Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned packages and yearlings. Heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Very good demand for yearling steer and heifer packages. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.60/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$231.60

480 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$37.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

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	622	235.06	1,463	434
Large 1-2	484	209.00	1,011	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	478	197.42	945	40

One grade step is worth $37.64/cwt here — about $519 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 sale480 hd

231.60

—

KY average18 barns · 4,705 hd

232.84

−1.24

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	1,620	127.64	2,068	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	113.26	1,318	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	111.92	1,559	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	90.83	914	21

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)	1,045	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,363	5

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	625	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	240.34/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,011	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	508	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	231.91/cwt	221.00–241.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,754	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	880	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,681	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	252.84/cwt	241.00–257.50	1,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	226.93/cwt	196.00–239.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	251.99/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,066	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	526	241.52/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	261.32/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,380	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	258.19/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	247.52/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	189.46/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	241.87/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,799	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	228.16/cwt	220.00–231.00	844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	218.45/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,327	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	230.02/cwt	181.00–242.00	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	233.97/cwt	210.00–242.50	845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,825	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	433	232.57/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	254.25/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,185	4
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,601	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	206.61/cwt	187.00–220.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	236.65/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,119	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,626	3
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	733	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,851	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	282.50/cwt	256.00–286.00	1,605	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	274.11/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,343	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	267.20/cwt	245.00–269.75	1,809	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	818	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,045	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	512	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	69.53/cwt	67.00–73.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	84.98/cwt	80.00–90.00	791	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	117.91/cwt	112.00–127.50	1,752	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	109.12/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,472	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	120.27/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,497	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	108.54/cwt	104.50–112.50	1,186	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	108.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	94.65/cwt	84.00–102.00	975	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	101.78/cwt	101.00–102.50	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	135.49/cwt	130.00–139.50	2,329	9
Bulls	—	—	1,544	123.30/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,904	9
Bulls	—	—	1,415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,358	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,504.52/head	1,350.00–1,635.00	1,505	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	215.83/cwt	200.00–224.00	589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	206.39/cwt	181.00–230.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	234.72/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,197	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	212.88/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,111	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	185	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	219.10/cwt	200.00–231.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	241.35/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,040	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	223.98/cwt	220.00–229.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	225.99/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,062	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	210.30/cwt	194.00–219.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	187.28/cwt	181.00–191.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	225.67/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	219.71/cwt	205.00–225.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	177.73/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	199.87/cwt	194.00–203.00	556	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	256.51/cwt	233.00–257.50	1,352	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	226.69/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,192	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	202.37/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	167.99/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	203.10/cwt	200.00–209.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	246.95/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	235.39/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	227.36/cwt	223.00–229.00	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	183.70/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	203.97/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	207.00/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,068	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	224.31/cwt	200.00–234.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	216.51/cwt	192.00–226.00	1,219	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	218.74/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	242.17/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	245.72/cwt	239.00–256.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,319	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,176Last week 815Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 92Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	238.00	238.00
3	—	845	238.00	238.00
5	—	629	196.00–239.00	226.93
2	—	423	250.00–254.00	251.99
6	—	542	254.00–259.00	258.19
2	—	568	247.00–248.00	247.52
5	—	780	234.00	234.00
4	—	466	249.00–259.00	254.25
3	—	701	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	230.00	230.00
12	—	607	241.00–257.50	252.84
6	—	360	269.00	269.00
19	—	528	253.00–270.00	261.32
3	—	420	258.00	258.00
23	—	568	256.00–286.00	282.50
20	—	490	251.00–281.00	274.11
151	—	677	245.00–269.75	267.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	259.00	259.00
20	—	733	252.50	252.50
102	—	818	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	173.00	173.00
7	—	534	235.00–242.00	240.34
5	—	325	221.00–241.00	231.91
1	—	825	180.00	180.00
2	—	718	188.00–191.00	189.46
4	—	440	240.00–242.50	241.87
2	—	285	210.00–212.50	211.25
2	—	623	217.00–220.00	218.45
11	—	474	181.00–242.00	230.02
15	—	361	210.00–242.50	233.97
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	191.00	191.00
1	—	565	230.00	230.00
4	—	526	240.00–243.00	241.52
2	—	433	220.00–245.00	232.57
1	—	600	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	495	268.00	268.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	258.00	258.00
3	—	625	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	221.00	221.00
2	—	435	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	212.50	212.50
3	—	720	205.00	205.00
10	—	375	220.00–229.00	223.98
16	—	470	220.00–232.00	225.99
3	—	565	223.00–227.00	225.67
4	—	321	205.00–225.00	219.71
22	—	526	220.00–234.00	226.69
6	—	612	195.00–211.00	202.37
9	—	433	223.00–229.00	227.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	734	239.00	239.00
113	—	803	224.00	224.00
16	—	370	220.00–231.00	228.16
50	—	645	248.25	248.25
26	—	473	230.00–241.00	236.65
34	—	431	230.00–254.00	241.35
50	—	527	233.00–257.50	256.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	187.00–220.00	206.61
3	—	413	194.00–219.00	210.30
3	—	318	181.00–191.00	187.28
4	—	651	168.00–181.00	177.73
6	—	278	194.00–203.00	199.87
2	—	775	166.00–170.00	167.99
3	—	373	200.00–209.00	203.10
3	—	613	181.00–185.00	183.70
4	—	555	200.00–216.00	203.97
6	—	516	180.00–219.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	196.00	196.00
1	—	905	150.00	150.00
2	—	982	182.00	182.00
9	—	510	230.00–249.00	234.72
6	—	431	230.00–255.00	246.95
13	—	460	230.00–244.00	235.39
5	—	566	234.00–248.00	242.17
6	—	378	239.00–256.00	245.72
3	—	663	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	200.00	200.00
2	—	430	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	200.00–224.00	215.83
1	—	620	206.00	206.00
1	—	755	171.00	171.00
2	—	670	181.00	181.00
4	—	415	181.00–230.00	206.39
1	—	205	211.00	211.00
7	—	522	200.00–224.00	212.88
2	—	185	191.00	191.00
7	—	321	200.00–231.00	219.10
6	—	376	200.00–234.00	224.31
11	—	563	192.00–226.00	216.51
4	—	475	200.00–230.00	218.74
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	172.00	172.00
1	—	530	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	67.00–73.00	69.53
6	—	931	80.00–90.00	84.98
2	—	1,090	107.00–110.00	108.66
11	—	1,030	84.00–102.00	94.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	112.00–127.50	117.91
15	—	1,349	103.00–112.00	109.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,245	114.00–129.00	120.27
10	—	1,093	104.50–112.50	108.54
2	—	1,113	101.00–102.50	101.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,719	130.00–139.50	135.49
9	—	1,544	113.00–128.00	123.30
1	—	1,415	96.00	96.00

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)	1	—	1,045	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	1,350.00–1,635.00	1,504.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,125.00	1,125.00

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