Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.47/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −159.19 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$297.47

54 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$44.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs KY average

−11.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	312.18	1,668	36
Medium and Large 2-3	543	268.04	1,455	18thin

One grade step is worth $44.14/cwt here — about $214 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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.83, low $358.79, median $456.65 across 22 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 sale54 hd

297.47

—

KY average25 barns · 981 hd

307.61

−10.14

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−11.69

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−159.19

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	1,804	164.83	2,974	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	144.21	2,286	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	142.69	1,897	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	131.87	1,406	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	131.01	1,611	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	103.00	927	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	156.00	1,669	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,574	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,434	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,228	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,391	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2-3	300–350	325	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	323.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,693	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	240.51/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	242.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	259.36/cwt	236.00–291.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	647	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	251.53/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	272.38/cwt	253.00–290.00	1,294	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,433.60/head	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,434	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,574.14/head	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,574	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,227.69/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	301.23/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	210.58/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	326.81/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	330.49/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	237.67/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	267.47/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,626	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	142.33/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,079	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	152.17/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,025	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	141.33/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,925	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	130.49/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,592	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	149.62/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	158.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	260.41/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	267.83/cwt	230.00–281.00	1,511	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	132.89/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,528	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,792	147.34/cwt	146.50–149.00	2,640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	112.58/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,062	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	327.04/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	787	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,885	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,907	175.49/cwt	172.00–179.00	3,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	235.37/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	276.06/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,303	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	271.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,416	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	305.96/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	284.33/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	304.84/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	295.98/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	308.79/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,445	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	272.96/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	303.14/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	221.19/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	356.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	271.59/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,391.10/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	213.33/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	268.30/cwt	245.00–286.00	1,384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	282.32/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,091	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	2,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	245.78/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,273	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	281.71/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	944	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,261	110

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 251Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 51Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	261.00	261.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	467	249.00–260.00	251.53
7	500–550	518	230.00–252.00	245.78
4	550–600	574	230.00–252.00	235.37
2	600–650	647	211.00	211.00
3	650–700	683	205.00–219.00	213.33
2	700–750	717	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	243.00	243.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	390	280.00–316.00	304.84
8	400–450	422	270.00–290.00	282.32
14	450–500	472	266.00–281.00	276.06
23	500–550	521	260.00–280.00	271.87
6	550–600	575	268.00–276.00	271.59
3	600–650	615	214.00–230.00	221.19
1	700–750	730	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	750	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	320.00–343.00	327.04
2	400–450	410	307.00	307.00
4	600–650	608	260.00–270.00	267.47
72	750–800	787	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	264.00	264.00
1	300–350	315	287.00	287.00
2	350–400	395	321.00	321.00
3	400–450	427	236.00–291.00	259.36
9	450–500	475	253.00–290.00	272.38
8	500–550	516	245.00–286.00	268.30
10	550–600	564	230.00–281.00	267.83
4	600–650	610	236.00–249.00	240.51
1	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	391	350.00–360.00	356.74
4	400–450	428	295.00–299.00	295.98
11	450–500	468	295.00–317.00	308.79
7	500–550	513	295.00–314.00	303.14
12	550–600	563	290.00–316.00	301.23
3	600–650	617	280.00–288.00	284.33
3	650–700	673	279.00–286.00	281.71
4	700–750	723	242.00–269.00	260.41
1	750–800	785	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	805	233.00	233.00
12	1050–1100	1,091	194.25	194.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	323.63
5	600–650	614	302.00–307.00	305.96
2	650–700	665	292.00	292.00
110	900–950	944	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00–331.00	330.49
2	450–500	463	320.00–334.00	326.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	465	246.00	246.00
3	550–600	583	230.00–250.00	242.29
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	725	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	337.00	337.00
2	450–500	488	266.00–280.00	272.96
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	555	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
3	650–700	680	235.00–239.00	237.67
1	700–750	700	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	945	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	960	209.00	209.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	206.00–215.00	210.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	530	308.00	308.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	135.00	135.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,433.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,574.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,391.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	140.00–144.00	142.33
3	—	1,792	146.50–149.00	147.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,331	148.00–156.00	152.17
26	—	1,362	137.00–146.00	141.33
8	—	1,220	124.00–134.50	130.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	146.00–153.00	149.62
3	—	1,150	124.00–138.00	132.89
2	—	943	112.00–113.00	112.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	129.00–133.00	131.01
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,740	150.00–165.00	158.17
5	—	1,907	172.00–179.00	175.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	156.00	156.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

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