Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; 3.00 to 4.00 lower on average quality offerings. More new crop calves starting to come to town and buyers showing preference for hard weaned thin-fleshed and discounting soft bawling calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.99/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$184.99

353 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$72.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	565	191.03	1,078	303
Medium and Large 2-3	471	155.76	734	40
Small and Medium 1-2	414	118.84	492	10thin

One grade step is worth $72.19/cwt here — about $586 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 sale353 hd

184.99

—

KY average22 barns · 7,091 hd

189.78

−4.80

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	—	High	1,808	111.15	2,010	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	94.69	1,338	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	93.77	1,093	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	85.04	858	19

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)	1,245	$1,172	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,304	3thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	163.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	181.01/cwt	178.00–184.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.27/cwt	147.50–151.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	191.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	147.59/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.18/cwt	155.00–172.50	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	174.67/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	200.42/cwt	190.00–210.00	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	184.14/cwt	182.50–185.00	760	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	313	124.26/cwt	110.00–132.50	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	196.15/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,049	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	189.99/cwt	175.00–200.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	220.66/cwt	217.50–224.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	192.65/cwt	184.50–196.50	1,110	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	141.43/cwt	131.00–156.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,306	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	219.51/cwt	200.00–227.50	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	191.00/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	202.49/cwt	190.00–214.50	948	35
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	209.04/cwt	202.00–216.00	778	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	174.02/cwt	160.00–189.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	190.71/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,457	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	191.60/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,228	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	209.47/cwt	199.00–230.00	1,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	222.46/cwt	212.00–231.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	215.36/cwt	194.00–216.50	1,408	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,611	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	234.22/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,101	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	218.96/cwt	201.00–233.00	1,040	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	200.19/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	233.17/cwt	209.00–245.00	968	17
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	80.56/cwt	76.00–83.00	760	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	96.45/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,376	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	88.51/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	96.66/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,116	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	89.03/cwt	83.50–97.00	951	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	87.13/cwt	86.00–89.00	998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,926	119.45/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,301	8
Bulls	—	—	1,714	104.51/cwt	85.00–114.00	1,791	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,517.99/head	1,500.00–1,535.00	1,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,241.21/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	180.99/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	143.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	166.37/cwt	162.50–170.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	894	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	173.93/cwt	160.00–197.50	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	215.19/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,091	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	302	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	180.34/cwt	180.00–181.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	171.10/cwt	163.00–180.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	190.27/cwt	165.00–199.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	914	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	433	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	199.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	240.62/cwt	206.00–255.00	885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	191.83/cwt	175.00–210.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	167.75/cwt	159.00–177.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	966	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	199.26/cwt	188.00–208.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	161.99/cwt	146.00–172.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	165.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	178.34/cwt	176.00–198.00	1,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	169.33/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	476	3

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 1,014Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 95Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
3	—	468	160.00–167.50	163.18
2	—	762	130.00	130.00
2	—	385	147.50–151.00	149.27
2	—	227	170.00	170.00
9	—	430	155.00–172.50	165.18
5	—	684	131.00–156.00	141.43
2	—	732	132.00	132.00
2	—	602	152.00	152.00
4	—	313	146.00–172.00	161.99
7	—	280	160.00–170.00	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	199.00	199.00
3	—	533	178.00–184.00	181.01
5	—	361	185.00–200.00	191.56
5	—	769	146.00–148.00	147.59
1	—	730	151.00	151.00
2	—	578	169.00–180.00	174.67
2	—	932	134.00	134.00
3	—	413	182.50–185.00	184.14
6	—	316	175.00–200.00	189.99
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
4	—	671	159.00–177.00	167.75
7	—	625	162.00–172.00	169.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
3	—	313	110.00–132.50	124.26
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
3	—	380	120.00–130.00	125.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	190.00–210.00	200.42
29	—	535	189.00–200.00	196.15
26	—	576	184.50–196.50	192.65
14	—	811	161.00	161.00
8	—	321	200.00–227.50	219.51
35	—	468	190.00–214.50	202.49
19	—	372	202.00–216.00	209.04
93	—	641	182.00–197.00	191.60
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
19	—	681	176.00–198.00	178.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	217.50–224.00	220.66
2	—	812	188.00	188.00
18	—	764	188.00–193.50	190.71
11	—	527	199.00–230.00	209.47
3	—	417	212.00–231.00	222.46
20	—	654	194.00–216.50	215.36
1	—	580	221.00	221.00
3	—	601	200.00	200.00
20	—	470	200.00–250.00	234.22
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	190.00–193.00	191.00
2	—	1,202	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	160.00–189.00	174.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	201.00–233.00	218.96
7	—	574	191.00–204.00	200.19
17	—	415	209.00–245.00	233.17
12	—	507	205.00–221.00	215.19
13	—	368	206.00–255.00	240.62
2	—	280	207.50	207.50
5	—	623	188.00–208.00	199.26
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	166.00	166.00
1	—	860	101.00	101.00
1	—	695	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	205	147.50	147.50
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	300	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	177.00–183.00	180.99
1	—	840	143.00	143.00
4	—	424	165.00–199.00	190.27
2	—	533	190.00–191.00	190.49
2	—	480	190.00–191.00	190.51
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
5	—	322	190.00–210.00	199.25
6	—	368	175.00–210.00	191.83
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
2	—	670	174.00	174.00
1	—	790	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	243	140.00–150.00	143.36
2	—	310	162.50–170.00	166.37
3	—	475	185.00–190.00	188.31
3	—	420	160.00–197.50	173.93
3	—	385	180.00–181.00	180.34
2	—	268	163.00–180.00	171.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	76.00–83.00	80.56
1	—	700	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,068	83.50–97.00	89.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	91.00–99.50	96.45
2	—	1,365	87.00–90.00	88.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	79.00	79.00
12	—	1,155	93.00–102.50	96.66
3	—	1,145	86.00–89.00	87.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,926	116.00–124.00	119.45
10	—	1,714	85.00–114.00	104.51

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,273	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,241.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,500.00–1,535.00	1,517.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	875.00	875.00

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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