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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 30

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 800▲ 17 vs year ago 679 · +2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 115▼ 2 vs year ago 83 · −2.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 54▼ 23 vs year ago 39 · −59.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady except 450-525 lb weaned calves 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady except 400-500 lbs 3.00 higher. Very good demand on a good quality offering this week. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 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 $146.79/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$146.79

296 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	569	149.72	852	265
Large 1-2	584	128.73	752	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	593	119.69	710	24

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $142 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 sale296 hd

146.79

—

KY average23 barns · 6,618 hd

149.47

−2.68

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	1,651	113.80	1,879	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	87.46	1,247	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	86.09	1,018	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	69.95	741	27

Every lot

98 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	343	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	532	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	180.81/cwt	179.00–185.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	166.07/cwt	161.00–170.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	181.84/cwt	162.50–192.00	793	44
Steers	—	Large 1-2	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	163.00/cwt	158.00–170.00	761	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	179.30/cwt	160.00–196.50	850	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	185.24/cwt	170.00–191.50	976	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	161.80/cwt	157.00–164.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	176.49/cwt	166.00–184.00	999	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	157.08/cwt	154.00–160.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	165.42/cwt	149.00–174.00	1,037	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	156.86/cwt	156.50–157.00	1,062	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	148.06/cwt	147.80–149.50	1,155	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	142.22/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,155	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,045	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,391	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	278	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	319	161.81/cwt	158.00–165.00	516	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	154.94/cwt	151.00–159.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	133.32/cwt	127.00–140.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	151.09/cwt	146.00–157.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	384	169.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	651	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	162.24/cwt	150.00–172.50	698	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	447	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	156.52/cwt	148.00–166.25	745	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	142.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	122.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	152.24/cwt	147.00–156.50	799	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	149.44/cwt	146.00–151.00	832	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	139.51/cwt	138.00–144.00	805	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	124.72/cwt	114.00–131.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	142.56/cwt	139.00–143.25	865	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	617	127.04/cwt	124.00–129.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	948	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	107.52/cwt	93.00–115.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	143.08/cwt	130.50–144.70	1,027	81
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,046	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	149.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	171.72/cwt	171.00–172.50	567	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	173.27/cwt	170.00–177.50	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	168.18/cwt	161.00–172.00	792	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	165.43/cwt	155.00–171.00	885	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	152.68/cwt	152.00–154.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	161.12/cwt	155.00–172.50	912	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	151.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	121.99/cwt	115.00–126.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	407	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	98.94/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	120.75/cwt	110.00–130.00	2,087	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	40.80/cwt	34.00–48.00	366	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	64.29/cwt	60.00–70.50	664	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	82.88/cwt	80.50–84.50	898	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	84.68/cwt	77.00–96.00	942	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	70.40/cwt	69.00–72.00	795	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	75.77/cwt	75.00–77.00	883	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	92.87/cwt	87.00–100.50	1,139	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	83.20/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,184	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	91.72/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,311	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	760	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,990	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,053	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,176.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,495.00	16,472	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,063.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,130.00	11,592	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,024	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 800Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 115Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 54Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	525	147.00–156.50	152.24
8	—	319	158.00–165.00	161.81
18	—	384	165.00–170.00	169.53
22	—	607	139.00–143.25	142.56
81	—	718	130.50–144.70	143.08
16	—	655	144.75	144.75
4	—	278	165.00–167.00	165.97
34	—	476	148.00–166.25	156.52
7	—	557	146.00–151.00	149.44
23	—	430	150.00–172.50	162.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	137.50	137.50
1	—	975	82.00	82.00
2	—	360	127.00–140.00	133.32
4	—	710	93.00–115.00	107.52
4	—	669	118.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	515	120.00–128.00	122.49
3	—	610	123.00	123.00
4	—	590	114.00–131.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	113.00	113.00
8	—	577	138.00–144.00	139.51
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
2	—	320	151.00–159.00	154.94
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
4	—	482	141.00–145.00	142.00
3	—	436	144.00	144.00
3	—	377	146.00–157.00	151.09
2	—	1,067	98.00	98.00
2	—	545	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
2	—	447	137.00	137.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
3	—	617	124.00–129.00	127.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	275	152.50	152.50
2	—	483	151.00–152.00	151.50
1	—	340	152.50	152.50
1	—	635	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	127.00	127.00
5	—	383	179.00–185.00	180.81
3	—	530	157.00–164.00	161.80
3	—	428	161.00–170.00	166.07
11	—	812	141.00–142.50	142.22
2	—	1,030	101.00–102.00	101.49
2	—	570	154.00–160.00	157.08
9	—	467	158.00–170.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	152.00	152.00
3	—	343	155.00	155.00
2	—	452	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	677	156.50–157.00	156.86
25	—	780	147.80–149.50	148.06
25	—	474	160.00–196.50	179.30
3	—	700	146.00–147.00	146.33
44	—	436	162.50–192.00	181.84
16	—	566	166.00–184.00	176.49
1	—	385	191.00	191.00
12	—	627	149.00–174.00	165.42
20	—	527	170.00–191.50	185.24
5	—	340	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	120.00	120.00
2	—	407	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	161.00–172.00	168.18
2	—	615	148.00–156.00	151.90
8	—	566	155.00–172.50	161.12
3	—	430	170.00–177.50	173.27
9	—	535	155.00–171.00	165.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
3	—	562	152.00–154.00	152.68
2	—	330	171.00–172.50	171.72
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
2	—	915	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.43
3	—	317	140.00–155.00	149.95
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
2	—	373	150.00–156.00	152.90
3	—	672	115.00–126.00	121.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	154.00	154.00
1	—	665	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	34.00–48.00	40.80
4	—	1,165	75.00–77.00	75.77
7	—	1,033	60.00–70.50	64.29
11	—	1,112	77.00–96.00	84.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	86.50–97.00	91.72
8	—	1,423	77.00–86.50	83.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	69.00–72.00	70.40
13	—	1,226	87.00–100.50	92.87
3	—	1,083	80.50–84.50	82.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	98.00–100.00	98.94
1	—	1,170	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,728	110.00–130.00	120.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	775.00	775.00

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)	4	—	1,400	1,000.00–1,495.00	1,176.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,063.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	640.00	640.00

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.