Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned 4-weights and yearling packages sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with a few fancy weaned 300-500 lb offerings sharply higher very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.07/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −177.59 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$279.07

17 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.45

vs KY average

−33.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	279.07	1,463	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $358.79, median $456.65 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

279.07

—

KY average21 barns · 694 hd

284.51

−5.45

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−33.93

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−177.59

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	1,463	134.72	1,971	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	112.07	1,495	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	111.69	1,338	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	93.96	998	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,159	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	645	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,745	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,405	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	227.40/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	180.91/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	283.43/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	290.04/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	275.38/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	270.83/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	282.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	274.43/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,150	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	269.56/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	344.51/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,558	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	252.74/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,219	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	265	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	564	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	645	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,441	10
Bulls	—	—	1,205	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	118.95/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	100.72/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	110.28/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	119.71/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,453	6
Bulls	—	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	89.46/cwt	88.00–90.00	951	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	109.18/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,155	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	93.96/cwt	92.00–96.00	965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	145.08/cwt	139.00–153.50	2,313	4
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	975	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,823	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	946	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	432	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	903	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	492	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	833	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	2,047	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	237.68/cwt	226.00–250.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	326	298.26/cwt	297.00–300.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	359	336.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	253.16/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	317.98/cwt	282.50–350.00	1,472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	245.17/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	281.99/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,449	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	247.03/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	271.21/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	266.75/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,259	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	299.37/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,395	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	1,159.09/head	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	221.38/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	272.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	246.95/cwt	226.00–260.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	251.17/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	212.03/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 223Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	452	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	527	259.00	259.00
4	550–600	578	241.00–258.00	252.74
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
3	650–700	660	225.00–232.00	227.40
1	750–800	780	189.00	189.00
1	850–900	855	181.00	181.00
1	900–950	920	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	335.00–340.00	336.29
8	400–450	417	270.00–295.00	290.04
7	450–500	466	285.00–340.00	299.37
4	500–550	513	269.00–273.00	271.21
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	213.00	213.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	209.00	209.00
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	256.00	256.00
2	450–500	485	247.50–255.00	251.17
2	550–600	555	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	618	204.00–220.00	212.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	282.72
5	350–400	374	272.50–290.00	283.43
1	400–450	425	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	463	235.00–240.00	237.46
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	600	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	174.00	174.00
2	750–800	757	181.00	181.00
5	850–900	876	170.00–188.00	180.91
1	950–1000	950	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	326	297.00–300.00	298.26
1	350–400	355	292.50	292.50
18	400–450	419	250.00–286.00	274.43
20	450–500	472	250.00–286.00	266.75
4	500–550	511	242.50–250.00	245.17
6	550–600	557	250.00–256.00	253.16
2	600–650	617	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
3	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	209.00	209.00
1	450–500	480	197.00	197.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	226.00–250.00	237.68
4	350–400	376	226.00–260.00	246.95
1	450–500	495	232.00	232.00
3	500–550	523	215.00–227.00	221.38
1	600–650	635	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	438	270.00–278.00	275.38
1	450–500	485	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	652	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	895	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
10	400–450	429	310.00–375.00	344.51
9	450–500	463	282.50–350.00	317.98
13	500–550	514	265.00–291.00	281.99
4	550–600	558	268.00–274.00	269.56
8	600–650	614	255.00–280.00	270.83
2	700–750	710	245.00–249.00	247.03
3	750–800	760	239.00	239.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	291.00	291.00
1	950–1000	975	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	833	245.75	245.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	378	270.00–275.00	272.38
2	450–500	477	259.00	259.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00

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	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,745	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,159.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,310	108.00–112.50	110.01
3	—	1,412	117.00–120.00	118.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	96.00–103.00	100.72
3	—	1,165	107.00–112.00	110.28
6	—	1,214	117.00–122.00	119.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,063	88.00–90.00	89.46
2	—	1,058	104.00–114.00	109.18
3	—	1,027	92.00–96.00	93.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,594	139.00–153.50	145.08

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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