Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Off-color, plain, and new crop fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.94/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −117.78 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$283.94

130 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$69.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.29

vs KY average

+19.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	290.84	1,605	114
Large 1-2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	235.70	1,270	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	525	220.99	1,160	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.85/cwt here — about $445 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 sale130 hd

283.94

—

KY average24 barns · 1,718 hd

269.65

+14.29

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+19.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−117.78

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	1,701	164.51	2,798	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	134.83	1,669	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	129.99	1,853	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	111.76	1,159	19

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)	1,265	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,620	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,458	$2,272	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,735	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	287.48/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,495	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	263.42/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	389	303.64/cwt	302.50–304.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	295.49/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	313.63/cwt	310.00–314.50	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,677	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	272.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,711	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	274.66/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,335	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	278.67/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	296.01/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	286.50/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	254.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	322.02/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	232.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	257.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	268.39/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,420	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	257.97/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	299.49/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	305.52/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	263.53/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,492	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	220.10/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,558	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,622	2,617.32/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,617	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	288.34/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,332	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	642	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	486	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	525	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	141.71/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,839	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	132.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,581	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	179.40/cwt	174.50–184.00	3,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	159.54/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,701	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	129.58/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,760	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	117.34/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,671	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	138.20/cwt	135.50–145.00	2,043	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	127.13/cwt	124.50–129.00	1,547	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	102.81/cwt	101.00–105.00	954	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	124.77/cwt	121.50–130.00	1,400	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	113.42/cwt	107.50–118.00	1,197	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	87.28/cwt	82.00–90.00	779	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	927	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	660	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	299.74/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,375	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	611	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,442	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	712	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	813	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,128	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,783.10/head	1,725.00–1,835.00	1,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	276.97/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	269.78/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,368	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	243.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	913	166.11/cwt	151.00–174.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	302.71/cwt	298.00–317.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	266.88/cwt	245.00–290.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	252.46/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	287.18/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,198	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,455.99/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	237.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	259.49/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,327	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	233.09/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	237.71/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,127	10

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 260Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 36Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 7Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	310.00–314.50	313.63
4	450–500	484	298.00–317.00	302.71
16	500–550	520	286.00–290.00	287.48
2	550–600	573	286.00–287.00	286.50
1	600–650	645	283.00	283.00
2	700–750	712	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	371	310.00–340.00	322.02
2	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	475	295.00–296.00	295.49
4	500–550	531	270.00–280.00	272.47
3	550–600	555	278.00–280.00	278.67
3	750–800	766	246.00	246.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	611	236.00	236.00
4	700–750	712	230.00–245.00	237.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	813	261.75	261.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	505	240.00–250.00	245.05
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	302.50–304.00	303.64
11	400–450	417	271.00–300.00	287.18
21	450–500	486	260.00–279.00	274.66
16	500–550	507	261.00–274.00	269.78
6	550–600	577	260.00–277.00	263.42
7	600–650	609	240.00–262.00	252.46
66	650–700	663	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	550–600	561	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	386	295.00–297.00	296.01
3	400–450	417	256.00–260.00	257.97
6	450–500	479	250.00–260.00	254.22
6	500–550	516	250.00–260.00	257.54
2	650–700	652	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	750	208.00	208.00
2	900–950	912	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	486	227.00	227.00
2	500–550	525	220.00–222.00	220.99
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	375	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	720	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
10	450–500	474	220.00–246.00	237.71
7	500–550	519	230.00–245.00	237.93
6	550–600	562	225.00–247.00	233.09
3	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	750	197.00	197.00
1	900–950	915	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	312.00	312.00
4	350–400	394	300.00–322.00	305.52
4	400–450	414	275.00–310.00	299.49
3	450–500	462	285.00–290.00	288.34
13	500–550	529	256.00–278.00	268.39
13	550–600	566	257.00–275.00	263.53
6	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	232.86
2	650–700	650	238.00	238.00
10	700–750	708	195.00–230.00	220.10
1	900–950	925	192.00	192.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	480	220.00–227.00	223.50
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	642	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	234.00	234.00
1	650–700	660	224.00	224.00
3	750–800	780	211.00	211.00
2	900–950	927	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	296.00–302.00	299.74
1	450–500	460	297.00	297.00
6	500–550	525	275.00–278.00	276.97
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	245.00–290.00	266.88
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	462	240.00–270.00	259.49
1	500–550	535	248.00	248.00
3	550–600	580	240.00–250.00	243.36
2	600–650	637	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	683	220.00–221.00	220.51
1	850–900	865	146.00	146.00
3	900–950	913	151.00–174.00	166.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,622	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,617.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,735.00	1,735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,725.00–1,835.00	1,783.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,455.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	138.00–144.50	141.71
7	—	1,196	129.00–135.00	132.23
3	—	1,217	124.50–129.00	127.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	127.50–132.00	129.58
5	—	1,424	113.00–127.00	117.34
8	—	1,478	135.50–145.00	138.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	101.00–105.00	102.81
6	—	1,122	121.50–130.00	124.77
8	—	1,055	107.50–118.00	113.42
3	—	892	82.00–90.00	87.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	174.50–184.00	179.40
6	—	1,693	153.00–167.00	159.54

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

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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