Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some thin-fleshed packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.63/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.09 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$264.63

72 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs KY average

−5.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	267.14	1,486	63
Large 1-2	547	265.00	1,450	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	241.92	1,296	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about $190 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 sale72 hd

264.63

—

KY average25 barns · 1,224 hd

262.98

+1.65

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−5.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−137.09

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	1,536	154.41	2,371	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	136.36	1,650	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	128.48	1,739	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	123.42	1,331	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,270	146.00	1,854	1thin

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)	1,263	$1,726	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,608	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,424	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,350	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,317	$2,383	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,925	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	243.98/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	657	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,010	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	357.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	288.30/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	340.62/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,407	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	264.79/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	289.31/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	272.41/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	326.81/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,601	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	270.34/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,414	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	314.34/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	317.49/cwt	297.00–340.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	245.67/cwt	241.00–249.50	1,614	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	280.71/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,373	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	315.22/cwt	287.00–318.75	1,809	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	269.02/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	259.88/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,471	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	268.54/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	300.34/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	276.45/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,570	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	2,400.29/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	909	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,564.82/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,725.64/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,608.36/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,608	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	171.12/cwt	156.00–176.50	2,911	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	133.40/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,800	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	121.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,648	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	127.54/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,386	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	840	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	570	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,486	142.95/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,124	7
Bulls	—	—	1,048	127.65/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,338	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	136.36/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,650	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	995	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	270.66/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	547	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	204.97/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	832	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,880	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	276.52/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	257.39/cwt	255.00–260.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	320.15/cwt	307.00–333.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	269.81/cwt	260.00–273.50	1,533	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	280.72/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	295.33/cwt	270.00–306.00	1,217	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	243.30/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	212.10/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	241.21/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	242.86/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	250.24/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,196	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 400Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 19Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	266.00	266.00
2	650–700	657	260.00	260.00
5	700–750	721	242.00–248.00	243.98
3	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	832	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	657	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
15	400–450	413	317.00–350.00	340.62
24	450–500	490	310.00–330.00	326.81
2	500–550	505	308.00	308.00
37	550–600	574	287.00–318.75	315.22
7	600–650	629	284.00–289.00	288.30
1	650–700	655	276.00	276.00
5	700–750	724	252.00	252.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	270.00–272.00	270.66
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	790	238.00	238.00
1	950–1000	995	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	488	262.00–267.50	264.79
4	500–550	514	265.00–272.00	268.54
17	550–600	566	259.00–260.00	259.88
3	600–650	602	235.00–240.00	238.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	307.00–333.00	320.15
1	350–400	395	317.00	317.00
20	400–450	412	270.00–306.00	295.33
48	450–500	489	270.00–283.50	280.71
11	500–550	523	265.00–274.00	270.34
31	550–600	568	260.00–273.50	269.81
3	600–650	611	244.00	244.00
20	650–700	657	241.00–249.50	245.67
1	700–750	730	238.00	238.00
2	800–850	840	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	547	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	281.00	281.00
2	300–350	330	255.00–260.00	257.39
5	350–400	389	273.00–282.00	276.52
1	400–450	415	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	471	235.00–255.00	243.30
4	500–550	510	230.00–245.00	241.21
3	550–600	570	238.00–251.00	242.86
3	600–650	643	228.00	228.00
3	650–700	668	208.00–220.00	212.10
1	750–800	785	187.00	187.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	855	157.00	157.00
1	900–950	915	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00–360.00	357.54
2	350–400	373	345.00–350.00	347.42
2	400–450	425	297.00–340.00	317.49
10	450–500	468	280.00–325.00	314.34
3	500–550	522	286.00–291.00	289.31
4	550–600	560	276.00–285.00	280.72
3	600–650	623	258.00–280.00	272.41
2	650–700	680	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	488	298.00–305.00	300.34
1	500–550	535	274.00	274.00
7	550–600	568	273.00–284.00	276.45
5	600–650	602	259.00–279.00	269.02
2	800–850	813	203.00–207.00	204.97
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	840	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	832	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	297.00	297.00
2	450–500	478	235.00–265.00	250.24
1	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	605	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	740	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,378	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,400.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,243	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	3,225.00	3,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,127	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,564.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,263	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,725.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,112	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,608.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	140.00–145.00	142.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,701	156.00–176.50	171.12
7	—	1,486	135.00–151.00	142.95
2	—	1,048	120.00–134.00	127.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	129.00–139.00	133.40
4	—	1,361	120.00–124.00	121.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	122.00–134.00	127.54
1	—	1,125	113.00	113.00
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,210	129.00–150.00	136.36

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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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

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