Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.40/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$182.40

312 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

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	651	185.12	1,205	281
Large 1-2	506	165.00	835	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	156.70	887	27

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $319 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 sale312 hd

182.40

—

KY average23 barns · 6,384 hd

183.04

−0.65

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	1,635	107.49	1,758	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	85.84	1,098	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	84.73	1,181	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	71.67	766	64
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	109.00	1,428	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)	1,214	$1,076	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$853	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	863	$747	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,304	21

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	147.55/cwt	142.50–152.50	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	176.33/cwt	175.00–178.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	162.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	157.08/cwt	148.00–166.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	170.28/cwt	161.00–175.00	901	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	179.02/cwt	168.00–188.00	834	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	193.14/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,124	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	155.40/cwt	149.00–159.00	967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	252	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	460	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	187.59/cwt	187.00–191.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	179.08/cwt	168.00–186.00	781	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	160.70/cwt	157.50–167.00	906	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	181.36/cwt	180.00–183.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	145.32/cwt	139.00–150.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	171.54/cwt	159.00–178.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	130.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	143.42/cwt	130.00–150.00	617	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	202.43/cwt	192.50–205.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	192.23/cwt	190.00–197.50	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	163.65/cwt	157.50–182.50	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	192.27/cwt	190.00–197.50	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	152.65/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	186.33/cwt	185.00–187.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	237.70/cwt	214.00–241.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	179.95/cwt	167.00–184.75	1,213	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	211.23/cwt	193.00–216.50	1,103	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,041	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	764	180.95/cwt	180.95–180.95	1,382	66
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	168.28/cwt	166.00–171.50	1,296	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	185.28/cwt	164.00–195.00	1,141	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	211.05/cwt	204.00–227.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	163.20/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,172	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	203.76/cwt	192.50–207.50	827	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,055	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	197.00/cwt	190.00–201.00	942	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	157.64/cwt	155.00–162.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	189.77/cwt	173.00–195.00	1,065	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	516	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	831	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	53.90/cwt	46.00–59.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	67.30/cwt	64.00–71.00	707	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	79.60/cwt	77.00–87.00	885	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	74.19/cwt	72.00–76.00	812	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	81.56/cwt	76.50–85.00	1,116	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	75.73/cwt	75.50–76.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	80.21/cwt	77.00–84.50	1,001	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	90.65/cwt	85.50–97.50	1,294	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	75.83/cwt	74.00–77.00	999	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	92.96/cwt	85.00–107.00	1,207	29
Bulls	—	—	1,598	101.35/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,620	15
Bulls	—	—	1,150	90.03/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	121.60/cwt	110.50–138.00	2,195	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,075.75/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,076	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	937	816.93/head	620.00–950.00	817	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	941.88/head	900.00–985.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	746.88/head	650.00–825.00	747	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	1,231.77/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,232	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,034.79/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,501	1,284.59/head	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,285	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	1,449.65/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.06/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	147.01/cwt	143.00–148.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.59/cwt	120.00–134.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	133.02/cwt	118.00–142.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	140.99/cwt	132.50–147.50	398	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	151.05/cwt	145.00–157.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	152.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	165.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	805	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	188.67/cwt	180.00–196.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	190.54/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.13/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	422	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	183.31/cwt	170.00–194.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.44/cwt	154.00–172.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	177.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	149.71/cwt	147.00–152.50	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	108.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,074	8

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 351Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 97Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 21Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	89.00	89.00
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
4	—	473	150.00	150.00
2	—	515	142.50–152.50	147.55
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
2	—	583	147.00–152.50	149.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	154.00	154.00
26	—	478	190.00–201.00	197.00
2	—	412	200.00	200.00
3	—	633	155.00–162.00	157.64
7	—	561	173.00–195.00	189.77
14	—	525	178.00–200.00	190.54
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	161.00	161.00
1	—	730	133.00	133.00
2	—	422	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	148.00–154.00	151.06
2	—	877	110.00	110.00
10	—	823	120.00	120.00
5	—	636	145.00–157.00	151.05
1	—	935	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
7	—	327	180.00–196.00	188.67
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	197.50	197.50
8	—	725	141.00–144.00	143.13
7	—	421	170.00–194.00	183.31
1	—	295	186.00	186.00
3	—	573	154.00–172.00	161.44
4	—	460	170.00–180.00	177.55
8	—	987	100.00–110.00	108.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
3	—	508	175.00–178.00	176.33
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
7	—	571	160.00–170.00	162.78
2	—	273	148.00–166.00	157.08
2	—	478	160.00–167.50	163.77
1	—	815	144.00	144.00
4	—	912	128.00	128.00
5	—	402	157.50–182.50	163.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	582	187.00–199.00	193.14
8	—	384	214.00–241.00	237.70
53	—	674	167.00–184.75	179.95
28	—	522	193.00–216.50	211.23
20	—	770	166.00–171.50	168.28
19	—	616	164.00–195.00	185.28
8	—	484	204.00–227.00	211.05
22	—	718	155.00–170.00	163.20
4	—	406	192.50–207.50	203.76
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	585	178.00	178.00
1	—	620	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	192.50–205.00	202.43
2	—	670	159.00–160.00	159.51
6	—	430	190.00–197.50	192.23
5	—	467	190.00–197.50	192.27
3	—	780	152.00–154.00	152.65
3	—	502	185.00–187.00	186.33
1	—	1,295	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	150.00	150.00
4	—	845	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	764	180.95	180.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	529	161.00–175.00	170.28
40	—	466	168.00–188.00	179.02
14	—	622	149.00–159.00	155.40
4	—	252	182.50	182.50
7	—	336	187.00–191.00	187.59
7	—	680	148.00	148.00
24	—	436	168.00–186.00	179.08
24	—	564	157.50–167.00	160.70
4	—	387	180.00–183.00	181.36
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	157.50	157.50
1	—	495	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
3	—	533	150.00–160.00	154.97
4	—	441	160.00–162.00	161.00
6	—	381	159.00–178.00	171.54
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
4	—	718	120.00–134.00	124.59
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
13	—	589	148.00–155.00	152.92
19	—	486	160.00–167.00	165.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	148.00	148.00
3	—	373	139.00–150.00	145.32
8	—	624	127.00–138.00	130.91
8	—	430	130.00–150.00	143.42
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
5	—	461	143.00–148.00	147.01
9	—	522	118.00–142.00	133.02
3	—	282	132.50–147.50	140.99
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	663	128.00	128.00
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
6	—	780	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	898	46.00–59.00	53.90
22	—	1,051	64.00–71.00	67.30
17	—	1,112	77.00–87.00	79.60
20	—	1,095	72.00–76.00	74.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,368	76.50–85.00	81.56
2	—	1,388	75.50–76.00	75.73
10	—	1,428	85.50–97.50	90.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,248	77.00–84.50	80.21
6	—	1,318	74.00–77.00	75.83
29	—	1,298	85.00–107.00	92.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,598	94.00–109.00	101.35
2	—	1,150	88.00–92.00	90.03
9	—	1,805	110.50–138.00	121.60

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)	16	—	1,214	925.00–1,400.00	1,075.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	900.00–985.00	941.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	937	620.00–950.00	816.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	650.00–825.00	746.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,265	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,231.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	975.00–1,100.00	1,034.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,501	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,284.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,436	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,449.65

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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