Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher on high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.13/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$174.13

190 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$49.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	524	177.68	931	164
Large 1-2	551	164.18	905	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	419	149.37	626	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	413	128.50	530	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.18/cwt here — about $401 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 sale190 hd

174.13

—

KY average24 barns · 5,865 hd

177.07

−2.93

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	1,671	124.72	2,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	93.12	1,356	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	92.10	1,128	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	70.07	711	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	126.00	1,663	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)	1,191	$1,066	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,046	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	727	$904	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,335	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.30/cwt	173.00–178.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.00/cwt	162.00–171.00	890	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	177.98/cwt	164.00–183.25	1,098	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	168.69/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,130	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	181.66/cwt	180.00–192.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	156.46/cwt	140.00–162.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	184.77/cwt	178.00–201.00	787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	179.98/cwt	171.00–183.50	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	138.12/cwt	121.00–149.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	158.00/cwt	150.00–166.00	498	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	525	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	143.20/cwt	142.00–145.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	180.53/cwt	177.00–184.00	874	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	583	164.65/cwt	161.00–167.00	960	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	181.88/cwt	175.00–186.00	968	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	194.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	215.95/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	215.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,241	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	181.25/cwt	168.00–194.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	184.99/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,339	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	217.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,122	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	183.58/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,456	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	201.23/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,232	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	184.53/cwt	175.00–200.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	173.95/cwt	171.00–180.00	814	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	100.54/cwt	87.00–117.00	1,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	62.36/cwt	59.00–64.00	619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	82.39/cwt	79.00–85.00	887	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	74.99/cwt	70.00–78.50	786	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	82.94/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,187	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	98.94/cwt	87.00–119.00	1,455	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	50.56/cwt	40.00–58.00	452	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	85.07/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,038	6
Bulls	—	—	1,426	107.15/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,528	5
Bulls	—	—	1,916	142.28/cwt	134.00–151.50	2,726	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,096.93/head	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,097	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	1,085.68/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,086	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	927.61/head	900.00–950.00	928	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,117	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	851.08/head	800.00–900.00	851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	195.07/cwt	193.00–197.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.60/cwt	170.00–171.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.39/cwt	177.50–186.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	147.69/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	219.40/cwt	217.50–222.50	812	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	208.79/cwt	205.00–212.50	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	211.19/cwt	200.00–225.00	895	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 347Year ago 1,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 69Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	161.00	161.00
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
9	—	469	190.00–195.00	194.44
2	—	710	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	187.00	187.00
4	—	367	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	212.50–217.00	215.95
10	—	576	210.00–220.00	215.46
7	—	673	168.00–194.00	181.25
2	—	375	214.00	214.00
29	—	724	177.00–187.00	184.99
18	—	515	200.00–225.00	217.82
42	—	793	181.00–184.00	183.58
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
10	—	612	194.00–206.00	201.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	173.00–178.00	175.30
3	—	530	162.00–171.00	168.00
2	—	400	172.50	172.50
2	—	633	155.00–159.00	157.02
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	164.00	164.00
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	173.27
5	—	574	170.00–171.00	170.60
3	—	290	177.50–186.00	180.39
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	617	164.00–183.25	177.98
9	—	670	160.00–171.00	168.69
9	—	339	180.00–192.00	181.66
3	—	373	180.00–185.00	182.43
18	—	426	178.00–201.00	184.77
18	—	571	171.00–183.50	179.98
11	—	484	177.00–184.00	180.53
26	—	532	175.00–186.00	181.88
3	—	713	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
1	—	505	164.00	164.00
5	—	583	161.00–167.00	164.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	146.00	146.00
5	—	356	140.00–162.00	156.46
2	—	475	160.00–161.00	160.50
3	—	528	121.00–149.00	138.12
2	—	315	150.00–166.00	158.00
3	—	427	142.00–145.00	143.20
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	166.00	166.00
1	—	480	182.00	182.00
1	—	600	161.00	161.00
2	—	577	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	175.00–200.00	184.53
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
2	—	593	172.00–174.00	173.00
4	—	370	217.50–222.50	219.40
2	—	460	205.00–212.50	208.79
9	—	424	200.00–225.00	211.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
3	—	468	171.00–180.00	173.95
2	—	628	156.00–157.00	156.49
2	—	218	193.00–197.00	195.07
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
3	—	713	143.00–150.00	147.69
4	—	578	164.00	164.00
1	—	860	124.00	124.00
3	—	425	190.00	190.00
1	—	900	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	160.00–161.00	160.49
2	—	468	140.00–148.00	143.94
2	—	522	141.00	141.00
1	—	790	127.00	127.00
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
2	—	288	180.00–182.00	180.99
1	—	325	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	87.00–117.00	100.54
6	—	1,220	81.00–86.00	85.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	59.00–64.00	62.36
7	—	1,076	79.00–85.00	82.39
7	—	1,048	70.00–78.50	74.99
5	—	893	40.00–58.00	50.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	80.00–86.00	82.94
7	—	1,471	87.00–119.00	98.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	98.00–111.00	107.15
5	—	1,916	134.00–151.50	142.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00–950.00	927.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,096.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	939	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,085.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	98.00	98.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,010.00	1,010.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	695	800.00–900.00	851.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,335.00	1,335.00

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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