Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady in a lite test with 400-500 lb weaned packages 4.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 400-500 lb weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.49/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.23 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$270.49

116 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$63.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

vs KY average

+2.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	273.23	1,598	107
Medium and Large 2-3	534	249.34	1,332	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	505	225.00	1,136	1thin
Large 1-2	565	210.00	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.23/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale116 hd

270.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,215 hd

262.11

+8.38

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+2.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−131.23

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	1,681	152.40	2,562	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	122.07	1,542	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	121.63	1,571	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	109.04	1,120	12

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)	1,227	$1,563	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,518	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,563	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	500–550	511	304.27/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	269.43/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	301.32/cwt	301.00–302.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	331	314.75/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	297.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,448	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	291.64/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,662	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	289.44/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,488	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	304.22/cwt	274.00–320.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	273.54/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,614	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	251.07/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	275.30/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	190.62/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	217.01/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,630.09/head	1,550.00–1,685.00	1,630	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	229.67/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	538	220.37/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	126.93/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,655	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	142.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	118.10/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,516	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	104.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,243	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	128.57/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,669	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	116.37/cwt	113.00–121.50	1,422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	166.27/cwt	156.00–178.00	3,134	4
Bulls	—	—	1,205	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	110.69/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,210	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	98.28/cwt	97.00–100.00	896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	117.92/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,232	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,582	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,330	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	809	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,950	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	955	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	462	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	1,461.78/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	253.03/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	222.11/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	247.50/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	253.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	210.85/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	233.34/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	288.07/cwt	271.00–293.00	1,749	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	289.31/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,253	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	225.38/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	275.49/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	260.46/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	331.55/cwt	302.50–354.00	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	196.85/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,404	2

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 347Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 81Year ago 47

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
1	300–350	335	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
6	400–450	420	302.50–354.00	331.55
11	450–500	487	290.00–300.00	297.35
3	500–550	511	297.00–308.00	304.27
21	550–600	570	290.00–301.00	291.64
17	600–650	607	271.00–293.00	288.07
1	700–750	700	248.00	248.00
65	800–850	809	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	645	248.00	248.00
11	650–700	681	250.00–256.00	251.07
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	700	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	251.00	251.00
4	550–600	560	240.00–260.00	253.47
4	600–650	616	220.00–246.00	233.34
1	650–700	685	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	310.00–317.00	314.75
3	350–400	380	301.00–302.00	301.32
10	400–450	433	280.00–297.00	289.31
6	450–500	480	269.00–279.00	275.49
8	500–550	519	266.00–273.00	269.43
99	550–600	590	260.00–277.00	273.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	260	282.50	282.50
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	395	282.00	282.00
1	400–450	435	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	622	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	955	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	243.00	243.00
4	500–550	515	238.00–252.00	247.50
2	550–600	573	251.00–255.00	253.03
4	600–650	618	216.00–225.00	222.11
8	650–700	662	205.00–220.00	210.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	322.00	322.00
3	450–500	457	274.00–320.00	304.22
14	500–550	514	280.00–294.00	289.44
2	550–600	577	284.00	284.00
2	600–650	620	259.00–262.00	260.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	477	265.00–290.00	275.30
2	600–650	647	246.00	246.00
3	700–750	700	221.00–234.00	229.67
2	750–800	785	216.00–218.00	217.01
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
4	900–950	908	190.00–192.50	190.62
1	1000–1050	1,040	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	211.00–230.00	220.37
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	560	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	236.00	236.00
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	251.00	251.00
2	650–700	670	220.00–231.00	225.38
2	700–750	713	191.00–202.50	196.85
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00

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	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,550.00–1,685.00	1,630.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,461.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	123.50–130.00	126.93
9	—	1,284	112.00–121.50	118.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	102.00–107.00	104.61
8	—	1,298	122.00–135.50	128.57
3	—	1,222	113.00–121.50	116.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	110.00–111.00	110.69
1	—	1,080	92.00	92.00
3	—	912	97.00–100.00	98.28
5	—	1,045	113.00–125.00	117.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	137.00–145.00	142.03
4	—	1,885	156.00–178.00	166.27
1	—	1,205	128.00	128.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle