Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday good quality weaned feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Fleshy, short-weaned and plain quality calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.78/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.94 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$253.78

42 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$38.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs KY average

−10.74 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	258.17	1,369	35
Medium and Large 2-3	524	233.84	1,226	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	220.00	1,188	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd

253.78

—

KY average25 barns · 1,521 hd

251.40

+2.38

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−10.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−147.94

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	1,638	148.08	2,425	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	127.44	1,574	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	123.07	1,752	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	114.69	1,214	26

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)	1,213	$1,593	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,572	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,803	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	800–850	837	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	248.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,536	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	304.12/cwt	299.00–306.00	1,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	273.13/cwt	258.00–275.25	1,297	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	260.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	250.36/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	290	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	273.96/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	209.52/cwt	189.00–220.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	222.71/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	243.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	246.17/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,391	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,645.42/head	1,420.00–1,825.00	1,645	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,701.45/head	1,500.00–1,785.00	1,701	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	284.07/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	301.40/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,212	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	254.02/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,954.18/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	264.98/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	142.62/cwt	132.00–149.00	2,286	9
Bulls	—	—	1,218	116.75/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,422	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	116.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,506	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	131.09/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,595	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	91.74/cwt	89.00–95.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	122.79/cwt	116.00–133.50	1,401	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	163.99/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,971	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	107.94/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,061	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	129.32/cwt	122.50–144.00	1,878	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	116.47/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,622	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	266.95/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	276.74/cwt	247.00–308.00	1,334	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,580	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	253.49/cwt	231.00–275.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	239.08/cwt	200.00–260.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	197.25/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	1,357.55/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	159.58/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	194.98/cwt	192.50–200.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	221.33/cwt	200.00–232.50	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	243	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	259.72/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	267.60/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,362	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	289.01/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	328.26/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	292.45/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	298.25/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	235.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	281.66/cwt	258.00–290.00	1,234	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	275.21/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	149.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	212.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,285	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 447Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 80Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 21

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
3	200–250	243	320.00	320.00
22	400–450	438	258.00–290.00	281.66
43	450–500	475	258.00–275.25	273.13
16	500–550	509	250.00–274.00	267.60
7	550–600	556	256.00–269.00	259.72
14	600–650	617	240.00–260.00	248.91
2	800–850	837	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	250.00–270.00	260.32
1	300–350	335	301.00	301.00
5	350–400	381	264.00–287.00	273.96
3	400–450	445	250.00–256.00	254.02
11	450–500	479	244.00–256.00	250.36
7	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	243.62
5	550–600	565	243.00–248.00	246.17
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	705	189.00–220.00	209.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
15	400–450	402	299.00–302.00	301.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	231.00–275.00	253.49
7	350–400	361	200.00–260.00	239.08
5	400–450	411	200.00–232.50	221.33
3	450–500	458	192.50–200.00	194.98
5	500–550	516	220.00–240.00	235.81
1	550–600	565	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	662	180.00–211.00	197.25
1	750–800	760	184.00	184.00
2	800–850	825	155.00–164.00	159.58
2	950–1000	955	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	375	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	219.00	219.00
1	550–600	565	218.00	218.00
2	600–650	628	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	653	210.00–220.00	212.53
2	850–900	883	144.00–155.00	149.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	423	271.00–296.00	284.07
19	450–500	482	247.00–308.00	276.74
3	500–550	518	258.00–270.00	264.98
3	550–600	567	263.00–269.00	266.95
3	600–650	616	237.00	237.00
4	650–700	681	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
6	750–800	778	209.00–229.00	222.71
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	307.00	307.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	512	274.00–277.00	275.21
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	610	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	525	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	323.00	323.00
7	300–350	328	310.00–337.50	328.26
11	400–450	418	299.00–306.00	304.12
7	450–500	459	306.00	306.00
9	500–550	511	292.00–300.00	298.25
11	550–600	578	283.00–310.00	292.45
2	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
3	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	292.50	292.50
2	400–450	408	288.00–290.00	289.01
3	450–500	468	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	500	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	625	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

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)	8	—	1,242	1,420.00–1,825.00	1,645.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,306	1,500.00–1,785.00	1,701.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,357.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,603	132.00–149.00	142.62
3	—	1,218	108.00–123.00	116.75
9	—	1,812	156.00–175.00	163.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	112.00–121.00	116.89
26	—	1,217	124.00–146.00	131.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	89.00–95.00	91.74
14	—	1,141	116.00–133.50	122.79
10	—	983	103.00–115.00	107.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,452	122.50–144.00	129.32
18	—	1,393	109.00–122.50	116.47

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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