Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not fully established due to light run ahead of approaching winter storm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.52/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$132.52

40 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$16.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.47

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	510	138.25	706	26
Medium and Large 2-3	533	121.87	649	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.38/cwt here — about $56 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 sale40 hd

132.52

—

KY average19 barns · 2,797 hd

144.99

−12.47

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	1,580	94.80	1,498	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	72.92	1,043	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	70.33	887	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	62.84	676	15

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)	1,151	$1,149	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,065	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,453	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	390	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	177.31/cwt	172.50–182.50	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.79/cwt	132.00–145.00	593	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	80.35/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,038	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	69.53/cwt	66.00–74.00	875	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	66.42/cwt	65.00–68.00	703	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	56.01/cwt	53.00–58.00	585	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	76.03/cwt	75.00–77.00	945	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	76.31/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,123	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	69.52/cwt	66.00–72.50	965	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,225	82.55/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	108.08/cwt	107.00–109.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,990	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	780	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,256.05/head	1,025.00–1,360.00	1,256	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	778.00/head	685.00–925.00	778	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,190.06/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,190	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,179	877.04/head	800.00–925.00	877	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,541.58/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,542	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	697	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 Dec 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 1,051Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 108Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 27Year ago 11

Market not fully established due to light run ahead of approaching winter storm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.50	177.50
2	—	865	141.00	141.00
1	—	525	167.00	167.00
1	—	735	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
4	—	488	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
2	—	785	102.00	102.00
2	—	360	125.00–132.00	128.60
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	438	130.00–133.00	131.53
2	—	538	127.00–132.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	130.00–140.00	133.18
4	—	582	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
4	—	650	135.00	135.00
6	—	424	132.00–145.00	139.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	147.00	147.00
3	—	377	150.00–155.00	152.60
1	—	520	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
1	—	915	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	172.50–182.50	177.31
2	—	477	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
5	—	666	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	79.00–81.00	80.35
13	—	1,259	66.00–74.00	69.53
2	—	1,228	60.00–61.00	60.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	65.00–68.00	66.42
7	—	1,044	53.00–58.00	56.01
2	—	1,243	75.00–77.00	76.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,472	74.50–78.00	76.31
7	—	1,388	66.00–72.50	69.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	79.00–87.00	82.55
2	—	1,955	107.00–109.00	108.08
1	—	1,895	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	525.00	525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,158	1,025.00–1,360.00	1,256.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,139	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,190.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	972	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	685.00–925.00	778.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	800.00–925.00	877.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,156	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,541.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · 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