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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 24

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

541 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 411▲ 26 vs year ago 515 · +5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 63▲ 46 vs year ago 31 · +148.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 12 vs year ago 32 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some featherweights sharply higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.21/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$185.21

247 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$59.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

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	629	188.08	1,182	220
Medium and Large 2-3	449	164.02	737	21
Large 1-2	548	159.33	873	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	575	129.00	742	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.08/cwt here — about $441 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 sale247 hd

185.21

—

KY average23 barns · 5,265 hd

183.12

+2.09

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	1,526	112.23	1,713	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	93.12	1,330	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	91.90	1,114	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	77.74	820	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)	1,197	$1,136	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$640	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,612	$1,510	2thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	173.26/cwt	160.00–189.00	473	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	206.29/cwt	200.00–212.50	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	164.65/cwt	140.00–182.50	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	221.69/cwt	215.00–223.00	834	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	211.84/cwt	207.50–217.50	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	189.56/cwt	185.00–192.50	806	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	171.20/cwt	162.50–180.00	750	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	190.19/cwt	187.50–191.00	877	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	213.89/cwt	203.00–217.00	988	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	169.24/cwt	167.50–171.00	826	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	186.34/cwt	180.00–191.00	965	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	203.72/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,076	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	898	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	186.90/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,060	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	165.99/cwt	164.00–168.00	943	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,164	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	620	146.32/cwt	141.00–152.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	187.87/cwt	164.00–190.50	1,180	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	144.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	911	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	151.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,020	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	181.19/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,352	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	175.46/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,355	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	819	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,458	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,246	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	164.66/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,405	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	160	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	257	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	318	178.54/cwt	170.00–184.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	180.28/cwt	176.00–184.00	680	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	161.68/cwt	160.00–162.50	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	161.06/cwt	158.00–164.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	139.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	176.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	752	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	156.66/cwt	152.00–164.00	722	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	172.99/cwt	166.00–178.00	808	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	140.77/cwt	137.00–149.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	164.34/cwt	156.00–168.00	851	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	162.20/cwt	159.00–163.00	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	135.07/cwt	131.00–139.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	887	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	126.96/cwt	120.00–141.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	153.03/cwt	144.00–155.00	973	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	129.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	872	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,064	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,259	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	208	151.99/cwt	142.50–162.50	316	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	196.00/cwt	188.00–200.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	203.66/cwt	200.00–209.00	949	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	179.24/cwt	174.00–190.00	848	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	139.61/cwt	132.00–147.50	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	165.93/cwt	156.00–172.00	858	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	190.44/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	165.33/cwt	155.00–176.00	942	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	140.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	859	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	975	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	816	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	903	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	102.92/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,276	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	91.02/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	126.27/cwt	117.00–132.00	2,337	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	60.19/cwt	59.00–61.50	590	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	65.91/cwt	60.50–72.50	669	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	77.85/cwt	74.00–82.00	810	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	80.95/cwt	79.00–82.00	907	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	89.29/cwt	83.50–98.00	1,007	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	87.99/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,075	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	100.21/cwt	94.00–112.50	1,258	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	91.07/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,280	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	99.42/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,484	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	905	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,135.68/head	920.00–1,210.00	1,136	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,612	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	2

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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 411Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 63Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	171.00	171.00
1	—	445	172.00	172.00
2	—	620	141.00–152.00	146.32
1	—	565	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	167.50–171.00	169.24
4	—	371	140.00–182.50	164.65
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
2	—	530	169.00–170.00	169.49
2	—	568	164.00–168.00	165.99
2	—	438	162.50–180.00	171.20
4	—	629	140.00–149.00	144.79
3	—	273	160.00–189.00	173.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	150.00–160.00	151.94
1	—	825	151.00	151.00
18	—	518	180.00–191.00	186.34
1	—	275	174.00	174.00
8	—	461	187.50–191.00	190.19
4	—	425	185.00–192.50	189.56
1	—	1,045	131.00	131.00
3	—	567	180.00–192.00	186.90
9	—	853	162.00–165.00	164.66
2	—	368	200.00–212.50	206.29
1	—	315	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	163.00–178.00	175.46
18	—	528	193.00–208.00	203.72
15	—	462	203.00–217.00	213.89
22	—	746	163.00–185.00	181.19
6	—	376	215.00–223.00	221.69
4	—	422	207.50–217.50	211.84
58	—	628	164.00–190.50	187.87
4	—	588	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	819	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	144.00–155.00	153.03
13	—	816	154.25	154.25
21	—	467	166.00–178.00	172.99
5	—	552	159.00–163.00	162.20
10	—	377	176.00–184.00	180.28
9	—	685	155.00	155.00
9	—	426	170.00–185.00	176.45
9	—	518	156.00–168.00	164.34
3	—	318	170.00–184.00	178.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	160.00	160.00
2	—	782	136.00	136.00
11	—	461	152.00–164.00	156.66
1	—	225	152.50	152.50
1	—	655	141.00	141.00
18	—	581	150.00–155.00	152.65
1	—	895	121.00	121.00
2	—	305	170.00	170.00
2	—	515	145.00–148.00	146.49
3	—	383	160.00–162.50	161.68
3	—	422	158.00–164.00	161.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	135.00–142.00	139.23
2	—	570	131.00–139.00	135.07
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
5	—	674	127.00–130.00	129.39
5	—	467	137.00–149.00	140.77
3	—	618	120.00–141.00	126.96
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
2	—	915	93.00	93.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	257	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	130.00	130.00
6	—	517	156.00–172.00	165.93
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
1	—	690	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	197.50	197.50
4	—	610	140.00–143.00	140.74
2	—	788	126.00–128.00	127.00
7	—	473	174.00–190.00	179.24
10	—	724	130.00–139.00	134.69
2	—	422	160.00	160.00
6	—	570	155.00–176.00	165.33
1	—	255	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	181.00–196.00	190.44
6	—	466	200.00–209.00	203.66
3	—	400	188.00–200.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	132.00–147.50	139.61
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	485	166.00	166.00
4	—	208	142.50–162.50	151.99
1	—	995	93.00	93.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
3	—	816	110.00–111.00	110.66
2	—	577	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	59.00–61.50	60.19
11	—	1,040	74.00–82.00	77.85
3	—	1,015	60.50–72.50	65.91
6	—	1,128	83.50–98.00	89.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	79.00–82.00	80.95
13	—	1,255	94.00–112.50	100.21
8	—	1,222	83.50–92.50	87.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,493	95.00–105.00	99.42
12	—	1,406	84.00–94.50	91.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	88.00–95.00	91.02
7	—	1,851	117.00–132.00	126.27
6	—	1,240	96.00–105.00	102.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,197	920.00–1,210.00	1,135.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,612	1,510.00	1,510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	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.