Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparisons due to Holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.08/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$163.08

181 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$70.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.19

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	567	165.80	940	171
Medium and Large 2-3	587	118.99	698	9thin
Large 1-2	965	95.00	917	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.80/cwt here — about $23 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 sale181 hd

163.08

—

KY average13 barns · 2,780 hd

154.89

+8.19

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	1,770	104.57	1,851	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	76.36	1,132	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	73.32	933	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	59.00	586	51

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$977	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$920	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	168.01/cwt	160.00–175.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.16/cwt	141.00–152.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.04/cwt	132.00–137.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	123.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	158.11/cwt	145.00–162.00	980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	172.73/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,014	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	169.35/cwt	160.00–177.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	165.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	162.33/cwt	154.00–163.50	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	176.24/cwt	175.50–181.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	168.97/cwt	160.00–174.50	1,053	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	159.34/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	176.27/cwt	174.00–177.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	178.72/cwt	172.50–181.00	742	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	517	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	118.03/cwt	111.00–125.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	80.15/cwt	74.50–88.50	907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,198.48/head	985.00–1,350.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	754.82/head	685.00–825.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,025.42/head	875.00–1,375.00	1,025	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	775	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,946	116.20/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,261	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	104.70/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,989	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	80.88/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,068	6
Bulls	—	—	1,158	81.06/cwt	75.00–87.00	939	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	73.37/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,055	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	73.05/cwt	71.00–75.50	798	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	64.95/cwt	62.00–70.00	678	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	65.33/cwt	63.00–68.00	846	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	72.42/cwt	68.00–76.00	903	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	80.05/cwt	76.50–85.00	1,238	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	64.26/cwt	59.00–68.00	808	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	58.00/cwt	56.00–59.00	565	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	46.26/cwt	29.00–54.00	414	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	162.19/cwt	157.00–165.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.97/cwt	151.00–157.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	131.12/cwt	130.00–132.50	292	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 85Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 53Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 68Year ago 16

No market comparisons due to Holidays.

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
11	—	468	160.00–175.00	168.01
19	—	620	145.00–162.00	158.11
98	—	587	166.00–173.00	172.73
7	—	420	160.00–177.00	169.35
10	—	518	157.00–165.00	162.19
6	—	700	143.00	143.00
3	—	365	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
3	—	473	141.00–152.00	148.16
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
3	—	687	138.00–139.00	138.67
3	—	528	151.00–157.00	153.97
2	—	223	130.00–132.50	131.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
2	—	423	122.00–125.00	123.44
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
2	—	535	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	132.00–137.00	134.04
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	159.00–160.00	159.49
4	—	747	125.00	125.00
2	—	587	160.00	160.00
3	—	525	160.00–170.00	163.27
1	—	365	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	613	111.00–125.00	118.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
4	—	490	175.00	175.00
4	—	527	174.00–177.00	176.27
9	—	415	172.50–181.00	178.72
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	147.50	147.50
1	—	440	142.50	142.50
1	—	490	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	—	405	212.50	212.50
7	—	665	160.00–168.00	165.64
8	—	736	154.00–163.50	162.33
7	—	530	175.50–181.00	176.24
25	—	623	160.00–174.50	168.97
6	—	778	154.00–162.00	159.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	175.00	175.00
3	—	523	170.00–172.00	171.31
1	—	845	148.00	148.00
1	—	350	187.50	187.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	157.00	157.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	985.00–1,350.00	1,198.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	875.00–1,375.00	1,025.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	685.00–825.00	754.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	560.00	560.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	74.50–88.50	80.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,946	112.00–125.00	116.20
4	—	1,900	103.00–106.00	104.70
2	—	1,158	75.00–87.00	81.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	78.50–84.00	80.88
4	—	1,295	63.00–68.00	65.33
15	—	1,247	68.00–76.00	72.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	73.00–74.00	73.37
9	—	1,547	76.50–85.00	80.05
2	—	1,258	59.00–68.00	64.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	71.00–75.50	73.05
24	—	1,044	62.00–70.00	64.95
8	—	974	56.00–59.00	58.00
15	—	894	29.00–54.00	46.26

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle