Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher on good quality weaned packages; fleshy off-colored and bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.76/cwt on 674 head.

Average price

$158.76

674 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$51.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

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	575	161.70	930	622
Large 1-2	581	131.05	761	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	514	123.11	632	46
Small and Medium 1-2	425	110.00	468	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.70/cwt here — about $463 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 sale674 hd

158.76

—

KY average24 barns · 5,385 hd

149.55

+9.21

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	1,699	99.43	1,689	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	72.75	1,075	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	72.08	927	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	57.35	622	28

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$953	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$793	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$768	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$980	5

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	757	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.69/cwt	141.00–149.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	153.39/cwt	153.00–156.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.28/cwt	137.00–141.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.86/cwt	142.00–147.50	698	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	154.35/cwt	152.00–160.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	121.82/cwt	118.00–133.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	767	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	795	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	115.16/cwt	108.00–125.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	127.50/cwt	123.00–129.00	732	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	145.88/cwt	136.00–155.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	131.61/cwt	128.00–136.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	129.49/cwt	120.00–133.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	167.82/cwt	144.00–168.00	1,069	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.32/cwt	154.00–167.00	913	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	143.81/cwt	142.00–149.00	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	185.53/cwt	182.50–194.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	159.76/cwt	158.00–161.00	772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.50/cwt	131.00–146.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	146.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.74/cwt	158.00–164.00	857	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	173.62/cwt	169.00–177.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	172.85/cwt	172.85–172.85	1,367	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	187.88/cwt	177.00–198.00	806	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	163.34/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,101	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	177.79/cwt	165.00–184.00	937	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	165.97/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,031	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	181.65/cwt	174.00–192.00	852	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.88/cwt	144.00–146.00	832	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	145.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	102.98/cwt	99.00–107.00	942	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	699	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	68.83/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,005	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	816	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	76.78/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,157	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	62.77/cwt	61.00–64.00	655	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	67.48/cwt	64.00–71.50	848	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	50.76/cwt	46.00–54.00	567	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	56.55/cwt	54.50–61.00	614	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	78.30/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,040	15
Bulls	—	—	1,770	100.67/cwt	97.00–105.50	1,782	10
Bulls	—	—	1,477	87.88/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,298	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	110.75/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,991	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	719.97/head	685.00–750.00	720	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	939.26/head	900.00–975.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,079.54/head	825.00–1,300.00	1,080	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	870	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	995	595.83/head	590.00–600.00	596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,273	875.05/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,049.34/head	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	144.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	130.93/cwt	122.00–135.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	796	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	169.76/cwt	145.00–173.00	895	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	164.71/cwt	142.00–170.25	924	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	133.07/cwt	129.00–137.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	173.51/cwt	170.00–177.00	670	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	135.54/cwt	132.00–140.00	889	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	513	133.75/cwt	131.00–139.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.88/cwt	151.00–161.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	123.18/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	159.10/cwt	152.00–164.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	134.50/cwt	133.00–137.50	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	130.85/cwt	129.00–136.00	743	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.59/cwt	124.00–136.00	952	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 615Year ago 1,679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 145Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	124.00	124.00
3	—	422	141.00–149.00	143.69
3	—	571	137.00–141.00	138.28
40	—	482	142.00–147.50	144.86
9	—	378	140.00–148.00	145.70
30	—	533	135.00–147.00	143.87
2	—	685	126.00–135.00	130.53
2	—	725	125.00–129.00	126.96
15	—	610	130.00–133.00	130.40
4	—	318	136.00–155.00	145.88
5	—	1,124	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	153.00–156.00	153.39
4	—	387	161.00	161.00
10	—	409	152.00–160.00	154.35
241	—	637	144.00–168.00	167.82
114	—	527	145.00–173.00	169.76
128	—	561	142.00–170.25	164.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	118.00–133.00	121.82
5	—	632	108.00–125.00	115.16
4	—	574	123.00–129.00	127.50
3	—	746	115.00	115.00
3	—	323	128.00–136.00	131.61
5	—	423	120.00–133.00	129.49
5	—	514	120.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	975	85.00	85.00
9	—	473	122.00–135.00	130.93
3	—	682	110.00–120.00	116.75
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	280	129.00–137.00	133.07
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	127.00	127.00
3	—	513	131.00–139.00	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
3	—	395	159.00	159.00
1	—	480	153.00	153.00
3	—	530	131.00–146.00	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	573	154.00–167.00	159.32
10	—	677	142.00–149.00	143.81
9	—	389	182.50–194.00	185.53
8	—	483	158.00–161.00	159.76
1	—	835	157.00	157.00
3	—	755	145.00–148.00	146.00
20	—	530	158.00–164.00	161.74
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	440	169.00	169.00
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	169.00–177.00	173.62
63	—	791	172.85	172.85
30	—	429	177.00–198.00	187.88
29	—	674	155.00–176.00	163.34
25	—	527	165.00–184.00	177.79
24	—	621	156.00–175.00	165.97
19	—	469	174.00–192.00	181.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	144.00–146.00	144.88
2	—	915	99.00–107.00	102.98
8	—	541	140.00–155.00	144.86
4	—	386	170.00–177.00	173.51
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
8	—	656	132.00–140.00	135.54
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
2	—	318	151.00–161.00	155.88
2	—	440	167.00	167.00
2	—	605	137.00	137.00
4	—	833	115.00–131.00	123.18
10	—	718	124.00–136.00	132.59
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	165.00	165.00
5	—	617	143.00–147.00	145.35
8	—	511	152.00–164.00	159.10
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
3	—	530	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
1	—	820	93.00	93.00
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
2	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.49
3	—	285	133.00–137.50	134.50
2	—	683	117.00–121.00	119.01
7	—	568	129.00–136.00	130.85
2	—	472	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,460	67.00–72.50	68.83
1	—	1,285	63.50	63.50
13	—	1,507	73.00–89.00	76.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	61.00–64.00	62.77
9	—	1,118	46.00–54.00	50.76
1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00
9	—	1,085	54.50–61.00	56.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,257	64.00–71.50	67.48
1	—	1,165	57.00	57.00
15	—	1,328	73.00–86.00	78.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,770	97.00–105.50	100.67
5	—	1,477	75.00–92.00	87.88
4	—	1,798	108.00–113.00	110.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,118	685.00–750.00	719.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,385	900.00–975.00	939.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,285	825.00–1,300.00	1,079.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	590.00–600.00	595.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	850.00–900.00	875.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,049.34

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