Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. 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 $199.91/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$199.91

172 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

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	523	208.41	1,090	137
Large 1-2	644	175.40	1,130	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	165.49	902	29
Small and Medium 1-2	380	157.00	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $493 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 sale172 hd

199.91

—

KY average25 barns · 6,393 hd

211.31

−11.40

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	1,492	115.72	1,727	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	100.07	1,488	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	98.58	1,242	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	82.47	822	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,095	139.00	1,522	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)	1,190	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,041	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$1,735	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,285	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,057	5

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	906.06/head	885.00–925.00	906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	105.27/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,160	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	150.96/cwt	142.00–160.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	224.35/cwt	211.00–247.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	213.52/cwt	207.00–216.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	201.82/cwt	190.00–207.50	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	157.01/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	180.08/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	663	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	225.79/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	176.15/cwt	170.00–185.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	173.39/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	210.60/cwt	203.00–216.00	988	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	703	154.01/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	162.18/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	185.75/cwt	185.00–186.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	547	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	191.15/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	202.35/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,066	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	181.96/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	215.36/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,124	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	162.67/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	520	203.48/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	502	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	235.97/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,093	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	157.98/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	217.20/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	186.49/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	183.80/cwt	164.00–195.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	189.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	805	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,132	1,184.04/head	1,160.00–1,210.00	1,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	127.46/cwt	123.00–133.50	2,052	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	103.02/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	113.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,814	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	95.36/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,286	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	84.31/cwt	82.00–87.50	827	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	93.58/cwt	90.00–97.50	940	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	103.60/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,315	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	101.80/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,566	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	93.01/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,142	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	86.02/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,095	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	76.66/cwt	72.00–80.00	801	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	69.31/cwt	67.00–71.00	653	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	206.34/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	215.51/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,116	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	226.37/cwt	223.00–230.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	234.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,303	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	245.97/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,183	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	212.88/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	244.24/cwt	229.00–250.50	1,072	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	217.10/cwt	211.00–226.00	999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	206.90/cwt	204.00–212.50	1,376	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	221.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	186.76/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	231.16/cwt	219.00–244.00	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	197.74/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	382	217.60/cwt	215.00–220.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	223.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	225.92/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,383	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	207.38/cwt	195.00–209.50	1,288	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	195.46/cwt	186.00–202.50	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	214.42/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,222	11

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 546Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 131Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 33

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	885.00–925.00	906.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,197	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	102.00–109.00	105.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	1,160.00–1,210.00	1,184.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	1,735.00	1,735.00

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
1	—	375	227.50	227.50
5	—	473	225.00–227.00	225.79
2	—	333	223.00–230.00	226.37
3	—	425	225.00–240.00	234.88
4	—	606	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	167.00–190.00	180.08
1	—	215	162.50	162.50
5	—	473	164.00–195.00	183.80
1	—	255	197.50	197.50
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
1	—	855	141.00	141.00
2	—	662	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	185.00–188.00	186.52
1	—	485	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
4	—	416	220.00	220.00
4	—	835	140.00–168.00	157.98
7	—	466	203.00–220.00	217.20
2	—	703	185.00–188.00	186.49
1	—	605	203.00	203.00
3	—	661	188.00–190.00	189.33
1	—	370	217.50	217.50
7	—	574	187.00–215.00	206.34
12	—	518	210.00–220.00	215.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	142.00–160.00	150.96
7	—	718	151.00–161.00	157.01
2	—	838	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
4	—	255	170.00–185.00	176.15
1	—	590	164.00	164.00
4	—	665	155.00–167.00	162.18
4	—	371	185.00–186.00	185.75
2	—	317	172.50	172.50
2	—	615	152.00–154.00	153.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	211.00–247.00	224.35
12	—	522	211.00–219.00	215.36
2	—	830	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	220.00	220.00
12	—	463	230.00–241.00	235.97
11	—	426	219.00–244.00	231.16
15	—	621	195.00–209.50	207.38
1	—	695	186.00	186.00
3	—	335	221.00	221.00
11	—	570	209.00–219.00	214.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	207.00–216.00	213.52
5	—	374	190.00–207.50	201.82
5	—	667	169.00–179.00	173.39
11	—	469	203.00–216.00	210.60
1	—	825	165.00	165.00
5	—	575	188.00–197.00	191.15
16	—	527	189.00–207.00	202.35
4	—	627	181.00–185.00	181.96
3	—	775	162.00–163.00	162.67
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
2	—	347	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	151.00–157.00	154.01
1	—	775	162.00	162.00
2	—	520	203.00–204.00	203.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	185.00	185.00
2	—	560	215.00	215.00
4	—	382	215.00–220.00	217.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	220.00	220.00
13	—	481	229.00–253.00	245.97
9	—	439	229.00–250.50	244.24
8	—	671	222.50	222.50
1	—	570	222.50	222.50
3	—	368	220.00–225.00	221.79
10	—	524	220.00–228.00	223.30
15	—	612	220.00–232.00	225.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	204.00–216.00	212.88
7	—	460	211.00–226.00	217.10
2	—	555	219.00	219.00
3	—	665	204.00–212.50	206.90
1	—	915	193.00	193.00
4	—	745	196.00–203.00	197.74
1	—	425	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
2	—	670	179.00–195.00	186.76
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
1	—	855	164.00	164.00
3	—	522	186.00–202.50	195.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	123.00–133.50	127.46
3	—	1,195	101.00–104.00	103.02
4	—	1,598	112.00–117.00	113.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	92.00–97.50	95.36
19	—	1,538	97.50–107.50	101.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	82.00–87.50	84.31
5	—	1,004	90.00–97.50	93.58
5	—	1,045	72.00–80.00	76.66
3	—	942	67.00–71.00	69.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,269	98.00–111.00	103.60
9	—	1,228	90.00–97.50	93.01
4	—	1,284	84.00–88.00	86.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	139.00	139.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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