Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. More average quality calves and fleshy bawlers beginning to show up creating a slightly softer undertone in the calf market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.60/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$209.60

281 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$65.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

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	528	215.17	1,137	251
Medium and Large 2-3	512	167.76	858	22
Small and Medium 1-2	560	150.00	840	3thin
Large 1-2	743	149.80	1,113	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.37/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 sale281 hd

209.60

—

KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd

213.51

−3.91

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	1,679	120.20	2,018	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	99.21	1,291	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	98.28	1,374	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	87.55	925	31

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)	1,313	$1,244	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,112	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,057	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,588	$1,731	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,411	$1,535	4thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Large 1-2	—	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	217.08/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,224	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	184.32/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	194.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,122	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	180.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	225.07/cwt	220.00–228.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	291	233.24/cwt	231.00–238.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	167.22/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	159.04/cwt	148.00–170.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	209.11/cwt	205.00–217.50	876	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	230.24/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,082	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	168.35/cwt	155.00–182.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	211.72/cwt	202.50–217.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	207.71/cwt	201.00–210.00	744	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	230.28/cwt	224.00–239.00	993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	180.76/cwt	150.00–202.50	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	204.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	825	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	204.90/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	195.77/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	188.77/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,163	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	224.51/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,199	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	211.30/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	243.26/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,070	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	226.48/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	223.60/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	238.97/cwt	222.50–247.00	1,135	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	239.62/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,268	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	221.93/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	241.33/cwt	225.00–254.00	915	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	215.09/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,243	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	233.99/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,088	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	154.54/cwt	141.00–168.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	192.00/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	71.22/cwt	68.50–73.00	632	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	93.24/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,303	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	103.22/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,364	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	91.46/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,150	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	103.94/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,437	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	86.71/cwt	83.00–91.00	914	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	79.67/cwt	75.00–82.50	794	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	96.62/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,095	13
Bulls	—	—	1,585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,816	127.48/cwt	121.00–137.00	2,315	13
Bulls	—	—	1,525	113.07/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,724	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	1,534.54/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,535	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,243.86/head	1,160.00–1,335.00	1,244	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,144.63/head	1,050.00–1,395.00	1,145	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,117.57/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	1,731.40/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	179.46/cwt	165.00–189.00	924	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	149.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	962	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	185.13/cwt	180.00–187.50	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	174.17/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	153.95/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	882	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	223.23/cwt	210.00–230.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	229.76/cwt	222.50–244.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	231.07/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	197.07/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	202.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	186.32/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	200.84/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,064	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	165.79/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	181.40/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,269	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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 650Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 110Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 39Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	164.00	164.00
1	—	710	167.00	167.00
1	—	905	113.00	113.00
1	—	825	153.00	153.00
1	—	605	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	210.00–229.00	217.08
4	—	670	178.00–184.00	180.97
5	—	333	220.00–228.00	225.07
3	—	291	231.00–238.00	233.24
53	—	470	220.00–239.00	230.24
2	—	737	193.00	193.00
12	—	431	224.00–239.00	230.28
17	—	616	184.00–208.00	188.77
83	—	534	215.00–225.00	224.51
1	—	385	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	180.00–197.00	184.32
13	—	577	190.00–210.00	194.54
5	—	757	160.00–172.00	167.22
4	—	419	205.00–217.50	209.11
2	—	942	116.00	116.00
5	—	471	202.50–217.00	211.72
4	—	358	201.00–210.00	207.71
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
4	—	527	200.00–210.00	204.62
4	—	865	146.00–150.00	149.02
5	—	610	170.00–177.00	174.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	148.00–170.00	159.04
2	—	433	155.00–182.50	168.35
1	—	725	151.00	151.00
4	—	369	150.00–202.50	180.76
1	—	485	137.50	137.50
3	—	520	180.00–190.00	185.05
3	—	338	180.00–187.50	185.13
4	—	667	151.00–163.00	153.95
1	—	925	113.00	113.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	184.00	184.00
4	—	572	170.00	170.00
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
2	—	482	200.00	200.00
1	—	825	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	835	193.00–208.00	204.90
3	—	481	220.00	220.00
4	—	719	191.00–200.00	195.77
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
3	—	583	208.00–213.00	211.30
1	—	690	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	440	221.00–250.00	243.26
11	—	566	221.00–232.00	226.48
4	—	624	220.00–227.00	223.60
10	—	392	252.50	252.50
26	—	475	222.50–247.00	238.97
22	—	529	225.00–246.00	239.62
7	—	670	216.00–226.00	221.93
1	—	340	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	228.50	228.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	225.00–254.00	241.33
10	—	578	214.00–219.00	215.09
9	—	465	222.00–244.00	233.99
3	—	410	222.50–244.00	229.76
7	—	514	221.00–236.00	231.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	141.00–168.00	154.54
2	—	725	184.00–200.00	192.00
3	—	330	210.00–230.00	223.23
2	—	623	191.00–203.00	197.07
3	—	811	183.00	183.00
2	—	565	195.00–210.00	202.50
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
3	—	665	185.00–189.00	186.32
4	—	472	217.50	217.50
9	—	530	191.00–209.00	200.84
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	108.00	108.00
11	—	515	165.00–189.00	179.46
1	—	715	169.00	169.00
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	103.00	103.00
2	—	675	152.00–180.00	165.79
5	—	567	175.00–194.00	181.40
1	—	835	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	79.00	79.00
34	—	1,321	96.00–112.00	103.22
15	—	1,257	86.00–96.00	91.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	68.50–73.00	71.22
7	—	1,054	83.00–91.00	86.71
8	—	997	75.00–82.50	79.67
13	—	1,133	92.00–108.00	96.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	91.00–95.00	93.24
11	—	1,383	97.00–110.00	103.94
1	—	1,570	86.50	86.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	104.00	104.00
13	—	1,816	121.00–137.00	127.48
11	—	1,525	107.00–119.00	113.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,411	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,534.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,588	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,731.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,313	1,160.00–1,335.00	1,243.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,395.00	1,144.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,010	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,117.57

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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