Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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 $200.96/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$200.96

202 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$681

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

$49.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.32

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	660	211.57	1,396	147
Large 1-2	562	184.69	1,038	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	171.21	881	46
Small and Medium 1-2	440	162.50	715	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.07/cwt here — about $681 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 sale202 hd

200.96

—

KY average24 barns · 5,238 hd

211.28

−10.32

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	1,752	119.41	2,093	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	103.24	1,353	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	100.58	1,461	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	85.94	835	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	138.00	1,663	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,302	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$1,045	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	943	$1,082	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	192.69/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	524	183.46/cwt	180.00–191.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	242.36/cwt	222.00–248.00	1,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	724	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,591	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	222.50/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	206.22/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,039	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	178.66/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	216.01/cwt	196.00–226.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	210.30/cwt	207.00–212.50	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	202.83/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	177.16/cwt	160.00–201.00	840	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	208.11/cwt	202.00–215.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	166.54/cwt	161.00–172.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	155.69/cwt	149.00–164.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	184.61/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	231.57/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	232.88/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,234	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	214.04/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	190.33/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	194.99/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	732	249.37/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,825	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	226.51/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	231.04/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	232.17/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	226.25/cwt	220.00–232.50	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	215.32/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	775	170.97/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	613	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,205	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,070	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	96.06/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,367	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,743	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	96.36/cwt	92.00–102.00	991	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	87.74/cwt	85.00–90.00	874	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	69.01/cwt	68.00–70.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	74.98/cwt	71.00–80.00	661	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	105.10/cwt	100.50–110.00	1,569	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	106.87/cwt	99.00–116.50	1,389	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	96.28/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,215	11
Bulls	—	—	1,751	117.33/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,054	8
Bulls	—	—	1,758	127.72/cwt	127.00–128.50	2,245	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,081.83/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,082	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,009.82/head	910.00–1,075.00	1,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,391.44/head	1,160.00–1,500.00	1,391	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	690	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	214.40/cwt	208.00–220.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	181.30/cwt	172.50–190.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	176.90/cwt	160.00–201.00	1,122	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	183.56/cwt	182.50–189.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	189.55/cwt	177.00–202.50	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	178.11/cwt	166.00–185.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	214.18/cwt	210.00–217.50	891	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	189.09/cwt	180.00–202.50	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	175.00/cwt	167.50–182.50	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	154.56/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	575	189.36/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	214.87/cwt	204.00–217.50	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	170.93/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	178.73/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	184.37/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	221.82/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	216.18/cwt	215.00–220.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	212.23/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	192.67/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	191.71/cwt	177.50–200.00	999	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	196.85/cwt	193.00–200.00	439	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 394Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 95Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 29Year ago 14

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
1	—	410	222.50	222.50
3	—	673	190.00–198.00	192.69
3	—	596	216.00	216.00
4	—	451	218.00–224.00	222.50
9	—	619	196.00–226.00	216.01
3	—	738	187.00–192.00	190.33
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	180.00–191.00	183.46
1	—	860	169.00	169.00
2	—	490	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	724	219.75	219.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	203.00–210.00	206.22
3	—	653	174.00–181.00	178.66
3	—	821	178.00	178.00
1	—	280	206.00	206.00
2	—	970	131.00–136.00	133.46
1	—	340	217.50	217.50
5	—	483	207.00–212.50	210.30
6	—	577	200.00–205.00	202.83
1	—	725	177.00	177.00
2	—	373	202.00–215.00	208.11
1	—	1,050	125.00	125.00
3	—	615	182.00–186.00	184.61
5	—	416	210.00–217.50	214.18
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	160.00–201.00	177.16
2	—	333	161.00–172.00	166.54
4	—	621	149.00–164.00	155.69
2	—	650	161.00	161.00
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
5	—	520	166.00–185.00	178.11
4	—	559	160.00–165.00	162.54
6	—	425	180.00–202.50	189.09
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
2	—	395	167.50–182.50	175.00
4	—	714	140.00–165.00	154.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,130	132.00	132.00
3	—	687	206.00–218.00	214.04
1	—	640	219.00	219.00
2	—	755	218.00	218.00
3	—	833	193.00–196.00	194.99
1	—	510	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,015	193.00	193.00
1	—	900	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	222.00–248.00	242.36
11	—	665	224.00–235.00	231.57
7	—	530	226.00–240.00	232.88
6	—	618	220.00–238.00	226.51
5	—	474	227.00–234.00	231.04
11	—	734	228.00–234.00	232.17
3	—	445	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	732	242.00–250.00	249.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	220.00–232.50	226.25
6	—	638	215.00–217.00	215.32
2	—	502	228.00	228.00
3	—	485	220.00–223.00	221.82
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	170.00–173.00	170.97
3	—	613	189.00	189.00
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
2	—	575	184.00–195.00	189.36
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	208.00–220.00	214.40
1	—	590	197.50	197.50
3	—	458	210.00–215.00	213.35
8	—	435	204.00–217.50	214.87
2	—	860	165.00–177.00	170.93
3	—	711	171.00–182.50	178.73
3	—	763	177.00–189.00	184.37
8	—	331	215.00–220.00	216.18
3	—	532	209.00–217.50	212.23
3	—	600	186.00–206.00	192.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	172.50–190.00	181.30
9	—	634	160.00–201.00	176.90
6	—	471	182.50–189.00	183.56
2	—	657	170.00	170.00
2	—	325	177.00–202.50	189.55
1	—	395	181.00	181.00
14	—	521	177.50–200.00	191.71
2	—	223	193.00–200.00	196.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	87.00	87.00
10	—	1,423	92.00–99.00	96.06
13	—	1,493	100.50–110.00	105.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	87.00	87.00
30	—	1,300	99.00–116.50	106.87
11	—	1,262	92.50–99.00	96.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	92.00–102.00	96.36
9	—	996	85.00–90.00	87.74
2	—	905	68.00–70.00	69.01
6	—	882	71.00–80.00	74.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,751	114.00–123.00	117.33
2	—	1,758	127.00–128.50	127.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	925.00–1,200.00	1,081.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	910.00–1,075.00	1,009.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,318	1,160.00–1,500.00	1,391.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	675.00	675.00

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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