Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand on an average through good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.00/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$152.00

230 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

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

$50.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

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	547	157.82	863	190
Large 1-2	645	128.67	829	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	125.18	671	31
Small and Medium 1-2	332	107.33	356	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.49/cwt here — about $507 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 sale230 hd

152.00

—

KY average24 barns · 6,865 hd

156.11

−4.11

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	1,480	99.68	1,475	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	74.67	1,100	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	71.14	869	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	61.59	664	46

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)	1,066	$990	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$959	16
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$775	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,685	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,304	$1,271	7

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	611	153.66/cwt	142.00–156.25	939	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	148.79/cwt	145.00–152.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	169.87/cwt	169.00–170.00	873	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	752	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	168.21/cwt	160.00–173.00	807	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	164.03/cwt	162.50–167.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	163.39/cwt	152.50–167.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	153.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	105.51/cwt	101.00–117.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	156.73/cwt	155.00–159.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	174.26/cwt	171.00–181.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	128.27/cwt	120.00–140.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	122.13/cwt	114.00–130.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	120.56/cwt	114.00–126.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	156.83/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	154.75/cwt	142.00–167.50	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	165.63/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,103	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	173.07/cwt	161.00–180.00	722	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	190.34/cwt	186.00–195.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	126.88/cwt	124.00–133.00	926	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	169.63/cwt	167.00–171.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	170.00/cwt	168.00–171.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.20/cwt	169.00–180.00	732	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	590	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	165.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	179.87/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,022	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	181.06/cwt	176.00–184.00	942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	154.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.50	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	166.99/cwt	164.00–170.00	947	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	518	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	60.04/cwt	56.00–62.50	668	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	76.37/cwt	73.50–77.50	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	66.96/cwt	63.50–72.00	739	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	76.56/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,200	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	72.24/cwt	70.00–74.00	978	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	70.26/cwt	67.00–73.50	847	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	64.26/cwt	60.00–66.50	810	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	78.46/cwt	74.50–84.00	934	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.64/cwt	42.50–54.00	475	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,411	99.16/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,399	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	88.41/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,255	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,879	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	75.80/cwt	69.00–80.00	767	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	89.64/cwt	82.00–96.00	858	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	713.03/head	625.00–825.00	713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,069.05/head	875.00–1,270.00	1,069	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,122.56/head	875.00–1,400.00	1,123	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,202	1,164.36/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	1,351.81/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,352	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	866	748.21/head	685.00–825.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.95/cwt	127.00–131.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	144.81/cwt	142.50–150.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	326	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	127.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	985	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	179.75/cwt	174.00–188.00	865	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	518	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	161.39/cwt	159.00–165.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.08/cwt	160.00–180.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	136.25/cwt	135.00–136.50	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	165.01/cwt	160.00–172.50	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 1,254Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 122Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 99Year ago 22

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
38	—	611	142.00–156.25	153.66
2	—	807	142.00	142.00
4	—	706	145.00	145.00
4	—	308	192.00	192.00
5	—	659	145.00–152.00	148.79
16	—	514	169.00–170.00	169.87
25	—	480	160.00–173.00	168.21
4	—	856	143.00	143.00
2	—	265	170.00	170.00
10	—	372	171.00–181.00	174.26
23	—	417	161.00–180.00	173.07
9	—	572	159.00–165.00	161.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	122.00–125.00	124.01
6	—	316	152.50–167.00	163.39
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
2	—	370	160.00–161.00	160.51
4	—	464	150.00–156.00	153.91
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
1	—	850	121.00	121.00
2	—	565	146.00–152.00	148.92
3	—	413	155.00–159.00	156.73
3	—	620	135.00–140.00	137.30
6	—	676	130.00–136.00	132.95
11	—	771	122.00–130.00	127.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	110.00	110.00
4	—	591	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	101.00–117.00	105.51
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
3	—	393	120.00–130.00	124.18
2	—	512	133.00	133.00
8	—	461	120.00–140.00	128.27
2	—	610	114.00–130.00	122.13
4	—	679	114.00–126.00	120.56
4	—	330	142.50–150.00	144.81
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
2	—	873	107.50–108.00	107.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	107.00	107.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	138.00	138.00
1	—	875	128.00	128.00
1	—	970	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,025	120.00	120.00
7	—	396	191.00	191.00
2	—	723	146.00–148.00	146.99
4	—	569	168.00–169.00	168.49
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
4	—	848	145.50	145.50
3	—	458	167.00–171.00	169.63
3	—	543	168.00–171.00	170.00
4	—	425	169.00–180.00	172.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	162.50–167.00	164.03
2	—	323	158.00–159.00	158.51
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
2	—	245	142.00–167.50	154.75
3	—	730	124.00–133.00	126.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	150.00–163.00	156.83
17	—	666	164.00–167.00	165.63
2	—	425	186.00–195.00	190.34
10	—	386	218.00	218.00
21	—	631	160.00–170.00	165.64
20	—	568	175.00–182.50	179.87
13	—	520	176.00–184.00	181.06
10	—	763	150.00–157.00	154.21
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	144.00	144.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	56.00	56.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	182.50	182.50
4	—	515	165.00–172.50	168.64
4	—	626	156.00	156.00
3	—	567	164.00–170.00	166.99
4	—	384	192.50	192.50
8	—	481	174.00–188.00	179.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	310	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–166.00	162.88
2	—	775	127.00–131.00	128.95
2	—	278	160.00	160.00
2	—	318	160.00–180.00	170.08
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
6	—	700	135.00–136.50	136.25
3	—	393	160.00–172.50	165.01
2	—	568	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	135.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	290	154.00–156.00	155.00
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	154.00	154.00
3	—	371	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
16	—	1,112	56.00–62.50	60.04
4	—	1,023	73.50–77.50	76.37
17	—	1,103	63.50–72.00	66.96
9	—	998	42.50–54.00	47.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,567	74.00–82.00	76.56
7	—	1,354	70.00–74.00	72.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	67.00–73.50	70.26
4	—	1,260	60.00–66.50	64.26
8	—	1,191	74.50–84.00	78.46
1	—	1,470	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	94.00–103.00	99.16
2	—	1,420	84.00–92.00	88.41
2	—	1,678	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,012	69.00–80.00	75.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	957	82.00–96.00	89.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	945	625.00–825.00	713.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	866	685.00–825.00	748.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,100	875.00–1,270.00	1,069.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,098	875.00–1,400.00	1,122.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,164.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,381	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,351.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,685	2,225.00	2,225.00

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