Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand for good quality weaned calves; light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages; light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.48/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$191.48

214 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$73.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

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	507	205.11	1,039	160
Medium and Large 2-3	586	162.06	949	34
Large 1-2	305	147.50	450	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	516	131.60	679	19thin

One grade step is worth $73.52/cwt here — about $360 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 sale214 hd

191.48

—

KY average26 barns · 4,844 hd

203.01

−11.53

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	1,650	117.41	1,938	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	98.23	1,487	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	93.21	1,146	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	77.98	822	14

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)	1,210	$1,124	4thin

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 2-3	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	193.55/cwt	179.00–210.00	1,186	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	632	114.89/cwt	112.50–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	197.30/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,028	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	206.14/cwt	195.00–213.00	882	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	373	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	148.89/cwt	140.00–157.50	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	198.68/cwt	192.00–202.50	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	206.42/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	204.04/cwt	194.00–211.00	961	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	233.42/cwt	217.50–238.00	971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	923	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	183.67/cwt	177.50–188.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	184.33/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	537	137.20/cwt	100.00–171.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	221.01/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,045	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	197.23/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	236.99/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	237.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	242.24/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,310	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	241.97/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	202.33/cwt	170.00–220.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	230.71/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	228.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	242.28/cwt	242.00–242.50	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	173.96/cwt	168.00–186.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	227.94/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	226.44/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	231.32/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,210	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	211.33/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,274	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	479	139.79/cwt	102.00–152.50	670	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	572	153.97/cwt	151.00–160.00	881	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	422	160.28/cwt	105.00–212.50	676	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	81.97/cwt	75.00–90.00	924	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	69.00/cwt	55.00–74.00	676	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,246	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	89.07/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,086	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	95.97/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,187	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	105.24/cwt	101.50–111.50	1,659	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	95.52/cwt	92.00–98.50	1,418	6
Bulls	—	—	1,621	118.61/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,923	6
Bulls	—	—	1,546	101.55/cwt	90.00–109.50	1,570	4
Bulls	—	—	1,749	126.78/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,217	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,186.81/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	214.34/cwt	214.00–215.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	181.49/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,049	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	182.00/cwt	180.00–182.50	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	226.89/cwt	220.00–245.00	944	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	208.91/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	175.68/cwt	160.00–180.00	810	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	124.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	200.51/cwt	200.00–202.50	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	142.89/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	173.30/cwt	160.00–180.00	768	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	220.15/cwt	206.00–229.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	631	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	433	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	909	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	707	165.04/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	210.03/cwt	192.00–225.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	196.43/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	191.48/cwt	177.00–208.00	1,268	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	202.05/cwt	172.50–215.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	178.34/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	762	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	187.67/cwt	165.00–211.00	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 468Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 108Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	220.00	220.00
1	—	660	174.00	174.00
3	—	553	230.00	230.00
2	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	181.00	181.00
3	—	420	170.00–220.00	202.33
7	—	506	230.00–231.00	230.71
3	—	705	168.00–186.00	173.96
2	—	465	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	234.00–239.00	236.99
4	—	532	235.00–240.00	237.30
4	—	660	225.00–230.00	228.77
2	—	767	202.00	202.00
7	—	407	242.00–242.50	242.28
3	—	483	250.00	250.00
6	—	628	226.00–230.00	227.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	241.00–246.00	242.24
5	—	504	260.00	260.00
5	—	576	249.00	249.00
9	—	665	238.00–247.00	241.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	613	179.00–210.00	193.55
2	—	280	200.00	200.00
29	—	521	190.00–203.00	197.30
12	—	428	195.00–213.00	206.14
7	—	368	192.00–202.50	198.68
16	—	471	194.00–211.00	204.04
1	—	870	152.50	152.50
3	—	660	184.00–185.00	184.33
2	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
7	—	578	191.00–202.00	197.23
5	—	340	200.00–202.50	200.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	112.50–120.00	114.89
2	—	260	140.00–147.00	143.43
2	—	478	140.00–157.50	148.89
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	585	120.00–124.00	122.02
4	—	537	100.00–171.00	137.20
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
3	—	665	120.00–135.00	124.89
1	—	360	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	205.00–207.00	206.42
7	—	416	217.50–238.00	233.42
3	—	372	248.00	248.00
27	—	473	215.00–230.00	221.01
14	—	529	203.00–217.00	208.91
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	142.50	142.50
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
4	—	528	177.50–188.00	183.67
5	—	616	176.00	176.00
7	—	461	160.00–180.00	175.68
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
3	—	818	130.00–135.00	132.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
7	—	726	120.00–151.00	142.89
3	—	443	160.00–180.00	173.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	219.00–241.00	226.44
2	—	480	235.00	235.00
5	—	416	220.00–245.00	226.89
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
5	—	366	206.00–229.00	220.15
1	—	875	181.00	181.00
3	—	780	164.00	164.00
7	—	538	192.00–225.00	210.03
10	—	622	190.00–201.00	196.43
13	—	662	177.00–208.00	191.48
3	—	723	178.00–179.00	178.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	230.00–237.00	231.32
6	—	603	210.00–214.00	211.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	102.00–152.50	139.79
3	—	572	151.00–160.00	153.97
7	—	422	105.00–212.50	160.28
1	—	280	107.50	107.50
2	—	312	170.00	170.00
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	214.00–215.00	214.34
1	—	970	115.00	115.00
7	—	578	165.00–186.00	181.49
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
2	—	905	93.00	93.00
5	—	525	180.00–182.50	182.00
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
7	—	422	172.50–215.00	202.05
1	—	265	181.00	181.00
11	—	473	165.00–211.00	187.67
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	182.00	182.00
4	—	631	178.00	178.00
3	—	433	210.00	210.00
3	—	707	163.00–169.00	165.04
2	—	762	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	75.00–90.00	81.97
5	—	980	55.00–74.00	69.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	86.50	86.50
4	—	1,576	101.50–111.50	105.24
6	—	1,484	92.00–98.50	95.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	87.00–90.50	89.07
6	—	1,237	92.00–100.50	95.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	110.00–124.00	118.61
4	—	1,546	90.00–109.50	101.55
6	—	1,749	125.00–128.00	126.78

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)	1	—	1,305	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,186.81

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