Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings. 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 $190.43/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$190.43

220 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$56.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

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	610	193.73	1,182	196
Medium and Large 2-3	456	165.82	757	22
Small and Medium 1-2	463	137.25	635	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.48/cwt here — about $547 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 sale220 hd

190.43

—

KY average25 barns · 4,510 hd

195.81

−5.39

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	1,930	119.03	2,297	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	100.93	1,538	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	98.35	1,221	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	78.53	816	17
Heifers	Choice	High	1,215	141.00	1,713	1thin

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)	1,069	$1,250	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$871	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,305	12

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	224.17/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	165.47/cwt	150.00–177.50	622	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	180.13/cwt	162.00–185.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	193.20/cwt	182.50–205.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	163.47/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	207.65/cwt	190.00–214.50	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	192.35/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,381	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	187.04/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	174.18/cwt	172.50–177.50	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	165.08/cwt	162.50–167.50	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	199.51/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,023	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	195.49/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	197.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	176.32/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	239.57/cwt	219.00–246.00	1,394	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	239.55/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,246	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	203.70/cwt	195.00–207.50	972	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	183.79/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	240.10/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,008	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	233.90/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	212.94/cwt	209.00–213.50	1,452	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	208.96/cwt	195.00–215.00	984	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	216.17/cwt	215.00–217.50	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,215	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	74.46/cwt	74.00–75.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	89.02/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,002	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	80.59/cwt	76.00–84.00	779	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	87.88/cwt	86.00–90.50	1,031	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	101.34/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,270	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	53.36/cwt	37.00–62.50	491	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	100.93/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,538	7
Bulls	—	—	2,144	124.49/cwt	117.50–131.00	2,669	5
Bulls	—	—	1,572	109.92/cwt	99.50–116.00	1,728	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,197.07/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,197	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	625	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,433.40/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,433	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,249.64/head	1,085.00–1,575.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	902.96/head	875.00–950.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	169.96/cwt	165.00–180.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	848	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	478	171.39/cwt	162.50–180.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	209.64/cwt	202.50–211.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	207.18/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	171.48/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	194.69/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	234.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	909	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	282	218.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	232.00/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	215.68/cwt	208.00–219.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	197.33/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	225.90/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,078	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	224.04/cwt	222.50–227.50	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	202.41/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	188.53/cwt	185.00–194.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	171.38/cwt	154.00–180.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	185.91/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,160	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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 323Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 83Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	217.00–231.00	224.17
1	—	605	193.00	193.00
7	—	675	186.00–205.00	194.69
12	—	387	220.00–240.00	234.80
7	—	282	215.00–220.00	218.55
3	—	435	231.00–234.00	232.00
14	—	477	222.50–235.00	225.90
3	—	325	222.50–227.50	224.04
1	—	575	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	195.00–215.00	208.96
3	—	325	215.00–217.50	216.17
1	—	1,055	116.00	116.00
2	—	668	182.00–184.00	183.00
1	—	390	205.00	205.00
6	—	421	202.50–211.00	209.64
5	—	563	198.00–211.00	207.18
4	—	733	170.00–176.00	171.48
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
2	—	645	185.00–187.00	186.00
3	—	508	200.00–207.00	202.41
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	167.50	167.50
2	—	478	162.50–180.00	171.39
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	165.00–180.00	169.96
1	—	470	180.50	180.50
2	—	883	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	275	182.50	182.50
1	—	375	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	150.00–177.50	165.47
7	—	467	162.00–185.00	180.13
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
3	—	303	172.50–177.50	174.18
2	—	528	162.50–167.50	165.08
1	—	840	101.00	101.00
3	—	418	154.00–180.00	171.38
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	132.50	132.50
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	182.50–205.00	193.20
5	—	775	162.50–165.00	163.47
2	—	565	185.00–189.00	187.04
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	810	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,000	114.00	114.00
2	—	370	195.00–200.00	197.64
3	—	665	175.00–178.00	176.32
10	—	523	185.00–194.00	188.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	190.00–214.50	207.65
93	—	718	179.00–194.00	192.35
12	—	513	195.00–205.00	199.51
21	—	477	195.00–207.50	203.70
5	—	667	181.00–189.00	183.79
7	—	383	208.00–219.00	215.68
9	—	554	190.00–203.00	197.33
4	—	624	181.00–193.00	185.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	192.00	192.00
1	—	565	213.00	213.00
7	—	470	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	193.00–198.00	195.49
2	—	705	207.00	207.00
29	—	582	219.00–246.00	239.57
24	—	520	222.00–249.00	239.55
2	—	390	235.00	235.00
18	—	420	230.00–247.50	240.10
13	—	485	221.00–236.00	233.90
2	—	612	206.00	206.00
1	—	255	227.50	227.50
18	—	682	209.00–213.50	212.94
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	74.00–75.00	74.46
7	—	1,126	85.00–92.00	89.02
5	—	967	76.00–84.00	80.59
3	—	920	37.00–62.50	53.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	86.00–90.50	87.88
1	—	1,315	79.00	79.00
24	—	1,253	94.00–110.00	101.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	92.00–107.00	100.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,144	117.50–131.00	124.49
3	—	1,572	99.50–116.00	109.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,197.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,211	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,433.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,069	1,085.00–1,575.00	1,249.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	958	875.00–950.00	902.96

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle