Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned thin-fleshed packages sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.30/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$198.30

554 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$698

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

$56.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

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	563	200.78	1,130	520
Large 1-2	517	182.45	942	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	489	154.27	754	24
Small and Medium 1-2	300	144.00	432	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $698 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 sale554 hd

198.30

—

KY average23 barns · 5,997 hd

195.98

+2.32

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	1,619	114.97	1,861	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	101.93	1,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	100.04	1,216	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	81.57	792	37

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,034	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,288	2thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	945	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	200.18/cwt	196.00–205.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	179.08/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,250	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	181.33/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,269	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	211.11/cwt	202.00–223.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	166.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	189.04/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	201.49/cwt	195.00–210.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	222.74/cwt	210.00–235.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	214.90/cwt	206.00–220.00	782	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	735	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	179.67/cwt	179.00–181.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	689	188.71/cwt	188.25–191.50	1,300	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,145	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	204.53/cwt	183.00–206.75	1,178	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	155.16/cwt	150.00–172.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	193.95/cwt	189.00–199.00	921	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	188.56/cwt	184.00–192.00	801	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	473	190.64/cwt	184.00–193.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	164.41/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	847	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,715	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	671	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,573	86
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	955	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	435	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	996	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	210.57/cwt	192.00–220.00	891	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	236.89/cwt	223.00–253.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	225.74/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,379	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	238.10/cwt	235.00–252.50	905	17
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	232.39/cwt	225.00–242.50	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	173.12/cwt	167.00–186.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	516	272.93/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,408	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	233.09/cwt	194.00–246.00	1,326	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	224.92/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,489	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	248.31/cwt	221.00–270.00	1,060	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	255.42/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,185	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	365	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	191.49/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	234.98/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,006	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	226.14/cwt	207.50–237.50	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	185.99/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	103.28/cwt	93.50–114.00	1,264	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	61.61/cwt	44.00–69.00	570	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	94.18/cwt	85.00–106.00	947	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	81.16/cwt	77.00–85.00	783	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	101.93/cwt	94.50–113.00	1,507	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	85.77/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,009	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	97.38/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,310	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	130.28/cwt	120.00–145.50	2,312	8
Bulls	—	—	1,642	108.08/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,775	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,150.25/head	1,085.00–1,210.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	899.51/head	775.00–1,150.00	900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,168.32/head	960.00–1,300.00	1,168	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	161.66/cwt	157.00–166.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	179.91/cwt	160.00–191.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	211.54/cwt	205.00–215.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	148.59/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.52/cwt	131.00–171.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	823	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	271	154.62/cwt	150.00–159.00	419	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	206.93/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,070	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	167.21/cwt	150.00–181.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	219.39/cwt	203.00–243.00	1,036	18
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	572	188.64/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	172.72/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	246.12/cwt	235.00–260.00	930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	163.39/cwt	154.00–172.50	797	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	197.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,136	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	195.14/cwt	178.00–205.00	1,220	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	178.50/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	190.07/cwt	184.00–200.00	990	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	200.07/cwt	193.00–204.00	972	10

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 653Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 67Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	172.00	172.00
2	—	390	232.50	232.50
4	—	469	202.00–223.00	211.11
1	—	730	177.00	177.00
1	—	405	212.00	212.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
1	—	330	176.00	176.00
5	—	659	167.00–186.00	173.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	847	202.50	202.50
86	—	671	234.50	234.50
62	—	516	266.00–275.00	272.93
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	197.00	197.00
1	—	435	229.00	229.00
1	—	590	195.00	195.00
1	—	365	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	223.00–253.00	236.89
13	—	611	200.00–234.00	225.74
17	—	380	235.00–252.50	238.10
3	—	308	225.00–242.50	232.39
26	—	569	194.00–246.00	233.09
28	—	662	220.00–226.00	224.92
21	—	427	221.00–270.00	248.31
4	—	464	245.00–261.00	255.42
2	—	718	191.00–192.00	191.49
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	196.00–205.00	200.18
4	—	636	160.00–170.00	166.99
3	—	537	179.00–181.00	179.67
3	—	475	189.00–199.00	193.95
1	—	760	152.00	152.00
3	—	425	184.00–192.00	188.56
3	—	743	151.00–171.00	164.41
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	570	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	698	179.00–185.00	179.08
3	—	700	176.00–184.00	181.33
10	—	619	184.00–193.00	189.04
16	—	482	195.00–210.00	201.49
8	—	327	210.00–235.00	222.74
2	—	755	174.00	174.00
23	—	364	206.00–220.00	214.90
98	—	576	183.00–206.75	204.53
1	—	280	221.00	221.00
48	—	423	192.00–220.00	210.57
73	—	517	185.00–220.00	206.93
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	186.00	186.00
6	—	565	150.00–172.00	155.16
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	147.50	147.50
2	—	228	161.00	161.00
2	—	420	131.00–171.00	150.52
2	—	523	155.00–160.00	157.39
4	—	271	150.00–159.00	154.62
2	—	845	125.00	125.00
3	—	475	150.00–181.00	167.21
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	173.00	173.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
4	—	473	184.00–193.00	190.64
1	—	685	174.00	174.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	689	188.25–191.50	188.71
67	—	517	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	220.00–270.00	234.98
3	—	330	207.50–237.50	226.14
2	—	572	210.00	210.00
4	—	604	184.00–192.00	185.99
2	—	295	229.00	229.00
18	—	472	203.00–243.00	219.39
8	—	713	170.00–192.00	172.72
1	—	515	220.00	220.00
6	—	378	235.00–260.00	246.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	452	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
1	—	670	159.00	159.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
2	—	430	157.00–166.00	161.66
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	182.00	182.00
3	—	213	160.00–191.00	179.91
2	—	708	140.00–157.00	148.59
2	—	255	191.00	191.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	154.00–172.50	163.39
1	—	500	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	205.00–215.00	211.54
1	—	715	161.00	161.00
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
2	—	767	153.00	153.00
10	—	575	190.00–200.00	197.49
10	—	625	178.00–205.00	195.14
2	—	665	171.00–186.00	178.50
9	—	521	184.00–200.00	190.07
10	—	486	193.00–204.00	200.07
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
3	—	572	182.00–194.00	188.64
2	—	525	171.00	171.00
1	—	770	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,224	93.50–114.00	103.28
5	—	1,176	84.00–89.00	85.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	925	44.00–69.00	61.61
2	—	950	70.00–75.00	72.49
13	—	1,005	85.00–106.00	94.18
15	—	965	77.00–85.00	81.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,478	94.50–113.00	101.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	94.00–101.00	97.38
8	—	1,775	120.00–145.50	130.28
5	—	1,642	102.00–117.00	108.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,085.00–1,210.00	1,150.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,262	960.00–1,300.00	1,168.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,024	775.00–1,150.00	899.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,275.00	1,275.00

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