Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand; except good quality hard-weaned 400-500 lb steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Fleshy, off-color and plain quality offerings facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.78/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$188.78

361 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$70.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

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	559	200.87	1,123	219
Large 1-2	551	179.55	989	42
Medium and Large 2-3	519	168.07	873	95
Small and Medium 1-2	578	130.42	754	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.44/cwt here — about $369 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 sale361 hd

188.78

—

KY average26 barns · 8,017 hd

194.34

−5.56

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	1,602	110.78	1,775	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	86.58	1,301	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	86.23	1,150	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	77.62	832	23

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)	1,320	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,067	9

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	173.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	183.98/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	204.16/cwt	198.00–227.50	1,160	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	180.17/cwt	180.00–181.00	946	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	588	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	172.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	168.43/cwt	156.00–180.00	556	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	568	209.63/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,191	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	422	184.15/cwt	183.00–190.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	177.90/cwt	161.00–188.00	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	209.55/cwt	207.00–222.50	1,129	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,169	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	135.01/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,087	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	639	184.75/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	223.79/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	217.22/cwt	200.00–224.00	923	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	205.42/cwt	205.00–205.50	1,393	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	243.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,283	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	441	222.92/cwt	222.50–225.00	983	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	234.13/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,264	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	223.85/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,283	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	207.08/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,276	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,478	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	240.19/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	252.54/cwt	240.00–267.50	965	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,592	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	223.19/cwt	182.50–235.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	230.74/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,331	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	253.94/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,209	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	168.93/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	188.29/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	254.73/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,106	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	217.89/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,364	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	236.81/cwt	229.00–242.00	916	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	501	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	225.98/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,157	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	201.97/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,272	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	82.17/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,205	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	95.57/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	69.87/cwt	68.00–71.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	73.57/cwt	71.00–75.00	761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	86.53/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,167	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	82.57/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,118	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	90.54/cwt	89.50–92.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	81.88/cwt	78.00–84.00	880	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	87.57/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,325	17
Bulls	—	—	1,810	127.98/cwt	126.00–132.50	2,316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,666	114.95/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,915	7
Bulls	—	—	1,334	90.60/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,209	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,108.01/head	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,108	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	924.46/head	850.00–985.00	924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	192.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	206.98/cwt	204.00–212.50	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	159.62/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	230.94/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	149.33/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	220.15/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	231.42/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	180.35/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	620	190.19/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	201.57/cwt	180.00–220.00	970	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	171.19/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	202.86/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	184.65/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	172.20/cwt	160.00–182.00	909	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	182.43/cwt	180.00–187.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	157.58/cwt	142.50–161.00	980	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	682	184.50/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,258	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	190.38/cwt	180.00–216.00	986	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	607	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	196.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	608	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	760	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	202.97/cwt	201.00–205.00	741	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	191.33/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	204.54/cwt	201.00–205.50	1,266	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	140.79/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,028	7

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 727Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 100Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
1	—	840	146.00	146.00
4	—	569	183.00–185.00	183.98
7	—	416	190.00–200.00	196.34
12	—	679	178.00	178.00
2	—	365	201.00–205.00	202.97
10	—	528	189.00–196.00	191.33
3	—	960	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	380	170.00–185.00	173.62
3	—	563	170.00–178.00	172.60
6	—	330	156.00–180.00	168.43
14	—	478	161.00–188.00	177.90
3	—	805	133.00–139.00	135.01
26	—	528	160.00–182.00	172.20
9	—	422	180.00–187.00	182.43
13	—	622	142.50–161.00	157.58
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
7	—	730	138.00–148.00	140.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	568	198.00–227.50	204.16
18	—	468	200.00	200.00
41	—	539	207.00–222.50	209.55
4	—	371	212.00	212.00
22	—	425	200.00–224.00	217.22
41	—	619	201.00–205.50	204.54
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	180.00–181.00	180.17
3	—	588	170.00	170.00
6	—	422	183.00–190.00	184.15
8	—	607	170.00	170.00
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	682	182.00–188.50	184.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
2	—	608	120.00–130.00	125.06
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
6	—	568	200.00–219.00	209.63
5	—	639	181.00–200.00	184.75
6	—	441	222.50–225.00	222.92
2	—	525	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	241.00	241.00
1	—	820	188.00	188.00
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
19	—	678	205.00–205.50	205.42
6	—	402	240.00–245.00	243.74
14	—	540	230.00–239.00	234.13
17	—	616	204.00–207.50	207.08
8	—	382	240.00–267.50	252.54
7	—	778	187.00–190.00	188.29
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	142.50	142.50
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	192.50	192.50
8	—	523	217.00–226.00	223.79
1	—	635	202.00	202.00
17	—	573	211.00–228.00	223.85
8	—	472	182.50–235.00	223.19
2	—	833	161.00–177.00	168.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	730	202.50	202.50
14	—	511	239.00–246.00	240.19
17	—	758	210.00	210.00
27	—	577	230.00–231.00	230.74
16	—	476	249.00–257.00	253.94
15	—	434	249.00–262.50	254.73
11	—	699	208.00	208.00
50	—	626	214.00–224.00	217.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	229.00–242.00	236.81
7	—	512	220.00–234.00	225.98
2	—	618	190.00–196.00	192.99
3	—	770	157.00–165.00	159.62
3	—	473	227.50–236.00	230.94
5	—	861	142.00–160.00	149.33
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
8	—	570	217.50–228.00	220.15
6	—	437	220.00–240.00	231.42
2	—	673	176.00–185.00	180.35
4	—	716	175.00–194.00	184.65
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	501	213.00	213.00
2	—	620	181.00–200.00	190.19
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
1	—	665	161.00	161.00
3	—	418	204.00–212.50	206.98
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
6	—	481	180.00–220.00	201.57
2	—	367	194.00	194.00
5	—	643	170.00–172.00	171.19
6	—	572	197.00–210.00	202.86
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
6	—	518	180.00–216.00	190.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	200.00–212.00	201.97
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,466	76.00–85.00	82.17
4	—	1,566	91.00–99.50	95.57
17	—	1,513	85.00–90.50	87.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	68.00–71.00	69.87
6	—	1,035	71.00–75.00	73.57
13	—	1,075	78.00–84.00	81.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,349	85.00–89.00	86.53
6	—	1,354	80.00–84.50	82.57
4	—	1,241	89.50–92.00	90.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	126.00–132.50	127.98
7	—	1,666	110.00–121.00	114.95
4	—	1,334	87.00–99.00	90.60

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)	7	—	1,121	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,108.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	850.00–985.00	924.46

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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