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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 16

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 517▼ 155 vs year ago 591 · −26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 77▲ 4 vs year ago 77 · +5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 4 vs year ago 26 · +15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady except 300-500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Buyers showing preference for thin-fleshed long weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.25/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$147.25

156 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	491	151.09	742	129
Large 1-2	545	129.24	704	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	464	128.79	597	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $145 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 sale156 hd

147.25

—

KY average25 barns · 4,838 hd

145.07

+2.19

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	1,735	112.71	1,955	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	86.92	1,270	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	83.79	1,103	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	70.03	734	27

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1-2	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	339	198.09/cwt	197.50–200.00	672	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	197.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	157.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	180.90/cwt	165.00–201.00	776	32
Steers	—	Large 1-2	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	164.93/cwt	159.00–177.50	772	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	176.93/cwt	160.00–192.00	840	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	164.28/cwt	158.00–174.00	862	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	155.16/cwt	154.00–157.00	822	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	542	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	162.66/cwt	152.00–167.00	934	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	156.50/cwt	148.00–166.00	997	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	136.37/cwt	134.00–139.00	981	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	852	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,065	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,214	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	151.41/cwt	145.00–158.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	167.52/cwt	162.50–171.00	554	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	165.97/cwt	156.00–173.00	629	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	147.20/cwt	142.00–150.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	159.35/cwt	155.00–162.50	672	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	155.19/cwt	150.00–161.00	723	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	125.94/cwt	123.00–129.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	147.45/cwt	145.00–149.00	748	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	153.30/cwt	151.00–159.00	802	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	542	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	148.46/cwt	141.00–154.00	839	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	132.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	760	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	804	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	588	125.05/cwt	121.00–133.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	604	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	906	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	140.84/cwt	138.00–144.00	863	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	131.74/cwt	126.00–134.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	130.27/cwt	129.00–134.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	137.68/cwt	135.00–139.00	940	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	97.36/cwt	93.00–102.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	125.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	919	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	205	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	314	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	150.03/cwt	149.00–151.00	410	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	171.08/cwt	167.50–175.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	449	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	171.49/cwt	165.00–177.50	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	163.69/cwt	157.50–165.00	611	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	165.28/cwt	161.00–167.50	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	139.52/cwt	132.00–145.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	154.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	833	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	148.43/cwt	147.00–149.00	802	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	149.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	850	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	161.09/cwt	158.00–164.00	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	145.50/cwt	138.00–155.00	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	927	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	109.53/cwt	108.00–111.00	951	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	106.75/cwt	106.00–109.00	986	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	984	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	446	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	495	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	547	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	569	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	96.92/cwt	92.50–101.00	1,516	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	117.64/cwt	105.50–126.50	2,103	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	53.92/cwt	46.00–59.00	530	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	64.96/cwt	60.00–68.00	649	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	73.91/cwt	71.00–77.00	746	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	85.89/cwt	80.50–92.50	1,006	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	70.20/cwt	69.00–72.50	861	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	92.98/cwt	87.00–103.50	1,241	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	77.54/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,044	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	80.93/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,130	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	89.91/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,343	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,918	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	660	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,960	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	715	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,290	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,724	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	1,051.02/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	9,291	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,301	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,010.10/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,818	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,222	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	827.61/cwt	825.00–830.00	9,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	24,585	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 517Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 77Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
2	—	852	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	158.00	158.00
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
2	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	154.00–157.00	155.16
1	—	370	172.50	172.50
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,145	106.00	106.00
3	—	468	159.00–177.50	164.93
3	—	411	154.00–160.00	157.96
5	—	719	134.00–139.00	136.37
2	—	562	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
2	—	312	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	134.00	134.00
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
2	—	542	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	141.00	141.00
3	—	660	154.00	154.00
4	—	339	197.50–200.00	198.09
20	—	475	160.00–192.00	176.93
13	—	574	152.00–167.00	162.66
4	—	382	190.00–200.00	197.51
2	—	755	141.00	141.00
20	—	525	158.00–174.00	164.28
17	—	637	148.00–166.00	156.50
32	—	429	165.00–201.00	180.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
6	—	422	155.00–162.50	159.35
7	—	613	138.00–144.00	140.84
8	—	331	162.50–171.00	167.52
2	—	285	160.00	160.00
3	—	683	135.00–139.00	137.68
7	—	523	151.00–159.00	153.30
13	—	466	150.00–161.00	155.19
20	—	379	156.00–173.00	165.97
14	—	565	141.00–154.00	148.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	136.00	136.00
3	—	588	121.00–133.00	125.05
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
3	—	463	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	145.00–149.00	147.45
4	—	614	126.00–134.00	131.74
5	—	318	145.00–158.00	151.41
6	—	581	135.00–140.00	138.39
4	—	662	129.00–134.00	130.27
4	—	731	124.00–130.00	125.71
3	—	415	142.00–150.00	147.20
7	—	469	140.00–150.00	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
2	—	480	123.00–129.00	125.94
2	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	723	93.00–102.00	97.36
4	—	430	132.50–135.00	133.75
5	—	572	132.00–134.00	132.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	104.00	104.00
3	—	446	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	158.00–160.00	159.02
3	—	420	161.00–167.50	165.28
1	—	690	142.00	142.00
2	—	578	158.00–164.00	161.09
3	—	620	138.00–155.00	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	147.00–149.00	148.43
6	—	373	157.50–165.00	163.69
4	—	924	106.00–109.00	106.75
4	—	435	150.00–160.00	154.34
3	—	567	145.00–153.00	149.96
4	—	465	152.00–155.00	153.52
1	—	955	103.00	103.00
2	—	328	165.00–177.50	171.49
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
2	—	792	117.00	117.00
2	—	868	108.00–111.00	109.53
2	—	283	167.50–175.00	171.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	153.00	153.00
4	—	430	132.00–145.00	139.52
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
2	—	318	140.00–142.50	141.24
2	—	273	149.00–151.00	150.03
2	—	628	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	87.00–103.50	92.98
6	—	1,346	73.00–84.00	77.54
4	—	1,226	69.00–72.50	70.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	46.00–59.00	53.92
9	—	999	60.00–68.00	64.96
8	—	1,171	80.50–92.50	85.89
4	—	1,009	71.00–77.00	73.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	78.00–84.00	80.93
8	—	1,494	87.00–95.00	89.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,788	105.50–126.50	117.64
5	—	1,564	92.50–101.00	96.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	884	925.00–1,300.00	1,051.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	975.00–1,050.00	1,010.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,037	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	825.00–830.00	827.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.