Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings; attractive quality 400-500 lb weaned heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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 $266.01/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$266.01

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$46.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

vs KY average

+7.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	268.70	1,473	47
Large 1-2	522	245.46	1,281	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	565	222.00	1,254	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.70/cwt here — about $219 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 sale52 hd

266.01

—

KY average26 barns · 1,814 hd

270.10

−4.09

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+7.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−135.71

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	—	Low	1,602	162.08	2,597	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	140.24	1,745	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	132.51	1,756	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	110.70	1,106	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	160.00	2,008	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,706	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$1,569	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,885	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,397	$2,425	13

Every lot, as filed

105 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	450–500	470	267.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	268.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	236.69/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	264.96/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	282.64/cwt	240.00–307.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	280.52/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	257	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	269.83/cwt	259.00–274.50	1,552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	257.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	262.13/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	270.07/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,415	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	273.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,306	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	301.10/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,271	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	296.34/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,209	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	286.51/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	363	331.02/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	283.47/cwt	281.00–287.50	1,434	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	343.67/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	256.94/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,948	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,599.87/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,565	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,250	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	303	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	682	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	418	211.32/cwt	200.00–222.50	883	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	960	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	215.72/cwt	210.00–221.00	798	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	378	218.88/cwt	207.00–230.00	827	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	141.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,856	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	125.61/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,693	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	131.01/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,731	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	125.37/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	134.01/cwt	128.50–136.50	1,555	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	110.22/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,114	5
Bulls	—	—	1,556	158.03/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,459	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	147.69/cwt	138.50–160.00	1,927	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	124.27/cwt	121.50–128.50	1,213	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	177.16/cwt	169.00–188.00	3,212	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	245.46/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	94.88/cwt	87.00–101.00	962	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	638	233.48/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,490	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	720	205.35/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,479	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,705.97/head	1,635.00–1,750.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,885	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	261.77/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	315.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	307.73/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,022	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	2,555.07/head	2,150.00–2,825.00	2,555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	270.08/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,408	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	250.67/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	287.42/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	252.86/cwt	252.85–253.00	1,757	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	254.22/cwt	251.50–260.00	1,614	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	246.21/cwt	240.00–252.50	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	244.82/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	251.42/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	213	253.41/cwt	252.00–255.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 579Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 66Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 32Year ago 9

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	310	282.50	282.50
9	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	268.21
2	450–500	470	265.00–270.00	267.39
7	500–550	532	258.00–269.00	264.96
4	550–600	573	256.00–267.00	261.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	300.00	300.00
14	400–450	408	270.00–317.00	296.34
3	450–500	476	279.00	279.00
7	500–550	515	270.00–275.00	273.32
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	205.00	205.00
2	300–350	303	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	378	207.00–230.00	218.88
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	628	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	720	203.00–210.00	205.35
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	825	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	243.00	243.00
2	350–400	388	240.00–252.50	246.21
1	400–450	440	231.00	231.00
2	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	244.92
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	573	250.00–252.00	250.67
2	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	663	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	328	240.00–307.00	282.64
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	480	258.00–270.00	262.13
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	257.55
2	600–650	647	230.00	230.00
8	650–700	677	235.00–242.00	236.69
2	700–750	722	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	422	272.50–312.50	301.10
12	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	273.84
24	500–550	524	259.00–279.00	270.07
18	550–600	575	259.00–274.50	269.83
11	600–650	635	251.50–260.00	254.22
70	650–700	695	252.85–253.00	252.86
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	210.00–221.00	215.72
4	400–450	418	200.00–222.50	211.32
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	565	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	522	230.00–251.00	245.46
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	855	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	307.00–310.00	307.73
5	350–400	382	310.00–320.00	315.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	252.00–255.00	253.41
1	250–300	260	237.00	237.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	248.00–255.00	251.42
1	600–650	620	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	342.50–347.50	343.67
2	350–400	363	320.00–342.50	331.02
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	481	286.00–288.00	287.42
13	500–550	506	281.00–287.50	283.47
5	550–600	584	280.00–291.00	286.51
4	600–650	627	265.00–275.00	270.08
7	650–700	681	278.00–290.00	280.52
3	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
4	750–800	758	251.00–259.00	256.94
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	638	232.00–241.00	233.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	525	234.00–250.00	244.82
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	915	187.00	187.00

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)	3	—	1,235	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,599.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,348	1,635.00–1,750.00	1,705.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	3,025.00	3,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,439	2,150.00–2,825.00	2,555.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,885	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	138.00–148.00	141.04
4	—	1,348	123.00–128.00	125.61
10	—	1,321	128.00–135.50	131.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	123.00–127.00	125.37
6	—	1,160	128.50–136.50	134.01
11	—	1,305	138.50–160.00	147.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	109.00–111.00	110.22
6	—	976	121.50–128.50	124.27
5	—	1,014	87.00–101.00	94.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,556	149.00–166.00	158.03
3	—	1,813	169.00–188.00	177.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	160.00	160.00

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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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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