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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 27

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▼ 547 vs last sale 1,039▲ 137 vs year ago 355 · +38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 80▲ 48 vs year ago 67 · +71.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 24▼ 10 vs year ago 47 · −21.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with 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 $151.11/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$151.11

297 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

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	612	152.43	933	277
Large 1-2	549	141.20	776	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	379	134.38	509	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	128.47	699	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $233 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 sale297 hd

151.11

—

KY average25 barns · 6,871 hd

151.70

−0.59

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	1,707	108.49	1,852	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	85.18	1,058	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	83.30	1,151	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	65.92	673	37

Every lot

94 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	182.47/cwt	180.00–187.50	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	180.07/cwt	177.50–182.50	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	177.84/cwt	170.00–187.50	749	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	168.73/cwt	164.00–171.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	182.96/cwt	172.00–189.00	854	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	164.17/cwt	160.00–171.00	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	177.99/cwt	171.00–185.00	950	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	177.96/cwt	164.00–186.50	1,016	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	157.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	911	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	161.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	358	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	169.85/cwt	165.00–177.50	637	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	159.63/cwt	157.00–162.50	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	151.44/cwt	147.00–153.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	162.36/cwt	156.00–171.00	693	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	160.94/cwt	155.00–169.00	764	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	148.25/cwt	146.00–152.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	155.13/cwt	147.50–165.00	822	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	553	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	124.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	142.72/cwt	141.00–144.00	823	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	152.04/cwt	148.00–155.00	879	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	128.37/cwt	127.00–131.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	148.27/cwt	142.00–154.00	924	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	155.69/cwt	143.00–156.25	1,014	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	147.10/cwt	147.10–147.10	1,093	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	781	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,043	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	857	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,148	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,010	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,091	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	174.14/cwt	161.00–187.50	491	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	184.60/cwt	184.00–185.00	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	169.32/cwt	169.00–170.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	909	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	839	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	137.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	154.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	912	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	133.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	892	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,083	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	102.07/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	114.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,996	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	48.15/cwt	30.00–55.00	437	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	626	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	68.94/cwt	63.00–75.50	718	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	81.11/cwt	76.00–85.00	898	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	79.62/cwt	75.00–82.00	934	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	78.44/cwt	75.00–83.00	987	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	88.61/cwt	83.50–95.00	1,141	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	85.38/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,224	19
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	83.14/cwt	80.00–88.00	880	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,123	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,037.42/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	973	790.69/cwt	760.00–820.00	7,693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,192	1,144.82/cwt	1,135.00–1,150.00	13,646	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,569.09/cwt	1,400.00–1,725.00	19,645	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	29,549	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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 1,039Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 80Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	177.50–182.50	180.07
4	—	461	164.00–171.00	168.73
1	—	885	135.00	135.00
3	—	581	155.00–162.00	157.25
10	—	515	160.00–171.00	164.17
3	—	340	180.00–187.50	182.47
4	—	603	151.00	151.00
1	—	660	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
10	—	571	164.00–186.50	177.96
13	—	421	170.00–187.50	177.84
3	—	633	158.00–168.00	161.37
21	—	467	172.00–189.00	182.96
12	—	534	171.00–185.00	177.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	127.00–131.00	128.37
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
2	—	574	122.00–127.00	124.55
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
2	—	468	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	165.00–177.50	169.85
16	—	530	147.50–165.00	155.13
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
68	—	651	143.00–156.25	155.69
69	—	743	147.10	147.10
13	—	427	156.00–171.00	162.36
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
30	—	475	155.00–169.00	160.94
10	—	623	142.00–154.00	148.27
10	—	578	148.00–155.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	143.00	143.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	154.00	154.00
4	—	489	146.00–152.00	148.25
6	—	380	157.00–162.50	159.63
7	—	577	141.00–144.00	142.72
8	—	517	145.00	145.00
4	—	422	147.00–153.00	151.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
6	—	857	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,010	108.00	108.00
8	—	781	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	358	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	152.00	152.00
5	—	440	184.00–185.00	184.60
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
4	—	520	170.00–180.00	174.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	161.00–187.50	174.14
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
3	—	468	169.00–170.00	169.32
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
8	—	671	131.00–136.00	133.01
6	—	541	154.00–156.00	155.00
3	—	590	154.00–156.00	154.66
1	—	1,105	98.00	98.00
1	—	790	129.00	129.00
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
2	—	312	187.00	187.00
2	—	735	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
3	—	546	135.00–144.00	137.99
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,173	75.00–82.00	79.62
19	—	1,288	83.50–95.00	88.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	73.00	73.00
19	—	1,434	83.00–94.00	85.38
6	—	1,258	75.00–83.00	78.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,107	76.00–85.00	81.11
11	—	907	30.00–55.00	48.15
2	—	1,035	60.00–61.00	60.51
13	—	1,041	63.00–75.50	68.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,747	110.00–120.00	114.28
4	—	1,706	93.00–106.00	102.07
1	—	1,355	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	80.00–88.00	83.14

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)	1	—	855	950.00	950.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	760.00–820.00	790.69

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)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,252	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,569.09

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	3	—	1,192	1,135.00–1,150.00	1,144.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.