Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday steer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand for good quality weaned packages; off-color, fleshy and bawling calves facing discounts. Heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.22/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$151.22

376 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$48.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	586	154.46	906	333
Medium and Large 2-3	558	127.48	711	32
Large 1-2	663	125.88	834	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	373	105.50	393	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.96/cwt here — about $513 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 sale376 hd

151.22

—

KY average23 barns · 6,812 hd

148.31

+2.90

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	1,653	92.51	1,529	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	74.28	951	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	72.46	1,055	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	57.81	604	22

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)	1,263	$935	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$830	22
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	875	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$827	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	81.69/cwt	73.00–92.50	1,091	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	76.32/cwt	73.50–83.00	1,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	149.85/cwt	147.00–151.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	181.04/cwt	170.00–187.00	844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	140.37/cwt	139.50–141.00	877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	153.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	166.93/cwt	166.85–167.00	1,110	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	149.09/cwt	146.00–150.00	795	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	921	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	128.24/cwt	128.00–129.00	795	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	691	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	135.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	151.89/cwt	151.00–152.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.78/cwt	140.00–148.00	680	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.32/cwt	160.00–161.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	134.84/cwt	130.00–137.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	146.51/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	165.19/cwt	152.00–167.50	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	159.46/cwt	156.00–166.00	998	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	151.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	932	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	541	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	757	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	687	142.33/cwt	142.00–144.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	157.97/cwt	155.00–161.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	162.01/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,090	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	194.15/cwt	187.50–198.00	812	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	568	158.41/cwt	155.00–159.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	171.40/cwt	164.00–175.00	960	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	164.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	170.57/cwt	166.00–178.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	891	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	799	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	518	121.75/cwt	115.00–126.00	631	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.87/cwt	65.00–70.00	819	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	64.23/cwt	60.50–68.00	687	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	58.28/cwt	56.00–60.00	613	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	42.74/cwt	32.00–51.00	415	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	69.76/cwt	66.00–73.50	992	10
Bulls	—	—	1,503	80.35/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,208	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	111.41/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	98.37/cwt	94.00–104.50	1,731	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	746.85/head	650.00–800.00	747	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	775	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	994.44/head	950.00–1,025.00	994	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	827.47/head	800.00–850.00	827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,004.41/head	900.00–1,050.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.90/cwt	129.00–139.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.84/cwt	150.50–162.50	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	113.48/cwt	108.00–119.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	161.50/cwt	156.00–167.50	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	141.90/cwt	130.00–155.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.20/cwt	138.00–146.00	758	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	144.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.49/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	136.60/cwt	136.00–137.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	818	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	133.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.45/cwt	141.00–151.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.61/cwt	152.50–168.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	158.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.79/cwt	138.00–150.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	134.86/cwt	131.00–138.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	132.92/cwt	125.00–138.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 788Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 117Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 31Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,335	73.00–92.50	81.69
9	—	1,225	65.00–70.00	66.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,505	73.50–83.00	76.32
10	—	1,422	66.00–73.50	69.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	72.00	72.00
9	—	1,070	60.50–68.00	64.23
7	—	1,052	56.00–60.00	58.28
5	—	970	32.00–51.00	42.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	70.00–87.00	80.35
2	—	1,780	109.00–113.50	111.41
6	—	1,760	94.00–104.50	98.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
4	—	286	140.00	140.00
2	—	675	146.00	146.00
1	—	895	123.00	123.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
2	—	405	136.00	136.00
3	—	517	130.00–137.50	134.84
2	—	557	141.00	141.00
3	—	345	148.00	148.00
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	177.50	177.50
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
3	—	431	160.00–161.00	160.32
4	—	706	142.00–149.00	146.51
15	—	482	152.00–167.50	165.19
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	890	145.00	145.00
8	—	616	148.00–155.00	151.29
2	—	535	155.00–161.00	157.97
7	—	560	160.00–166.00	164.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	466	170.00–187.00	181.04
26	—	626	156.00–166.00	159.46
22	—	673	159.00–165.00	162.01
13	—	418	187.50–198.00	194.15
2	—	397	200.00	200.00
35	—	560	164.00–175.00	171.40
7	—	526	166.00–178.00	170.57
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	541	140.00	140.00
6	—	687	142.00–144.00	142.33
7	—	568	155.00–159.00	158.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	147.00–151.00	149.85
4	—	321	160.00	160.00
14	—	625	139.50–141.00	140.37
17	—	408	150.00–155.00	153.88
155	—	665	166.85–167.00	166.93
15	—	533	146.00–150.00	149.09
9	—	457	151.00–152.00	151.89
9	—	753	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	620	128.00–129.00	128.24
4	—	691	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
4	—	432	140.00–145.00	141.74
2	—	865	105.00–108.00	106.47
1	—	145	140.00	140.00
23	—	476	140.00–148.00	142.78
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
7	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.21
2	—	210	130.00–155.00	141.90
21	—	526	138.00–146.00	144.20
9	—	334	140.00–150.00	144.18
14	—	568	137.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	827	95.00	95.00
3	—	700	124.00	124.00
10	—	616	130.00–137.00	132.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	132.00–137.00	135.36
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
5	—	575	136.00–137.00	136.60
3	—	611	120.00	120.00
3	—	411	138.00	138.00
2	—	672	118.00	118.00
2	—	955	89.00	89.00
11	—	484	130.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
4	—	675	130.00–136.00	131.96
4	—	382	150.50–162.50	155.84
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
3	—	480	150.00–165.00	155.47
3	—	200	156.00–167.50	161.50
9	—	523	141.00–151.00	146.45
2	—	320	152.50–168.00	160.61
6	—	287	150.00–165.00	158.81
7	—	576	138.00–150.00	140.79
7	—	724	131.00–138.00	134.86
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	155.00–160.00	157.52
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	122.50	122.50
5	—	518	115.00–126.00	121.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	129.00–139.00	133.90
4	—	506	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
2	—	658	108.00–119.00	113.48
4	—	710	109.00–117.00	113.06
8	—	631	120.00	120.00
4	—	576	125.00–138.00	132.92
1	—	305	138.00	138.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,108	650.00–800.00	746.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,282	950.00–1,025.00	994.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	900.00–1,050.00	1,004.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	800.00–850.00	827.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	875	725.00	725.00

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.

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