Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned and yearling calf packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.69/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$199.69

155 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$63.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

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	544	203.96	1,110	140
Medium and Large 2-3	564	161.26	909	14thin
Large 1-2	810	140.00	1,134	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.96/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale155 hd

199.69

—

KY average19 barns · 3,297 hd

209.56

−9.87

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	1,635	130.47	2,133	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,322	109.65	1,450	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	109.11	1,376	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	87.07	857	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	118.00	1,475	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)	1,158	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,173	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$2,033	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,595	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2Value Added	—	664	204.07/cwt	193.00–209.50	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	173.83/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	217.45/cwt	205.00–227.50	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	163.49/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	210.88/cwt	197.00–225.00	1,194	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	209.27/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,109	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	222.79/cwt	204.00–233.00	1,065	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	197.76/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	920	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	212.58/cwt	200.00–222.50	693	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	650	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	233.03/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	239.13/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	178.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	217.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,380	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	244.20/cwt	227.50–251.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	243.30/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,034	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	225.82/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,055	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	224.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	86.06/cwt	83.00–91.00	842	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	66.50/cwt	62.00–70.00	596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	100.08/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,076	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	109.65/cwt	104.50–114.00	1,450	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	76.61/cwt	71.00–80.00	669	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	110.20/cwt	100.00–121.50	1,395	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	92.83/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,222	112.28/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,372	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	136.53/cwt	124.00–152.00	2,421	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,172.86/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,033.22/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	188.26/cwt	187.50–189.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	180.80/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	180.17/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,092	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	863	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	162.40/cwt	157.00–165.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	192.92/cwt	190.00–199.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	225.98/cwt	221.00–236.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	218.70/cwt	201.00–230.00	910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	173.69/cwt	162.50–186.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	228.05/cwt	202.50–255.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	177.97/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,201	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 May 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 412Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 84Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	193.00–209.50	204.07
6	—	793	173.00–174.00	173.83
7	—	383	205.00–227.50	217.45
17	—	566	197.00–225.00	210.88
30	—	530	201.00–219.00	209.27
20	—	478	204.00–233.00	222.79
10	—	621	188.00–205.00	197.76
4	—	326	200.00–222.50	212.58
14	—	416	201.00–230.00	218.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	175.00–180.00	177.55
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	134.00	134.00
2	—	473	180.00–185.00	182.49
3	—	615	157.00–165.00	162.40
1	—	810	129.00	129.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	162.50–186.00	173.69
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
2	—	753	150.00–160.00	154.98
4	—	711	162.00–164.00	163.49
12	—	606	179.00–183.00	180.17
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
1	—	830	161.00	161.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	675	181.00	181.00
3	—	478	190.00–199.00	192.92
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	224.00	224.00
3	—	776	213.00	213.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
11	—	515	220.00–247.00	233.03
6	—	460	230.00–246.00	239.13
3	—	721	208.00	208.00
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
2	—	635	210.00–225.00	217.38
9	—	422	227.50–251.00	244.20
2	—	360	220.00–230.00	225.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
2	—	307	215.00	215.00
1	—	550	201.00	201.00
1	—	860	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
3	—	413	175.00–180.00	178.39
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	207.00	207.00
1	—	650	209.00	209.00
1	—	830	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	229.00–250.00	243.30
9	—	467	220.00–231.00	225.82
6	—	515	220.00–227.00	224.51
2	—	607	197.00	197.00
1	—	575	207.00	207.00
5	—	328	221.00–236.00	225.98
2	—	375	202.50–255.00	228.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	177.00	177.00
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	830	167.00	167.00
1	—	960	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	194.00	194.00
2	—	638	190.00–194.00	192.01
3	—	718	180.00	180.00
3	—	675	176.00–179.00	177.97
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	187.50–189.00	188.26
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
1	—	740	163.00	163.00
3	—	578	180.00–182.50	180.80
1	—	400	182.50	182.50
1	—	220	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	83.00–91.00	86.06
4	—	896	62.00–70.00	66.50
12	—	1,075	95.00–105.00	100.08
6	—	873	71.00–80.00	76.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,322	104.50–114.00	109.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,266	100.00–121.50	110.20
2	—	1,185	89.00–97.00	92.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	103.00–120.00	112.28
9	—	1,773	124.00–152.00	136.53

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)	2	—	1,140	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,172.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,535	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,033.22

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle