Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.36/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$186.36

535 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$617

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

$42.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

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	625	187.73	1,173	511
Large 1-2	672	168.00	1,129	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	452	159.46	721	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	383	145.20	556	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.53/cwt here — about $617 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 sale535 hd

186.36

—

KY average24 barns · 7,319 hd

187.71

−1.35

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	1,591	115.90	1,844	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	95.27	1,184	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	95.10	1,374	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	83.56	885	25

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)	1,114	$1,192	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,290	8

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	517	199.88/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,033	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	169.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,245	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	211.21/cwt	190.00–217.00	921	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	188.46/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,161	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	234.78/cwt	206.00–246.00	1,221	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	204.75/cwt	190.00–213.00	964	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	169.78/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,360	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	175.80/cwt	175.80–175.80	1,326	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	185.85/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,249	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	208.40/cwt	196.00–225.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	185.14/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,148	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	196.95/cwt	195.00–199.00	717	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	672	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	612	192.52/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,178	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	185.63/cwt	182.50–188.00	806	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	332	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.50	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	184.96/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	158.74/cwt	150.00–176.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	165.48/cwt	161.00–170.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	184.09/cwt	180.00–187.50	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,448	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	175.57/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,248	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	201.51/cwt	197.50–205.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	233.37/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,102	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	189.44/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,478	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	734	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	1,459	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	197.63/cwt	192.00–198.25	1,356	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	179.49/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,231	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	228.90/cwt	219.00–240.00	984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	204.71/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	227.91/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,304	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	215	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	226.65/cwt	225.00–231.00	938	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	61.03/cwt	60.00–62.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	93.05/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,042	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	81.87/cwt	76.00–86.00	903	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	97.11/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,399	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	901	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	99.03/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,229	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	87.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,096	9
Bulls	—	—	1,475	111.56/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,646	7
Bulls	—	—	1,295	86.20/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	130.87/cwt	119.50–139.00	2,390	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,233.61/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,234	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	1,483.02/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,048.92/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	181.72/cwt	180.00–182.50	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	161.08/cwt	147.00–175.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	178.45/cwt	167.50–190.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	187.75/cwt	187.50–188.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	165.18/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	185.53/cwt	184.00–190.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	266	177.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	182.91/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	213.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	195.64/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	206.62/cwt	200.00–209.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	202.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	193.68/cwt	182.50–201.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	215.34/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,008	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	220.79/cwt	216.00–223.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	205.29/cwt	190.00–210.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	193.60/cwt	182.00–198.00	1,117	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	632	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	658	159.07/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.03/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	200.84/cwt	195.00–204.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	168.12/cwt	156.00–178.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	142.53/cwt	137.50–145.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	145.54/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,161	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 Mar 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 716Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 94Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 16

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
37	—	517	189.00–209.00	199.88
37	—	734	160.00–171.00	169.61
41	—	436	190.00–217.00	211.21
46	—	471	190.00–213.00	204.75
64	—	801	156.00–170.00	169.78
74	—	754	175.80	175.80
80	—	672	179.00–186.00	185.85
12	—	315	196.00–225.00	208.40
34	—	620	175.00–186.00	185.14
14	—	582	189.00–199.00	195.64
8	—	387	200.00–209.00	206.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	195.00–199.00	196.95
1	—	525	186.00	186.00
4	—	434	182.50–188.00	185.63
4	—	570	179.00–187.00	184.96
4	—	481	184.00–190.00	185.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
1	—	210	158.00	158.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	612	190.00–193.50	192.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	165.00–172.50	169.01
2	—	508	150.00–160.00	155.02
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	181.00	181.00
3	—	417	150.00–176.00	158.74
2	—	588	161.00–170.00	165.48
4	—	266	175.00–180.00	177.65
2	—	775	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	616	184.00–189.00	188.46
1	—	820	172.00	172.00
2	—	768	179.00	179.00
7	—	711	174.00–178.00	175.57
1	—	510	201.00	201.00
1	—	450	198.00	198.00
2	—	220	197.50–205.00	201.51
4	—	686	178.00–181.00	179.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	225.00–230.00	227.48
23	—	520	206.00–246.00	234.78
25	—	472	223.00–246.00	233.37
30	—	780	183.00–190.00	189.44
35	—	686	192.00–198.25	197.63
16	—	430	219.00–240.00	228.90
6	—	610	197.00–216.00	204.71
4	—	342	245.00	245.00
3	—	285	221.00	221.00
63	—	572	214.00–230.00	227.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	180.00–187.50	184.09
5	—	761	159.00	159.00
1	—	740	161.00	161.00
2	—	972	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	199.00	199.00
3	—	663	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	734	198.75	198.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	213.00	213.00
5	—	414	225.00–231.00	226.65
5	—	656	165.00–187.50	182.91
6	—	508	210.00–216.00	213.02
14	—	468	206.00–226.00	215.34
1	—	755	152.50	152.50
2	—	290	215.00	215.00
3	—	385	216.00–223.00	220.79
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	180.00–182.50	181.72
2	—	443	147.00–175.00	161.08
2	—	278	167.50–190.00	178.45
2	—	513	157.50–160.00	158.72
1	—	465	182.00	182.00
2	—	358	187.50–188.00	187.75
1	—	725	133.00	133.00
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
3	—	642	137.50–145.00	142.53
2	—	688	142.00–149.00	145.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	121.00	121.00
3	—	675	155.00–170.00	165.18
1	—	270	202.50	202.50
5	—	485	200.00–210.00	202.41
6	—	512	182.50–201.00	193.68
4	—	319	190.00–210.00	205.29
6	—	577	182.00–198.00	193.60
2	—	860	136.00–148.00	142.03
1	—	375	208.00	208.00
1	—	805	154.00	154.00
3	—	423	195.00–204.00	200.84
3	—	618	156.00–178.00	168.12
2	—	790	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	183.00	183.00
2	—	658	153.00–165.00	159.07
1	—	500	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
2	—	963	60.00–62.00	61.03
5	—	904	73.00–75.00	74.05
11	—	1,120	88.00–101.00	93.05
7	—	1,103	76.00–86.00	81.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,441	94.00–102.00	97.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	78.00	78.00
24	—	1,241	92.00–115.00	99.03
9	—	1,257	85.00–90.00	87.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,475	109.00–118.00	111.56
2	—	1,295	81.00–92.00	86.20
6	—	1,826	119.50–139.00	130.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,119	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,233.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,583	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,483.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	925.00–1,175.00	1,048.92

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

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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