Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher on good quality weaned packages; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. 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 $222.45/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$222.45

143 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$38.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.88

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	540	225.54	1,217	131
Large 1-2	475	202.50	962	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	187.50	759	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	187.38	1,051	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.16/cwt here — about $167 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 sale143 hd

222.45

—

KY average25 barns · 5,292 hd

231.32

−8.88

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	1,687	128.50	2,168	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	117.98	1,667	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	116.12	1,429	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	99.96	1,049	25

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)	1,278	$1,583	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,418	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	201.96/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	200.33/cwt	196.00–202.50	912	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	511	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	188.51/cwt	170.00–207.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	241.62/cwt	239.00–247.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	227.50/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,194	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	231.73/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,337	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	210.59/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	231.42/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,405	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	231.77/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	215.49/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	226.40/cwt	224.00–228.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	231.33/cwt	223.00–237.50	974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	231.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,083	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	975	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	238.92/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,601	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	795	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,429	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	246.52/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,171	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	558	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	257.58/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	241.36/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	255.07/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	258.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	256.28/cwt	256.00–256.50	1,481	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	235.10/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,735	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	237.91/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	239.98/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	263.20/cwt	260.00–267.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	120.75/cwt	114.00–127.50	1,518	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	208.85/cwt	180.00–224.00	1,088	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	106.01/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,095	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	96.84/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,033	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	122.06/cwt	115.00–133.50	1,777	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	109.82/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,456	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	109.94/cwt	103.00–113.50	1,315	9
Bulls	—	—	1,537	121.07/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,861	8
Bulls	—	—	1,796	133.91/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,405	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,583.02/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,417.81/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	206.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	216.24/cwt	190.00–223.00	919	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	490	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	197.45/cwt	175.00–229.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	242.98/cwt	230.00–253.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	206.13/cwt	202.50–210.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	212.97/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	208.55/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	225.36/cwt	222.50–231.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	193.08/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,370	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	219.53/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.70/cwt	230.00–232.50	973	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	557	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	233.19/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	200.85/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	196.87/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,311	9

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 358Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 87Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	196.00	196.00
1	—	570	211.00	211.00
1	—	935	151.00	151.00
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
4	—	534	210.00–212.50	210.59
3	—	378	202.50–210.00	206.13
3	—	616	211.00–214.00	212.97
1	—	1,215	143.00	143.00
2	—	670	202.00–215.00	208.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	202.50	202.50
2	—	538	194.00–210.00	201.96
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
1	—	740	183.00	183.00
1	—	670	157.00	157.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	610	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	239.00–247.00	241.62
27	—	525	222.00–245.00	227.50
17	—	577	224.00–244.00	231.73
14	—	607	230.00–238.00	231.42
7	—	658	221.00–240.00	231.77
6	—	731	214.00–217.00	215.49
5	—	328	224.00–228.00	226.40
11	—	421	223.00–237.50	231.33
15	—	468	220.00–235.00	231.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	222.50–231.00	225.36
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	189.00–197.00	193.08
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	196.00–202.50	200.33
1	—	545	225.00	225.00
1	—	425	222.50	222.50
1	—	570	232.00	232.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	234.00	234.00
1	—	975	162.00	162.00
1	—	795	224.00	224.00
1	—	470	225.00	225.00
3	—	558	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	226.00–248.00	238.92
8	—	471	251.00–264.00	257.58
1	—	315	279.00	279.00
17	—	516	251.00–257.00	255.07
5	—	440	250.00–260.00	258.09
1	—	610	230.00	230.00
1	—	350	264.00	264.00
23	—	578	256.00–256.50	256.28
11	—	738	226.00–242.00	235.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	593	241.00	241.00
2	—	475	245.00–248.00	246.52
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
1	—	1,060	162.00	162.00
3	—	433	240.00–242.00	241.36
1	—	525	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	170.00–207.50	188.51
10	—	521	180.00–224.00	208.85
3	—	470	200.00–210.00	206.81
5	—	425	190.00–223.00	216.24
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
3	—	390	175.00–229.00	197.45
1	—	640	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	231.00–246.00	237.91
2	—	482	258.00	258.00
4	—	523	238.00–244.00	239.98
3	—	362	260.00–267.00	263.20
2	—	592	232.00	232.00
1	—	340	262.50	262.50
7	—	613	223.50	223.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	193.00	193.00
1	—	490	217.50	217.50
2	—	540	216.00–223.00	219.53
1	—	600	207.50	207.50
2	—	557	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	216.00	216.00
4	—	374	230.00–253.00	242.98
1	—	285	236.00	236.00
1	—	905	172.00	172.00
3	—	420	230.00–232.50	231.70
1	—	340	257.50	257.50
1	—	490	232.00	232.00
5	—	524	231.00–238.00	233.19
7	—	646	200.00–203.00	200.85
9	—	666	193.00–206.00	196.87
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,257	114.00–127.50	120.75
9	—	1,196	103.00–113.50	109.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	89.00–91.00	89.99
10	—	1,033	102.00–110.50	106.01
13	—	1,067	91.00–102.00	96.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,456	115.00–133.50	122.06
8	—	1,326	104.00–113.00	109.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,537	113.00–126.00	121.07
11	—	1,796	127.00–141.00	133.91

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	—	1,278	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,583.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,417.81

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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