Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on good quality weaned packages with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $278.03/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.69 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$278.03

141 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$42.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.35

vs KY average

+14.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	280.46	1,487	133
Medium and Large 2-3	541	237.51	1,286	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale141 hd

278.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,409 hd

253.67

+24.35

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+14.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−123.69

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	1,722	167.57	2,885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	129.40	1,824	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	128.66	1,578	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	109.38	1,157	17

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)	1,295	$1,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,283	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,257	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	319.31/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	253.58/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,453	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	266.54/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	266.64/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,525	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	299.56/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,417	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	207.74/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	278.92/cwt	277.00–280.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	245	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	285.81/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	221.98/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	258.39/cwt	252.00–278.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	278.00/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	203.18/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	285.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	253.88/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	277.79/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	269.08/cwt	255.00–280.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	227.96/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	287.13/cwt	277.50–293.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	251.69/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,112	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,777.51/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,256.67/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	280.38/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,466	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	570	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	234.60/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	88.92/cwt	87.00–91.00	840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	95.78/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	119.37/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,288	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,207	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	118.46/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,417	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	132.42/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,639	19
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	170.85/cwt	162.00–180.00	3,027	9
Bulls	—	—	1,495	152.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,285	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	131.36/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,865	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	122.04/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,673	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	562	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,467	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	270.15/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,145	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	700	208.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,458	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	607	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	262.28/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,495	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	284.60/cwt	260.00–288.75	1,491	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	258.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	243.73/cwt	236.00–248.50	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	271.28/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	293.01/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	286.50/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	275.91/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,333	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,316	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	258.40/cwt	240.00–270.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	239.61/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	247.50/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	1,141.71/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,142	4

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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 254Year ago 1,030

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	318.00–329.00	319.31
13	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	299.56
7	500–550	539	290.00–297.00	293.01
2	550–600	570	284.00–289.00	286.50
5	600–650	631	275.00–280.00	278.00
9	650–700	679	252.00–278.00	258.39
1	700–750	705	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	262.50	262.50
2	350–400	380	270.00–280.00	274.87
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	487	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	545	235.00–260.00	247.50
3	550–600	583	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	292.00	292.00
7	450–500	473	275.00–280.00	277.79
11	500–550	523	265.00–290.00	280.38
3	550–600	585	270.00–274.00	271.28
4	600–650	636	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	562	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	277.50–293.00	287.13
2	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
5	300–350	321	277.00–280.00	278.92
5	350–400	370	255.00–280.00	269.08
3	400–450	442	246.00–259.00	251.69
2	450–500	455	254.00	254.00
2	500–550	510	248.00–260.00	253.88
10	550–600	573	250.00–254.00	253.58
5	650–700	677	221.00–226.00	221.98
5	700–750	708	201.00–205.00	203.18
8	750–800	769	199.00–211.00	207.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	317.00	317.00
26	400–450	424	260.00–282.00	270.15
19	450–500	483	268.00–279.00	275.91
113	500–550	524	260.00–288.75	284.60
8	550–600	570	258.00–265.00	262.28
9	600–650	618	236.00–248.50	243.73
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	700	208.00–210.00	208.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	255.00–260.00	258.45
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
5	500–550	533	239.00–240.00	239.61
3	550–600	555	234.00	234.00
4	650–700	680	210.00–220.00	215.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	297.00	297.00
4	350–400	383	280.00–290.00	285.03
8	400–450	411	270.00–295.00	285.81
1	450–500	470	281.00	281.00
4	500–550	516	263.00–270.00	266.54
11	550–600	572	263.00–267.00	266.64
3	600–650	627	230.00–237.00	234.60
1	650–700	665	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	715	225.00–231.00	227.96
1	800–850	845	184.00	184.00
1	950–1000	990	172.00	172.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	308.00	308.00
7	450–500	460	286.00	286.00
3	500–550	516	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	565	281.00	281.00
3	600–650	605	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	263.00	263.00
1	550–600	555	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	282.50	282.50
3	350–400	380	240.00–270.00	258.40
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	101.00	101.00
2	600–650	607	192.00	192.00
1	800–850	840	116.00	116.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,777.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,141.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,256.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	87.00–91.00	88.92
2	—	1,055	94.00–97.00	95.78
9	—	1,079	114.00–125.00	119.37
3	—	1,108	108.00–110.00	108.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	112.00–123.00	118.46
19	—	1,238	125.00–153.00	132.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,420	125.00–144.00	131.36
4	—	1,371	121.00–123.00	122.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,772	162.00–180.00	170.85
2	—	1,495	150.00–155.00	152.83

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle