Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test. Some lightweight good quality weaned heifer packages traded sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows lightly tested. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.37/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$272.37

87 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.75

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	548	283.43	1,555	67
Small and Medium 1-2	375	242.00	908	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	608	234.96	1,430	19thin

One grade step is worth $48.46/cwt here — about $125 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 sale87 hd

272.37

—

KY average26 barns · 7,063 hd

258.62

+13.75

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	1,661	127.95	2,126	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	113.29	1,563	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	111.52	1,358	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	98.97	1,035	7thin

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)	1,160	$1,466	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	227.57/cwt	207.50–245.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	257.86/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	263.61/cwt	256.00–271.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	257.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	253.94/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	236.01/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	261.78/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	283.38/cwt	262.00–308.00	1,482	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	361.70/cwt	342.00–382.50	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	302.67/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	266.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	341.49/cwt	327.50–372.50	1,434	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	264.32/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	226.96/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	188.12/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,161	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,876	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	110.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	117.69/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,453	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	109.18/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,310	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	93.44/cwt	91.00–98.00	942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,220	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	106.34/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,592	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	141.43/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,466.38/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	197.92/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	276.66/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	242.15/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	715	192.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	250.66/cwt	237.50–262.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	217.55/cwt	175.00–238.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	211.30/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,283	8

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 484Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 57Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	245.00	245.00
1	—	370	255.00	255.00
2	—	330	256.00–271.00	263.61
2	—	557	241.00	241.00
5	—	519	230.00–245.00	236.01
6	—	485	240.00–245.00	242.15
2	—	297	296.00	296.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
8	—	607	200.00–219.00	211.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	207.50–245.00	227.57
3	—	485	230.00	230.00
1	—	615	171.00	171.00
3	—	505	200.00	200.00
2	—	270	237.50–262.00	250.66
4	—	315	175.00–238.00	217.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	246.00–264.00	257.86
8	—	516	249.00–265.00	253.94
2	—	610	241.00	241.00
3	—	496	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	230.00	230.00
1	—	675	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	190.00–196.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	248.00	248.00
17	—	621	249.00–265.00	261.78
1	—	700	229.00	229.00
15	—	523	262.00–308.00	283.38
2	—	365	342.00–382.50	361.70
9	—	478	280.00–330.00	302.67
9	—	581	260.00–275.00	266.15
8	—	420	327.50–372.50	341.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	195.00	195.00
2	—	378	250.00–265.00	257.65
1	—	495	240.00	240.00
1	—	275	294.00	294.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
10	—	741	218.50	218.50
2	—	317	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	346.00	346.00
3	—	510	263.00–267.00	264.32
1	—	365	330.00	330.00
2	—	680	225.00–229.00	226.96
3	—	475	270.00–284.00	276.66
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
2	—	592	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
3	—	617	173.00–205.00	188.12
1	—	405	251.00	251.00
2	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	535	225.00	225.00
2	—	340	255.00–260.00	257.46
1	—	660	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
1	—	675	211.00	211.00
2	—	533	240.00–250.00	244.98
3	—	727	191.00–202.00	197.92
1	—	490	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,240	108.00–113.00	110.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	116.00–119.00	117.69
3	—	1,200	104.00–113.00	109.18
1	—	1,220	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	91.00–98.00	93.44
3	—	1,095	101.00–113.00	106.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	116.00–122.00	118.97
2	—	1,765	133.00–149.00	141.43

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,466.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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Steers · 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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