Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.39/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$152.39

432 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

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	545	158.18	861	344
Large 1	555	138.79	770	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	128.30	644	76

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $217 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 sale432 hd

152.39

—

KY average24 barns · 5,301 hd

148.01

+4.38

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	—	Low	1,629	101.41	1,652	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	77.09	1,141	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	75.27	925	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	64.55	654	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	117.96	1,286	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,154	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,337	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,507	$1,783	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,292	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,041	5

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1-2	—	515	155.59/cwt	150.00–161.00	801	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	141.02/cwt	139.00–142.50	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	137.13/cwt	131.00–140.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	139.44/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	139.16/cwt	130.00–148.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	638	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.73/cwt	137.00–151.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	139.92/cwt	137.50–143.00	460	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	123.86/cwt	115.00–131.00	289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.61/cwt	141.00–144.00	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	123.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	128.32/cwt	127.00–132.50	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	264	125.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	147.57/cwt	140.00–151.50	640	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	126.71/cwt	122.00–131.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	144.07/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	173.50/cwt	170.00–179.00	665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.69/cwt	155.00–171.00	788	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	940	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.92/cwt	150.00–166.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,109	10
Steers	Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	505	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.24/cwt	133.00–150.00	667	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.39/cwt	131.00–151.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	137.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	144.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.32/cwt	134.00–144.00	828	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	53.25/cwt	49.00–58.00	506	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	64.01/cwt	61.00–67.00	657	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	75.21/cwt	74.00–76.50	839	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	69.82/cwt	68.00–72.00	686	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	73.84/cwt	71.00–75.50	1,069	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	87.98/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,503	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,286	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	89.17/cwt	85.50–98.00	1,129	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	79.22/cwt	75.00–85.00	979	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	78.16/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,140	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	60.41/cwt	55.00–63.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	70.45/cwt	64.00–74.50	855	27
Bulls	—	—	1,283	89.51/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	112.06/cwt	108.50–117.50	1,903	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	102.10/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.09/cwt	122.50–136.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	831	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	544	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	753	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	562	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,101	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	134.99/cwt	131.00–139.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.74/cwt	130.00–146.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.05/cwt	141.00–152.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.37/cwt	114.00–128.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	104.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	125.90/cwt	120.00–129.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	129.20/cwt	127.50–131.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	123.77/cwt	118.00–130.00	599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,336.67/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	134.71/cwt	130.00–141.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	145.49/cwt	138.00–149.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	149.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	553	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	173.85/cwt	173.85–173.85	958	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	920	50
Steers	Large 1	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	170.53/cwt	164.00–176.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	160.08/cwt	160.00–161.00	954	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.83/cwt	139.00–147.00	768	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	135.33/cwt	127.00–139.50	821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	917.10/head	840.00–990.00	917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,153.53/head	850.00–1,475.00	1,154	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	988.34/head	650.00–1,110.00	988	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,315.94/head	900.00–1,475.00	1,316	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	1,783.47/head	1,575.00–1,960.00	1,783	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	136.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	119.46/cwt	110.00–125.00	864	5

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 907Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 155Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	515	150.00–161.00	155.59
2	—	347	184.00	184.00
13	—	578	137.00–151.00	142.73
2	—	778	137.00–151.00	144.07
10	—	383	170.00–179.00	173.50
11	—	473	155.00–171.00	166.69
5	—	426	150.00–166.00	162.92
11	—	623	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	139.00–142.50	141.02
5	—	569	131.00–140.00	137.13
3	—	733	128.00–145.00	139.44
2	—	428	130.00–148.00	139.16
6	—	524	132.00	132.00
1	—	220	134.00	134.00
1	—	925	89.00	89.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
7	—	636	130.00–141.00	134.71
6	—	469	138.00–149.00	145.49
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	174.00	174.00
3	—	700	162.00	162.00
10	—	664	167.00	167.00
13	—	524	164.00–176.00	170.53
23	—	596	160.00–161.00	160.08
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	638	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	329	137.50–143.00	139.92
3	—	911	119.00	119.00
11	—	577	141.00–144.00	142.61
13	—	456	140.00–145.00	141.69
42	—	434	140.00–151.50	147.57
1	—	1,040	101.00	101.00
17	—	369	140.00–155.00	149.95
1	—	1,155	82.00	82.00
1	—	995	86.00	86.00
22	—	534	139.00–147.00	143.83
4	—	654	134.00–135.00	134.50
13	—	607	127.00–139.50	135.33
1	—	270	139.00	139.00
4	—	708	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	233	115.00–131.00	123.86
14	—	579	125.00–135.00	130.48
3	—	610	121.00–125.00	123.33
4	—	434	127.00–132.50	128.32
5	—	264	124.00–130.00	125.91
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
2	—	325	122.00–131.00	126.71
8	—	385	122.50–136.00	130.09
1	—	1,065	78.00	78.00
14	—	479	131.00–139.00	134.99
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	995	84.50	84.50
12	—	524	135.00–139.00	136.33
5	—	723	110.00–125.00	119.46
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	138.50	138.50
7	—	562	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	669	164.50	164.50
87	—	551	173.85	173.85
50	—	539	170.75	170.75
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	64.00	64.00
1	—	505	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	133.00–150.00	139.24
7	—	427	131.00–151.00	140.39
11	—	618	131.00–136.00	134.45
7	—	379	131.00–145.00	137.34
6	—	319	140.00–150.00	144.75
13	—	586	134.00–144.00	141.32
13	—	520	130.00–146.00	134.74
3	—	661	127.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	200	147.50	147.50
3	—	285	141.00–152.00	145.05
3	—	705	114.00–128.00	122.37
3	—	930	100.00–111.00	104.36
1	—	810	118.00	118.00
2	—	763	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	895	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	120.00–124.00	121.35
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
8	—	574	120.00–129.00	125.90
8	—	632	120.00–123.00	120.99
2	—	288	127.50–131.00	129.20
3	—	506	128.00	128.00
13	—	484	118.00–130.00	123.77
1	—	750	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	49.00–58.00	53.25
13	—	1,027	61.00–67.00	64.01
3	—	1,115	74.00–76.50	75.21
6	—	983	68.00–72.00	69.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,448	71.00–75.50	73.84
3	—	1,708	84.50–95.00	87.98
12	—	1,459	76.00–83.50	78.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	85.50–98.00	89.17
34	—	1,236	75.00–85.00	79.22
4	—	1,228	55.00–63.00	60.41
27	—	1,214	64.00–74.50	70.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	116.00–120.00	117.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	87.00–94.00	89.51
5	—	1,698	108.50–117.50	112.06
9	—	1,783	95.00–106.50	102.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,100	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,336.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	840.00–990.00	917.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	850.00–1,475.00	1,153.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,209	650.00–1,110.00	988.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,058	900.00–1,475.00	1,315.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,507	1,575.00–1,960.00	1,783.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	102.50	102.50

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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