Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand; 375-425 lb calves sharply higher with very good demand; some 500-600 lbs steers lower on some average quality calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.35/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −169.30 against this barn's trailing median of $456.65.

Average price

$287.35

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$33.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs KY average

−3.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	288.82	1,574	22
Medium and Large 2-3	530	255.00	1,352	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

287.35

—

KY average24 barns · 778 hd

289.32

−1.97

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−3.74

This barn, trailing median22 sales

456.65

−169.30

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	1,647	164.22	2,705	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	130.31	1,705	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	128.83	1,760	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	116.96	1,192	9thin

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)	1,315	$2,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	700–750	715	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	302.98/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	290.33/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	268.38/cwt	266.00–269.50	1,312	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	232.46/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	316.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	253.93/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	285.04/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	287.58/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,521	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	260.72/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,345	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	128.07/cwt	125.50–131.50	1,720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	136.74/cwt	134.50–138.50	1,815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	114.47/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,220	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	130.25/cwt	126.00–135.50	1,351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	134.19/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,973	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	127.96/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	306.00/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	182.69/cwt	173.00–197.00	3,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,559	156.30/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,437	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	223.26/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,395	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	129.75/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	260.38/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	272.95/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	785	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	239.63/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	278.74/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,296	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	301.33/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	238.52/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	226.50/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,127	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	278.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	311.38/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	273.28/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	264.94/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 526Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 24Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	429	270.00–294.00	285.04
2	450–500	482	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	516	259.00–262.00	260.72
8	550–600	573	260.00–261.00	260.38
4	600–650	621	231.00–237.00	232.46
1	700–750	715	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	835	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	590	226.00–227.00	226.50
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	298.00–305.00	301.33
6	500–550	517	270.00–285.00	278.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	602	225.00–247.00	239.63
6	650–700	683	231.00–240.00	238.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	417	310.00–320.00	316.10
8	450–500	456	297.00–320.00	311.38
12	500–550	529	281.00–296.00	287.58
5	550–600	573	306.00	306.00
5	600–650	606	276.00–300.00	290.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	561	258.00–280.00	273.28
1	600–650	625	266.00	266.00
60	850–900	868	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	316.00	316.00
2	350–400	365	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	408	300.00–306.00	302.98
9	450–500	465	270.00–282.00	278.74
10	500–550	529	264.00–279.00	272.95
5	550–600	568	260.00–269.00	264.94
2	600–650	600	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	489	266.00–269.50	268.38
6	500–550	520	250.00–258.00	253.93
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	660	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	304.00–308.00	306.00
4	600–650	616	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	625	217.00–225.00	223.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	785	224.00	224.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	129.50–130.00	129.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	125.50–131.50	128.07
3	—	1,327	134.50–138.50	136.74
1	—	1,115	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	107.50–120.00	114.47
3	—	1,037	126.00–135.50	130.25
2	—	898	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	132.00–137.50	134.19
2	—	1,275	127.00–129.00	127.96
2	—	1,248	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	173.00–197.00	182.69
7	—	1,559	147.00–162.00	156.30

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

Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle