Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher some sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.76/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$210.76

249 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$640

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

$53.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

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	609	211.77	1,290	244
Large 1-2	405	172.50	699	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	410	158.63	650	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.15/cwt here — about $640 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 sale249 hd

210.76

—

KY average25 barns · 6,180 hd

202.23

+8.53

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	1,626	129.05	2,098	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	115.20	1,700	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	114.88	1,480	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	92.36	925	24

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)	1,185	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,027	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	665	$980	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	458	200.67/cwt	199.00–210.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	189.95/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	213.38/cwt	207.50–215.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	213.95/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	185.42/cwt	185.00–185.50	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	220.75/cwt	220.00–221.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	232.71/cwt	200.00–234.85	1,378	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	175.15/cwt	172.50–180.00	816	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	622	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	192.22/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	702	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	243.00/cwt	225.00–261.00	826	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	234.91/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,132	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	231.76/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,335	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	239.24/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,019	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	222.74/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	221.51/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	241.77/cwt	241.00–242.50	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	143.16/cwt	125.00–162.50	458	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	115.20/cwt	103.00–127.00	1,700	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	115.59/cwt	103.50–129.50	1,486	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	81.96/cwt	79.00–85.50	716	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	102.31/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,152	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	90.81/cwt	86.00–94.00	884	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	120.84/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,807	136.08/cwt	128.00–146.50	2,459	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,112	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,065.99/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	980.15/head	975.00–985.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	181.06/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	186.05/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	222.87/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	198.10/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	229.68/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	235.43/cwt	232.00–236.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	195.26/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	177.76/cwt	177.50–178.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	201.26/cwt	200.00–202.50	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	212.44/cwt	211.00–216.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,499	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	211.77/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,112	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	200.35/cwt	197.00–205.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	192.42/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,116	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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 611Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 49Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	199.00–210.00	200.67
3	—	527	185.00–192.50	189.95
2	—	730	172.00	172.00
2	—	323	200.00–202.50	201.26
2	—	682	172.00	172.00
2	—	405	192.00	192.00
2	—	295	200.00	200.00
5	—	376	197.00–205.00	200.35
10	—	580	191.00–197.00	192.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	207.50–215.00	213.38
7	—	471	210.00–218.00	213.95
6	—	742	185.00–185.50	185.42
1	—	695	185.00	185.00
4	—	341	220.00–221.00	220.75
88	—	592	200.00–234.85	232.71
3	—	633	186.00–202.00	192.22
7	—	390	211.00–216.00	212.44
71	—	760	197.25	197.25
14	—	525	200.00–224.00	211.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	255	167.50	167.50
1	—	840	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
3	—	466	172.50–180.00	175.15
1	—	815	162.50	162.50
4	—	553	200.00	200.00
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	192.00	192.00
2	—	622	192.00	192.00
1	—	575	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	191.00	191.00
1	—	310	212.50	212.50
1	—	775	195.00	195.00
1	—	700	199.00	199.00
1	—	615	193.00	193.00
1	—	380	222.50	222.50
1	—	810	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	702	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	235.00	235.00
2	—	340	225.00–261.00	243.00
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
12	—	482	227.00–242.00	234.91
9	—	576	220.00–243.00	231.76
9	—	426	225.00–247.50	239.24
4	—	617	211.00–240.00	222.74
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	224.00	224.00
1	—	620	214.00	214.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	220.00–226.00	221.51
2	—	390	240.00–245.00	242.53
2	—	325	241.00–242.50	241.77
7	—	512	218.00–225.00	222.87
2	—	625	195.00–201.00	198.10
7	—	463	221.00–237.00	229.68
7	—	413	232.00–236.00	235.43
6	—	677	192.00–201.00	195.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,005	137.00	137.00
2	—	723	175.00–187.00	181.06
2	—	683	181.00–191.00	186.05
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	125.00–162.50	143.16
1	—	365	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	122.50	122.50
1	—	520	173.00	173.00
2	—	468	177.50–178.00	177.76
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,476	103.00–127.00	115.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,286	103.50–129.50	115.59
1	—	1,340	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	874	79.00–85.50	81.96
10	—	1,126	96.00–109.00	102.31
6	—	974	86.00–94.00	90.81
1	—	815	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	116.00–124.00	120.84
7	—	1,807	128.00–146.50	136.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	114.00	114.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,065.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	975.00–985.00	980.15

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

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