Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday - Feeder market traded steady on similar quality however more plain through average quality odds and ends today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher with 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 $258.26/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −143.46 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$258.26

22 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$68.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs KY average

−18.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	268.78	1,438	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	241.68	1,297	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.78/cwt here — about $278 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 sale22 hd

258.26

—

KY average27 barns · 1,563 hd

265.84

−7.58

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−18.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−143.46

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	1,850	159.06	2,943	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	143.09	1,794	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	137.10	1,937	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	108.99	1,009	7thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,960	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	276.19/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	257.66/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	285.42/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	255.89/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	300.79/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,819	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	251.51/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	637	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	231.85/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	222.01/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	262.96/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	320.94/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	273.69/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	261.48/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	264.75/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,244	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	103.87/cwt	102.00–106.00	971	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	101.53/cwt	101.00–102.00	841	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	117.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,156	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	137.10/cwt	126.50–147.50	1,937	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	143.09/cwt	135.50–155.00	1,794	11
Bulls	—	—	1,879	148.85/cwt	125.00–158.00	2,797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	315.41/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	315.09/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	813	202.99/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	770	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	171.83/cwt	159.00–191.50	3,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	238.45/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	950	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	213.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	218.89/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	243.07/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	240.47/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	280.17/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,322	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	289.36/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	244.92/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	230	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 407Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 64Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 79Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	307.00	307.00
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	480	309.00	309.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	300.00–325.00	315.09
4	450–500	470	250.00–276.00	264.75
3	500–550	516	270.00–276.00	273.69
2	550–600	568	257.00–266.00	261.48
6	600–650	608	238.00–258.00	251.51
2	650–700	672	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	730	221.00–224.00	222.01
1	750–800	785	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	315.00–317.00	315.41
3	550–600	568	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	215.00–217.00	216.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	560	239.00–247.00	243.07
3	700–750	715	210.00–220.00	213.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	331.00	331.00
2	350–400	387	304.00	304.00
2	400–450	420	292.00	292.00
10	450–500	472	275.00–284.00	280.17
9	500–550	515	265.00–283.00	276.19
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	286.00	286.00
1	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
4	450–500	474	258.00–271.00	262.96
6	550–600	565	256.00–262.00	257.66
1	600–650	605	234.00	234.00
6	650–700	678	229.00–237.00	231.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	637	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	813	200.00–209.00	202.99
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	482	221.00–250.00	240.47
3	500–550	518	230.00–246.00	238.45
3	550–600	555	236.00–250.00	244.92
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	673	209.00–229.00	218.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00–323.00	320.94
1	400–450	440	309.00	309.00
3	450–500	483	312.00	312.00
9	500–550	524	290.00–320.00	300.79
9	550–600	580	286.00–291.00	289.36
2	650–700	675	280.00–291.00	285.42
6	700–750	727	251.00–261.00	255.89
3	750–800	753	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	840	211.00	211.00
2	850–900	850	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,960.00	1,960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	102.00–106.00	103.87
2	—	828	101.00–102.00	101.53
3	—	985	115.00–121.00	117.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,413	126.50–147.50	137.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,254	135.50–155.00	143.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,879	125.00–158.00	148.85
4	—	1,814	159.00–191.50	171.83

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.

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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