Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady with good demand for thin-fleshed calves suitable for grass; fleshy, off-colored and bawling calves facing discounts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for 400-600 lb weaned packages. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.80/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$198.80

160 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$684

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.78

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	808	199.12	1,609	157
Medium and Large 2-3	508	182.00	925	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $684 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 sale160 hd

198.80

—

KY average23 barns · 4,583 hd

216.58

−17.78

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	1,695	125.14	2,122	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	93.34	1,276	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	87.76	1,004	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	79.90	831	9thin

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)	982	$1,048	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,017	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$941	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,293	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$103	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2	—	720	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	816	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,673	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	885	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	1,670	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	152.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	991	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	168.38/cwt	152.50–183.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	159.58/cwt	150.00–172.50	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	173.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	166.50/cwt	158.00–170.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	193.77/cwt	190.00–197.50	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	195.74/cwt	192.00–200.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	192.19/cwt	191.00–194.00	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	190.67/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	523	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	198.91/cwt	185.00–216.00	1,036	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	203.36/cwt	198.00–209.00	964	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	191.23/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	201.97/cwt	196.00–208.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	228.07/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	199.67/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	218.53/cwt	200.00–227.50	933	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	210.33/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	70.56/cwt	70.00–71.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	90.43/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,022	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	97.66/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,368	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	77.95/cwt	75.00–80.00	818	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	79.43/cwt	74.00–84.00	811	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	94.94/cwt	90.50–102.00	1,103	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	87.30/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,152	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	85.05/cwt	83.00–88.50	981	13
Bulls	—	—	1,738	127.92/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,223	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,088.59/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,089	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	836.59/head	725.00–935.00	837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,560.00/head	1,385.00–1,735.00	1,560	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.00/head	103.00–103.00	103	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,017.01/head	960.00–1,075.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,098.06/head	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,186.51/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	160.63/cwt	157.50–165.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	156.25/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	172.69/cwt	162.50–182.50	466	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	125.00–132.50	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	199.91/cwt	197.50–202.50	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	219.72/cwt	209.00–232.50	1,030	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	213.08/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,225	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	208.63/cwt	204.00–213.00	885	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	200.02/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	428	196.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	710	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	199.41/cwt	197.50–200.00	877	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	162.65/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,303	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 498Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 21Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	154.00	154.00
1	—	260	172.50	172.50
2	—	895	144.00	144.00
1	—	530	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,055	120.00	120.00
2	—	383	190.00–197.50	193.77
3	—	417	192.00–200.00	195.74
10	—	467	191.00–194.00	192.19
3	—	605	167.00	167.00
3	—	655	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	147.00–157.00	152.09
3	—	656	151.00	151.00
2	—	423	152.50–183.00	168.38
4	—	324	150.00–172.50	159.58
3	—	625	160.00	160.00
3	—	482	170.00–180.00	173.36
1	—	915	107.00	107.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
7	—	521	158.00–170.00	166.50
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	107.50	107.50
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	125.00–132.50	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	175.00	175.00
2	—	892	154.00	154.00
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	755	169.00	169.00
1	—	670	174.00	174.00
10	—	521	185.00–216.00	198.91
28	—	474	198.00–209.00	203.36
5	—	582	186.00–199.00	191.23
5	—	365	196.00–208.00	201.97
2	—	825	148.00–152.00	149.95
20	—	424	204.00–213.00	208.63
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	166.00	166.00
3	—	523	184.00	184.00
1	—	480	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	816	205.00	205.00
67	—	885	188.75	188.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	190.00–191.00	190.67
2	—	685	207.00	207.00
2	—	430	240.00–245.00	242.44
1	—	505	204.00	204.00
3	—	630	211.00	211.00
7	—	462	200.00–237.50	228.07
6	—	595	199.00–200.00	199.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	156.00	156.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	183.00	183.00
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
4	—	860	140.00–165.00	156.25
2	—	270	162.50–182.50	172.69
2	—	368	197.50–202.50	199.91
3	—	683	171.00	171.00
1	—	300	182.50	182.50
1	—	755	168.00	168.00
1	—	570	194.00	194.00
4	—	440	197.50–200.00	199.41
3	—	810	156.00–171.00	162.65
1	—	490	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,195	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	200.00–227.50	218.53
2	—	342	220.00	220.00
8	—	518	201.00–221.00	210.33
20	—	469	209.00–232.50	219.72
2	—	388	240.00	240.00
14	—	575	207.00–219.00	213.08
4	—	614	198.00–202.00	200.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	122.50	122.50
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	157.50–165.00	160.63
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	172.00	172.00
1	—	400	177.50	177.50
1	—	540	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	195.00–200.00	196.58
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
1	—	735	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	70.00–71.00	70.56
2	—	1,130	89.00–92.00	90.43
5	—	1,021	74.00–84.00	79.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	90.00–108.00	97.66
5	—	1,320	83.50–89.00	87.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	75.00–80.00	77.95
9	—	1,162	90.50–102.00	94.94
13	—	1,153	83.00–88.50	85.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	124.00–133.00	127.92
1	—	1,525	114.00	114.00

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	—	910	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	725.00–935.00	836.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	960.00–1,075.00	1,017.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,098.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,385.00–1,735.00	1,560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,088	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,186.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	103.00	103.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	825.00	825.00

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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