Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality; however new crop fleshy offerings starting to come to town this week. Fleshy, off color and bawling calves facing discounts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on attractive quality weaned packages with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.01/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$256.01

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

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

$70.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs KY average

−21.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	259.54	1,422	41
Medium and Large 2-3	553	230.00	1,272	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	189.00	983	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.54/cwt here — about $439 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $343.72, median $401.72 across 30 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 sale45 hd

256.01

—

KY average27 barns · 2,040 hd

259.99

−3.99

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−21.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−145.71

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	1,690	139.66	2,360	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	127.83	1,479	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	121.50	1,760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	106.76	1,044	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,270	147.46	1,873	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,007	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	207.17/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	234.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	253.97/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	280.72/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	266.63/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	248.29/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	254.92/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	273.38/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	363	327.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	272.50/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,844	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	318.95/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	294.20/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	327.43/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	326.29/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	279.01/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	246.16/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	307.73/cwt	300.00–312.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	296.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	218.56/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	285.12/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	258.11/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,487	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,184.80/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,185	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	261.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,365	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	298.54/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	983	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	794	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	208.42/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	314.50/cwt	307.50–318.00	975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	126.24/cwt	121.00–132.50	1,827	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	133.65/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,557	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	112.51/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,144	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	97.74/cwt	94.50–102.00	962	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	88.63/cwt	88.00–90.00	740	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	114.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	126.07/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,160	4
Bulls	—	—	1,671	150.54/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,516	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	147.46/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	116.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,201	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	920	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	107.35/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,036	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	222.15/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,517	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	269.19/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,104	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	270.82/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,284	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	287.22/cwt	268.00–297.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	311.11/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,475	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	261.92/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,359	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	266.31/cwt	253.50–280.00	1,513	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	248.29/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	326.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	286.94/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,796	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	246.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	199.22/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,245	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	232.36/cwt	210.00–240.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	231.90/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	271.38/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,227	5

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 1,165Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 69Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	275	282.00	282.00
8	300–350	328	290.00–300.00	296.83
7	350–400	377	270.00–300.00	280.72
4	400–450	431	246.00–259.00	254.92
5	450–500	472	246.00–260.00	253.97
4	500–550	520	241.00–251.00	246.16
8	550–600	563	242.00–253.00	248.29
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	668	214.00–216.00	215.00
2	700–750	742	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	422	269.00–295.00	272.50
36	450–500	474	262.00–284.00	270.82
12	500–550	519	252.00–269.00	261.92
17	550–600	568	253.50–280.00	266.31
2	600–650	620	244.00	244.00
4	650–700	687	242.00	242.00
60	750–800	751	245.50	245.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	209.00	209.00
1	450–500	465	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	520	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	211.00	211.00
3	650–700	695	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	376	260.00–277.50	269.19
4	400–450	427	210.00–240.00	232.36
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	567	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	625	190.00–208.00	199.22
1	650–700	695	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	745	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	307.50–318.00	314.50
5	350–400	356	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	428	297.00–300.00	298.54
8	450–500	471	270.00–315.00	285.12
8	500–550	521	250.00–270.00	261.95
5	550–600	576	250.00–268.00	258.11
3	600–650	642	230.00–236.00	234.02
2	650–700	683	217.00–227.50	222.15
2	700–750	720	210.00–227.00	218.56
1	750–800	765	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	818	199.00–215.00	207.17
1	850–900	860	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	320.00–340.00	327.07
6	400–450	402	320.00–330.00	326.66
14	450–500	474	280.00–327.00	311.11
8	500–550	520	276.00–280.00	279.01
6	550–600	576	270.00–279.00	273.38
5	600–650	619	231.00–252.50	248.29
1	650–700	675	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	495	256.00	256.00
3	550–600	561	240.00–250.00	246.56
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00–217.00	208.42
1	550–600	560	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	920	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	300.00–312.00	307.73
5	400–450	433	261.00–290.00	266.63
1	450–500	480	284.00	284.00
1	700–750	710	236.00	236.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	320.00–340.00	327.43
2	400–450	413	320.00–332.50	326.29
6	450–500	465	300.00–335.00	318.95
6	500–550	502	292.00–305.00	294.20
3	550–600	568	268.00–297.00	287.22
31	600–650	626	266.00–290.00	286.94
3	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
11	750–800	772	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	452	268.00–285.00	271.38
1	500–550	535	266.00	266.00
2	600–650	620	226.00–238.00	231.90
1	650–700	650	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,327	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,184.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	103.00	103.00
7	—	1,447	121.00–132.50	126.24
2	—	1,500	110.00–118.00	114.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	125.00–149.00	133.65
3	—	1,142	108.00–116.00	112.51
1	—	1,100	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	94.50–102.00	97.74
3	—	835	88.00–90.00	88.63
9	—	1,033	112.00–120.00	116.30
8	—	965	104.00–110.00	107.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	120.00–134.00	126.07
5	—	1,671	146.00–158.00	150.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	144.00–150.00	147.46

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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