Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady except 400-600 lbs weaned packages sold sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher 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 $194.46/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$194.46

103 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$63.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

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	531	202.78	1,076	80
Medium and Large 2-3	625	172.29	1,076	14thin
Large 1-2	669	167.40	1,120	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	485	139.54	677	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.24/cwt here — about $399 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 sale103 hd

194.46

—

KY average26 barns · 4,641 hd

205.06

−10.60

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	1,604	119.69	1,920	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	96.44	1,374	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	95.89	1,205	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	81.84	879	39

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)	1,255	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,169	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,342	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,670	$1,610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	Large 1-2	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	208.75/cwt	207.50–210.00	864	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	213.80/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,103	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	189.67/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	211.51/cwt	211.00–212.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	207.09/cwt	204.00–210.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	198.88/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,044	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	198.90/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,136	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	188.73/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	194.93/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	204.00/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	211.75/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	229.41/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	281.04/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,554	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	196.99/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	227.71/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	249.32/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	217.20/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,473	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	218.27/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,217	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	631	222.00/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	277.52/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,576	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	186.95/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,374	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	945	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,616	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	726	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	235.94/cwt	230.00–249.00	998	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	94.44/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,174	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	93.42/cwt	90.00–95.50	932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	84.13/cwt	80.00–89.00	923	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	88.56/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,180	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	103.12/cwt	98.50–110.50	1,579	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	89.19/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,071	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	95.11/cwt	92.50–98.00	1,312	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	103.66/cwt	98.50–107.00	1,370	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	76.65/cwt	73.00–79.00	799	12
Bulls	—	—	1,468	116.67/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	128.12/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,354	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,362.00/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	98.61/cwt	92.00–104.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	975.82/head	935.00–1,025.00	976	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	177.86/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	221.09/cwt	210.00–227.50	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	213.62/cwt	198.00–232.50	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	231.02/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	237.66/cwt	232.50–247.50	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	203.00/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	589	203.75/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	239.57/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	617	205.65/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	152.83/cwt	142.50–162.50	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	198.12/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	173.23/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,152	5

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 521Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 88Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	151.00	151.00
1	—	860	137.00	137.00
3	—	585	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	171.00	171.00
1	—	305	202.50	202.50
4	—	414	207.50–210.00	208.75
9	—	480	204.00–210.00	207.09
20	—	525	193.00–203.00	198.88
10	—	571	194.00–203.00	198.90
1	—	915	139.00	139.00
7	—	631	180.00–200.00	194.93
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
2	—	383	142.50–162.50	152.83
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	205.00–224.00	213.80
2	—	433	211.00–212.00	211.51
4	—	570	203.00–205.00	204.00
4	—	481	211.00–214.00	211.75
2	—	327	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	189.00–190.00	189.67
2	—	575	187.50–190.00	188.73
1	—	415	182.50	182.50
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
2	—	742	138.00	138.00
5	—	665	167.50–176.00	173.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	201.00–208.00	205.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	226.00–233.00	229.41
1	—	515	229.00	229.00
3	—	607	213.00–221.00	218.27
1	—	425	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	273.00–285.00	281.04
10	—	619	251.00	251.00
1	—	455	267.50	267.50
16	—	568	266.00–284.00	277.52
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	191.00–200.00	196.99
7	—	628	223.00–230.00	227.71
7	—	469	245.00–251.00	249.32
14	—	678	215.00–223.00	217.20
2	—	770	198.00	198.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	218.00–224.00	222.00
2	—	735	183.00–191.00	186.95
1	—	945	171.00	171.00
4	—	655	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	162.00	162.00
1	—	810	159.00	159.00
4	—	589	200.00–214.00	203.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
2	—	600	152.00	152.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	230.00–249.00	235.94
5	—	565	230.00–233.00	231.02
3	—	383	232.50–247.50	237.66
1	—	335	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,115	104.00	104.00
6	—	465	237.50–240.00	239.57
1	—	665	207.00	207.00
1	—	545	231.00	231.00
7	—	623	190.00–211.00	198.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	169.00–185.00	177.86
2	—	342	202.50	202.50
3	—	368	210.00–227.50	221.09
10	—	478	198.00–232.50	213.62
1	—	745	162.00	162.00
1	—	525	225.00	225.00
3	—	582	180.00–215.00	203.00
3	—	403	217.50	217.50
1	—	900	124.00	124.00
2	—	678	180.00–182.00	181.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	92.50–96.00	94.44
5	—	1,201	84.00–92.50	89.19
6	—	1,322	98.50–107.00	103.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	90.00–95.50	93.42
24	—	1,097	80.00–89.00	84.13
1	—	1,070	66.00	66.00
12	—	1,042	73.00–79.00	76.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,332	85.00–92.00	88.56
13	—	1,531	98.50–110.50	103.12
12	—	1,379	92.50–98.00	95.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	110.00–123.00	116.67
1	—	1,585	109.50	109.50
3	—	1,837	124.00–135.00	128.12

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	—	1,323	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	935.00–1,025.00	975.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,342	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	92.00–104.00	98.61

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle