Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves 400-600 lbs sold sharply higher with good buyer participation and active farmer participation for weaned packages. Yearling steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Yearling heifers 5.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.69/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$168.69

206 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$581

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

$46.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

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	609	170.51	1,038	193
Large 1-2	615	151.83	934	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	448	139.75	625	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	368	124.11	457	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.41/cwt here — about $581 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 sale206 hd

168.69

—

KY average23 barns · 5,696 hd

162.77

+5.93

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	1,698	98.98	1,680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	71.16	901	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	69.28	987	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	54.42	567	32

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)	1,185	$943	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$759	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$704	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$485	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,384	$1,017	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.27/cwt	162.50–187.50	635	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	121.16/cwt	120.00–122.50	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	142.90/cwt	141.00–145.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	151.77/cwt	145.00–157.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	155.81/cwt	155.00–157.50	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	151.00/cwt	149.00–154.00	729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.53/cwt	130.00–142.50	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	612	107.26/cwt	101.00–120.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.55/cwt	134.00–145.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	155.41/cwt	146.00–157.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	892	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	139.91/cwt	132.50–149.00	320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	109.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	940	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	177.98/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,038	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	192.85/cwt	181.00–196.00	910	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,256	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	158.87/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,002	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	163.55/cwt	152.00–165.50	1,130	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	811	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	192.74/cwt	192.00–196.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	182.44/cwt	167.00–192.00	971	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	192.57/cwt	181.00–200.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.99/cwt	141.00–144.00	805	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	542	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	710	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	616	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	160.80/cwt	157.00–171.00	738	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	61.66/cwt	59.50–64.50	706	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	72.34/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,062	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	67.55/cwt	64.00–70.00	847	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	48.49/cwt	42.50–53.00	502	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	56.00/cwt	53.00–59.00	556	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	66.48/cwt	64.00–69.00	918	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	62.05/cwt	61.00–63.00	827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	61.33/cwt	57.50–64.00	852	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	76.71/cwt	70.00–93.00	963	17
Bulls	—	—	1,855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	2,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	100.76/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,718	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	83.49/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	723.70/head	710.00–735.00	724	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.48/cwt	133.00–138.00	765	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	667.75/head	600.00–760.00	668	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	896.35/head	885.00–910.00	896	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	965.49/head	825.00–1,085.00	965	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	704.30/head	675.00–750.00	704	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,101.42/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	167.13/cwt	155.00–174.00	558	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	123.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	445	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	125.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	107.04/cwt	101.00–110.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	109.03/cwt	103.00–121.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	104.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	766	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.59/cwt	157.50–177.50	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	109.00–121.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	119.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.12/cwt	141.00–152.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	133.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	134.90/cwt	125.00–143.00	498	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	566	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 420Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 123Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	165.00	165.00
6	—	373	162.50–187.50	170.27
47	—	770	156.00	156.00
2	—	690	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	158.00	158.00
3	—	863	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	167.50	167.50
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	120.00–122.50	121.16
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	133.00	133.00
2	—	707	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	583	166.00–181.00	177.98
25	—	472	181.00–196.00	192.85
16	—	631	150.00–172.00	158.87
20	—	691	152.00–165.50	163.55
11	—	379	192.00–196.00	192.74
20	—	532	167.00–192.00	182.44
7	—	425	181.00–200.00	192.57
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	146.00	146.00
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
3	—	528	161.00	161.00
1	—	650	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	141.00–145.00	142.90
7	—	378	145.00–157.00	151.77
3	—	343	155.00–157.50	155.81
28	—	483	149.00–154.00	151.00
7	—	434	146.00–157.00	155.41
27	—	614	140.00–148.00	145.27
20	—	516	145.00–150.00	147.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	130.00–142.50	138.53
14	—	474	137.00–145.00	141.06
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
11	—	524	134.00–145.00	140.55
5	—	229	132.50–149.00	139.91
5	—	628	130.00–139.00	135.96
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
3	—	583	138.00–140.00	139.35
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	101.00–120.00	107.26
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
1	—	940	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	130.00–132.00	130.67
6	—	731	108.00–110.00	109.66
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
2	—	405	127.00–130.00	128.50
4	—	474	123.00–126.00	125.25
2	—	628	122.00–126.00	123.98
3	—	658	101.00–110.00	107.04
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	141.00–144.00	141.99
6	—	334	155.00–174.00	167.13
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
3	—	275	157.50–177.50	170.59
2	—	483	145.00–150.00	147.44
2	—	725	109.00–121.00	115.00
9	—	529	141.00–152.00	147.12
11	—	611	131.00–136.00	133.02
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	131.00	131.00
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
3	—	616	117.00–120.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	157.00–171.00	160.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	133.00–138.00	135.48
3	—	522	130.00–132.50	130.81
2	—	482	130.00	130.00
4	—	619	103.00–121.00	109.03
2	—	733	100.00–109.00	104.55
2	—	670	115.00–124.00	119.57
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
7	—	369	125.00–143.00	134.90
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	131.00	131.00
7	—	360	120.00–133.00	123.60
1	—	300	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
2	—	515	105.00–115.00	109.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	59.50–64.50	61.66
12	—	1,036	42.50–53.00	48.49
13	—	992	53.00–59.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,468	70.00–78.50	72.34
13	—	1,381	64.00–69.00	66.48
3	—	1,333	61.00–63.00	62.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,254	64.00–70.00	67.55
3	—	1,390	57.50–64.00	61.33
17	—	1,256	70.00–93.00	76.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	117.50	117.50
7	—	1,705	96.00–105.00	100.76
2	—	1,593	75.00–88.00	83.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,740	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,495	925.00–1,225.00	1,101.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	710.00–735.00	723.70
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	485.00	485.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	932	600.00–760.00	667.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	982	675.00–750.00	704.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	885.00–910.00	896.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,200	825.00–1,085.00	965.49

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