Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality in a lite test. Very good demand for yearling heifers. Yearling steers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.07/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.65 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$256.07

21 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$23.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.62

vs KY average

−12.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	258.34	1,448	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	234.47	1,332	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.87/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

256.07

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

262.68

−6.62

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−12.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−145.65

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	1,815	146.81	2,664	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	122.38	1,476	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	120.48	1,715	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	109.15	1,088	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,153	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,126	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,259	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,412	$2,964	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,458	$2,692	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,547	$2,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,670	$1,775	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,800	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	261.00/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	304.60/cwt	299.00–307.50	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	243.13/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	284.23/cwt	275.00–290.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.01/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	261.82/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	257.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,468	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	307.61/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	230.66/cwt	224.00–231.50	1,848	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	294.22/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.49/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	281.58/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	609	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,486	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	265.44/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,120	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,691.63/head	2,550.00–2,875.00	2,692	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,125.63/head	1,650.00–2,525.00	2,126	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,963.58/head	1,400.00–3,325.00	2,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	2,612.24/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,612	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	320	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	723	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	280	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	650	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	378	223.07/cwt	221.00–225.00	843	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	755	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	145.03/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,389	5
Bulls	—	—	1,839	160.12/cwt	153.00–173.00	2,945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	125.72/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,546	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	118.13/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,387	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	118.78/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	106.21/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,071	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	131.73/cwt	131.50–132.00	2,035	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	117.26/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,629	7
Bulls	—	—	2,173	117.96/cwt	113.50–125.00	2,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	234.47/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	271.54/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	2,726.35/head	2,425.00–2,950.00	2,726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	244.90/cwt	230.00–256.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	218.91/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,059	1,202.67/head	800.00–1,425.00	1,203	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,309.30/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	197.60/cwt	177.00–219.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	239.39/cwt	223.00–253.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	327.37/cwt	317.00–336.00	1,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	277.41/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	267.39/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,249	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	247.42/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	329.36/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	292.43/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	284.25/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,790	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	269.05/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	286.01/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 442Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 110Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 26Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	307.00	307.00
1	300–350	335	312.00	312.00
4	400–450	422	264.00–270.00	265.44
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	623	238.00–249.00	243.13
4	650–700	675	239.00–242.00	240.01
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	920	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	980	189.00	189.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	232.00	232.00
1	300–350	320	226.00	226.00
2	350–400	378	221.00–225.00	223.07
2	500–550	522	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	430	285.00–287.00	286.01
6	450–500	474	290.00–304.00	294.22
8	500–550	521	277.50–305.00	292.43
2	700–750	717	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	635	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	718	210.00–228.00	218.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	323	275.00–290.00	284.23
7	350–400	365	270.00–295.00	281.58
7	400–450	416	255.00–264.00	261.82
2	450–500	473	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	524	260.00–264.00	261.00
15	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	257.63
3	600–650	623	238.50	238.50
5	650–700	673	239.50	239.50
3	700–750	723	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	800	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	376	230.00–256.00	244.90
3	450–500	482	223.00–253.00	239.39
2	550–600	568	232.00–237.00	234.47
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	695	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	735	169.00	169.00
4	750–800	780	177.00–219.00	197.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	268.00–275.00	271.54
19	450–500	467	264.00–271.00	267.39
9	600–650	627	240.00–250.50	247.42
78	650–700	651	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	328.00–330.00	329.36
1	350–400	370	324.00	324.00
11	400–450	431	317.00–336.00	327.37
4	450–500	478	295.00–316.00	307.61
6	500–550	514	299.00–307.50	304.60
3	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	631	264.00–280.00	277.41
4	650–700	689	263.00–271.00	269.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	284.00	284.00
4	550–600	590	284.00–285.00	284.25
1	700–750	705	246.00	246.00
2	750–800	770	240.00–241.00	240.49
9	800–850	801	224.00–231.50	230.66
1	1000–1050	1,020	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	268.00	268.00
2	600–650	642	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,486	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,458	2,550.00–2,875.00	2,691.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,660	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,612.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,379	2,425.00–2,950.00	2,726.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,050.00	2,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,214	1,650.00–2,525.00	2,125.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,298	1,400.00–3,325.00	2,963.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,059	800.00–1,425.00	1,202.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,309.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,647	139.00–148.00	145.03
5	—	1,839	153.00–173.00	160.12
2	—	2,173	113.50–125.00	117.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	112.00	112.00
12	—	1,230	121.00–136.00	125.72
7	—	1,174	117.00–120.00	118.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	114.00–121.50	118.78
10	—	1,008	102.00–112.00	106.21
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	131.50–132.00	131.73
7	—	1,389	113.00–120.00	117.26

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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