Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 higher on lightweight 400-500 lbs; over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower on calves limited comparison on yearlings. Winter weather causing some logistical issues on heavy cattle heading west reducing demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $202.69/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$202.69

328 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$616

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

$55.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

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	597	205.55	1,227	301
Medium and Large 2-3	477	175.34	836	22
Large 1-2	693	152.00	1,053	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	407	150.00	611	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.55/cwt here — about $616 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 sale328 hd

202.69

—

KY average26 barns · 8,972 hd

206.62

−3.93

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	1,645	113.19	1,862	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	94.49	1,292	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	92.53	1,093	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	79.02	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,208	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,104	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$1,572	7

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3	—	300	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	847	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	163.99/cwt	118.00–186.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	200.78/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,167	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	683	196.64/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	173.79/cwt	172.50–175.00	487	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	693	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	182.90/cwt	182.50–185.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	180.67/cwt	180.00–181.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	215.30/cwt	211.00–216.00	926	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	213.46/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,238	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	189.68/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,345	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	217.36/cwt	211.00–224.50	1,059	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	174.35/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,147	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,312	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	188.01/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	203.03/cwt	199.00–204.50	1,580	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	181.66/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	202.18/cwt	197.00–210.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	283.83/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	210.94/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	217.68/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,145	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	202.76/cwt	192.50–212.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	225.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,413	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,582	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	230.29/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,465	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	250.81/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,334	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,441	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,430	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	262.22/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	202.69/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	326	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	197.03/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,334	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	264.89/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	263.04/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,216	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	75.95/cwt	74.00–78.00	776	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,162	90.36/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	97.50/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,341	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	93.17/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	94.55/cwt	93.50–95.50	1,035	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	64.76/cwt	59.00–70.00	565	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	85.80/cwt	81.00–90.00	998	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	97.81/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	91.74/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,071	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	117.80/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,020	4
Bulls	—	—	1,396	96.94/cwt	78.00–109.00	1,353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	128.70/cwt	127.50–130.50	2,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	942.16/head	875.00–1,000.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,237.67/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,238	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,169.30/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,169	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,572.14/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	216.55/cwt	181.00–220.00	1,124	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	176.91/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	681	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	203.23/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,262	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	230.61/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,335	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	561	207.55/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	227.67/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,088	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	215.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	526	211.31/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	603	205.99/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	779	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	180.25/cwt	173.00–191.00	1,296	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	248.66/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,171	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	158.15/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	199.06/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	204.53/cwt	196.00–207.50	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,329	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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 747Year ago 1,254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 63Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	182.50	182.50
3	—	377	118.00–186.00	163.99
2	—	280	172.50–175.00	173.79
6	—	413	182.50–185.00	182.90
3	—	508	180.00–181.00	180.67
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
2	—	682	160.00	160.00
3	—	578	181.00–183.00	181.66
1	—	910	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	847	159.00	159.00
1	—	870	158.00	158.00
9	—	683	195.00–198.00	196.64
2	—	603	203.00–209.00	205.99
5	—	779	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
2	—	727	171.00	171.00
18	—	581	200.00–204.00	200.78
15	—	658	173.00–186.00	174.35
8	—	431	197.00–210.00	202.18
9	—	375	192.50–212.00	202.76
2	—	627	189.00	189.00
3	—	530	195.00–201.00	199.06
7	—	489	196.00–207.50	204.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	211.00–216.00	215.30
34	—	580	205.00–218.00	213.46
26	—	709	182.50–197.00	189.68
31	—	487	211.00–224.50	217.36
29	—	526	209.00–227.00	217.68
78	—	686	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	539	243.50	243.50
5	—	819	185.00–191.00	188.01
28	—	778	199.00–204.50	203.03
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
1	—	395	290.00	290.00
19	—	627	220.00–230.00	225.42
3	—	715	194.00–207.00	202.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	265.00–300.00	283.83
62	—	688	230.00	230.00
20	—	636	230.00–236.00	230.29
20	—	532	248.00–252.00	250.81
9	—	586	244.00	244.00
12	—	462	252.50–270.00	262.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	196.00–216.00	210.94
1	—	460	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	208.00	208.00
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
3	—	383	200.00	200.00
4	—	561	200.00–210.00	207.55
1	—	410	192.50	192.50
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
5	—	526	211.00–212.50	211.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
11	—	519	181.00–220.00	216.55
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
3	—	371	220.00	220.00
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
17	—	478	227.00–232.50	227.67
8	—	588	210.00–225.00	215.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	677	193.00–211.00	197.03
5	—	381	257.50–270.00	264.89
1	—	410	252.50	252.50
3	—	762	171.00–180.00	176.91
9	—	621	196.00–216.00	203.23
10	—	579	230.00–231.00	230.61
9	—	719	173.00–191.00	180.25
9	—	471	241.00–252.50	248.66
1	—	850	151.00	151.00
4	—	810	150.00–161.00	158.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	260.00–272.50	263.04
2	—	442	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	74.00–78.00	75.95
2	—	1,095	93.50–95.50	94.55
3	—	873	59.00–70.00	64.76
4	—	1,163	81.00–90.00	85.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	86.00–92.00	90.36
5	—	1,375	95.50–100.50	97.50
2	—	1,655	92.50–94.00	93.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	87.50	87.50
2	—	1,108	96.00–99.50	97.81
7	—	1,167	89.00–94.00	91.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	116.00–119.00	117.80
4	—	1,396	78.00–109.00	96.94
3	—	1,883	127.50–130.50	128.70

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	875.00–1,000.00	942.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,229	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,237.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,169.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,346	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,572.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,555	2,225.00	2,225.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle