Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends due to Holiday last week; however slaughter cows noticeably lower today compared to early-week sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −151.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$250.16

42 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$35.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.63

vs KY average

−18.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	255.74	1,434	31
Medium and Large 2-3	542	235.86	1,278	10thin
Large 1-2	510	220.00	1,122	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.74/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale42 hd

250.16

—

KY average19 barns · 1,002 hd

261.79

−11.63

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−18.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−151.56

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	1,643	166.19	2,731	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	134.66	1,659	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	130.33	1,908	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	106.06	1,060	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	147.00	1,808	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,675	151.00	2,529	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)	1,282	$1,909	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,407	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,365	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,485	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	205.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	855	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	997	1,333.36/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	233.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	235.01/cwt	232.00–240.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	239.70/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	232.89/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	877	208.99/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	276.75/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	314.42/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	315.72/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	332.89/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,348	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	350	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	127.24/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,430	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	95.08/cwt	89.00–100.00	879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	178.85/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,112	6
Steers	Select	—	1,675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,529	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,808	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	135.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	273.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	106.10/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,099	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	126.33/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	133.81/cwt	120.00–143.00	2,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	85.57/cwt	82.00–89.00	709	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	137.99/cwt	130.00–150.50	1,757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	320.71/cwt	292.00–351.00	1,203	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	126.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,814	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	242.11/cwt	225.00–250.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	281.37/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	213.49/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	238.18/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	706	190.78/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	219.66/cwt	195.00–226.00	1,382	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	999	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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	450–500	478	223.69/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	217.49/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,839.21/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,215	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,516.88/head	1,500.00–1,535.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	217.25/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	245.89/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,409	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,541.24/head	1,510.00–1,575.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	258.27/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	256.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	242.11/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	271.85/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	242.67/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,826	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	1,248.01/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	277.07/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	213.04/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	283.58/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	228.00/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	250.35/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	257.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,505	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	285.28/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,092	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	296.73/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	258.04/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	276.94/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	277.53/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	267.70/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,131	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	230.20/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	259.67/cwt	239.00–280.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	279.31/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	271.32/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 309Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 42Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 37

No market trends due to Holiday last week; however slaughter cows noticeably lower today compared to early-week sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	415	200.00–212.00	205.93
3	450–500	458	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	476	254.00–260.00	258.27
6	500–550	509	255.00–260.00	256.32
7	550–600	573	242.00–251.00	245.89
5	600–650	625	230.00–231.00	230.20
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	742	210.00–219.00	217.25
1	750–800	785	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	171.00	171.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	236.00	236.00
3	350–400	380	225.00–250.00	242.11
7	450–500	473	210.00–241.00	232.89
5	500–550	514	230.00–240.00	233.54
5	550–600	570	237.00–240.00	238.18
13	600–650	629	195.00–226.00	219.66
8	650–700	670	197.00–220.00	213.04
8	700–750	706	180.00–200.00	190.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	877	203.00–212.00	208.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	312.00–321.00	315.72
7	400–450	419	314.00–315.00	314.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	273.42
3	450–500	478	270.00–274.00	271.32
3	500–550	520	261.00–271.00	267.70
15	550–600	584	255.00–260.00	257.72
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	656	238.00	238.00
74	750–800	765	238.75	238.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	234.00	234.00
1	400–450	405	227.00	227.00
4	450–500	478	211.00–228.00	223.69
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	628	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	239.00–280.00	259.67
3	400–450	432	274.00–278.00	276.75
4	450–500	473	266.00–280.00	271.85
3	500–550	508	270.00–284.00	279.31
9	600–650	612	236.00–250.00	242.11
3	650–700	661	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	745	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	758	214.00–221.00	217.49
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	418	232.00–240.00	235.01
1	450–500	480	259.00	259.00
8	500–550	528	239.00–244.00	242.67
10	550–600	578	235.00–250.00	239.70
2	600–650	619	210.00–217.00	213.49
2	650–700	680	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	331.00–340.00	332.89
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	299.00	299.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	474	282.00–286.00	283.58
3	500–550	506	279.00–286.00	281.37
5	550–600	556	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	292.00–351.00	320.71
3	400–450	413	272.50–285.00	276.94
2	450–500	470	270.00–284.00	277.07
4	500–550	521	276.00–279.00	277.53
7	600–650	614	246.00–260.00	258.04
8	650–700	658	254.50	254.50
1	700–750	725	241.00	241.00
59	900–950	900	236.75	236.75
2	1100–1150	1,105	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	530	222.00–240.00	228.00
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	501	310.00	310.00
10	550–600	576	292.00–304.00	296.73
5	600–650	620	283.00–292.00	285.28
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	715	250.00–251.00	250.35
65	750–800	791	264.50	264.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,333.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,248.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,500.00–1,535.00	1,516.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,510.00–1,575.00	1,541.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,485.00	1,485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	117.00	117.00
6	—	1,534	130.00–142.00	135.31
4	—	1,438	124.00–129.00	126.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	118.00–136.00	127.24
4	—	925	89.00–100.00	95.08
4	—	1,036	101.00–111.00	106.10
2	—	828	82.00–89.00	85.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	123.00–129.00	126.33
10	—	1,273	130.00–150.50	137.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,740	170.00–189.00	178.85
2	—	1,508	120.00–143.00	133.81
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	147.00	147.00

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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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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