211	80.00–85.50	82.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	77.00–78.00	77.37
3	—	1,038	70.50–74.00	72.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,660	105.00–119.50	116.19
16	—	1,765	104.00–112.00	109.34
6	—	1,666	92.00–101.00	96.93

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,006	875.00–950.00	921.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	975.00–1,110.00	1,044.88

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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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle