Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday 400-500 lb weaned feeder steers sold sharply higher; middleweights and yearlings 3.00 higher in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; however 300-400 lbs and good quality weaned packages sold sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $251.04/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$251.04

235 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$102.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

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	551	254.48	1,402	222
Medium and Large 2-3	455	195.52	889	12thin
Large 1-2	740	152.00	1,125	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.48/cwt here — about $277 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 sale235 hd

251.04

—

KY average27 barns · 7,256 hd

240.81

+10.22

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	1,814	130.36	2,364	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	119.65	1,775	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	114.98	1,394	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	86.70	860	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,178	137.00	1,614	2thin

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)	1,330	$1,460	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,276	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,285	1thin

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 1-2Value Added	—	616	235.14/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	267.00/cwt	236.00–273.50	1,559	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	239.20/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	465	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	265.28/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	290.25/cwt	287.50–293.00	842	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,426	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	187.89/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	208.68/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	934	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	532	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,330	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	641	233.01/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	225.89/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	243.96/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,256	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	258.82/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,084	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	333.88/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,422	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	218.34/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	223.67/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	275.05/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	269.10/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,518	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	252.75/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,683	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	288.66/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,365	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	667	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	253.79/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,573	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	264.61/cwt	248.00–275.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	303.88/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	303.14/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	257.90/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	287.15/cwt	273.00–302.50	1,312	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	101.96/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,206	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,458	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	74.55/cwt	71.00–78.00	698	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	85.37/cwt	83.00–88.00	890	5
Bulls	—	—	2,020	134.48/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	123.69/cwt	114.50–132.50	1,868	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,178	137.00/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	110.28/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	125.49/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,589	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	108.80/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,271	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	100.44/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	96.69/cwt	95.00–99.00	957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,410	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,276.22/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	245.11/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	452	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	175.52/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	241.18/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	231.31/cwt	228.00–235.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	190.59/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	742	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	116.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	258.08/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	269.82/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	220.70/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,348	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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 283Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 69Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	228.00–242.00	235.14
122	—	584	236.00–273.50	267.00
5	—	378	252.50–280.00	265.28
2	—	290	287.50–293.00	290.25
2	—	457	254.00	254.00
2	—	322	290.00	290.00
2	—	695	221.00	221.00
18	—	515	237.00–259.00	243.96
24	—	419	247.50–270.00	258.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	180.00–196.00	187.89
4	—	614	192.00–216.00	208.68
2	—	525	225.00–230.00	227.60
3	—	580	218.00–230.00	225.89
2	—	810	172.00–179.00	175.52
2	—	263	230.00–235.00	232.48
5	—	375	240.00–250.00	245.14
5	—	484	240.00–242.00	241.18
2	—	323	228.00–235.00	231.31
4	—	669	182.00–210.00	190.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
2	—	318	200.00	200.00
2	—	545	209.00	209.00
2	—	468	200.00–210.00	205.13
1	—	785	172.00	172.00
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
1	—	280	181.00	181.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	742	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	236.00–244.00	239.20
1	—	340	300.00	300.00
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
6	—	808	215.00–219.00	218.34
3	—	703	223.00–224.00	223.67
1	—	675	230.00	230.00
1	—	480	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	251.00	251.00
1	—	555	257.00	257.00
1	—	715	206.00	206.00
4	—	532	250.00	250.00
4	—	641	232.00–234.00	233.01
2	—	667	229.00	229.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	219.00	219.00
2	—	360	250.00	250.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	275.00–355.00	333.88
4	—	712	256.00	256.00
12	—	518	269.00–286.00	275.05
15	—	564	260.00–282.00	269.10
17	—	666	244.00–258.00	252.75
1	—	390	340.00	340.00
21	—	473	270.00–310.00	288.66
15	—	620	251.00–261.00	253.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	222.00	222.00
1	—	270	287.50	287.50
2	—	470	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	248.00–275.00	264.61
2	—	352	250.00	250.00
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
1	—	835	154.00	154.00
1	—	610	186.00	186.00
3	—	943	110.00–120.00	116.66
1	—	280	209.00	209.00
1	—	490	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	292.50–330.00	303.88
4	—	430	289.00–320.00	303.14
4	—	515	267.00	267.00
5	—	578	256.00–266.00	257.90
11	—	457	273.00–302.50	287.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	252.50	252.50
2	—	530	239.00–251.00	245.11
2	—	485	250.00–266.00	258.08
5	—	374	267.50–272.00	269.82
7	—	611	212.00–229.00	220.70
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	101.00–103.00	101.96
6	—	1,266	117.00–134.00	125.49
6	—	1,168	107.00–112.00	108.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	106.00	106.00
15	—	1,510	114.50–132.50	123.69
5	—	1,426	107.00–113.50	110.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	71.00–78.00	74.55
5	—	1,042	83.00–88.00	85.37
2	—	1,013	100.00–101.00	100.44
4	—	990	95.00–99.00	96.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,020	129.00–139.00	134.48
1	—	1,195	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	130.00–146.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,285.00	1,285.00

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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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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