Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed offerings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.86/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$179.86

128 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$664

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

$50.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

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	506	185.77	940	99
Large 1-2	531	167.25	887	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	432	157.87	682	20
Small and Medium 1-2	205	135.00	277	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.77/cwt here — about $664 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 sale128 hd

179.86

—

KY average23 barns · 5,889 hd

186.46

−6.61

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	—	Low	1,674	127.18	2,129	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	104.62	1,326	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	100.45	1,368	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	80.08	792	24

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)	1,273	$1,256	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,040	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$835	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,315	7

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2-3	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.47/cwt	166.00–180.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	158.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	169.19/cwt	166.00–170.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	210.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	543	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	171.05/cwt	169.00–173.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.80/cwt	182.50–187.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	189.91/cwt	185.00–193.00	913	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	199.46/cwt	187.50–206.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	175.54/cwt	164.00–189.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	184.45/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	191.27/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	223.45/cwt	209.00–234.00	1,059	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	185.72/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,068	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	199.54/cwt	191.00–210.00	654	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	180.53/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	198.88/cwt	197.00–206.00	905	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,385	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,190	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	223.70/cwt	204.00–249.00	940	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	222.38/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,145	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	192.72/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	206.61/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	217.21/cwt	207.00–225.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	219.51/cwt	210.00–225.00	814	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	89.31/cwt	84.00–102.00	911	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	76.70/cwt	75.00–78.00	800	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	101.95/cwt	94.50–113.00	1,403	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	88.47/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,101	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	106.39/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,352	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	60.55/cwt	52.00–66.00	569	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	70.64/cwt	70.00–71.00	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	85.98/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,030	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	134.45/cwt	120.00–150.50	2,413	15
Bulls	—	—	1,441	112.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,614	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	730.84/head	650.00–785.00	731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,246.70/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,256.25/head	1,135.00–1,425.00	1,256	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,154.91/head	950.00–1,235.00	1,155	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,435.07/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	165.88/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	197.21/cwt	187.00–207.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	193.76/cwt	187.00–203.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	380	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	218.94/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	185.39/cwt	180.00–191.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	160.88/cwt	145.00–172.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	145.57/cwt	140.00–151.00	827	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	185.77/cwt	182.50–189.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	159.16/cwt	151.00–165.00	753	4

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 419Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 60Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
1	—	350	172.00	172.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	175	155.00	155.00
5	—	417	166.00–170.00	169.19
3	—	325	145.00–172.00	160.88
2	—	568	140.00–151.00	145.57
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
1	—	945	113.00	113.00
4	—	473	151.00–165.00	159.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
4	—	528	166.00–180.00	171.47
4	—	665	155.00–160.00	158.74
1	—	735	168.00	168.00
1	—	875	123.00	123.00
2	—	565	169.00–173.00	171.05
2	—	420	182.50–187.00	184.80
6	—	373	180.00–191.00	185.39
2	—	328	182.50–189.00	185.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	200.00–220.00	210.66
19	—	481	185.00–193.00	189.91
10	—	425	187.50–206.00	199.46
8	—	614	164.00–189.00	175.54
3	—	686	175.00	175.00
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
22	—	575	181.00–188.00	185.72
7	—	328	191.00–210.00	199.54
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	172.00	172.00
2	—	495	162.00	162.00
1	—	425	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	182.00–187.00	184.45
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	692	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	187.00–192.00	191.27
7	—	474	209.00–234.00	223.45
1	—	760	182.00	182.00
9	—	723	191.50	191.50
13	—	420	204.00–249.00	223.70
22	—	515	205.00–234.00	222.38
9	—	618	187.00–201.00	192.72
4	—	555	200.00–217.50	206.61
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	183.00	183.00
1	—	895	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	177.00–184.00	180.53
5	—	455	197.00–206.00	198.88
2	—	665	178.00–180.00	179.02
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	184.00	184.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	207.00–225.00	217.21
1	—	560	205.00	205.00
1	—	520	208.00	208.00
5	—	371	210.00–225.00	219.51
6	—	460	217.00–222.50	218.94
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
2	—	658	150.00	150.00
2	—	425	182.00	182.00
1	—	530	174.00	174.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
2	—	568	169.00–170.00	169.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	192.00	192.00
3	—	611	158.00–170.00	165.88
2	—	480	187.00–207.00	197.21
1	—	680	157.00	157.00
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
4	—	515	187.00–203.00	193.76
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	985	103.00	103.00
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,020	84.00–102.00	89.31
4	—	1,043	75.00–78.00	76.70
4	—	939	52.00–66.00	60.55
3	—	845	70.00–71.00	70.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,376	94.50–113.00	101.95
2	—	1,245	88.00–89.00	88.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,271	96.00–116.00	106.39
2	—	1,235	82.00–89.50	85.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	94.00	94.00
15	—	1,795	120.00–150.50	134.45
5	—	1,441	108.00–118.00	112.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	111.00	111.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	650.00–785.00	730.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,246.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,273	1,135.00–1,425.00	1,256.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	950.00–1,235.00	1,154.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,191	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,435.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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