Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand in a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.84/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$177.84

206 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$47.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	505	180.00	908	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	667	179.80	1,200	189
Medium and Large 2-3	580	154.00	892	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	468	132.59	621	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.41/cwt here — about $288 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 sale206 hd

177.84

—

KY average23 barns · 4,834 hd

175.59

+2.25

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	1,972	112.35	2,216	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	79.32	972	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	77.12	1,157	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	66.66	715	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	130.00	1,638	1thin

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)	1,130	$1,236	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	483	165.81/cwt	159.00–169.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	131.09/cwt	122.50–147.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	517	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	158.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	816	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,442	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	167.50/cwt	162.50–172.50	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	163.06/cwt	161.00–167.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	163.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	165.98/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,017	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	809	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	195.66/cwt	187.00–200.00	992	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	195.35/cwt	193.00–200.00	940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,220	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	184.40/cwt	184.25–185.00	1,064	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	348	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	338	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	377	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	475	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	190.97/cwt	188.00–194.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	171.01/cwt	170.00–173.00	980	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	67.52/cwt	66.00–69.00	837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	80.87/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,334	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	77.23/cwt	77.00–77.50	833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	75.46/cwt	74.50–76.50	991	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	75.41/cwt	72.00–77.50	915	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	69.60/cwt	68.00–71.50	813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	68.70/cwt	64.00–72.00	779	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	52.79/cwt	52.00–53.50	419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	83.61/cwt	77.50–93.50	1,041	10
Bulls	—	—	2,027	104.32/cwt	102.50–107.00	2,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	120.38/cwt	116.00–123.50	2,308	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	89.63/cwt	83.00–101.00	998	7
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	775	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,236.34/head	1,010.00–1,375.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	922	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.09/cwt	151.00–169.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	141.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	964	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	859	129.32/cwt	127.00–129.50	1,111	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	172.58/cwt	162.50–177.50	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	127.74/cwt	121.00–130.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	98.58/cwt	92.00–105.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	124.71/cwt	122.00–127.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	167.37/cwt	161.00–174.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	678	2

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 499Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 80Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 102Year ago 8

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
8	—	483	159.00–169.00	165.81
16	—	538	161.00–167.00	163.06
15	—	561	156.00–165.00	163.13
19	—	682	140.00–144.00	141.29
13	—	412	161.00–174.00	167.37
2	—	392	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	125.00	125.00
3	—	470	122.50–147.00	131.09
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
2	—	770	92.00–105.00	98.58
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
3	—	673	122.00–127.00	124.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,055	103.00	103.00
4	—	353	150.00–161.00	158.20
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
4	—	737	121.00–130.00	127.74
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	859	127.00–129.50	129.32
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	180.00	180.00
2	—	352	165.00	165.00
2	—	330	162.50–172.50	167.50
1	—	745	133.00	133.00
5	—	809	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	816	176.75	176.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	185.00	185.00
2	—	552	178.00	178.00
3	—	703	159.00	159.00
11	—	688	157.00	157.00
1	—	425	191.00	191.00
1	—	635	157.00	157.00
1	—	790	152.00	152.00
2	—	460	192.50	192.50
6	—	906	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,030	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	162.00–170.00	165.98
18	—	507	187.00–200.00	195.66
11	—	481	193.00–200.00	195.35
17	—	725	168.25	168.25
7	—	426	212.50	212.50
42	—	577	184.25–185.00	184.40
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
2	—	377	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
1	—	375	164.00	164.00
1	—	885	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	180.00–185.00	182.47
2	—	480	188.00–194.00	190.97
3	—	573	170.00–173.00	171.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	170.00–175.00	173.39
1	—	495	177.00	177.00
4	—	571	151.00–169.00	159.09
2	—	860	109.00–113.00	110.98
2	—	395	185.00	185.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
3	—	417	162.50–177.50	172.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	66.00–69.00	67.52
6	—	1,649	78.00–83.00	80.87
2	—	1,313	74.50–76.50	75.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	77.00–77.50	77.23
1	—	1,255	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,134	64.00–72.00	68.70
2	—	793	52.00–53.50	52.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	72.00–77.50	75.41
2	—	1,168	68.00–71.50	69.60
10	—	1,245	77.50–93.50	83.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,027	102.50–107.00	104.32
3	—	1,917	116.00–123.50	120.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,113	83.00–101.00	89.63
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,010.00–1,375.00	1,236.34

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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