Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers light test on similar quality. Very good demand for yearling heifers. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.50/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$175.50

181 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$26.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	659	177.01	1,167	170
Large 1-2	570	164.00	935	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	462	150.94	697	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.07/cwt here — about $469 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

175.50

—

KY average22 barns · 3,861 hd

178.18

−2.68

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	1,699	120.14	2,041	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	101.65	1,285	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	101.47	1,481	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	81.99	830	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$1,223	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	162.25/cwt	157.50–165.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	172.70/cwt	172.70–172.70	1,159	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	157.31/cwt	146.00–167.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,298	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	183.74/cwt	183.00–186.00	972	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	179.48/cwt	162.50–182.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	377	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	180.19/cwt	162.00–183.60	1,207	89
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,167	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	67.05/cwt	63.00–72.00	620	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	94.44/cwt	90.00–103.00	943	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	81.99/cwt	76.00–90.00	868	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	102.89/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,500	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	89.13/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,313	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	85.33/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,085	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	105.03/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,327	29
Bulls	—	—	1,503	111.08/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	125.32/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,270	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	95.92/cwt	95.00–97.00	962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	237	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	894	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	129.20/cwt	123.00–135.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.36/cwt	157.00–160.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	131.69/cwt	124.00–147.00	748	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	756	6

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 378Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 54Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	189.00	189.00
3	—	605	154.00	154.00
5	—	537	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
1	—	705	132.50	132.50
3	—	527	146.00–167.00	157.31
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	142.50	142.50
2	—	232	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	782	166.00	166.00
17	—	529	183.00–186.00	183.74
11	—	602	162.50–182.00	179.48
1	—	375	214.00	214.00
2	—	447	193.00	193.00
89	—	670	162.00–183.60	180.19
19	—	703	166.00	166.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	159.00	159.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
7	—	610	155.00	155.00
3	—	543	161.00	161.00
79	—	671	172.70	172.70
6	—	464	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	157.50	157.50
5	—	327	157.50–165.00	162.25
2	—	665	134.00	134.00
3	—	435	157.00–160.00	158.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	155.00	155.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	123.00–135.00	129.20
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	568	124.00–147.00	131.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	107.50	107.50
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	894	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	155.00	155.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	797	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	172.50	172.50
1	—	485	189.00	189.00
1	—	885	121.00	121.00
2	—	337	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
4	—	540	167.00	167.00
1	—	945	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	63.00–72.00	67.05
6	—	998	90.00–103.00	94.44
11	—	1,059	76.00–90.00	81.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,458	95.00–114.00	102.89
3	—	1,473	85.50–94.00	89.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,272	82.00–89.00	85.33
29	—	1,263	96.00–115.00	105.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	107.00–115.00	111.08
7	—	1,811	121.50–130.00	125.32

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	2	—	1,003	95.00–97.00	95.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,310.00	1,310.00

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.

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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle